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CHALLENGE

2026 Grand Rapids Marathon/Half

The Runners:
 

Charles Rodeheffer

High School and College Runner, NCAA certified coach.

Area of Focus: Do the small things: physical therapy exercises, good balance of hard effort and recovery, rotating shoes and gear to maintain peak health.

 

Joseph Vanderkooi

High School and College Runner

Area of Focus: Committing to the process, not taking shortcuts and allowing proper recovery.

The Challenge:

Charles and Joseph entered into training for the Grand Rapids Marathon and Half Marathon with some big goals: maybe a PR, maybe a win, but most of all, they wanted to be healthy and ready to race. In order to achieve those goals, they knew they needed to be intentional about training. They are committed to doing the small things everyday to arrive at the start line healthy and ready to have a great race. They have focused on ONE area to improve during training so they can see what a difference it makes on race day. You can join them with your own fall race challenge: share your race, goals and area of focus with us and we will work together to achieve great things!

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The Gear

Cloudboom Strike

Co-created with athletes for marathons and half marathons, featuring our CloudTec Sphere™ cushioning system for a fast ride and Helion™ HF hyper foam for energy return.

Zero Collection

Ultralight, high-performance tanks, t-shirts, half-tights and shorts for fast, pro-level performance.

Cloud Monster Hyper

A super trainer for long runs and tempo runs. Featuring a CloudTec® cushioning system engineered for a highly responsive ride and Helion™ HF hyper foam for max energy return.

Stop into Striders for each of these great training tools and more!

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I want to join the Challenge!

Just fill out the form, tell us what race you're training for, your goals and Training Focus and be part of the fun!

Thanks for joining the Challenge!

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