Jackie McCarthy's Team In Training Page
Racing to Save Lives
Welcome friends and family to Jackie's super terrific Team In Training home page!
I am training for the Capital of Texas Triathlon (my first tri!!) as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training. We're raising money during our training to help stop leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I'm completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!
I'm well into my 6-month training program by now, and it has been fantastic. These folks are really inspiring, and their amazing energy makes every early-morning workout a pleasure. As some of you know, I've been a runner for about 20 years now (hard to believe it's been that long!), and have recently taken up cycling, but combining all that with my new hobby, swimming, has been a very different and challenging experience!! Our training so far has been in some pretty cold temperatures (except for the indoor swimming), and we're looking forward to the onset of spring soon. Before starting this amazing journey, I thought that blood cancers were somewhat removed from me and my loved ones, but through this process, I have learned more and more about how blood cancers have affected my family and friends. That knowledge, paired with the information that LLS provides regarding the current state of cancer funding and research, make me all the more dedicated to meeting my fundraising goal of $5,000 toward LLS. Please make a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance the Society's mission.
I hope you'll visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!
