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Emily Rowland and her thirteen-year-old daughter, Abigail, both discovered running at the same time. Emily credits it with helping her lose 70 lbs. and saving her life. Abigail has become a bright, young running star with her sights set on running in high school and beyond. The dynamic duo sat down with us to talk about their running journey—where they’ve been, where they’re going, and how every mile brings them closer together.  

Running with Purposeby Harry Kelly, RUNegades Group Leader I was a late comer to the running world. Quit smoking and started running at the age of 52 in 2008. Running always interested me but I spent a large part of my life dealing with addiction and mental health issues. After being sober for some years, it was time to get rid of my last addiction, smoking, and start my new love, running. I was very fortunate when I started running to have some great running mentors. I learned much from them about the technical and physical aspects of running. But...

Meet Dion Despaigne, the RUNegades' first Ultra...Walker!

When 11 year-old Arman Patel crushed our Ice Cream in The Park 5K series, we took note. Then he showed up for our 26.2KM metric marathon and put everyone on notice.