2022 Patriot Challenge Impact
GallantFew is the WHY. Patriot Challenge is the HOW.
GallantFew‘s Patriot Challenge is a nationwide military transition advocacy and community fitness event. Patriot Challenge connects, inspires, and thanks our military community for their sacrifices. The war may be over, but the battle within never is. It’s our mission to support veterans, service members, and their families to facilitate a transition from military service to a civilian life full of hope and purpose.
No battle is fought alone, and we’re honored to have you join us in this one.
The target: $350,000
Where we’re at: $276,476
100% of the money raised during Patriot Challenge directly supports the world-class transition and reintegration services GallantFew provides to our military community. GallantFew is proud to maintain an overhead rate that does not exceed 5%. (This means $0.95 of every dollar goes directly towards services GallantFew provides, and $0.05 goes towards investing in those services.)
A belated #medalmonday🏅 from the philly_marathon weekend!
Real talk I was a little nervous to do the Patriot Challenge (7 AM half marathon and then 11AM 8K races on the same day) because I`ve only ever done weekend long or shorter race challenges and didn`t know how the half marathon would go. BUT LOOK AT THE BLING🤣
In the end I ran the half and had fun+ felt good. My legs were stiff for the 8K, but I got the chance to run with my brother at a pace that felt good (thank goodness it was slower than I anticipated!). So if you`re scared to do the thing, just do it 🎉
#runphilly #phillyhalfmarathon #philadelphiahalfmarathon #dietzandwatson #aacr #running #runningtogether #racemedal #racebling #patriotchallenge #run856
A belated #medalmonday🏅 from the philly_marathon weekend!
Real talk I was a little nervous to do the Patriot Challenge (7 AM half marathon and then 11AM 8K races on the same day) because I`ve only ever done weekend long or shorter race challenges and didn`t know how the half marathon would go. BUT LOOK AT THE BLING🤣
In the end I ran the half and had fun+ felt good. My legs were stiff for the 8K, but I got the chance to run with my brother at a pace that felt good (thank goodness it was slower than I anticipated!). So if you`re scared to do the thing, just do it 🎉
#runphilly #phillyhalfmarathon #philadelphiahalfmarathon #dietzandwatson #aacr #running #runningtogether #racemedal #racebling #patriotchallenge #run856
philly_marathon weekend was like a blur but shout-out to the best part-THE PEOPLE! Special shout-out to my fellow ambassadors, Al & Crystal, my brother, my Run Happy teammates and everyone I knew running this weekend 😁
Runners are the best people!
I`ve got more race thoughts and the good & bad to share but first it`s pie time👍
#phillylove #phillymarathon #philadephia #RunHappyTeam #phillymarathonambassador #runningtogether #runnerscommunity #halfmarathon #patriotchallenge
philly_marathon weekend was like a blur but shout-out to the best part-THE PEOPLE! Special shout-out to my fellow ambassadors, Al & Crystal, my brother, my Run Happy teammates and everyone I knew running this weekend 😁
Runners are the best people!
I`ve got more race thoughts and the good & bad to share but first it`s pie time👍
#phillylove #phillymarathon #philadephia #RunHappyTeam #phillymarathonambassador #runningtogether #runnerscommunity #halfmarathon #patriotchallenge
How do you train for, recover and fuel for two races that are almost back to back?
That was a puzzle that piqued my interest. It got me excited to get out and start training again to see if I could figure it out.
There was a bit of trial and error but once I got things dialled in, I knew I had a plan that would work.
I had a blast training for this. It certainty didn’t feel like a chore, although I will say there was one double run day that I was less than enthused about 😅. One thing I discovered was that I actually run quite well after a really long warm up. Who knew? 🤷🏻♀️
I would definitely do something like this again. And likely not throw a trail race in the mix in a the lead up #alwayslearning 😅
Swipe through for details on what my training looked like, how I figured things out, how I fuelled and what I did between races.
Questions? Ask away or shoot me a DM!
#pkpc #pkperformancecoaching #endurancecoach #runcoach #womensrunningcommunity #halfmarathon #patriotchallenge #phillyhalfmarathon #runnergirl #postmenopausalrunner #runningpostmenopause #menopausalathletes #fitover50
How do you train for, recover and fuel for two races that are almost back to back?
That was a puzzle that piqued my interest. It got me excited to get out and start training again to see if I could figure it out.
There was a bit of trial and error but once I got things dialled in, I knew I had a plan that would work.
