Back on My Feet

Tim says he's been an avid runner, even during his substance use.

So when he learned about Back on My Feet, a nonprofit that partners with a shelter to support residents through running and community, he joined.

Six months later, Back on My Feet says Tim was among its strongest and most dedicated runners in New York.

So the organization offered to sponsor his marathon entry.

And as he puts in the miles, Tim says the benefits extended well beyond his running times.

I just wanted to run that back, guys.

Before that, she founded Back on My Feet, an organization that uses running and community to help people experiencing homelessness transform their lives.

So we're talking about somebody who has built extraordinary things, taken enormous risks, and bet on herself at the highest level.

But here's what I loved about this conversation, friends.

Today's guest is Anne Mahlum, and she's an absolute force of nature and a giant.

She's the founder of SolidCore, which she built from one single studio into one of the most successful fitness brands in the country, ultimately exiting for nearly $100 million.

Before that, she founded Back On My Feet, using running to help people experiencing homelessness changes their lives, no big deal.

She's an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, athlete, wife, now a new mom, and somebody who has repeatedly bettered herself at the highest level.

Again, you can buy tickets to that pasta party at the American Museum of Natural History on our website, nyrr.org. Well, Bex, another thing that's special about this year's marathon, of course, is this huge charity fundraising goal that we have this year for the first time ever, looking to raise $100 million for the over 650 charities that are a part of the official charity program of the TCS New York City Marathon.

Last week, we talked to an incredibly inspiring charity called Back on My Feet.

This week, we want to bring you stories from the first official charity partner of the New York City Marathon, Fred's Team.

They are the official running program of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

I wasn't doing anything with my life other than, um, you know, kind of going to, like, meetings, uh, like AA, NA, HA meetings.

Um, but then I, I randomly saw a flyer for a group called Back On My Feet.

So Back On My Feet's an organization that runs with the homeless.

Um, here in Indianapolis, they have a few different locations, um, that they run with, and they-- the sign said, "Hey, come run with us, find your community, and, you know, see what happens." And I, I don't know what made me read this sign and be like, "Oh yeah, I can do that." Um, I had always enjoyed fitness.

I-- Every time I got into jail or started to get, like, a little healthy, put a little weight on, I was always somebody who would work out.

... and whatever led them to that point, we don't know.

Um, and most of them aren't ready to change at that current moment.

Um, but you might find that one individual that is ready to change, like me, um, when I went to Back on My Feet, and that's when you can be the difference maker.

Over 650 charities are part of this charity program this year with a goal of raising $100 million for these great causes.

Well, one of those causes is an organization called Back on My Feet, and this is a group that meets at 5:30 in the morning, three days a week, in cities all over the country.

And it's not just a normal running club.

A lot of running clubs meet up early, but this is a group of runners who mostly are individuals who are living in shelters and treatment programs, and the morning run is where the next chapter of their lives really begins.

This November, a team of what they call their fundraisers will line up for the 50th five borough TCS New York City Marathon, and the CEO of this amazing organization, Back on My Feet, is here with us today, along with some people who join them for these runs on these weekday mornings.

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