Tag Archives: spring 2011 season

Creating Comfort: It Began With a Hole in the Ground

In honor of Fundraising Friday, we asked Team In Training participant Jessica Gee to share her novel fundraising campaign.  Jessica, who is training for the Mayor’s Midnight Marathon in Alaska, created a fundraiser that not only raises money for blood … Continue reading

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Cancer – A Love Story

For this second installment in “The Week of Love,” we’re turning to one of our amazing honorees, Vanessa De Ingardia, who taught us that you can make the most of anything, even something as devastating as a cancer diagnosis.  Vanessa quickly … Continue reading

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The Week of Love…First Up, Ironmen (and women) Need Love Too

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! To honor this momentuous occasion, we’ve decided to have the “Week of Love” here at Mission: Possible.  And yes, we know it’s cheesy, but this is the one time of year we can get away with it.  … Continue reading

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Race Report – the Kaiser San Francisco Half Marathon

Alright, everyone, it’s the post you’ve all been waiting for – the Kaiser San Francisco Half Marathon race report! For this exclusive interview, we turn to our very own Jill Popolizio, who not only manages our Man and Woman of … Continue reading

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Walking the Talk – A Coach’s Reason for Fundraising

Today’s post comes to us courtesy of coach Chris Barber. Chris originally joined TNT after learning that his Uncle, who had recently gone into remission from lymphoma, had been treated with drugs developed by researchers funded by LLS. His first … Continue reading

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Tri-ing for Louie!

Today’s post is a special race report coming from one of our super awesome Team In Training team managers, Nicole Carvalho! Nicole stood out in the pouring rain and cheered on our Ironteam as they completed their first practice triathlon … Continue reading

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Lace Up Those Sneakers!

It’s time for you to get your butt out that door and join us for an awesome, life-changing workout! And I know that sounds dramatic, but reserve your judgement until you’ve tried training with the Team.  Or, for all you … Continue reading

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Kicking Off the Spring Season

So, as you all know, TNT officially kicked off its spring season last week (Thursday for Silicon Valley teams, and Saturday for Monterey/Santa Cruz).  Both kick-offs were hugely successful, with a whole group of fun, excited participants, mentors, coaches, honorees, … Continue reading

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Standing Together Against Cancer

We interviewed two of our Santa Cruz marathon team walkers to find out why they were training for the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon.  Read on! Aptos resident Donna Rumwell is no stranger to cancer. Having survived breast cancer … Continue reading

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Nothing Spells Fun Like “T-R-I”

Today’s post comes to us courtesy of our very own Shana Horak, who shares with us why she joined the Triathlon Team of TNT, and what it was like to train for and complete the Wildflower Triathlon.  Take it away, … Continue reading

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