It would take me less than 7 weeks to run from Kalamazoo to New York City - 47 days of straight 15 mile runs.  That is totally doable.  If I had all day to go 15 miles, I could do that.  A lot of people could. That would be 15 x 7 = 105 miles per week.

No turns

No turns, this run is a dart, I climb over all obstacles.  This is not a road run, it’s an obstacle run.  I’ll have to curve around lake though, not gonna swim lake Erie…

Why do this?  Besides that it would make me stronger, be a story to tell for the rest of my life, and fun?

If I run from Kalamazoo to NYC, I’ll get some good press about it.  I can call every mayor and newspaper from here to New York telling them my story about Obstacle Running and the Young Minds Foundation and why I’m running, that I’ll be running through their town on x day and would like to do some service and give a talk to inspire the youth of their community as well as raise money for my dream of founding this school.  I need the best most powerful people to know me and my goals.  Once I’ve built these bridges, couldn’t only the sky be the limit??

Sponsorship

I can alert various sports clothing and shoe companies (Gazelle Sports, Jalas, Nike etc.) of my goal and ask for samples of their products in order to blog about them on my journey.  At the end, I’ll designate the best of class in each category of my equipment which the sponsors can brag about.  Foods, vitamins, sleeping bag, cell phone, backpack, ipod, headlight – anything that’s essential!!  Check out my heavy terrain obstacle running shoes!

I only need 2 legs and 2 lists:

1. Mayors

2. Companies

Check!

Founding Principles

We turn the most disadvantaged into scholar-athlete job-creators by pairing each youth with a gifted student athlete to build camaraderie and sustain a rhythm of life through mutual training and goal setting.

Email Pen Pal Mentorship Initiative

Connect local youths to top-tier mentors within my personal network. Since email is fast, unlimited in scope, and completely free, it is the most efficient way to influence the lives of others.

Self-sustaining Business Plan

Ideabuds will seek to contract the manufacturing of 3 simple product prototypes and license to distributors such as Nike, Addidas, Everlast, etc. as well as teach our students to develop successful internet businesses of their own.