A NEW NUMBER FOR A NEW YEAR

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With a new year beginning, at The Run Beyond Project we are looking forward to reaching out to more and more students in 2023!

To date we have worked with over 274 graduates across a few dozen schools and last year we saw our students reach their goal race at a host of different events including the GC50 Fun Run on the Gold Coast, the Coffs Harbour Running Festival, the Mount Panorama Punish, Blackmore Sydney Running Festival, Sydney Marathon Clinic and Fishers Ghost Run.

The stories that each of these students have to tell are inspirational. Their dedication to the Project and to reaching their goal is testament to their resilience and commitment and the feeling of achievement that each and every one of them shows is a joy to see.  Of course, all of this is only achievable with the dedication of the extraordinary teachers who give up their own time to run the program within their schools.

As we reach more students, there’s a growing sense of pride that we’re able to make some sort of positive contribution to these stories, and to the communities in which we operate. These stories reflect our values of inclusion, empowerment and belief, and show that our impact goes beyond the finish line. As we head into the new year we look forward to sharing more stories with you and to having you join us on this amazing journey!

Twenty-four teams managed to complete Beyond Borders Virtual Run by covering the 876 kilometres in the 3 week period, with The Mile(age) High Club covering an amazing 3,332km, Goats covering 2,774km and KEO 9 Sole Mates covering 2,245km. Congratulations to The Mile(age) High Club who not only covered the greatest distance, but were also first across the line, winning each of their team members a $600 voucher from our great supporter, On

On the fundraising front, it was an amazing year with support coming in for runners undertaking marathons around the world and culminating in Rhodes Runners undertaking a special challenge on the final day – a Parramatta to Sydney Opera House run!

In total, more than $55,000 was raised over the three weeks…that equates to around 5 new schools being able to join Run Beyond next year!

A special thanks goes out to all of our teams including our long time, and year round, supporters Rhodes Runners, Sydney Striders, and On Running and, for the first time in 2024, KEO International Consultants, who fielded an incredible 13 teams with 130 participants and donated an amazing $25,000!

Overall it was a fantastic effort by all teams and individuals and an effort that will see us able to bring the Project to many more schools in 2025!

Of course, none of this would be possible without the help of our supporters, On RunningKnightswood House, Sydney Striders, Second SkinThree Bridges Run and Ultra Series Australia.

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