Two packs a day to Triathlon

Yes, you read that right,I've gone and signed myself up for the Philly Triathlon in June. I did it because I really just wanted an excuse to write update e-mails again, but the world of finance can't compete with the adventures of Peace Corps.

Okay, so maybe that's not why I signed up for this event...what was the reason? Probably the same reason I took off to Africa for two years, to see if I can. PC pushed me mentally, psychologically, and emotionally. Now I want to test my physical limits, do things that never even occurred to me 5 years ago. Things that would have given me an asthma attack just thinking about, much less doing.

I did some research and discovered the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's group Team in Training. The organization is one of the largest endurance training groups in the world, which is great by itself. Add to that the research, support, and care they provide to the victims & survivors of blood cancers and you've got a great thing.

A thing that I am now a part of.

Over the next 5 months our DC group will train to swim, bike, and run an olympic distance triathlon in Philadelphia on June 22. Worried you'll miss out? Don't be! You'll get to hear about all the sweat and challenges and achievements we experience.

In exchange for training us and getting us all to the event and putting us up in hotels and pushing us when we want to stop, the participants have to individually raise $2900 by June. A lot of people are intimidated by that aspect. I'm not. I've seen firsthand the generosity you all possess when we raised money for the computers in Senegal.

Not only do I ask for your emotional and sometimes physical support, I need your help to complete the circle and reach my goal. I'll by putting up a website for donations in the next couple of days. You'll be able to track my training progress (if I'm not too tired to blog it) and my fundraising progress.
Sit back, get comfy and ride with me to Philly 08! Go Team!

Yours,
Paige