by trail and sail
now in progress
THE ROAD TO THE IMPOSSIBLE IS REACHED THROUGH POSSIBLE STEPS!!!
Welcome to the 30 Day HAU GEAR Challenge. This challenge was created as a personal endeavor to dedicate 30 days towards becoming stronger physically, mentally, spiritually, and towards making a HUGE impact in the lives of others.
For 30 days,Β you will have the opportunity to challenge yourself to run, walk, or crawl as far and as long as possible.Β
THE CHALLENGE:Β Cover as many indoor or outdoor miles within a 30 day period using foot power. Simple…but not easy π
Why do it? Because its very achievable for most people committed to living a better life and very challenging for those who want to push themselves to greater levels of personal discipline and higher satisfaction. There is no timeclock, no required location to show up, or no one to tell you what you can or can’t do. It’s just you against you. You’re commitment to this challenge is the only measuring stick to your success.
WHY DONATE YOUR MILES
We call it leveraging internal and external accountability. By making a commitment to something greater than yourself you’re able to create a greater “WHY” which leads to a better you and a bigger impact. At HAU Gear our initiative is that of equipping individuals of all ages, living in Nepal & Tanzania Africa with the vocational skills necessary to bring economic hope to themselves, their families, and their community. We run to change our life and in the process change the lives of others. To learn more about our initiative in NepalΒ CLICK HERE
Our goal from this 30 day challenge is to raise funds to support sewing clinics throughout the Ruby Valley region of Nepal for 2024. The aim is to empower young ladies in each village throughout the region with the skills, tools, and confidence to sew items for the local schools within those communities. 100% of your donation and support goes towards that initiative in Nepal. Click Here to see some of our past student graduates.
THE CHALLENGE GUIDELINES
There are no limit to how many miles you can run, bike, walk, or sail in a day. Even running 30 miles total during the 30 day challenge would be a super awesome achievement. You choose the location to run and the time of day. Yes, you can run streets or trails…or even indoors. No, you can’t have someone else run for you. That’s a naughty thing to do. We also call it cheating…on yourself. There is no limit to how many people can sponsor you. 100% of all the proceeds go to our HAUGEAR nonprofit foundation to help create sustainable vocational education for the villagers in Nepal (Check out our clinics) You do not need to be sponsored to run. This is a totally FREE event…but it would be awesome if others wanted to support you and sponsor the initiative π Can you run and raise awareness and support for another cause? Absolutely! Simply let us know which nonprofit you would like to promote and we’ll reach out to them to let them know you want to raise support for them. That way you can have people and corporations make a pledge for each run you complete and have that pledge benefit your nonprofit.
We are so thankful for our partnership with Alpine Ramble Trekking. Without their support and leadership our work in Nepal would not be possible. If you are looking for a trek of a lifetime please visit their site and book one of their amazing treks throughout the most amazing destinations in the world. Take their Ruby Valley Discovery Trek and see where our mission began.
We are so proud of the work the Alpine Ramble Team is doing to provide continued sewing education to the students in Ruby Valley. Currently they are learning how to make hats and gloves to be distributed this Christmas to children in the villages. We are hoping that in the near future we can open a retail store in Thamel (the trekking capital of the world) to showcase the products being made in the villages and thereby help the students create sustainable income for themselves and their families.
Life can be challenging. Often we might find ourselves being challenged by things we feel we cannot control. We get that! The 30 Day HAU GEAR Challenge has been designed to empower us with the faith and hope necessary to develop better ways of learning how we might respond to the daily challenges we face in life. Since 2018 our challenges have empowered us to run 1/2 marathon distances, marathon distances, and even ultramarathon distances. In 2021 we set a goal to run a 10K (6 miles) distance 150 times within 30 days (938 miles). In 2022, during our 30 Day Challenge to bring awareness to our ministry in Nepal, we crossed the state of Arizona from North to South (549 miles). In 2023 we crossed the Grand Canyon 20 times (207,000 feet in elevation change). This year our goal is to trail run and solo sail 800 miles.Β
On October 8th we began our journey to cover 800 miles by running trails and via solo sailing a 18 foot sailboat. Here is where and how we are doing it.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
