Category Archives: motivation

Merry Christmas

Just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Embrace life and your loved ones and never let either go.
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Season’s Greetings to All & Here is What’s New

Just want to give a quick shout and say Happy & Merry to all and wish you the very best of whatever you celebrate. I also want to mention a few new things for me in 2013 that are pretty exciting. First, I was selected by Newton Running to serve as one of the Philanthropic Brand [...]
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Ken Glah Races Kona 29 Consecutive Years

This year, Endurance Sports Travel founder and 6-time IRONMAN® champion Ken Glah will attend his 29th consecutive IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. An amazing feat that extremely few athletes have achieved since the start of IRONMAN racing in 1978, Ken’s accomplishment is one that speaks to his top-level talent and extreme perseverance. The unrelenting black lava coast of Kona often provides 45 mph crosswinds and scorching 95 degree heat as the backdrop for the drama found in the World Championships. But, those brutal conditions have not stopped Ken from toeing the start line 28 times previously with the thought each time of being the first athlete to finish on Ali’I Drive.
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Lance Armstrong to Participate in the Rev3 Half Full Triathlon

Sept. 19, 2012 - Baltimore - Today, the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults announced that Lance Armstrong will race side-by-side with fellow cancer survivors in the third annual Half Full Triathlon on Oct. 7, 2012 in Howard County, Md. Armstrong plans to take part in the half distance, which includes a .9-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run. He will compete in the cancer survivor wave, beginning at approximately 7:30 a.m.
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Team In Training’s Stephen Brown is a Semi-Finalist for Health Hero Challenge

Conshohocken, PA (September 17, 2012) – The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) of Eastern Pennsylvania applauds Team In Training’s (TNT) coach Stephen Brown of Delaware County for being one of the semi-finalists for Be Well Philly Health + Hero Challenge. In February of 2006, Brown was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Wasting no time, he [...]
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Philly Rock & Roll Half Marathon

I am happy to announce that I have been asked to be the guest speaker at the Team in Training dinner for the Rock & Roll Half Marathon here in Philly. The dinner and talk is this Saturday, September 15th. And race day is Sunday.  It’s always an honor and a pleasure to address the [...]
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Health Hero Challenge Voting Link

Here is the complete contest info and voting button. Don’t forget, my voting week begins on 9/25. You can vote everyday that week, but only once per day. The overall winner will receive a very nice donation to the charity of the winner’s choice, which for me will be the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Help [...]
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More Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge Info

Here is the interview and info that Philadelphia Magazine's Be Well Philly is running on the Health Hero Challenge.
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Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge

This is pretty cool… I have been selected as a semi-finalist in Philly Mag’s Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge.  I was nominated by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Marketing Manager, Gregory Seitter, for my efforts with Team in Training and LLS.  The Philadelphia Magazine editors then selected the top 16, one of which was [...]
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Round Two – ME Again

Just finished up the second of six rounds of Rituxan. All went very well this morning and we even finished up a little faster than last week. Midway through treatment I received an email from Ethan Zohn with some words of encouragement. He then asked the magic question…. “Are you running home”? I did the responsible [...]
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