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Most runners are good people! Some are even great people!! Runners as a whole may be some of the most giving individuals in the US.\u00a0 That sounds like a crazy statement, but most of us tend to race on weekends and inevitably, that race raises money for a specific cause. If we added up all of the race fees that supported an organization it could be a significant amount.<\/p>\n

It is probably safe to say that most runners don’t have a personal interest in every cause they support with their race calendar.\u00a0 Although many will travel or make special exceptions for certain causes\/events that are of particular interest.\u00a0 I ran a 5K the weekend after the Mini because I wanted to support the organization.<\/p>\n

Many non-runners take up the sport because of programs like Team-in-Training<\/a>, that provide support and personalized training.\u00a0 TNT boasts over 320,000 individuals have helped raise over $750 million.\u00a0 That’s a ton of money raised by individuals for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I have two friends (that I know of) who ran their first marathon because of TNT and in support or honor of a family member.<\/p>\n

Using individuals in this manner has become a popular fund-raising method for large organizations across the country.\u00a0 Its effective because it raises money and awareness of the issues at a very local, grassroots level.\u00a0 The Complete Running Network<\/a> posted regular updates about runners racing for charity at their blog’s Charity-o-Rama!<\/a><\/p>\n

Another growing trend of “charitable running” is the donation of clothing, well specifically shoes! I don’t think anyone would want our used running shirts or shorts.\u00a0 Each year\u00a0I’ve done the\u00a0Indy Mini I always plan on taking my old shoes for their donation boxes, and each year\u00a0I forget! The Mini partners with an organization called Changing Footprints<\/a>, which is actually located in Indiana, Columbus I think. I know\u00a0a few individuals who collect shoes and take them on mission trips around the world for distribution. \u00a0Indianapolis based The Running Company<\/a> has partnered with Soles 4 Souls<\/a>, an international shoe donation organization, to be a drop-off site for used shoes.\u00a0 To encourage participation they are providing a 15% discount off new shoes with an old shoe donation.<\/p>\n

So whether you do it on purpose or not, keep up the charitable running!<\/p>\n

If you are actively involved in charitable running leave me a comment and I’ll make a collection of charitable running links and information.<\/p>\n

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