In April of this year (2012) an article was written in the UNC college newspaper called The Daily Tar Heel on freshman track & field middle distance runner O’Neal Wanliss and his charity called Spikes 4 Tykes. His organization sends track shoes to youth runners in Jamaica–a country well-known for its’ successful history in Track […]
June 28, 2012
I live and run in Newport Beach, California. I live within 5 or 6 miles of the Pacific ocean. I run on the beach at least once a week. Where I run it’s sunny and warm (average temperature is 65 degrees) 360 out of 365 days a year! Yes, I know I’m spoiled living here […]
June 28, 2012
At The Run Project, we are working on a lot of really great ways to tell the story of running. The company may have been born from a conversation that revolved around asking runners around the world the simple question “Why Do You Run?” but it has evolved over the past ten months to include […]
June 18, 2012
Runners are asked a lot of questions about their “addiction” to a way of life that seems absurd to the non-runner. Non-runners seem to ask these questions in hopes of understanding why anyone would choose to run. In my opinion, there are three commonly asked questions: 1. What’s your mile time? 2. Have you ever […]
June 12, 2012
You may be asking yourself Why do we believe running can save the world? Well, we believe that if running can save the life of one person it’s possible it can save many lives across the globe. What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. -Antoine De Saint-Exupery Ever since running became a part of […]
June 9, 2012
The Runners’ High It’s no longer sport, No longer just a game. It has become a way of life. Every breath is a stride, Every heartbeat a string of silence. It is a compulsion from deep within. It is a passion for glory. To go through the torment. To last through the waiting. To gain […]
June 9, 2012
It all started with a profound and abstract statement–We believe running can save the world. What followed that statement was a discussion for a book called Why Running Can Save The World, a book we are now writing. Before we could fully dive into writing this book, however, we felt like we had to answer one […]
September 12, 2012
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