Running Changes People’s Lives
Grand Opening Address – By RUNNR Founder, Toby Claudio (July 17, 2009)
Running changes peoples’ lives. It changed mine and it will change yours.
In behalf of the whole Toby’s organization we’d like to thank you for coming over despite the rains.
Tonight is a culmination of many months of hard work from a lot of passionate people. And we’re all passionate about one thing.
Getting you to run better.
Why running? Take a minute to check out our RUNNR Facebook wall and you’ll find exactly 283 different reasons.
There, in just a span of 1 week, that many people have shared their reasons for running. Almost every one of them is worth reading and some are very meaningful …. One of my favorites is from a Ms. Cherry Paraz who posted on our wall and i quote:
“My dead toenails will grow back, but I may never recover the heart that I lost to running.”
Dead toenails aside, there are a lot of us here like Cherry, who have fallen head over heels in love with Running.
There’s another post on the wall from Alyssa Lim that says: “With each step we become a better version of ourselves.”
Elmar Agdamag shared that “Running for me is a bad habit buster. When i started running seriously i finally stopped smoking and drinking.”
We all have different reasons for running. But we’ve all found out the same thing - RUNNING makes you feel good.
But you might ask, if it’s so great, why isn’t everyone doing it?
And the answer is simple, Running isn’t easy. The repeated stress your body takes while running can cause all sorts of ACHES, PAINS and INJURIES. Especially when you don’t have the correct form and the right running gear.
That’s why we came up with RUNNR.
Because WE CAN ALL BE GREAT RUNNERS. All it takes is a little help.
And RUNNR is here to give just that.
- We’ll help you understand your specific needs based on your foot type and find you the precise shoe that works best for you.
- We can help correct your form so you run better and with less pain.
- And we offer you the best running gear from around the world that will allow you to run faster and further than you ever thought possible
But more than anything else, we want to help you discover exactly what our hundreds of Facebook friends already know.
Running will change you for the better. And like all of us, who have already discovered the joy of running… you will never be the same again.
So in behalf of the whole Toby’s organization, we welcome you to RUNNR, where we promise to help you go beyond your best and DEFY YOUR LIMITS.
Thank you and enjoy your run.
