Running Without Music

All About Team In Training

Posted by Marvin Tabangay under experiences, videos

I give credit to my friends Anna Catolos and JoAnne Samson, for introducing me to Team In Training. They were the first ones who inspired me to run a marathon, as they trained for the San Diego Rock N’ Roll Marathon back in the summer of 2006.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training® has trained more than 10,000 Southern California residents to run or walk a marathon or half marathon; cycle a 100-mile century ride; complete an adventure race or a triathlon. All participants are involved in a lifesaving mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Below is the informational video that was showed at all the informational meetings:

Running Without What?!?

Posted by Marvin Tabangay under experiences

One of the rules of Team In Training that caught me by surprise my first season was that ipods or other mp3 players were not allowed on the training course. I was so used to running with my ipod, that I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to do it. I was wrong.

We had well over 100 people on the Westside chapter team that it would be ridiculous to run with an ipod and not meet and talk to people while you run. It actually made the runs so much easier and worthwhile. We were taught to run with a conversational pace, meaning, we should be able to run and talk at the same time, no matter what pace group you’re in. Because of that rule, I now have so many lifelong friends out of Team In Training.

Hence, the name of this blog. Running Without Music. I now run (except on a treadmill) without music.