| Has your fear of failure ever stopped you | | | | to do something that saves lives and makes a |
| from doing something, and even convinced you | | | | difference, as well as enhances their own |
| that doing it would be stupid? Imagine the | | | | lives and self esteem. |
| boost to your self esteem and your sense of | | | | |
| accomplishment if you did it and you did | | | | Is it easy? No, but anything worth |
| succeed. | | | | accomplishing generally takes work. Will TNT |
| | | | make you an endurance athlete? No, you will |
| Have you ever wanted to run a marathon? Or do | | | | make you an endurance athlete. TNT will |
| a triathlon? Or ride a bicycle 100 miles? | | | | provide guidance, experience, knowledge and |
| Have you ever been flipping through the | | | | support. These things are key to your |
| channels on the TV and come across, say, the | | | | success. |
| New York City Marathon, and think to | | | | |
| yourself, "I wish I could do that," only to | | | | The program starts out at a very basic level |
| quickly dismiss the thought with "I could | | | | with a training schedule laid out for every |
| never do that," or I'm too _____ to do that, | | | | week, taking you a step at a time up the |
| " or "I can't do that because I have...." | | | | endurance ladder, culminating with a local or |
| | | | national half or full marathon, century bike |
| There is a training program that, over the | | | | ride or triathlon. This program caters to all |
| last 20 years, has trained more than 350,000 | | | | experience and ability levels. The success of |
| people just like you to successfully complete | | | | the program lies in the fact that you don't |
| a half marathon, marathon, century bike ride | | | | do this alone. Your coaches, mentors and |
| or triathlon. Regardless of your lifestyle, | | | | fellow participants are out there helping |
| barring extreme physical or medical | | | | you, and you are helping them. |
| impairment, this program can take you from | | | | |
| couch potato to endurance athlete in five | | | | Along this journey you fundraise. Again, you |
| months. | | | | have help from your mentors and staff. The |
| | | | minimum amount you're required to fundraise |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in | | | | depends on the event you choose to go to, but |
| Training (TNT) is an organization designed | | | | a minimum of 75% of your fundraising amount |
| specifically for the purpose of training | | | | goes directly to cancer research. |
| participants to be endurance athletes in | | | | |
| exchange for the participants fundraising | | | | So, if you've ever wondered what you can do |
| money which goes to research for the cure of | | | | to make a difference, or if you've ever felt |
| blood cancers. TNT is the largest endurance | | | | insignificant in this big, beautiful world, |
| training organization in the world, having | | | | then this is your chance. You can make a HUGE |
| raised over $700M in the last 20 years. | | | | difference. You can save lives, and that |
| | | | makes you a hero. It's happening every day, |
| The key to TNT's success is the level of | | | | all over the globe. And you can improve your |
| professionalism, knowledge and dedication of | | | | own health and self esteem in the process. |
| the staff, coaches and mentors (previous | | | | Set your goals high. How do you know what you |
| participants who have chosen to remain | | | | can accomplish if you don't try? |
| involved), and the desire of the participants | | | | |