Kicking For Home's 1 Year Anniversary

One year ago today I sent out the first ever Kicking For Home Newsletter. I say sent out, because I actually had to email it out to anyone that filled out my google form. Luckily, it didn't take very long for me to find Substack, the platform I use now. Finding this platform has made posting these easier, and has helped me do what I love most, write and talk about running. Since Kicking For Home’s inception, we have grown immensely and I have expanded to do even more. What started as just a newsletter, has grown to become more of an media outlet, featuring a podcast along with an Instagram page. 

I would like to this opportunity to tell some people thank you. I’d like to start off by saying thank you to my parents, they have always been supportive of me, and have been my first editors. After I write almost all of my newsletters I send them to my parents and they proofread them without a thought, they will probably proofread this one too. They joke around and say that they are my managers, and I 100% agree, there is no decision that Kicking For Home makes without counseling from my parents. Mom and Dad, thank you for everything thus far. The next people I would like to thank are my closest family and friends, they were the first I people I contacted about subscribing to my newsletter, and with no questions asked, they did. No matter what new things I do, they always support everything Kicking For Home. The next people I would like to thank my coaches and teammates who have supported, thanks to Coach Johnson for always helping me get credentials, and to Coach Carson for letting me use his camera, and always being supportive. Then to two close friends Langston Thomas and Zach Wright, one for supporting me and two being my first ever in-person podcast guests, Thank you! Finally, I want to thank everyone that is reading this newsletter, because without you, Kicking For Home would not be what it is today. 

What’s next for Kicking For Home? This summer, there will be more KFH content then ever before. Starting this Friday, with the beginning of the U.S Olympic Trials, I will be posting a daily newsletter discussing the past day’s performances and the events to come and of course who to watch for. 

Don’t forget to check out the content on Instagram too! I will be starting to do a Weekly Reel Recap, that will either be a recap of the week prior or a breakdown/preview of a certain event. The Olympics will be a great opportunity to check into KFH online for quick updates on all of the track and field excitement. 

Don’t worry–the newsletters won’t stop! I will be putting even more effort into this newsletter, posting at least one newsletter a week all summer, and depending on what is happening, there may be more! Before I wrap up, I would like to say thanks once again for reading and subscribing, and then also to look ahead and look out for even more content to come from Kicking For Home.

This is a perfect opportunity to ask if you are not already following either my Instagram page or my podcast it would be great if you would. Down below are the links and I would greatly appreciate it if you followed. And be sure to share with all the runners and want-to-be-runners in your life!