I had a blast training for this. It certainty didn’t feel like a chore, although I will say there was one double run day that I was less than enthused about 😅. One thing I discovered was that I actually run quite well after a really long warm up. Who knew? 🤷🏻♀️
I would definitely do something like this again. And likely not throw a trail race in the mix in a the lead up #alwayslearning 😅
Swipe through for details on what my training looked like, how I figured things out, how I fuelled and what I did between races.
Questions? Ask away or shoot me a DM!
#pkpc #pkperformancecoaching #endurancecoach #runcoach #womensrunningcommunity #halfmarathon #patriotchallenge #phillyhalfmarathon #runnergirl #postmenopausalrunner #runningpostmenopause #menopausalathletes #fitover50
Happy #MedalMonday ! On Saturday I ran the Philly Patriot Challenge: Half Marathon & 8K. #runPA #RunPhilly #medalsmedalsmedals #PatriotChallenge #PMW2023 #PhillyMarathon #Runningintomy50s #run215 #runningover50 #run50states #50stateshalfmarathonclub
#100halfmarathonsclub #halffanatics
#irunwithmaud
#weonlylookthin #simplyfitnow
Happy #MedalMonday ! On Saturday I ran the Philly Patriot Challenge: Half Marathon & 8K. #runPA #RunPhilly #medalsmedalsmedals #PatriotChallenge #PMW2023 #PhillyMarathon #Runningintomy50s #run215 #runningover50 #run50states #50stateshalfmarathonclub
#100halfmarathonsclub #halffanatics
#irunwithmaud
#weonlylookthin #simplyfitnow
i am > i was❤️🩹 #hellday #patriotchallenge
Goals for the philly_marathon half marathon and 8K Saturday: #1 Have fun. #2 Don`t have an anxiety attack.
Both goals completed 😁
Lots of thoughts I`ll share over the next few days but thanks to all my fellow ambassadors, the pro athletes, Al & Crystal, and the people of Philly. I love this city ❤️
#phillylove #phillymarathon #patriotchallenge #halfmarathon #mylilytrotters #bmorerunning #RunHappyTeam #irunthisbody
Goals for the philly_marathon half marathon and 8K Saturday: #1 Have fun. #2 Don`t have an anxiety attack.
Both goals completed 😁
Lots of thoughts I`ll share over the next few days but thanks to all my fellow ambassadors, the pro athletes, Al & Crystal, and the people of Philly. I love this city ❤️
#phillylove #phillymarathon #patriotchallenge #halfmarathon #mylilytrotters #bmorerunning #RunHappyTeam #irunthisbody
This weekend ended up different than expected, but not necessarily bad! Thanks to my bonus Abbott gift at NYC (#iykyk 😂), I had to pull out of philly_marathon this year. This was really sad at first since Philly is my favorite marathon and I was going to do the #freedomchallenge again this year because I loved it so much last year. But I felt better when I thought about the opportunity to cheer on my people who were going for milestones!!! laurenjawnelle got TWO PR’s in one day yesterday- a time PR on her half marathon AND a distance PR as she completed the #patriotchallenge (half plus 8k)!!! And I got to go in person to cheer with roadandtrackintrace (and met him in real life for the first time!!!) for makowski85 and justin_occ !!! makowski85 absolutely crushed his first Freedom Challenge (half plus 8k plus full marathon)!!! And justin_occ overcame medical issues and recent hospitalization to get to a strong finish on his marathon today!!! I am so proud of them as well as my fellow acsdnation and callingallturtles runners who crushed their goals this weekend!!! Congrats everyone!!! 🎉🥳👏🎊🍾🥂 #phillymarathon #gritty #friends
This weekend ended up different than expected, but not necessarily bad! Thanks to my bonus Abbott gift at NYC (#iykyk 😂), I had to pull out of philly_marathon this year. This was really sad at first since Philly is my favorite marathon and I was going to do the #freedomchallenge again this year because I loved it so much last year. But I felt better when I thought about the opportunity to cheer on my people who were going for milestones!!! laurenjawnelle got TWO PR’s in one day yesterday- a time PR on her half marathon AND a distance PR as she completed the #patriotchallenge (half plus 8k)!!! And I got to go in person to cheer with roadandtrackintrace (and met him in real life for the first time!!!) for makowski85 and justin_occ !!! makowski85 absolutely crushed his first Freedom Challenge (half plus 8k plus full marathon)!!! And justin_occ overcame medical issues and recent hospitalization to get to a strong finish on his marathon today!!! I am so proud of them as well as my fellow acsdnation and callingallturtles runners who crushed their goals this weekend!!! Congrats everyone!!! 🎉🥳👏🎊🍾🥂 #phillymarathon #gritty #friends
Weekend well spent 🤩
