Good morning everyone! I hope you’re doing well. After Monday’s disappointing news regarding Ragnar Trail Michigan being postponed and our differing to 2021, I wanted to share with you some good news. After our March Matching opportunity, we have officially now raised $2,932 to benefit NeighborLink Fort Wayne! It’s remarkable that we hit this numberContinue reading “The Numbers Are In!!!”
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Ragnar Trail Michigan Officially Postponed
It’s with a good bit of disappointment that we officially announce that Ragnar Trail Michigan has officially been postponed. Even more of a bummer is that the dates that it’s now scheduled is one that most of the team can not attend or in light of our current status, willing to give up: Labor DayContinue reading “Ragnar Trail Michigan Officially Postponed”
Meet Your 2020 Runners Doing Good!
The last 5 years have been a true blessing. From barely dreaming about raising $1,000 to looking at hitting $25,000 within the next $500 raised, it’s been crazy to think about and at the core of all of this has been the people. We’ve just had a great group of people. Many I’ve met forContinue reading “Meet Your 2020 Runners Doing Good!”
A Year of Thanks
“The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” — Melody Beattie As the final hours of 2019 wind down, it is fitting to reflect on it. Not everything was or is ever perfect but there’s always something for which thanks is warranted. Here’s a quick list ofContinue reading “A Year of Thanks”
2020’s Vision, Part II
As highlighted in Part I one of the goals was to have a race calendar so that 2020’s effort isn’t confined to 1 major event and anything else in the area is training for it. In our effort to better connect with the Fort Wayne area running community, we’re committed to making our miles countContinue reading “2020’s Vision, Part II”
2020’s Vision
“Never limit your vision based on your current resources” — Michael Hyatt That quote couldn’t ring more true right now. Currently, as a team, we have approximately $29.48 to our name as a result of the 13 Runners Doing Good wristbands that we’ve sold so far. Yes, we’ve covered our upfront costs on that investmentContinue reading “2020’s Vision”
On Daring Greatly
“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly … who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly” – Teddy Roosevelt I went through a leadership training course this past year and the aboveContinue reading “On Daring Greatly”
Runners Doing Good: By the Numbers Post Ragnar Michigan ’19
3 & 2 – Number of Ragnar Relays run in Chicago and Michigan respectively 10 – Number of Vans rented 32 – Number of different runners that have run on behalf of Runnin’ Not Walken Runners Doing Good since 2015 969 – Miles run, in total, by Runnin’ Not Walken Runners Doing Good 5.8 –Continue reading “Runners Doing Good: By the Numbers Post Ragnar Michigan ’19”
Runnin’ Not Walken is now….Runners Doing Good!!!
We’ve been on this trajectory for some time so the beginning of December seems like a great time to kick this off! We have eluded to it for awhile and the name change has been in plain sight as this blog has existed for awhile now. In the recent past, this site floated back andContinue reading “Runnin’ Not Walken is now….Runners Doing Good!!!”
My List of Thanks
It’s never a bad time to reflect on what makes us thankful. A year of progress, new friends, accomplishments, struggles, failures, and lessons learned all fit within that but it can be especially powerful as we approach the end of the year to focus on what makes us thankful. We can focus on things weContinue reading “My List of Thanks”