Jessica participating in a Triathlon? Yes you heard right.

Yes this is real. Don't adjust your computer screen. I have signed up to train for and complete the Nation's Triathlon this September in Washington D.C while raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

I'm sure a lot of you are asking why? I've always liked the idea of participating in an endurance race of some kind, but it never seemed like it could be a reality. I've tried to train for 5K races on my own, and could never commit to training and completing one. I've received many mailings from Team in Training, a training program that raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. So not only will I be getting in shape, and have expert trainers, it will be for a good cause! This is exactly the kind of motivation I need, and I'm excited to do it.

The course includes a 1.5K swim (about 1 mile), 40K bike ride (about 25 miles), 10K run (6.2 miles). To learn more about the Nation's triathlon or to see the course go to:

http://www.thenationstriathlon.com/CourseRoute.html

This is the first post to many, tracking my progress both physically and fund raising efforts. If I can do it, I believe anyone can! It's time to put my Lazy Feet in to action! And please let me know if you would like to help support my goal of raising money to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. Thanks for reading! Don't forget to check out my fund raising web site at: http://pages.teamintraining.org/epa/nattri08/jsitkoff