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The Experience of a Lifetime
Why I’m Here
Team In Training Changed My Life:
• Got me in shape
• Got me motivated
• Met great people
• Helped me make a difference in the lives
of people with cancer
Why Are You Here?
• You’re up for a challenge
• You’re caring and community-minded
• You want to have fun and make new
friends
• We still need to find a cure…
So What Exactly Is Team In Training?
• The largest and oldest endurance sports
training program in the world
• The marriage of sports, inspiration and
charity
• Trains you to complete a marathon, half
marathon, triathlon or century ride
• Travel to fabulous destinations
• 190,000 participants and counting —
you can do it too!
TNT Is Structured for Success
Everything is provided to get you across the finish line:
• 4 to 5 months of personalized coaching
• Group training
• Expert advice on nutrition
• Camaraderie and team spirit
TNT Can Take You Places
Fundraising starts with F-U-N
• Once you decide on your destination, your
fundraising goal will be set. Then the fun
begins!
• We have lots of tools and tips to ensure that
your fundraising is as successful as your
training
Your Motivation, Our Inspiration...
• Every TNT participant trains in honor of
an honored patient from their local
community
• Their personal battles inspire us to tough it
out through training and race day
“When the going gets tough…”
Why We Need to Find Cures
• More than 670,000 Americans are battling
blood cancer
• Leukemia is the leading cause of disease
death in children under age 15
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the 5th most
common cancer in the U.S.
• The survival rate for myeloma is only
30%, making it the most difficult blood
cancer to treat
How Your Contributions
Make A Difference
• Since 1988, TNT raised $430 million –
and counting
• More than 75 cents on the dollar goes
directly to mission: finding cures and
supporting patients and families
• Society-funded research has led to
breakthroughs directly extending and
improving patients’ lives
Choose Your Sport.
Choose Your Destination.
CHOOSE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!