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Team In Training
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teamintraining@lls.org
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(800) 482-TEAM or (800) 482-8326

Shirley

Teammate running across the Boston Marathon finish line to achieve the world majors and team in training jersey

Shirley

Volunteer

The Boston Marathon marked my 33rd fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the 27th race with Team In Training (TNT), and the 6th Abbott World Marathon Major.

Holly

father with AML and daughter standing outside with light the night with hat team in training logos and red and white lanterns

Holly

Volunteer

It felt just like any other Saturday after my dad's birthday. He got his annual checkup and bloodwork, and we would all celebrate our April birthdays around Easter Sunday. But this turned into something unlike any other Saturday. His cell phone rang, and everything changed.

Jess

ALL blood cancer patient young white woman with freckles and sunglasses wearing a bike helmet wearing Scenic Shore 150 shirt

Jess

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Thirteen years ago, my cousin brought me and our family into the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) world. Her friend's dad had lost his battle, and I had just begun mine. In November 2011, I was told I had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). After being immediately hospitalized, poked, and prodded, I started on a clinical trial following a pediatric protocol with adult doses.

Kendra

chronic myeloid leukemia, wearing dark colored shirt with glasses

Kendra

chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)

I first learned of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) when I participated in a Team in Training (TNT) event to walk a half marathon in San Francisco in October 2004. My friend in Michigan had lost her dad to lymphoma earlier that year, and she was training for the event from her home in Michigan. My training and participation were a way to support her during the loss of her dad.

Nicolasa

Nicolas smiling middle aged hispanic woman with dark hair pulled up in a bun wearing orangish sunglasses and a Team In Training Shirt holding a medallion in front of a Chicago Marathon banner.jpg

Nicolasa

Family Member and Advocate

The first time I heard of Team In Training (TNT) and raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was when my friend and I wanted to run the Nike Women's Half in D.C. We filled out the application and got accepted and started raising money, not having a clue about where this path was going to lead us.

Alice

a group of nine people standing at the top of a mountain holding a Climb2Cure banner

Alice

multiple myeloma (MM)

In March 2023, while visiting my daughter and son-in-law in San Francisco, I saw the Climb2Cure trip to Patagonia listed on The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) website. They have always talked about their backpacking trip to Patagonia in Argentina and Chile as their favorite hiking trip ever.

Lauren

young white woman running team in training

Lauren

volunteer

In the fall of 2022, my cousin lost her battle with leukemia. She was the most lovely (a word that makes me think of her) and kind person, and at the memorial service, Kate's sister said Kate had said, "There is nothing better than to be young and to run." This sentiment stuck with me for a long time as I am also a runner, and I started thinking about how I could honor her in my own way.

Greg

leukemia

Greg

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Today I am a proud dad, avid skier, business owner and husband. For a moment though, let’s flash back to college. I wasn’t feeling well but I needed to take one last final just before winter break. After the final, I went to the school clinic and the next thing I knew it was January and I was in a hospital bed in Denver.

Elisa

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Elisa

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

My story begins in 1972 as a young, two-year-old child in a third-world country in Central America known as El Salvador. As a child, I recall the sunny days running around while being surrounded by a loving family. Nine months later, this would change as I began to feel weak and struggled to walk the streets in my neighborhood.

Nichelle

multiple myeloma (MM)

Nichelle

multiple myeloma (MM)

My story starts on December 1st, 2016. I had just buried my baby brother 2 weeks before. Now I’m sitting in my oncologist's office with my mom. When the doctor said I had cancer and it’s called multiple myeloma (MM), I was completely stunned. I never heard of multiple myeloma. And of course, I get cancer that there’s no cure.

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