Austin Hastings

Lessons learned from my first full marathon and fundraiser

26.2 miles run, 5 hours 3 minutes, sore legs, over $5,500 raised for charity, 15lbs shed, countless clif shot bloks consumed and one heck of a fun time. It had always seemed as if marathon running was a sport for the hard-core athlete, and until recently, I’d never seriously considered attempting one.  At best, I had [...]

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26.2 miles run and over $5,000 raised

Thanks to your support, I’m excited to announce that we’ve met and exceeded the $5,000 fundraiser goal as of August 3. We still have a few days until the fundraiser close on the 10th, so I encourage you to make a donation of any size if you haven’t yet - it’s exciting to see how [...]

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Fundraiser: 72% there!

I returned Monday from an incredible two weeks in the Peruvian desert and Andes mountains to find an inbox full of donations.  Thank you for all of the support as this fundraiser draws closer to its completion.  The donations, and messages accompanying them have filled me with more gratitude then I can really convey through [...]

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“Another Runner” Interview

I had the pleasure this 4th of July morning to wake up early and call my buddy Adam “The Zen Runner” Tinkoff.  Adam gets to run in all kinds of great places as he travels the world for his work as an event director. He was kind enough to interview me about the Hospice [...]

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Motivation to Move Interview

In terms of getting up to speed with the Hospice Fundraiser effort, I’m grateful to have had such a supportive family. My father, sister and I lived through a lot when mom was passing, and it’s been an incredible journey for each of us to move forward in our lives in as positive way [...]

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