Team Challenge Summer Season Is About To Begin!

We are just days away from the start of our summer season! Join Team Challenge, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's half marathon program and train to run or walk a half marathon (13.1 miles), while you help find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

You can make history as Team Challenge hits Boston for the first time! Get the ultimate tour of Boston with Team Challenge, the official charity of the Inaugural Boston 13.1 Half Marathon. On June 27, 2010, start and finish your half marathon on the historic streets of Boston, while knowing you helped the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation get one step closer to finding a cure!
It's not to late for you to join us! We have added a bonus  information meeting so there are now two more chances for you to find our how you can be a part of our summer team!

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Maggiano's Little Italy
4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30346
9:30 AM (our season kick-off breakfast will take place following the meeting)
RSVP

Monday, March 1, 2010
CCFA
2250 North Druid Hills Road, Ste. 250
Atlatna, GA 30329
6:30 PM
RSVP

Take The Team Challenge!
Millions of people are affected everyday by Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's Team Challenge is your chance to help patients win back their lives. Join us and you will also receive:

• Training by professional coaches over 16 weeks to run or walk 13.1 miles.
• Learn about good nutrition, hydration, injury prevention and more
• Make new friends and great memories as you train and celebrate with others like you who care. 
•  Benefit from an expenses-paid weekend in Boston including, including transportation, accommodations, race entry fees, and entertainment when you commit to this fund-raising program.

Get Started TODAY!
RSVP for one of our information meetings and take the first step towards finding a cure!  When you attend an information meeting, you'll meet a coach, talk to a CCFA staff person, and learn more about how Team Challenge can help you and help others! RSVP for a meeting TODAY and take the first step towards a life changing experience! 

For more information on Team Challenge, call 404-982-0616, email Awhitworth@ccfa.org or visit our website at www.ccteamchallenge.org.

This Year KEEP Your Resolutions!

Happy New Year! You can start the new year off right! Train to run or walk a half marathon!

This year you can KEEP your resolutions! Our professional coaches will make sure you meet your half marathon goal and have a great time doing it!
Join team Challenge and you can cross the finish line this summer at the:

Boston 13.1 Half Marathon

June 27, 2010

Boston, MA

This Boston event welcomes all levels of runners and walkers! The course will take you around some of the historical highlights of Boston!

The best part is YOU will be helping to find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colits AND get an expenses paid weekend away to Boston!

Information meetings for the summer season start in February! Reserve your spot today!

Monday, February 8, 2010
Doubletree Hotel NW/ Marietta
2055 South Park Place
Atlanta, GA 30339
6:30 PM

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Fulton CountyLibrary
Buckhead Branch
269 Buckhead Ave, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
6:30 PM

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Holiday Inn Decatur
130 Clairemont Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
10:00 AM

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
West Stride
3517 Northside Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30327
6:30 PM

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Maggiano’s Little Italy
4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30346
9:30 AM

Happy Holiday's From Team Challenge!

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Are you eating too many holiday treats? Don't worry! You can start the new year off right! Train to run or walk a half marathon! The Team Challenge professional coaches will meet with the team weekly and get you to your half marathon goal!

Join team Challenge and you can cross the finish line this summer at the:

Boston 13.1 Half Marathon

June 27, 2010

Boston, MA

This Boston event welcomes all levels of runners and walkers! The course will take you around some of the historical highlights of Boston!

The best part is YOU will be helping to find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colits AND get an expenses paid weekend away to Boston!

Information meetings for the summer season start in February! Reserve your spot today!

Monday, February 8, 2010
Doubletree Hotel NW/ Marietta
2055 South Park Place
Atlanta, GA 30339
6:30 PM

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Fulton CountyLibrary
Buckhead Branch
269 Buckhead Ave, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
6:30 PM

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Holiday Inn Decatur
130 Clairemont Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
10:00 AM

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
West Stride
3517 Northside Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30327
6:30 PM

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Maggiano’s Little Italy
4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30346
9:30 AM

Team Georgia ROCKED The Strip!

Last Sunday, more than 900 Team Challenge particpants from across the country joined forces in Las Vegas to run and walk the Rock N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon!

These folks raised more than 3.5 million dollars for Crohn's and colitis research and patient services! This event is the largest single event in the history of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation!

We are so proud of all of our runners and walkers!!

If you missed Las Vegas, don't worry! You can join us for our summer season in Boston! We will be participating in the:

Boston 13.1 Half Marathon

June 27, 2009

Boston, MA

Information meetings start in February! RSVP for your spot today!

Las Vegas In One Week! Next Stop...BOSTON!

The Team Challenge Georgia team is headed to rock n' roll in Las Vegas in two weeks! Our participants have trained and fundraised hard and are ready to represent Georgia proud at the Rock N' Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon! 


Missed out on Las Vegas? Don't worry! Our next Team Challenge event will make history! The summer 2010 event will be the:

Boston 13.1 Half Marathon

June 27, 2010 

Boston, MA

Where the Party Meets the Pavement!

This Boston event welcomes all levels of runners and walkers! The course will take you around some of the historical highlights of Boston! 


Information meetings for the summer season start in February! Reserve your spot today!

Monday, February 8, 2010 Doubletree Hotel NW/ Marietta 2055 South Park Place Atlanta, GA 30339 6:30 PM	Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Fulton CountyLibrary Buckhead Branch 269 Buckhead Ave, NE Atlanta, GA 30305 6:30 PM
Saturday, February 20, 2010 Holiday Inn Decatur 130 Clairemont Ave. Decatur, GA 30030 10:00 AM	Tuesday, February 23, 2010 West Stride 3517 Northside Parkway Atlanta, GA 30327 6:30 PM

Saturday, February 27, 2010 Maggiano’s Little Italy 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346 9:30 AM Call 404-982-0616 or email Awhitworth@ccfa.org for more information!

The LONG Run/Walk!

We are offically getting up there... in miles that is! This weekend we will be doing an eleven mile run/walk. This is our longest run/walk before Las Vegas! This is probably the longest run or walk many of our particpants have done. Not to worry, you will have all the support you need!
As we get up there in miles a few tips to remember:

1. Fuel up! If you dont' have fuel in your gas tank, you will run out of gas! The same goes for your body. Eat a lite breakfast (I will leave what you eat up to you) before you head out and you can finish strong!

2. Carry your own water. We will have water on the course, but this is a practice that I think everyone should follow. You want to drink when YOU need it, not just when it is available. There are a few races that I can think of that RAN OUT of water and the slower runners and walkers were left dehydrated! Don't let this happen to you!

3. Now is the time to try new things. If there is a goo you have always wanted to try or you just bought a new pair of shorts. TRY THEM NOW. Training runs and walks is when you want to try things out and break things in. You don't want to go out on race day and try a new product that makes you sick or find out at mile eight that those new shorts are chafing. You will hopefully have your perfect race day clothes and perfect snacks all worked out on race day so you can enjoy the day!

4. Save your best stories for the run/walk! Nothing makes those long runs/walks go by faster than great conversation!

5. HAVE FUN! You worked hard to get here! ENJOY IT!

Don't Let Fundraising "Scare You"!

I hope all of you have your costumes ready for the weekend! We have a fun GTS planned this week! We will have a costume contest, a trick or treat and a scary nine mile run and walk!

We are only weeks away from going to Las Vegas! Don't let fundraising scare you! Keep going! Have fun with it! You are helping to find a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis! be your own fundraising monster!

Happy Halloween!!