The following Thank You email was sent by one of our participants, Lisa Nelson, who's pictured crossing the finish line at the Nike Women's Marathon above on the far left.

I just completed the Nike Women's Marathon with the Monterey Run  team.  "Thank you" gets said to all of the Team in Training coaches,  and I have certainly thanked my own coach numerous times, but it  just seems woefully inadequate.  I am wishing there was a way I  could thank all of the coaches from across the country that helped  support me through that event.

My running partner and I were running around that dreaded Lake  Merced, and around the back side of the lake, we were really hoping  to see our coach.  We were a little punchy at that point, so we  started counting all of the TNT coaches that were cheering us on,  genuinely asking how we were doing, shouting words of encouragement,  etc.  In just a mile stretch, we counted more than 40 TNT coaches.  I had started shouting out "thank you coach" to all the coaches,  after they were cheering us on.  At one point, I said "thank you  coach, that is not my coach"  and he replied "we are all your coach."

He was right.  When I think back on those moments, trying to finish  my first marathon, and just the overwhelming support of from the  entire Team in Training organization, but especially all the  coaches... I still get emotional thinking about it.

Please if you could thank all the TNT coaches, from all across the  country, for their support and encouragement, I would really  appreciate it. 

GO TEAM!! Thank you,

Lisa Nelson

And thank you, Lisa Nelson, for recognizing our amazing and  committed coaches.  It's really true that Team In Training coaches are un-matched!

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