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And I was, Hey, I'm thinkingaboutrunning 100 miles.
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Andsoandhewaslike, Yes, definitely.
Thatsoundsgreat.
Andsokindofthroughthroughthat, I startedtokindof, like, connectthedotsaswell.
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Well, ifwe'regonnadothislike, uh, I wouldlovetofind a waytoconnect a bunchofdifferentpeople.
So I kindoflearnedabout, like, Instagramlivewherepeoplecouldkindofjumpintothescreenandinteracttogether.
Sowhatif I wentfor a reallylongrunandwasabletoconnectandcommunicatewithpeoplefromallaroundtheworldandtheywereabletoworkoutwithme, whetherit's insideoroutsideofrunalongwithme, Butalso I thinkthatwouldbeawesome.
Andthen I keptkindoflikeexpandingtheideabecause I personallyworkinthefootwearindustryaswellandworkwith a lotoftheserunspecialtyretailersupinNewYorkCity.
So I waslike, Okay, well, ifwehavethisbigaudienceaswellwhatif I justputup a donationpageandwe'reableThio, raise a littlebitofmoneyandgetbacktothesestrugglingretail?