David has been Daryl's running partner since they met as part of another run team several years ago. David has a million dollar smile and has no problem charming a crowd. He loves to play games with his newest friend Ashley and can't resist a good beat. His favorite musician is Bruno Mars, but he'll groove to anything you can dance to.
Daryl Ridgely, a co-founder of Duo, captains team David. Daryl started running in 2008 when his wife pointed out that he had put on a few extra pounds. So he started running half marathons and marathons and participating in triathlons. At the prompting, again, of his wife, he decided to try to qualify for the Boston marathon. Amazingly, he did and ran in 2013 and 2014. However, his favorite thing about running is how it frees his mind to think deeply. These days, he'd rather run a race with David than on his own because he loves having an excuse to hang out with David and the rest of the club members.
We believe there's more to running than pace, splits, and medals. Training for and participating in running events opens the door to companionship, friendship, and community, enriching the lives of runners in ways beyond the physical benefits. However, some of us face challenges that prevent us from experiencing the joy (and sorrow) of training and the excitement of race day. We'd like to help change that.
Duo Run Club is building a community of people pursuing a richer life by experiencing the sport of running together. At our core are individual run teams consisting of a runner and a rider who is unable to run on their own for a variety of reasons. Our hope is that both runner and rider experience a deeper sense of our common humanity.
We’re backed by True Sport, a Tempe, AZ based nonprofit.
Duo operates an entirely volunteer organization. 100% of your donation will go to funding run team expenses including race registration fees, team shirts, chair banners and push chairs.
Team David needs funds for David's race registrations. And we'd like to add another team to our club by purchasing a run chair.
All donations are tax deductible.
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Meghan Ridgely
Director, Duo Run Club
meghan@duorunclub.com
True Sport
579 W 6th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281