Andrea here.
For those of you that don't know what an Olympic distance triathlon is and I didn't until very recently. We'll eventually be confident in our ability to swim .9 mile, then cycle for 25 miles, and then run for 6.2 miles--all in one morning.

So I just survived the first team training practice--running and squats--not bad considering it has been years since I did any real running. For John this part of the training really isn't a challenge yet. I am sure that he'll be pushed soon enough though. We were very lucky with the weather--the rain held off until we were done-- I hope that it is a good sign for the coming months.

The most amazing thing is the team. There are about 340 people training with the NYC chapter of Team in Training for the NYC triathlon. I'm not going to do the math right now, but that's a lot of money for cancer research! Everyone is so encouraging to one another and there is a collective energy in the group that really helped me to do it this morning.

Remember that in addition to finishing the triathlon in July our goal is also to raise $5,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Soceity and that's the part that we need your help with. Stay tuned!