Get Cast In ‘Running America’ with Charlie Engle

If you listened to last week’s episode of Adventure Edge Radio, you heard the interview with Charlie Engle. Charlie is a recovering drug and alcohol addict who overcame his disease and became a philanthropic endurance runner.

Charlie recently ran 4500 miles across the Sahara Desert in order to raise money and awareness for the lack of water in the region. And now he’s ‘Running America’ to help raise money for, and awareness of, childhood obesity here at home. He’s also looking to set a new record for running across the country in 45 days or less. Running America, which will be filmed and made into a documentary, begins on 9/13/08 in San Francisco. From there, Charlie and another endurance runner, Marshall Ulrich, will run an average of 68 miles a day and end in New York on or before 10/28/08.

And they want your help! Charlie is looking for 15,000 runners to run along with him (for 1 mile) and to be extras in the documentary. Chances are Charlie and Marshall are running through a town near you – why not run with them?

I’ve already signed up to run – and you can, too. You don’t have to be a seasoned runner – or even an occasional runner. Charlie is looking for all ability levels (and even those with disabilities). You don’t have to be an actor, either. Visit the website for more information and to apply.

If you’d just like to follow along from home, visit the Running America 08 website for updates from Charlie during the run.