Racing to Save Lives

5/17/09: Racing to Save Lives
Welcome to my Team In Training home page.

I'm training to participate in the Twin Cities Marathon on October 4 as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives.

I'm running for my dad (on the right) and my aunt Mickie. I lost both of them too young to disease - my father, Ned Jimmerson, in December to complications from stroke and diabetes, and my aunt, Mickie Hovelsrud, to multiple sclerosis.

Even though LLS supports patients with blood cancers and their families, I thought the best way I could honor the memories of my Dad and Aunt Mickie would be by surmounting an incredible physical challenge, and to support a worthy charity in doing so. In addition to running in honor of Aunt Mickie and Dad, I'm running in honor of others who have survived, lost or are battling with a blood cancer.These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!

I have never run a marathon - and never thought I would be a person to run a marathon. With Team in Training, I have a team, a daily training schedule, weekly team trainings, and a coach.

I can't complete this endeavor without your help, though. My personal goal is to raise $1700 by July 2 (though of course if you need more time, donations will gladly be accepted after that date.) Please contribute to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission. Donations are tax deductible.

I hope you will visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!