tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83835043139586856042011-07-07T19:05:20.840-07:00TNT and LLS walk hand in hand ....Palaq Anandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16125580018863869287noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383504313958685604.post-50553786368605041362009-06-24T12:10:00.000-07:002009-06-26T07:38:25.898-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8x89fMPtqK8/SkLzulupQTI/AAAAAAAAD1A/hUDNgnOpY_M/s1600-h/IMG_0878.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351107288996856114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8x89fMPtqK8/SkLzulupQTI/AAAAAAAAD1A/hUDNgnOpY_M/s320/IMG_0878.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204);font-family:Times New Roman;" >Registered for TNT </span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204);font-family:Times New Roman;" >–</span></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)">May 9</span><sup style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)">th</sup><br /></span></span></p><br /><br /><p style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">TNT kickoff – May 16^th</span></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204);font-family:Times New Roman;" >First training session as a team – May 23^rd</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)"> </span><br /></span></p><br /><br /><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0); FONT-STYLE: italic"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Wohoooo!!! It has been 0NE month of training!!!!</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">Time really flies!!!!</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0); FONT-STYLE: italic"> </span><br /></span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Listening to radio at work i heard about Team in training’s recruitment for endurance sports at Orange County, that’s where i have been for last two years. Going to school, working, salsa class, work outs at gym and aspiring to do more... I decided on attending the information session.....</span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">“You wont regret it” , “Life changing experience” “running for a cause” “Make a difference” “Cure for cancer”<br /></span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)">I registered for it!!!</span></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,153,0)"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></p></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">TNT kickoff May 16^th was a life changing experience... all the quotes above made perfect sense when I saw 300-400 people on a Saturday morning , in a basket ball court for a cause ..</span></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)">FIND A CURE FOR CANCER!!!!!</span></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)"> </span><br /></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Meeting the TNT organizers, mentors, coaches, team members, survivor team and Honored team members made me realize the seriousness of the commitment i had made of running a half marathon to raise money for cancer research. </span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Three of my close friends (Zainab, Ankur and Angeline ... thanks guys) who went with me for the kickoff, just to see what i was so excited about have been a strong support system since then. All of my friends and family were introduced to two new abbreviations... TNT and LLS (Team in Training / Lymphoma and Leukemia society)</span>.<br /></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Fund raising seemed to be a big challenge being an international student with limited contacts. Laura, my mentor emanates confidence and support. Talking to her ebbed away my fear of raising money. I decided on giving it my best shot from day one. My effusions about the training for a marathon were convincing enough for my friends to open their wallets even in bad economic situation. My loving family who has always supported me was at its best again. In a week, i had $1000 in pay core.</span><br /></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b>Yes I am Running –</b></span><br /></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Pneumonia had hit me bad when i was just 2 days old which aggravated and was followed by severe bronchitis asthma which emaciated me over the years. </span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Breathless and Stifling!! I would rest on my dad’s chest when he would sit through the night hoping i would feel a little better with the sunrise,</span><br /></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Yes, I have never been a runner!!!!</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">Yes, I ran my first mile with TNT!!!!!</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">It’s been a month… I am doing 4 miles!!!!!</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Check this out <a href="http://pages.teamintraining.org/ocie/lbintl09/panand">http://pages.teamintraining.org/ocie/lbintl09/panand</a></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8383504313958685604-5055378636860504136?l=palaq.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Palaq Anandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16125580018863869287noreply@blogger.com6