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The Barefoot Warrior Project

I'm running, barefoot, from The Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Times Square in NYC for The Wounded Warrior Project.

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The Barefoot Warrior Project

The Barefoot Warrior Project

The Barefoot Warrior Project

The Barefoot Warrior Project

The Barefoot Warrior Project

I'm running, barefoot, from The Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Times Square in NYC for The Wounded Warrior Project.

I'm running, barefoot, from The Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Times Square in NYC for The Wounded Warrior Project.

I'm running, barefoot, from The Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Times Square in NYC for The Wounded Warrior Project.

I'm running, barefoot, from The Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Times Square in NYC for The Wounded Warrior Project.

Marc Boucher
Marc Boucher
Marc Boucher
Marc Boucher
2 Campaigns |
Melbourne Beach, United States
$1,470 USD 13 backers
29% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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This campaign is to raise money to fund the actual run itself,  if you'd like to donate to the Wounded Warrior Project before the run starts, please go to http://badass40.com/page/barefoot-warrior-project

I'm the kind of guy that really gets off motivating other people to get off the couch, turn off the computer, go outside....do shit!!  I started a website called Badass40.com to specifically target the Gen-X aged couch potatoes like I was. BUT...a great idea for a website and all the good it can do is only effective if people you know....go to it.  So, how do I get people to go to badass40.com...hmmm....then it hit me!!  Some kind of viral, guerilla style marketing  stunt that will require some funding but will garner WAY more media attention than I could ever afford to buy.  The Barefoot Warrior was born.  I'm a very capable runner,  so I thought, "I'll friggin run from my house all the way to Times Square!!".  I dug around a little bit on Google and found out there's not really anything special about that.  LOTS of people have ran much farther...but very few have done it barefoot!.  Boom.  Done.  I'll do it barefoot. As a note,  I will do as much of the run barefoot as possible.  During the inevitable times when my feet are chewed up, bleeding or pointing the wrong way, and permenant injury is inevitable I am going to run in Xero Shoes. These are a form of huarache sandal.  This will be as an alternative to being laid up healing in some strange town in the middle of nowhere, and keeping the run going.  

My next thought was that this is going to be damn cool, and alot of people are going to hear about it once I get going.  It's going to get some attention. There needs to be a kick ass charity that also benefits from this.  Since I am a big fan and surviving participant in Tough Mudder events, I immediately decided to raise awareness for The Wounded Warrior project....the same charity Tough Mudder benefits. Their mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors.  It simply doesn't get more noble than that.

What We Need & What You Get

Here's the skinny

This project has two legs...donations made to the Wounded Warrior Project during the event, and then funding to support the event itself.  I have the donations part covered on my site,  but I need to fund the run.  I figured roughly $20,000 will be needed to pay for food and water as well as  supplies like Gatorade, moleskin, first aid, baby wipes, batteries and the big one...gas for the support van. (Van already donated.)

Exact details on the perks are below, but I have some great reasons why you should help fund this project!!  Many of the perks include you actually being directly involved in the run...which is cool!

So..what if I raise the $20,000 I need and only use $16,000 of it.  I am going to open a discrete checking account with these funds that will have it's own debit card for the purpose of easy record keeping.  Once the project is finished,  which I estimate will take about 100 days to run, I will donate any remaining funds to The Wounded Warrior Project.

The Impact

Why should you give some of your hard earned money to this project?  Two reasons,  you'll help me get my website off the ground.  It's a site that is going to do some real good motivating and inspiring fat and lazy 40 year olds all over the world. Secondly,  I plan on raising at least $250,000 for The Wounded Warrior Project.  I can't do that if I don't do this crazy run...and this run is going to take money.

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Barefoot Burpees!!

$5 USD
I will do as many burpees as you are willing to buy!! I'll find a nice busy street corner and record video of me thanking you personally for your donation, then I will burpee away on your behalf!! Video will either be posted on the badass40.com Youtube channel so please specify if you do not want to be thanked personally.
Estimated Shipping
July 2013
2 claimed

50 mile stretch!

$100 USD
Once the run is done I will be generating an official map of what my route actually was. This map will be published on my site and in with any luck a memoir of the adventure in book form. For an $80 contribution you will have a 50 mile stretch named after you, forever....on the map!!
Estimated Shipping
July 2013
6 out of 20 of claimed

The Sharpie-vertisement!!

$1,000 USD
Advertise your business....on me!! I will write the name of your website or business on a visible place on my body so it will be visible on any and all TV interviews i do along the way on this run. I'll keep it clean and readable for the duration of the run.
Estimated Shipping
April 2013
0 out of 10 of claimed

Permanent Tattoo Sponsorship

$10,000 USD
Similar to the Sharpie perk, except this one is a real, permanent tattoo. I will tattoo your corporate logo or website address permanently on my body in a visible location and contractually agree to keep it maintained and visible for 5 years.
Estimated Shipping
April 2013
0 out of 1 of claimed
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