The Egress Endurance Project
Project Mission:
The Egress Endurance Project exists to empower and encourage individuals battling addiction by helping them find an escape out of addiction through structured endurance-based programs, outdoor movement, intentional goal setting, and the strength of a supportive community.
Through running, hiking, racing, and shared challenges, we hope to replace destructive habits with purposeful ones—creating environments where individuals can rebuild discipline, rediscover identity, and reclaim hope.
We believe every person is more than their struggle, and no one should have to fight their way out alone.
The "Forward Together Collective" Program
The Egress Endurance Project exists to help **100 individuals find sobriety by 2030** through mentor-based endurance training, outdoor movement, supportive community, and purposeful goal-setting.
About the Forward Together Collective
The Forward Together Collective is an 8-week mentor-based endurance program designed to encourage and empower individuals battling addiction. Every participant is paired one-on-one with a dedicated coach and mentor from the Egress team who walks alongside them from the first week all the way to the finish line.
Endurance Training as a Positive Outlet
The heart of this program is the outlet itself. Endurance training in any form — **running, hiking, biking, functional fitness or working out, and other endurance activities** — gives participants something to move toward, a place to put their energy, and a steady rhythm to build the rest of the 8 weeks around.
Each participant chooses the endurance activity that fits them best, and their custom training plan is built around that choice.
Mentorship at the Core
This is a mentor-based program. Every participant is paired with a trained volunteer from the Egress team who serves as their consistent point of contact, steady source of encouragement, and trusted mentor throughout the entire 8 weeks. Mentorship isn't a side benefit — it is the core of how this program works.
What's Included
Over 8 weeks, every participant receives:
- **A custom endurance training plan** built around their chosen activity
**Weekly one-on-one training sessions** with their dedicated coach and mentor
**A weekly check-in** covering endurance training, recovery, quality of life, and physical health
**A monthly community group hike/run/bike** — open to the public, where the Collective participates as part of the wider community
**A culminating goal event** — a race, ride, hike, or endurance challenge chosen by the participant and completed together with the Egress team
**All program costs — including the goal event entry fee are fully covered by The Egress Endurance Project.**
Confidentiality & Community
Confidentiality is foundational. What is shared in the program stays in the program, and participant identity is never disclosed at community events. We never want anyone to feel their identity has been reduced to "program participant" — everyone is simply part of a community moving forward, together.
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Make an impact
100% of funds raised by the Egress Endurance Project go directly to support programs for individuals struggling with addiction.
Thank you for encouraging and empowering others through your generosity!
