Our Collective Stories

Lain didn't become a runner overnight. He started by walking up and down his street for about an hour each day. Eventually, those walks turned into slow jogs. Then came the occasional mile on the treadmill. Before long, he found himself running outside.

When Gigi Lannon first started thinking about studying abroad, she already had one goal in mind. She wanted to run a marathon. Not just any marathon, either. She wanted to spend a semester somewhere unforgettable and experience the city in the most meaningful way she could: by training for and running a marathon there. For Gigi, that destination became Sydney, Australia.

Sometimes the finish line isn't the biggest victory. Sometimes it's simply finding a reason to keep moving forward. For Still I Run Ambassador Tyler Wilke, running began as a challenge. Along the way, it became something much more: a way to process grief, clear his mind, and prove to himself that he was capable of more than he ever imagined.

"It's not over." Those three words carry more weight for Jimi Keirn than most people could imagine. There was a time when he believed his story had already ended. Years of addiction, mental health struggles, and emotional pain had left him convinced there wasn't another chapter waiting for him.

If you talk to Jocelyn Jimenez for even a few minutes, it's easy to understand what this season of life looks like. During our interview, she's carrying her youngest on one hip while her other two children run around in the background. Questions are interrupted by little voices. She's answering while simultaneously being a mom, because that's simply what her days look like. For a long time, they all revolved around everyone else.

Sometimes the best ideas don't start with a business plan. They start with someone noticing that something is missing. For Andrew Miller, that missing piece was a running community that didn't revolve around alcohol. Today, his New Horizons Run Club is helping fill another gap, too.