Thank you!

It is with a lot of thought and consideration I have decided to take a step back from Running With Purpose and postpone our run/walks until further notice. I am unsure of what the future holds for us at this time. With some recent life changes and a new business endeavor I am unable to commit 100% to our group and give it the effort/time it deserves.

I can not say THANK YOU enough for the support and passion you have all brought to this group. Each and every week showing up with a smile on your face no matter if there was rain, snow, wind or sunshine (which was rare)! Your continued participation and commitment to a purpose has far exceeded my expectations when I started the group last November. You have all inspired me and I am forever grateful for that.

This group has brought together people from all walks of life and formed a bond that only crazy people who get up at 6:30 on a Saturday morning to run/walk can have. Most of us started out as strangers and I am happy to say you are all now my friends. This is more than I could have ever imagined Running With a Purpose would bring.

Lastly, please don’t stop running or walking with a purpose! Just because we won’t be meeting each week with a combined purpose, does NOT mean you can’t have a purpose of your own! Run for those who cant and be grateful for the gift of walking and running that some people were not given. Don’t take life for granted as we are not promised tomorrow. Please keep living out Running With a Purpose in your every day life.

Thank you again for all you have done over the last 8 months and I hope we can all run/walk together soon.

Good Luck Dam to Dam Runners!

Just a reminder – we don’t have our run/walk this weekend as the majority of our pack is running the Des Moines Dam to Dam Half Marathon! (Aly, Chad, Randy, Shana, Tom and Katie)

Good luck to our runners as they conquer 13.1 miles! We look forward to hearing all about it.

Upcoming weeks

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Thank you to those of you who joined us this past Saturday for another Run With Purpose!

The next two weeks we will not have our run/walk. This weekend is Memorial Day weekend and the following weekend (5-30-15) the majority of our group is participating in the Des Moines Dam to Dam Half Marathon – Chad D, Katie B, Aly T, Shana H, and Randy B (I think I named them all).

Good luck to our Runners as they conquer 13.1 miles! We will all be cheering for you!!!

See you the first Saturday in June – 6/6/15 at 7:00 am. 🙂

Saturday Weather Forecast

Just a heads up for Saturday May 16th: there are scattered thunderstorms in the forecast for Saturday mornings run/walk. There is a chance we may have to cancel to be sure of everyone’s safety. Please reply to this post by commenting below if you plan on being there Saturday with your cell phone number so that I can send out a mass text first thing Saturday if we need to cancel.

If you would rather not share your cell phone number please send me a private message via email at aillum@yahoo.com or send me a text 641-751-1329!

Thanks in advance! Pray for sunny weather!

Saturday May 16th

Saturday May 16th – due to the longer route this week we are going to start a little earlier to be sure those running the 9.8 will finish at a good time!

Please meet at 7AM at 12th Street Little League Diamonds!

Purpose (request of Katie Bennett): Nepal Earthquakes

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook parts of Nepal Tuesday 5-12-15, collapsing buildings and killing at least 65 in an area still struggling to recover from last month’s destructive temblor. It brought fresh fears to a people that have been terrified since the initial quake, a 7.8-magnitude tremor on April 25.

See more details here: http://www.weather.com/news/news/nepal-earthquake-may122015

Routes are up – click here!

3 miles, 4.7 miles and 9.85 miles (with a few hills per requested, again!)

Hope to see you there!

 

Saturday May 9th

Who is ready to get back at it?? It has been almost a month since our last run/walk and I think it is time to hit the pavement again 🙂 with Purpose, of course!

We are meeting this Saturday, May 9th at 7:30 am at Grimes Farm trail head. See routes here!

There is a 3, 5 and 8 mile route! Plan for some hills

Purpose this week is for Kevin Rowley (one of our runners Aly Rowley’s dad) who is currently battling cancer. Please keep Kevin, Aly and their family in your prayers!!

Hope to see you Saturday!

Status Update

Just stopping by to check in with everyone!!! Hope you have had a great few weeks off 🙂 I thought a status update was needed! Quick Reminder: join us for the Wolverine Race this weekend, Saturday May 2nd (5k and 10k).

Details for race here: http://www.gmgwolverinerun.com/event-details.html

We will resume as normal on Saturday May 9th (route and location TBD – stay tuned). Please help in supporting our upcoming Purpose by keeping Kevin Rowley and his family in your prayers. Kevin is the father of one of our runners, Aly Tuttle, who is currently fighting stage 4 cancer at a treatment center in Phoenix. Our Purpose on Saturday May 9th is for Kevin! In the meantime, please keep him and his family at the top of your prayer list!

Hope to see you this weekend at the Wolverine Run at Union Grove Lake in Union Grove State Park in Tama County and at our next Run With Purpose on Saturday May 9th. Please stay tuned for route, miles and location details, coming soon!

Light It Up Blue – Autism Awareness Campaign Reflection

 

Thank you Running With Purpose for being a part of Autism Awareness Light It Up Blue!!! Here is a recap of how great this day was all around the world!!

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Email from Light It Up Blue Awareness Campaign…

I’ve been counting all the participants and going through all the stories from World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, and I’m blown away by how many people like you participated in this year’s Light It Up Blue awareness campaign.

Thanks so much for being part of it. You were in good company — check this out:50,431 people from 142 countries and territories participated

• 18,424 buildings were lit up blue on April 2^nd
• #LIUB was tweeted 43,000 times — and it trended worldwide on Facebook and Twitter

And here are a few of my favorite pictures from the big day:

Last Thursday wasn’t just about tall buildings turning blue. It showed just how many people around the world — from big cities to small villages — care about making life better for every single person touched by autism. That’s why all of us at Autism Speaks come to work every day, but we need resources to make it a reality. Help keep up the momentum all month long — support our work to educate, advocate, and fund autism research with a tax-deductible donation of $10 or more today. Thanks again for joining us this year. Just 359 days to go until Light It Up Blue 2016!

Schedule Update – April/May

 

April has turned into a VERY busy month and I will unfortunately be unable to have our run/walks for the next few weeks. We will resume as usual on Saturday May 9th. My apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. I hope you still get out there and run/walk so that come May we will get right back to where we left off!

Please join us on Saturday May 2nd by attending the GMG Wolverine Run/Walk 5K and 10K.

http://www.gmgwolverinerun.com/event-details.html

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Saturday April 11th – cancelled

Saturday April 18th – cancelled

Saturday April 25th – cancelled

Saturday May 2nd – We will not have a normal run/walk; instead we will be supporting the GMG Wolverine Run/Walk Event (5K and 10K) — http://www.gmgwolverinerun.com/event-details.html

Saturday May 9th — Back to our normal run/walk. Details TBD, stay tuned!

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I appreciate your flexibility. See you in May! 🙂

Routes are Posted – Wear Blue!

See you in the morning — Saturday April 4th @ 7:30am — Meeting at Franklin Elementary School.

DON’T FORGET TO WEAR BLUE = Supporting Autism Awareness our Purpose of the week!

Routes are posted in the weekly route tab – click here to see routes!

Available Routes: 3.5, 5.25 and 9 miles.

If you are interested in learning more about autism visit Autism Speaks:

Click link to redirect you to their website: https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism