Athletes are getting, giving a helping hand
By Charlie R DeBiase
November 18, 2009, 1:49PM
Team In Training Staten Island borough expansion coordinator Tony Navarino, seen
here with TNT participant Leslie Brown at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in St.
George, is trying to expand on TNT's already impressive $950M fundraising efforts.

There was a time not so long ago where Patti Jezycki wouldn't even consider running, let alone running a
marathon.

"Absolutely not," said Jezycki matter-of-factly. "I've played other sports, but I was never a runner. The most
I previously did was run 60 feet, base to base (playing softball), but that was the only thing.

"I used to look at people running and think 'How?'"

But as fate would have it, Jezycki has a completely different outlook on the sport these days. As a member
of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training (TNT), the Rosebank resident not only trains with
the guidance of experienced coaches, but helps raise funds in the process.

"One of the best things I ever did in my life," said the 43-year-old Jezycki, who joined TNT in January. "The
support is overwhelming."

TNT is considered the largest endurance sports training program, helping runners, walkers, triathletes and
cyclists get the necessary coaching in a four-to-five-month personalized training program, as well as
arranging travel and accommodations to major races.

In turn, each participant trains in tribute of a blood cancer survivor (also known as an honored patient) and
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