Our Story

Running for a Reason is a club that combines non-competitive running and charity giving. The club was put together in the summer of 2003 by Katie, Julia and their brother Sam. Our entire fundraising effort has been in support of the work of Hospice of the Valley in particular, support of children. All fundraising efforts have been from bakesales, raffles and support for our endurance training to run a 5K.

We chose Hospice of the Valley because of their valuable work with both the dying and the living. It is our hope that support for Hospice care for a child, given by children, will make a difference in the end of the life of a child, and that death does not go unnoticed by the living. The club was co-founded and is led by Katie and Julia Ransohoff. There are approximately 20 club members ages 11-18. The club meets weekly and has runs coached by elite runners from Stanford, Impala Racing Team and the Nike Farm Team. Charity planning is led by Katie and Julia and club members. All coaches donate their time to coach Running for a Reason. 

We believe that our club provides a non-varsity sports alternative combined with community service that supports an important effort to help terminally ill children in our community through Hospice of the Valley in San Jose , CA .

In August 2005, we were awarded a Youth Venture grant to support the development of the club.