Lot's of Good Team Challenge Stuff

Well, where to begin? We have a big week this week and I hope everyone is excited as I am about it! We are in week four of our Summer training season and so far so good!

This Saturday we have a great cross training clinic at prior to our GTS! OUr guest speaker will be Dickie Bilro. Dickie has over 20 years of experience as a person trainer and has been featured in Self Magazine. I hope everyone can make it out to the GTS to get some good cross training knowledge! Meet us at:

Phidippides

Ansley Mall

Piedmont Road

Atlanta, GA

7:00 AM

Many of the Team Challenge mentors, coaches and staff will be running and walking in the ING Georgia Marathon THIS SUNDAY!! Feel free to come out and cheer us on!

For those of you that were unable to join us at our first fundraising clinic, I will be holding a "make up" clinic on Thursday, August 2nd at 6:30 PM the CCFA Office. I will go over everything that I went over at the first clinic. So join us and learn how to fundraise!

Let's not forget about our Tuesday night training at the Big Peach in Decatur at 6:30! You get to hang with your team and can win prizes courtesy of Nike!

As a reminder, it is not too late to sign up for Team Challenge. If you are interested, please call 404-982-0616 or email Awhitworth@ccfa.org. You can also go to our website at http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/.

GO TEAM CHALLENGE!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Team Challenge Georgia celebrated St. Patricks Day with our Tuesday night training session. The weather was great and there was a big group to run and walk with us!

Big thanks to the Big Peach Running Company for suppling all of the runners and walkers with a post training Guinness!

Make sure you join us every Tuesday night at 6:30 and the Nike Run Club will stamp your card and you can win prizes just for showing up!!

Don't Be Scared Of The Rain!

We had another great GTS this morning! We had a smaller group than usual due to the weather. BIG shout out the walkers!! Most of them came out in the cold and rain and we all had a great time. It was cold! My legs were numb but it felt great to be out there!

Being a little cold and wet is nothing compared to what folks with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis go through!

Team Challenge does train RAIN or SHINE! (Unless severe weather with lightning or tornados warnings. We will never put anyone in danger). Our participants must be used to training in all sorts of weather conditions. You never know what race day will bring!

I know it is very tempting to stay warm in bed on days like today, but when training, consistency is key and you really do feel like a real athlete when you train in weather like this! :)

So let's hit the road!

Who Wants To Learn How To Fundraise?!

Just a reminder! We are having our first fundrasing clinic of the summer season! This fun and informative clinic is a great opportunity for our particpants to learn some of the techniques used by professional fundraisers! You can take these tips and ideas and use them to make yourself a SUPERSTAR FUNDRAISER!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

2250 North Druid Hills Rd., Ste 250

Atlanta, GA 30329

6:30 PM

I hope to see you there!

Our Summer Season Has Offically Begun!

We kicked off our summer season this morning with our first group training session. We started off the morning with our apparel and footwear clinc hosted by Mike from the Big Peach Running Company. Everyone got great information on everything from shoe selection to body glide and nip guards! Thanks so much to Mike and the Big Peach!

We had prizes! Big Peach donated a gift card for one lucky winner and I had a prize (a Team Challenge backpack) for our awesome fundraiser, Pam, that raised over $2400 in a little over a week!

Everyone went out for the starting base run of two miles and everyone came back with a smile on thier face! We celebrated our first run with gatoraid in wine glasses (since we are doing Napa) and some snacks! Some of the more advanced runners went out for some more miles! A good time was had by all! I can't wait to join the team out there on the roads in the next few weeks!

If you want to be part of the fun it is not too late. Those of you that have not signed up yet, don't worry! We are having a "last chance" information meeting on March 10th !

You still have the opportunity to join the team! This is a great way to find out how you can help find a cure for Crohn's disesae and ulcerative colitis, run or walk a half marathon join us at one of our fantastic summer events, the Kona Half Marathon and the Napa to Sonoma Wine County Half Marathon. The meeting will be held:

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Crohn's & Colitis Fouundation Office

2250 North Druid Hills Road, Ste. 250

Atlanta, GA 30329

6:00 PM

Don't forget our FUNdraising Clinic! This is a great opportunity to get fundraising ideas!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Crohn's & Colitis Fouundation Office

2250 North Druid Hills Road, Ste. 250

Atlanta, GA 30329

6:30 PM

For more information on Team Challenge go to http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/, call 404-982-0616 or email Awhitworth@ccfa.org.

Our first Group Training Session is THIS SATURDAY, March 7th!

Please join us and bring a friend! We are going to have a lot of fun this season and we don't want you to miss out!

Our friends at the Big Peach Running Company will be hosting our apparel and footwear clinic prior to training. As a reminder, our first GTS will be at:

The Big Peach Running Company
3881 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30319
7:00 AM

Don't forget our FUNdraising Clinic! This is a great opportunity to get fundraising ideas!

Thursday, March 12, 2009
Crohn's & Colitis Fouundation Office
2250 North Druid Hills Road, Ste. 250
Atlanta, GA 30329
6:30 PM

For those of you that have not signed up yet, don't worry! We are having a "last chance" information meeting on March 10th ! You still have the opportunity to join the team! The meeting will be held:

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Crohn's & Colitis Fouundation Office
2250 North Druid Hills Road, Ste. 250
Atlanta, GA 30329
6:00 PM

For more information on Team Challenge go to http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/, call 404-982-0616 or email Awhitworth@ccfa.org.

GO TEAM CHALLENGE!

It Wont Be Like This in Kona or Napa!

Thanks to everyone that came out to our Kick Off yesterday! We had a great time! It looks like we just missed the storm! Rest assured, it won't be like this in Kona or Napa this summer!

Our first Group Training Session is THIS SATURDAY, March 7th! Please join us and bring a friend! Our friends at the Big Peach Running Company will be hosting our apparel and footwear clinic prior to training. As a reminder, our first GTS will be at:

The Big Peach Running Company
3881 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30319
7:00 AM

Don't forget our FUNdraising Clinic! This is a great opportunity to get fundraising ideas!

Thursday, March 12, 2009
Crohn's & Colitis Fouundation Office
2250 North Druid Hills Road, Ste. 250
Atlanta, GA 30329
6:30 PM

For those of you that have not signed up yet, don't worry! We are having a "last chance" information meeting on March 10th ! You still have the opportunity to join the team! The meeting will be held at:

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Crohn's & Colitis Fouundation Office
2250 North Druid Hills Road, Ste. 250
Atlanta, GA 30329
6:00 PM

For more information on Team Challenge go to http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/, call 404-982-0616 or email Awhitworth@ccfa.org.

GO TEAM CHALLENGE!