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Events: Winter 2009


Join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training (TNT), the world's largest endurance sports training program! You'll accomplish something truly amazing while helping hundreds of thousands of Americans suffering from blood cancers.
 

Find out more and sign up at an information meeting where you'll meet TNT staff, our professional coaches, past participants and honored patients.

Cross-Country Ski

Tour of Anchorage
Anchorage, AK, March 8. 25 km., 40 km., or 50 km. The Tour of Anchorage is part of the American Ski Marathon Series (ASM), North America's longest-running and largest citizen's racing and touring series. The Tour of Anchorage marathon consists of four cross-country ski races?25k classical, 25k freestyle, 40k freestyle and 50k freestyle. The course begins at various locations across Anchorage, follows groomed trails through spectacular wooded settings along the coast of Cook Inlet, and finishes up at Kincaid Park. This year, the tour will be host to the U.S. Masters Cross-Country Ski Championships and you'll get to see the first day of the Iditarod race the day before your event!

Cycle

  • Solvang Century
    Solvang, CA, March 14. 104 miles. Ride your bike from the Scandinavian town of Solvang to the rolling hills of the coastline through beautiful Southern California's wine country. With 4,000 feet of vertical gain, this century is rated as a challenging ride, not a race.

Run or Walk (Run/Walk training resources now available!)

  • P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Half Marathon
    Phoenix, AZ, January 18. 13.1 mi. run, walk or run/walk.
    Bands line this course, playing for you from Chase Field and US Airways Center, to towering Saguaro Cacti in breathtaking Papago Park, to the renowned Arizona Biltmore and some of the most impressive golf courses in the world, all the way to the fabulous post-race party at the finish line. Best of all, there are virtually no hills to slow you down !

  • Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon
    San Francisco, CA, February 1.
    13.1 mi. run, walk or run/walk. Ranked one of the most scenic courses in the country by Runner's World, this half marathon winds through San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and along Ocean Beach.

  • Napa Valley Marathon
    Napa, CA, March 1. 26.2 mi. run, walk or run/walk. Known as the "biggest little marathon in the West," the Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon has earned a reputation for outstanding runner support, attention to detail, and a beautiful point-to-point course. Finish line closes six hours after start of race.
     

  • Maritona di Roma: Rome Marathon
    Rome, Italy, March 22. 26.2 mi. run, walk or run/walk. Held in March, when nice days exceed hot days and the herds of tourists haven't arrived yet, the Rome Marathon begins in front of the 2,000-year-old Coliseum and races past sights such as Saint Peter's, the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona and the Spanish Steps. Aside from some cobblestones in old Rome, this course is surprisingly flat for a city built on seven hills.

Olympic-distance Triathlon

Lavaman Triathlon
Waikoloa (Kona), HI, March 29. Olympic (0.93 mi. swim, 24.8 mi. bike, 6.2 mi. run). Swim in the warm, clear Pacific Ocean at Anaeho'omalu Bay, ride along part of the Ironman World Champion course, then run across a lava field in one of the world's most scenic triathlons.
 

Ironman-distance Triathlons

Full Vineman
Sonoma County, CA, August 1, 2009. Full Ironman (2.4 mi. swim, 112 mi. bike, 26.2 mi. run). Don't miss the 20th Anniversary of the Vineman Full Triathlon! Swim through the historic Russian River, then bike and run through the hills of Sonoma Wine Country. This is a local event, so you'll get to train on some of the course throughout the season with your friends and family there to support you.

Ironman Louisville
Louisville, KY, August 30, 2009. Full Ironman (2.4 mi. swim, 112 mi. bike, 26.2 mi. run). Swim in the Ohio River under beautiful bridges with historic steamboats docked along the riverbank. Bike through the green hills of Kentucky's horse country and have a spectacular finish at 4th Street Live, a lively pedestrian area in downtown Louisville. This Ironman features great fan support along the way and a special festival on the bike course in Le Grange.

 

 

 


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