Date: Sunday, July 19th
Time: 11:00 am

Who: ANYONE! …former TNT alumni, their friends & family, new sign-ups to our team, their friends & family. Spread the word!

Where: Approx. 1800 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (our usual parking lot meeting location for Sunday practices)

What else: Besides seeing all your old friends, doing a 5K / FunRun, we will have massages and yummy treats for everyone. Also,
anyone who signs up for our Winter season will take home a Goodie Bag! Plus, one new TNTer winner will get to take home an iPod Touch!

Download the flyer here (and use this to post to Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, etc!)
http://www.westsidelatnt.com/downloads/TNTfunrun.pdf

Its a BBQ; Its a Potluck; Its a Pool Party;
Its our Team’s Reunion Party!!!!

Come join your Campaign Manager, Coaches, Captains, Mentors, and Honored Teammates to reminisce about the season and your races. Honored Teammate Nick is graciously opening his house, pool, and new new bbq for our last “official” event of the season. Don’t miss it.

When: Sunday July 12
Time: 2:00 to 6:00 pm
Where: Nick’s House (check your e-mail for the Evite!)

What to bring for the Potluck/BBQ:
Coaches: Paper Products
Eryn: Condiments
Nick: Kabobs for the grill

If your last name begins with the following:
A-G: Side Dishes/Appetizers
H-R: Food to Grill and/or a Main Dish
S-Z: Dessert

EVERYBODY:
Your favorite beverage – whether its bottled water, soda, lemonade, beer, wine, or margaritas bring something to share.

Last weekend, 3 of our team (Jean-Paul, Traci, and myself) joined forces with the rest of the Greater LA Teams (Southbay, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Central Coast, San Fernando, San Gabriel, and Westside LA) in Anchorage Alaska. The campaign manager of the team was Santa Barbara’s Erin Pearson, who is also a Westside LA TNT alum. This was a different experience from San Diego because compared to the 18,000+ that I was used to, there were only 1,000 full marathoners and 1,700 half marathoners for this event.

Overall, it was a really fun experience. The full & half courses were different, so I could only speak for the full course. The first 17 miles or so were hilly with most of it being on a trail of dirt or gravel. The weather was overcast most of the time with a few sprinkles here and there. Weather was about 50-60, which was perfect for running. There was a hill at the very end of the race, but we all conquered it. This course required more mental preparation as there is hardly any spectators except the aid stations, and there was no music like the Rock N Roll events. The beautiful scenery and clean air made up for it though. It’s definitely a race I would come back to.

Greater LA TNT

I took A LOT of photos, so here they are:

• Day 1 – Exploring + Trade Show
• Day 2 – Excursions
• Day 2 – Inspiration Dinner
• Day 3 – The Marathon!
• Day 3 & 4 – Post Marathon

Oh yeah, we were careful to stay away from the bears too:

As you read this, some of our TEAM is up in Seattle for their inaugural Rock N Roll marathon. Good luck to all!

1. Alaska Marathoners and Half Marathoners are heading to Alaska to run their race that weekend;
2. Seattle Rock n’ Rollers are heading to Seattle the next week to run their race;
3. San Diego Rock n’ Rollers completed their races and had a blast so we want to hear all about it;
4. we’ve raised over $350,000 to help cure blood cancers. YEAH!!!

WHO? The TEAM, our family, friends and supporters.

WHAT? Dinner, Drinks, and a whole lotta’ fun

WHEN? Monday June 15 (TONIGHT!)

TIME? 7:30 p.m.

WHERE? Pitfire Pizza at 2018 Westwood Blvd.

COST?
$20.00 CASH and CHECKS only. Please make checks out to Javier C. Rivera. NO Credit Cards will be accepted so please make sure you bring cash or a check.

MENU?
Salad, Pasta Bolognes, Pitfire Mac n’ Cheese (vegetarian), Margherita Pizza (vegetarian), Pepperoni Pizza, and Chocolate Crazy Cake. Ice Tea and Soda is also included.

ADULT BEVERAGES?
Beer and Wine specials (there will only be 1 drink check separate from the meal so bring extra cash if you are planning on partaking or BYOB!!! Yes, you read that correctly BYOB!

RSVP?
Please respond to the evite (check your e-mail) so that we may give the restaurant an accurate number.

Your hosts, John is done with his Marathon, which he completed last Sunday, and Marvin has his Alaska Marathon in a few weeks. They still have a few more dollars to fundraise, and they love Pinkberry, so why not?

If you’re around the area please print out the PDF

OR you could simply say that you’re there for the Team in Training fundraiser, then they will count it too!

The store is on the NW corner of Olympic and Sawtelle. It’s not very visible at all when driving, but it’s near a Zip Fusion, a sushi place, and a Conference Center. It is open from 10am – 11pm

view map

Feel free to invite all your friends & family!

Sara Davenport of the Greater LA Tri Team states on her fundraising page,
“A model of mine and friend, Matt “Jett” Schaefer, recently lost his battle against leukemia and this seems like the best way for me to honor his memory. He was one of a kind and will be missed terribly by all who knew him. The Maximum Fitness magazine cover of him is on stands now. The other picture is just one of his modeling pictures – he truly was beautiful on the inside and out. To read more about Jett, please check out the website created in his honor www.forjett.com I am also 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!!”

If you can’t make it, but want to support, you can visit Sara’s fundraising page.

The Kress
6608 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood CA 90028

Last night, the team gathered for a pasta party dinner at Bucca di Beppo in Santa Monica, celebrating the send-off of our teammates who are about to run the San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon this Sunday! Gifts were given to our coaches Chris and Craig, assistant coaches Emily and Kelley, and our campaign manager Kristen. So far it has been a successful season, breaking our fundraising goal (and still counting!), and we still have 3 races to run! Amazing job everyone! Go TEAM!

View the Team Pasta Party Photos

I bet you’re wondering why we promote other team’s events on here. Remember, all the fundraising happening throughout the nation all go to the same cause, benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We’re all one family here, and anything we can do to help, we would be happy to help spread the word! If you have any events, let us know. We want to let everyone know all the good things Team in Training is bringing to the table! Go TEAM!

15 weeks, and over 250 miles of training later… what’s 8 (or 12) miles, right? At the end of every season, the week before the first big race, our team participates in a costume run. Yes, it’s this Sunday. Be creative, don’t be afraid, and have some fun! When are you ever going to have an opportunity to run along the beach, dressed up as Indiana Jones, a cheerleader, or Superman? Some people even run the full 26.2 marathon in costume!

Need more ideas?

• Summer 2008 Costume Run Gallery
• Runners in Costume Flickr Pool
• 50 Best Costumes at the 2009 London Marathon

See you on Sunday dressed up!

View Evite (also check your inbox)

WHERE: Bucca di Beppo in Santa Monica (1442 2nd St.)

MENU: Salad, garlic bread, pasta, chicken and/or eggplant parmigiana, cheesecake & soda,coffee or tea.

PRICE: $34 per person (includes tax and tip). Please NOTE that it is cash or check (made out to Eryn) only. NO credit cards will be accepted for payment that night. If you have a problem with this please let Eryn know in advance.

If your RSVP changes please make the change on the evite by Friday.

Thanks and GO TEAM!!!!