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Move a Million Miles for Ryan Hall

Picture this. You’re an Olympian. You’ve spent years preparing for one competition, and it starts in 30 seconds. What’s going through your head? Confidence or fear?

Move a Million Miles for Ryan Hall will take on a different meaning for everybody. I hope that when Ryan stands on the starting line in Beijing this August, he has confidence in his heart because of the love from people who support him and support his dreams.

So what is it?

The “Move A Million Miles for Ryan” campaign is a community spirit initiative sponsored by The Lighthouse Project, which is dedicated to creating a child honoring community in Big Bear.

Inspired by Ryan’s continual quest for excellence, The Lighthouse Project is challenging the community surrounding Big Bear Lake, California to get up and out, and “move a million miles” between now and Ryan’s August 24 race date in Beijing, China during the 2008 Summer Olympic games.

Our goals are simple…

• Cultivating a positive community culture through shared pride and support for Ryan
• Creating opportunities for community members from all walks of life to engage together in a common and fun purpose
• Encouraging all members of the community to be physically active and enjoy the beauty of our mountain community’s environment
• Demonstrating many positive examples for our youth including integrity, commitment, involvement and a sense of pride in our community

Getting involved is easy. The rules are few (you can read them at the official MMM4RH site), and there is no money involved. All you have to do is step up to the challenge put to us as a community; move a million miles, and log it, by Ryan’s race on August 24, 2008.

Official “Move a Million Miles for Ryan Hall” site