The purpose of our organization is to raise funds to support  missionaries thru running. God laid it on my heart right after my 1st half marathon to start this non profit organization.   He said well now that you love to run, lets channel this passion to better His kingdom.  I started running in October of 2009, I hated to run and it didnt help that I was overweight, but a group of ladies at my church said come and run with us on Wednesdays and I fell in love with running.  It is a great time to talk to God and praise him for all he does in our lives. I started out running a half mile in October and slowly went up in half a mile increments. Then with God by my side I decided to run the half marathon in St Louis in April 2010.  It was hard but my loving husband ran with me, even though he could have taken off, seeing as he has been running most of his life.  God knew I needed him to accomplish this goal and he stayed with me the entire 13.1 miles.  Shortly after the half , I realized that I wanted to be a running billboard for Christ, so what better way than to have shirts made called running4Jesus and thats were it all started!  Now almost 2 years later we have raised money for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and have helped send students in the fusion programs to countries abroad.  Now we are raising money to help fund our churches mission programs.

Bass
Pro Dogwood Canyon
50K Trail

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 December 23 2011 my longest race yet.  My friend Melissa and I ran the 50k and my husband John ran the 25k.  This race was by far the hardest race I have ever ran and was the most rewarding one the actually finish was an accomplishment! The race took 7 hrs and 51 mins, but with the hills and terrain I was happy just to finish!

2nd Half Marathon St Jude Memphis December 2010

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The St Jude Half Marathon was in Memphis, TN December 4th 2010.  The weather was exceptionally warm for this time of year, which made for a great race.  I would tell anyone looking to run a race, that this is the one to run.  So many people came out to support this awesome cause! I had a personal best of 2 hrs and 10 minutes!

My 1st race  Turkey Trot November 09
 Elizabeth, my baby boy Ethan and me

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My friend Elizabeth asked me if I would do the 5k Turkey Trot at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.  I had never ran in a race, much less more than 2 miles, but with God by my side and a encouraging sister in Christ I completed in 38 minutes, not a great time, but an awesome feeling for me!

Turkey Trot Fort Leonard Wood 2010

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To celebrate the annivesary of my 1st race and 1 year of running, what better way then to run the exact same race I did a year ago.  Elizabeth and I ran the  race in 26:15, WOW what a difference a year can make.  This is diffently a personal record for both of us.  God is so good, all the time!

Turkey Trot FLW 2011 3rd time

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My 3rd time to run the turkey trot, time was relatively the same from the previous year, but a great way to commemorate my love of running;) My little girl Elyssa and my baby boy Ethan by my side after the finish:)