Bondi Bands

As part of my continued efforts to raise life savings funds for LLS, I will be selling Bondi Bands. There will be TNT Logo bands along with sayings and some fashion colors (photo below)

COST:
Each Bondi Band is just $10, and I'll cover shipping costs if you're not local to me. If you buy them directly through their website, you'll pay $12 or more once shipping and sales tax is included. Plus, buying them through me means all proceeds from these sales will go directly to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!
TO PLACE AN ORDER:If you would like to order a band, please email me at lmcastro626@gmail.com with the band (saying and color choice) you would like to purchase. Once inventory is received (next week), I will post photos.
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
LOCAL/TNT TEAMMATES - If you're local or will be coming out to the TNT Saturday runs with the San Gabriel Valley Team you can pay me in cash or by check.
NOT LOCAL / WILL REQUIRE SHIPPING - If you're not local and your order will require shipping, Paypal would be the preferred method of payment, though I will accept checks as well. If you do not have a Paypal account, you can sign up through https://www.paypal.com/. Paypal is the easiest way to send money online to anyone instantly. It's completely free to set up, completely secure, and you can connect it to any credit card or debit card to send money. This will be your fastest option because as soon as you send payment through Paypal, I'll ship out your Bondi Bands. If you would prefer to pay by check, just let me know when you email your order and we'll coordinate payment that way. Once I receive and cash your check, your Bondi Bands will then be shipped.

INVENTORY:I will post photos once my shipment arrives. I will indicate the quantity of each color/saying/TNT Logo available.

(this is a sample of the band)

I'm Back!!!!

Hi All,

I am officially back with Team In Training's Fall Season which kicks off on Saturday, May 14th! Although I am an alumni, I am back with the team as a member of the support staff.  I will be mentoring new teammates and providing support to them at every step of the way.  I had such a wonderful experience from my mentor, Bertha, that I thought I would pay it forward.  Bertha was a constant motivator, always checking in to see how I was doing, if I needed any help/ideas with fundraising and was just generally enthusiastic, even at 6:30 in the morning!  I hope that I can be as supportive to others as she was to me!  Our coaches were awesome, always providing training tips and encouragement.  They did an awesome job getting us all ready for our races.

With that being said, my fundraising journey will begin again! I hope that all of my donors last season can dig into their pockets again and support a worthwhile cause!  Last season our San Gabriel Valley team raised over $113K.  That money is making a difference in the patient's and their families lives at this very moment.  I will be updating my blog just as soon as I have my fundraising page up.  In the meantime, checks are always welcome! Please make checks payable to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and mail to 4937 Willmonte Ave. Temple City, CA 91780 or call me and I will be happy to pick it up!

Let's give patients like Virginia, Tyler and Katrina, who is scheduled for her bone marrow transplant next month, hope that one day soon, there will be a cure to these deadly cancers.

If you want to join the fight, visit http://www.teamintraining.org/ or call/email me for more information and I will help get you signed up!  It will change your life forever!

With much love!

Lynn

Reflections on 2010 and Happy 2011

So it’s officially 2011 and I guess this is usually that time where people reflect on the past year and make resolutions for the new one, so… here it goes:

2010 was a blur… lots of good and bad but mostly good.  

• I began running… I mean seriously running. This was due to me signing up with The Leukemia & Lymphoma's Team in Training program.  
• I caved in and started this blog so that everyone that cares, can follow me on this journey.
•  The company I work for made the decision to lay-off some employees; we lost a lot of great friends and co-workers. I remain thankful that I still have my job, a roof over my head, a car to drive and food to sustain my family.  
• I ran a 5k for my pace assessment at the beginning of November and then another two in a span of 2 weeks at the end of November.  
• Logged in weekly running, x-training and hill training. Thanks to the cardio trainer application on my android phone, I logged in a total of 46.1 miles since November 1st and so far in 2011 I have 12.1 miles logged. 
• I made a decision to get my California Adjuster's License and have started studying. 
• I spent money… blah blah blah :)
• Yeah… lots of stuff. There's a lot more to mention, but I won't ;)

I would have to say it was a good year, yes, a very good year indeed.

I’m not usually one for resolutions though…since they usually fall through within the first couple of weeks. Although I would not call this a resolution, I have signed up for my first EVER 1/2 marathon on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6th. I also plan on signing up for the LA Marathon on March 20th.  Team in Training is a wonderful way to get the training, moral support and encouragement all while fundraising to help save the lives of blood cancer patients. If you want to make a donation, please visit my site: http://pages.teamintraining.org/los/surfcity11/lcastroq1u. The summer season is starting up; don't pass up this opportunity to achieve something great at the same time, save lives! Check out http://www.teamintraining.org/ for more information or to sign up!  

Here are some lessons learned on my own and through others:

Pace Groups

Training went well today. Our training was to run for 55 minutes.  Run out 27 1/2 minutes turn around and run back to the starting point. I was placed in the 17 minute pace group; coach gave us run:walk ratio's. Mine was run 1 minute, walk 1 minute.  Let me tell you, this helped me tremendously. Not only did I beat my time last week, I ran  4.31 miles in 52 minutes!  My legs were not as tired as usual and I ended up getting back to the starting point in about 24 minutes.

Fundraising is coming along, but I have a ways to go to reach my goal, so tonight I am hosting a parent's night out. $20/child from 6 - 10 pm.

This should make for an interesting night...crayons, Toy Story 3 and spaghetti await us!

Saving lives, one mile at a time!

GO TEAM!