Team In Training

[barryflht]

I tried the search, but it turned up zero. Is anyone here enrolled or is there anyone that has completed the training and ridden their century-marathon-triathalon? ... What's your take on the organization, their training program etc. ?

[Pwnt]

I started looking into their organization but got a little concerned when you had to cover you pledge and give you bank information up front. Lets say for argument sake you pledge is $5000.00 and you only raise $3000.00 in donation. That other $2000.00 is yours to cover and they have your bank info. I just had a hard time with that, so I stopped there.

I sure it's a great organization and there are tons of people are involved with it so it can't be all bad. I was just not comfortable with that setting.

[pharmboyrx]

I started looking into their organization but got a little concerned when you had to cover you pledge and give you bank information up front. Lets say for argument sake you pledge is $5000.00 and you only raise $3000.00 in donation. That other $2000.00 is yours to cover and they have your bank info. I just had a hard time with that, so I stopped there.

I sure it's a great organization and there are tons of people are involved with it so it can't be all bad. I was just not comfortable with that setting.

Exactly. I busted my a** to raise the money but only raised 1200 of the 4300 I needed. Luckily that was before the commit date so I didn't have to pay the rest, I just had to drop out. If you think you can raise all that money, then its great. But, I didn't have enough rich friends or business contacts to do it.

[ken cummings]

I noodled around their site for a few minutes and could not find any cash numbers. I wold have to cough up quite a bit of personal info to get further numbers.

I'm sure their services are a good idea for certain groups. I've briefly ridden with their training groups in my area and know I do not fit their profile.

[Philcycle]

Funny, I just got one of their flyers in the mail yesterday. Seems fishy to me, especially when they say they pay for all expences if you participate...

[Extort]

Seems fishy to me, especially when they say they pay for all expences if you participate...

The minimum donations cover all of the expenses of your trip, their costs, and the minimum donation amount for the event, that is why the minimums are a lot higher than other charity events.

Overall, it is a good group because they provide a local structured training program with experienced mentors that encourage and motivate people in the months prior to the event.

[ken cummings]

Very reasonable answer Extort. Well said.

[ronjon10]

The minimum donations cover all of the expenses of your trip, their costs, and the minimum donation amount for the event, that is why the minimums are a lot higher than other charity events.

Overall, it is a good group because they provide a local structured training program with experienced mentors that encourage and motivate people in the months prior to the event.

+1

I did a century with them last year and I'm mentoring for the Solvang, CA team this year. The way they determine the minimum fundraising amount is to multiply your costs for lodging, event entry, transportation etc by 4. That way a minimum of 75% of the money you raise goes to the LLS.

I would say that a majority of the riders are relatively inexperienced. However, they divide the whole team up into pace groups that go similar speeds. We had about 7 groups which finished the century in anywhere from 6 hours to 13(!) hours. It's a century with about 5900 feet of climbing, so it's not a flat ride.

If you have specific questions, I'd be happy to answer or track down an answer. Being that my mom has had multiple bouts with Leukemia, and she wouldn't be alive today without drugs funded by LLS grants, I'm a big fan of the organization.

[barryflht]

+1

I did a century with them last year and I'm mentoring for the Solvang, CA team this year. The way they determine the minimum fundraising amount is to multiply your costs for lodging, event entry, transportation etc by 4. That way a minimum of 75% of the money you raise goes to the LLS.

I would say that a majority of the riders are relatively inexperienced. However, they divide the whole team up into pace groups that go similar speeds. We had about 7 groups which finished the century in anywhere from 6 hours to 13(!) hours. It's a century with about 5900 feet of climbing, so it's not a flat ride.

If you have specific questions, I'd be happy to answer or track down an answer. Being that my mom has had multiple bouts with Leukemia, and she wouldn't be alive today without drugs funded by LLS grants, I'm a big fan of the organization.

Thank you....I was hoping to hear from someone who had completed the program.....I will be attending an information meeting at my local chapter in the next couple of weeks....If I decide to proceed, I'll probably have some questions for you.........I'm sorry to hear others have had negative experiences and I guess my decision is going to be based on where the century will take place, travel involved and how much the pledge as to be. I have to realisticly weigh my ability to raise the funds.

[ronjon10]

Thank you....I was hoping to hear from someone who had completed the program.....I will be attending an information meeting at my local chapter in the next couple of weeks....If I decide to proceed, I'll probably have some questions for you.........I'm sorry to hear others have had negative experiences and I guess my decision is going to be based on where the century will take place, travel involved and how much the pledge as to be. I have to realisticly weigh my ability to raise the funds.

I hear ya on the fund raising, but don't let it daunt you. If you decide to go for it, start collecting the funds early. You don't need to know rich people (in fact don't expect them to give all that much anyway, I found them to be notoriously cheap) but it helps to know a LOT of people. I too was intimidated about the fundraising, but it turned out to be my favorite part. I have email addresses for old college buddies and ex coworkers I haven't talked to in YEARS. This turned out to be a great conduit for me to get back in touch with them, and I raised well over the minimum amount almost without trying.

Drop me a note if you have any questions!

[RonH]

Lets say for argument sake you pledge is $5000.00 and you only raise $3000.00 in donation. That other $2000.00 is yours to cover and they have your bank info.
That's why I've never gotten involved with TnT. I have a good friend who is a TnT coach. He also makes a hellavalot more money then me. He says that TnT has lots of resources to help you raise the money. I keep reminding him that if my "salesmanship" isn't up to par, I'm stuck paying the bill in the end.