In June I wrote about how we as runners do a lot to support charity. Most of our running adventures support organizations through fund raising efforts. A newer thing has been giving old shoes to international organizations to provide shoes for the shoeless.

Anne Mahlum took a different approach. On her morning runs she consistently passed a group of homeless guys. She got to know them through echanging greetings and such. One morning while running she decided to take it beyond pleasantries toward something life changing, for both her and her homeless friends.

But one day in May, Mahlum said, “I looked back, and I was like, ‘I am cheating these guys. Why am I just running past them and leaving them there?'”

Mahlum created the first homeless running club in Philadelphia. Then took it even further: She and her new friends created a non-profit called “Back on My Feet” to help the homeless men get back on their feet, literally and figuratively.

You can see more by watching this ABC News Clip and be sure to visit Back on My Feet.

[tags] Charity, Charitable, Running, Homeless, Back on My Feet [/tags]