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#RUNWITHME
ABOUT US
RUN WITH ME IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON PRINCIPLES OF LOVE, ACCOUNTABILITY, COURAGE, AND STRENGTH FOR INDIVIDUALS. WE ARE A DIVERSE RUNNING COMMUNITY FILLED WITH MILITARY, FAMILY, VETERANS, AND FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. WE STRIVE TO STAY ACTIVE AND HELP OTHERS AS WE BETTER OURSELVES.
OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE, MAKE THE WORLD BETTER WITH A GROUND UP APPROACH, STARTING WITH SELF. WE SHARE THE BELIEF THAT INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK TOGETHER ACCOMPLISH MORE. THE MORE THE INDIVIDUALS OF A COMMUNITY BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER, THE STRONGER THAT COMMUNITY BECOMES. WE TAKE HONOR IN SPREADING LOVE, GIVING, MENTORING AND INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE, THE YOUTH. WE KNOW OUR FUTURE IS DETERMINED BY WHAT WE DO TODAY. WE EMBRACE THIS TASK BY CONTINUOUSLY UTILIZING OUR EFFORTS AS A RUN COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR KIDS TO GROW. EVERY MEMBER OF THIS GROUP WAS DEEMED THE FUTURE ONCE. WE DIDN'T HAVE RUN WITH ME, BUT WE HAD A BELIEF THAT WE WOULD BE GREAT. AS ADULTS, WE HAVE THE SHARED BELIEF THAT WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO TODAY'S YOUTH TO HAVE BRIGHT ASPIRING FUTURES.
WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN:
- BESSEMER, AL
- HERNDON, VA
- LEXINGTON, KY
AND NOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS ONLINE!
LABYRON KING
RUN WITH ME, FOUNDER
LABYRON KING IS THE FOUNDER OF RUNWITHME. LABYRON IS A NATIVE OF ALABAMA AND AN ARMY VETERAN. LABYRON CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR RUNWITHME WHILE ON A RUN AS A CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR IN BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN IN 2019. RUNWITHME WAS INITIALLY A RUN CLUB FOR FRIENDLY COMPETITION. LABYRON’S COMING INTO FATHERHOOD GAVE HIM A STRONGER SENSITIVITY TO THE NEEDS OF YOUTH. GROWING UP IN A SINGLE PARENT HOME, LABYRON FELT THE NEED TO FORM AN ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS YOUTH. THOUGH HE HAD ALREADY BEGUN EFFORTS TO ASSIST HIS COMMUNITY, HE BEGAN THE PROCESS TO MAKE RUNWITHME A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN JUNE 2021. IN FEBRUARY 2022, RUNWITHME WAS GRANTED OFFICIAL 501(C)(3) STATUS.
AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT LABYRON IS THAT HE ABSOLUTELY HATED RUNNING DURING HIS SERVICE TIME, IT IS A PASSION HE DEVELOPED AFTER HE SERVED HIS TIME. LABYRON RECEIVED HIS MBA FROM GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY AND IS CURRENTLY IN PURSUIT OF HIS PHD IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. LABYRON’S GOAL IS TO USE RUNWITHME AS A MEANS TO ADVOCATING THE ADVANTAGES OF CARDIO HEALTH, WHILE GENERATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT YOUTH.