Run it Forward – Rolls Through the TALON Region
By David Hanenburg on 17 May 2012 at 9:16 am | Tagged as: Be the Change, inspiration
18 days
Run Historic Route 66
2400 miles
8 ultra runners
Awareness and Empowerment
3 moms leading and directing this movement
Photo: Courtesy Werkmens @ http://flic.kr/p/6MG8ku
And the big bang – What is this all about?
Run it Forward will bring the following attention and resources for our inner city and under-served youth:
- Health and dental care
- Nutrition
- Fitness program
(If you can’t see the video, click here.)
Texan, Dave Carder, is also part of the team of ultra runners. Pretty cool!
TALON Dates
This great message will be rollin’ through the TALON region on the following days and locations starting on Monday, May 21.
LODGING SUNDAY PM | TULSA, OK
Monday, May 21, 2012 | Depart for Oklahoma City School.
Arrive, noon. 120 Miles, East on I 44
LODGING MONDAY PM OKLAHOMA CITY
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | Depart for Elk City, OK.
Arrive, 4pm. 115 Miles, East on I 40
LODGING TUESDAY PM | ELK CITY, OK
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 | Depart for Amarillo, TX school.
Arrive, noon. 150 Miles, East on I 40
LODGING WEDNESDAY PM | AMARILLO
Thursday, May 24, 2012 | Depart for Albuquerque, NM by 6PM.
Arrive Midnight. 290 Miles, East on I 40
LODGING THURSDAY PM | ALBUQUERQUE
Friday, May 25, 2012 | Depart Albuquerque School* by 6pm.
Arrive, 9pm. 135 Miles, East on I-40
LODGING FRIDAY PM | GALLOP
Get Involved
Throughout this journey, RIF is also raising funds to help support the continued progress of their goals.
If interested, you can donate a High-Five ($5) to your favorite ultra or $40 for all eight.
Their goal – $100,000. As of today, they are over 60% towards that goal!
We wish the RIF team all the best in their journey and mission.
As individuals we can make a difference!
Be active – Feel the buzz!
David – EnduranceBuzz.com
About the author
David Hanenburg is the passionate dirt-lovin' creator of Endurance Buzz and has been playing in the endurance sports world since 2000 after knockin' the dust off of his Trek 950 hardtail thanks to a friend asking to go ride some local dirt. In 2007 he ran his first ultra on the trails and fell in love with the sport and its people. For more information on David's endurance sports journey, check out the About page.
Thanks for putting the info up, David!
No worries Olga!