GUEST OF. THE SHOW HERE THIS MORNING, HOPE OF IS 45 MILES OF HOPE EVENT THIS WEEKEND. IT’S THEIR ANNUAL EVENT. IT WILL BE A TON OF FUN AND IT ALSO ENSURES THAT TRIAD CHILDREN IN NEED WILL HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY MEALS TO A GREAT CAUSE ABSOLUTELY. AND JOINING US NOW IS TYLER. HE’S A DEVELOPMENTAL DIRECTOR HOPE OF WINSTON-SALEM AND JUSTIN BAILEY, HE IS THE ULTRAMARATHON RUNNER, A HOPE HERO AND IMPRESS SURVIVOR ENTIRE YOU INTRO FOR BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING US SO MUCH. OKAY. SO JUSTIN I WANT TO START WITH YOU THIS MORNING. CAN YOU SORT OF EXPLAIN HOW THIS EVENT GOT, ITS START? YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAYS THAT. I COULD USE MY MY RUNNING. I LIKE TO RUN. SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAYS THAT I COULD USE RUNNING FOR A FOR A PURPOSE. YOU KNOW, AND THIS CAME AROUND ABOUT 2020 WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY INCREASING MY MILES BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS LOCKED UP. AND SO WHY NOT RUN MORE, YOU KNOW, GET THE MILES UP? AND, YOU KNOW, I, I KNEW ABOUT HOPE’S MISSION THERE. REALLY TRYING TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE AT RISK OF HUNGER EVERY DAY. AND IT’S A IT’S A BIGGER ISSUE THAN I THINK MOST PEOPLE REALIZE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT MISS. AND I REALLY IT AND I REACHED OUT TO HOPE TO SEE IF WE COULD PUT TOGETHER THIS IDEA. YOU KNOW, IT WAS AROUND THE TIME OF MY BIRTHDAY, 43 MILES IN THE TV BOWL. THAT WAS TWO. THAT WAS THREE YEARS AGO. RIGHT SO 43 MILES THAT YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING IT AT KIMBERLY PARK MADE A LOT OF SENSE. WELL, BECAUSE THERE’S A NICE WALKING TRAIL THERE THAT’S A HALF MILE LOOP. SO IT DRAWS IN TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE’RE HOPE’S ARE SO NOW 45 MILES AN HOUR AND IT RIGHT THROUGH YOUR BIRTHDAY AGAIN. THAT’S RIGHT. ANOTHER MILE EVERY YEAR. AND ALSO YEAH THIS YEAR YOU KNOW THE FIRST TWO YEARS WAS WAS KIND OF A TEST MODE WE HAD COMMUNITY COMING OUT BUT IT WAS IN SMALLER NUMBERS. THIS YEAR. WE’VE BEEN REDUCED TO ONE MILE FUN, RUN A5K AND A TEN K, AND WE REALLY WANT ALL FITNESS LEVELS TO BE ABLE TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN BE A PART OF IT. I’M GOING TO BE RUNNING THE WHOLE TIME OTHER PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND DO WHATEVER WANT AND AND THAT’S PERFECTLY I LOVE TO SEE EVERYBODY OUT THERE AND JUST SAY HI AND ANGRY PEOPLE. AND YOU KNOW, THERE IS THE ACTUAL RACE AS WELL, IF THAT’S YOUR THING. SO THERE’S ALSO A LOT OF OTHER FUN EVENTS WE ARE PLANNING FOR ENTIRE DAY. THAT’S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE THIS CAN REALLY FREAK PEOPLE OUT RIGHT? IF THEY’RE NOT A RUNNER LIKE YOU WOULD LOOK AT THIS AND SAY, WELL, I CAN’T DO THAT, BUT YOU DON’T WANT THAT TO DETER PEOPLE. YOU WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND GO AS THEY PLEASE. RIGHT AND TYLER, YOU CAN SPEAK THIS EVENT AS WELL, HOW YOU HAVE ALL THIS EVOLVE, YOU KNOW, SINCE THEIR YEAR WITH INCLUDING MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN RIGHT. WE ALWAYS SAY YOU CAN RUN A LITTLE. YOU CAN RUN A LOT, YOU CAN JUMP IN AND THEN YOU TIME THE ONE ONE MILE, THE FIVE K THE TEN K, A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURED. BUT AS FAR AS RUNNING, HE’S RUNNING THE WHOLE TIME. RUN WHEN YOU CAN CHEER HIM ON, IT’LL BE A LOT OF FUN. THERE’S KIDS ACTIVITIES WITH CRAZY. THEY DO A LOT OF EXERCISE ACTIVITIES. WE’LL HAVE FITNESS WILL HAVE TOO. BUT IT’S TARGETED FOR KIDS, KIDS, YOGA, HAVE THEM RELAX A LITTLE BIT. THE THE EVENT IS DEFINITELY INVOLVED. WE’LL HAVE SOME FOOD DRINKS AVAILABLE AND WE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND HAVE A FUN, FAMILY FRIENDLY DAY. IT’S REALLY EVOLVED TO INCLUDE EVERYBODY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERYBODY IS INCLUDED, EVERYBODY. SO PEOPLE JUST STOP BY IT. IT’LL BE A FUN DAY. THIS IS FANTASTIC AND WE KNOW THAT HOPE IS ALSO DOING WORK IN THE COMMUNITY LIKE WE SAID. CAN YOU SORT OF EXPLAIN HOW EVENTS LIKE THIS HELP THE MISSION FOR HOPE JUST GO A LOT FURTHER IN OUR COMMUNITY? EVERY NONPROFIT WE NEED THINGS WE NEED OBVIOUSLY WE NEED DONATED ITEMS AND WE NEED VOLUNTEERS WITH AN EVENT LIKE THIS, IT BRINGS IT HITS THREE TOUCH POINTS. THE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, IT’S COME OVER $12,000 NOW FOR US. WE WE PREP PROCURE AND DELIVER A THOUSAND MEALS AND 3,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND TO CHILDREN IN FOOD DESERTS AND THEIR. A THOUSAND MEALS. THAT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO DO THAT. DONATIONS $12,000 GOES SO FAR TO A EFFORT LIKE US. SO EVENTS GO SUCH LONG WAY. WE LOVE TO SIGN UP VOLUNTEERS. IF WE DIDN’T HAVE VOLUNTEERS WE COULDN’T DO THIS WORK. SO THAT’S WHY WHEN JUSTIN CALLED AND, YOU KNOW, I PICKED MY CHIN OFF THE FLOOR WHEN HE SAID HE WENT 43 MILES AND NOW 45, WHICH WE COULDN’T HE’S HE’S A SUPER HOPER. WE WERE VERY TO INTRODUCE HOPE TO HIS GROUP OF FRIENDS. AND NOW MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING ON BOARD TO LEARN ABOUT US. JOIN US AND GET INVOLVED. HOW FANTASTIC TO SEE THIS RELATIONSHIP TURN SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT TO EVEN STRETCH YOUR MISSION FARTHER. JUSTIN, GOOD LUCK. I CAN IMAGINE WHAT YOU ARE DOING, BUT A GREAT WORK THAT YOU DOING. SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS. MORNING. AND THANK YOU TYLER AS WELL. AGAIN, THIS SATURDAY AT 1130, 45 MILES OF H