"Now why would you wanna do something like that . . . "

Over the next 5 months, I will train to run a marathon with a group called Team in Training - an endurance training program for runners, walkers, cyclists and triathletes to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. While running myself silly, with your help, I hope to raise $5,000 in the fight to find a cure for leukemia.

The result of training and fundraising will be me on the starting line of the 26.2 mile Anchorage marathon on June 22, 2002 and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society one step closer to finding a cure.

I am doing this in honor of my patient hero, Rebecca Schields.

Rebecca has ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia) and is currently awaiting a bone marrow transplant. She is 28 years old. Although I have not met Rebecca yet, I am sure she will be an inspiration and motivator to me along the way.

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's mission:
To cure leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and Hodgkin's disease and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Team in Training goal:
To increase funding to support the Society's mission while promoting fitness and healthy lifestyles.

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Thanks for taking the time to check this out. Please take the time to sign my guestbook while you're here. I'll need all the encouragement I can get.

Please give generously. Check out the donate section for more information.

Your support is greatly appreciated,
Curtis