Honored teammates are individuals who have battled or are battling a blood cancer. Team In
Training participants train and race in honor of these extraordinary people.

My honorees serve as an inspiration to keep me motivated both on those long training runs and
during the event itself. Knowing what these people and their families have endured makes the sweat,
frustration, aches and pains of training and racing with TNT worthwhile.

As a TNT participant I have been provided with a bracelet on which I have written Michael and
Amanda's names. I will wear this bracelet throughout the training period. As the miles get longer and
longer, I can look down at my wrist and think of the people who fought so valiantly.  With their help, I
can find deep within myself the wherewithal to finish my goal, whether it is a 10-mile training run or a
26.2 mile race.

The links below will take you to the biographies of my honored teammates.  Please read them, and I
hope they bring you inspiration as they have me.  Be well.
HONORED TEAMMATES
Michael Rossman - a wondrous
outlook on life which led us to a novel
understanding of our own selves and
our world.
Amanda Jane Osterby - a
courageous, lively and talented young
lady who defies cliche and teaches us
to grab hold of each day and make of it
what you will.