The Votes Are In! The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training Voted Best Charity Training Program by Competitor Magazine Readers!

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Dec 22, 2011, 09:15 ET

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training (TNT), the world's biggest and most successful charity endurance sports training program, has been voted Best Charity Training Program in the 2011 BEST of Competitor poll. The winners were chosen by votes from Competitor magazine readers.

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TNT won this title in all eight regions where Competitor is printed and distributed. The results of the annual reader survey will be published in the January 2012 issue of the magazine.

TNT as a whole was voted best charity training program by everyone who has trained with a charity. TNT prepares participants to complete a marathon, half marathon, triathlon, 100-mile bike ride or hike adventure. Participants receive four to five months of training with certified coaches, great choices on travel destinations and all travel arrangements, clinics on nutrition, hydration, injury prevention and the camaraderie of the TEAM. In return, participants raise funds to advance blood cancer research and provide services for patients and their families. Since its inception in 1988, TNT has trained more than 540,000 participants and they have raised more than $1.2 billion to support the LLS mission.

"Competitor Magazine is a leading voice in endurance sports, and its readers have their fingers on the pulse of what programs and services provide the highest caliber of training and the best overall experience for participants, so LLS is truly honored that they voted us their favorite program," said Nancy L. Klein, Chief Marketing and Revenue Office of LLS.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®(LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.

Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.LLS.org or contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. www.lls.org.

For LLS Contact:
Andrea Greif
914-821-8958
[email protected]

SOURCE The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society