I’d like to personally thank all of you who donated their time and money towards this fundraiser, making it a huge success. At the end of the day we were able to pull together a little over $9,000 for Back on My Feet Dallas! I started volunteering with this charity in 2011. I remember sitting at the inaugural breakfast listening to Anne Mahlum's, founder of BOMF, story on how BOMF was born. Her story was inspiring and I knew I wanted to help. The unique program gave an opportunity to a select few of less fortunate homeless people who wanted to earn a chance to make a change in their life. Over the years I've dedicated time to teach financial literacy courses, and I have helped hosted the Rugged and Raw trail run fund raiser event.
I was expecting the run to be a mind numbing experience, but the rotation of different runners throughout the day helped the hours melt away. I was able to stick to my nutrition plan, and I had no problems with my time on the treadmill. I had one toe issue, but after 12 hours on a treadmill I was expecting at least that much to happen.
Treadmill Challenge Fun Facts
· Number of Miles: 72.4
· Number of Steps: 117,400
· Nutrition: 16 Powerbar strawberry banana gel packs, 1 ½ Powerbar peanut butter flavor, 3 2oz packs of almond peanut butter, a hand full of grapes,
· Hydration: Four 24 oz bottles of Powerman perform, water and BASE salt. 2 16 oz bottles of water
· Shoes: Altra One 2.5
· Shorts: 2XU Elite MCS Compression
· Calf Sleeves: 2XU Calf Guard Compression
· Socks: Smartwool low cut trail socks
· Injuries: Blistered right big toe along with toe nail loss.
· Hardest Moments: Starting back up after a 2 to 5 minute bathroom break. The cold weather cooled the body down tightening up the hip flexors.
· Best Moments: Enjoyed the different conversations throughout the day, meeting new people, and having my 9 year old daughter on the treadmill next to me to walk the last five minutes with me.
· Recovery meal: Several slices of pizza

The day was all about raising awareness and raising money for BOMF. I’m very fortunate that I was able to use something I love to do to help those who are in need. My side hobby is endurance sports racing. This year I focused on endurance trail racing to help me prep for this treadmill challenge. This wasn’t something I signed up for and just showed up to run. I made sure my body and mind would be ready to handle the 12 hours of being on a treadmill. I had a really good year of events, and this treadmill challenge was the perfect ending to 2016.
Thank you all again for being a part of it!
Happy Holidays!
..ej