Charlie Dreizen: Still I Run Challenge

A few weeks ago, one of my dear friends and brothers, Charlie Dreizen, passed on from this world in his sleep and left behind a torch for us to pick up.

The people we lose aren’t just a statistic, a face on the screen, or a sad story. Charlie was someone’s son, someone’s cousin, someone’s childhood best friend, someone’s friend, someone’s supporter, someone’s school mate, someone’s skateboarding friend, someone’s actor, and someone’s reason to smile. There’s a part of that person in everyone that is broken and is never the same afterwards. That void never gets filled, and if you’ve ever had to go through this kind of situation before, you know there is no going back. You just hope that things can be normal again one day.

The greatest tribute you can give to your pain, and to that period of growth in your life, is to use your position of success, of empathy for the rough times, and pull other people out of their rough patches. We’re all one community, lets act like it.

On April 28th, Charlie would have been another year older. Lets honor that year by bringing a team of runners together to raise funds for the Still I Run Community. We’re hosting a Precision Run Studio Class to raise funds in honor of Charlie’s memory. Come join us at 7:30 p.m. at 12 W 21st Street, New York, NY, 10010.

We do the best by the memory of the people who don’t exist in our lives when we carry them in our hearts. Help me honor Charlie by helping contribute to the Starting Line Scholarship. We use the funds from this initiative to help acquire sneakers, entry to a 5k and running bibs for kids to get them into running at a young age, to build community and to empower people through exercise.

We’re in the business of replacing Apathy with hope. Help me be apart of the solution.

Runners: Start your own fundraising challenge for your next race by clicking here.