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Team Long Run

Our collective goal is to raise $100,000 to benefit scholarship funds across Let Me Run regions nationwide. Every donation helps boys join the program who otherwise might not have the chance.

Let Me Run Charlotte & Upper Palmetto Regions

Let Me Run was founded in Charlotte, NC, and continues to be the largest region in our nationwide network of programs. Over 1,000 runners participate in our end-of-season 5K, and we need donors and sponsors to provide opportunities to even more boys.

Let Me Run Columbus

The Columbus, Ohio, region continues to provide scholarships to more than 30% of its participants. Your donation helps open doors for even more boys to experience the confidence, connection, and growth that Let Me Run provides.

Let Me Run Seattle

Did you know that more than 30% of Let Me Run boys in the Greater Seattle Region require scholarship support to participate in our program?

We are committed to offering Let Me Run to every boy who wants to run, regardless of his family’s financial situation. Through team sponsorships and individual scholarships, we never turn away a boy unable to pay the registration fee.

Tyler M., Runner

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I’ve been in it for 3 seasons now, and I have mainly found my second family with my coaches and my teammates at Ida Rankin Elementary School...My experience as a Let Me Run boy has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life.

FALL 2024 COACH

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The boys built so much self-confidence. The returning Let Me Run boys set higher goals for themselves and surpassed their goals!

Elizabeth P., WA Coach

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The best part has been seeing the boys grow in their running and the way they motivate themselves. They set goals on the runs of when they will take walk breaks and it's been neat to watch how they have developed their own mantras and strategies naturally throughout the season.

Tyler M., Let Me Run Parent

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My son took a risk by doing something he wasn't 100% comfortable trying. He formed friendships with teammates and was prompted to consider lessons he may not otherwise have had an opportunity to reflect upon.

Let Me Run Parent

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This was the first organized sports activity that my son loved from start to finish. He learned to persevere and challenge himself. I appreciated the coaches brought such a positive approach to each season.

DJ, Runner

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Let Me Run encouraged me to do better in class; to focus and study at home. It taught me that I need to keep encouraging myself to do better.

Rosy B., Coach

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It just makes me feel really good to know that I am helping shape these boys’ lives to help them grow up to be strong confident men who are going to be non-violent, who are going to be themselves and promote respectful behaviors.

Wilson O., Runner

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I’m not always the first guy to cross the finish line, but I still persevere. It’s great to be able to run a 5k and win a medal you know you’ve earned yourself...Let Me Run felt like a safe place where I could talk to coaches and friends about my troubles and they could give me advice on how to get through them.

Max, Alumni

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If I didn’t have running, I honestly don’t know what my life would be like. Probably the biggest Let Me Run lesson that stuck with me is to never give up.

Julian S., Runner

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I was a little nervous. I thought I wasn't fast enough like the other kids. I thought they might not like me because I was in a wheelchair. Once I got started, I was happy and that it was fun.

Tina P., Parent

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Since starting Let Me Run just one year ago, his running has gone from running after school with his teammates at Let Me Run to just returning from the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships.

Sharon M., Parent

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When Bobby was struggling to survive that first year of life and was suffering from congestive heart failure I was just praying for him to live and to maybe be able to walk and talk, but never would have dreamed that someday he would be running 5k.

Jennifer B., Parent

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Just seeing Liam interested in something that involves exercise and teamwork is huge! Typical of kids with Asperger Syndrome, he has shied away from both until now. I'm so grateful to see him engaged and having fun — and making friends!