IR4
...is a non profit organization designed to match runners with children who are not able to.
The organization was established by Tim Boyle.
When I joined, we had about 3,000 members. Today, we have 22,107!!
Here is a little bit about our group:
We all have friends who say “run some for me” because they don’t WANT to run… what about those who physically CAN’T run? After an inspiration from a close friend who was battling bilateral hip dyspasia – Founder Tim Boyle found a whole new inspiration to run.
The mental and emotional encouragement for both runner and honorary runner is proving to be a whole new level of motivation and awareness. Runners are able to find a whole new sense of purpose in their running while sharing who they are running for and bringing awareness to diseases and disabilities of all types.
We hope you will join us to run for someone special that you may not know yet…. but you will instantly form a bond.
To find a runner to be matched with or to find someone to run for, click the “Match Me” page above. Just sign up and when you get matched – dedicate your runs/workouts to your match!! You can make signs, tshirts, body paint, whatever you want to do to make your match feel special!! Upload pics and tag the child’s parent on the facebook group! Give your running a whole new motivation!!
This is my buddy, Zach!
He's pretty much the cutest little guy ever. He lives in California with his sweet mom, fisherman dad and brothers. I have also become close with his Grandma. She is a runner too!
Every time I run, I run for Zach.
I post pictures and stories for his mom to read to him on our IR4 FB page.
We interact all the time and I truly adore him (and his family).
I hope to meet them one day.
Goal - Meet Zach and visit my step-brother and his wife next spring!!
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