Free 2 Fly

Free 2 Fly’s 1-year anniversary meetup 🦋

Grateful for this community and everyone who showed up at Gas Works Park to celebrate with us. Huge thank you to Top Pot Doughnuts for donating the donuts and making it extra sweet 🍩💛

Here’s to many more!

Will run for doughnuts! 🍩

What a lovely Sunday spent with at their Doughnut Dash 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Yesterday we teamed up to participate in the Frosty Mini Moss Relay! 🏃‍♂️ 2 teams of Free 2 Fly 🦋 VIPs, guides, and solo runners ran the 30 mile course with smiles on our faces 👟🦯

Our Free 2 Fly 🦋members showed up and showed out for the ☕️this past Sunday in Seattle! Nothing beats a sweet treat 🍫 after crossing that finish line! 🦯🏃‍♀️

Another amazing Sunday morning at run club! 🏃‍♀️

We were all smiles getting our runs in before the Thanksgiving holiday! 🦃

FYI, Free 2 Fly will be taking a short break for the month of December. So, make sure to RSVP to next Sunday’s meetup for our last run of 2025 🎉

Another amazing guide training in the books! 📚

Thank you to everyone who came out this morning to learn how to guide visually impaired runners and contributed to our ever growing community 🦋

Want to come to a guide training? Join our Heylo page (linked in our bio) where you can see all upcoming Free 2 Fly events! 📆

🦋Some highlights from this Sunday’s monthly field trip to Sammamish River Trail in Redmond! 👟Luckily the rain let up just in time for us to hit the trail ☁️ Shoutout to Kunal, one of our VIPs, for suggesting this running route! 🏃‍♂️

Reminder that this Saturday, Free2Fly will be hosting a guide training open to anyone and everyone interested in learning how to guide visually impaired athletes. For more information or to RSVP check out the event page on our Heylo. 🦯

What a weekend for Free 2 Fly! 🦋✨

On Saturday, our runners brought the energy to the Kraken 5K with strong finishes, big smiles, and even a few shiny new PRs! 🙌🐙 On Sunday, we kept the momentum going at our regular run club meetup with more miles, laughter, and connection. 💙

🌟 Frequent Flyer Friday 🌟

Meet Jamal, one of our amazing VIP runners!
Jamal started his running journey with Free 2 Fly this past June.

Jamal has a rare genetic condition called Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) and can only count fingers up to a couple feet away, which makes running with just his cane unsafe.

When asked what he wishes people knew about running as a VIP, Jamal shared:
💬 “It is possible to enjoy the benefits of running even with the trivial technology of a tether held between the guide and myself.”

His favorite memory so far was crossing the finish line of his first 5K at the Emerald City Run.

🎶 Go-to hype song: We Will Rock You by Queen
☕ Pre-run fuel: Coffee
⭐ Dream running buddy: Whoever has a story to share
🌲 Favorite Seattle routes: Gas Works Park or Green Lake

We’re so grateful for Jamal and everything he brings to the Free 2 Fly community. Are you a VIP looking for a group to run with? Check out the links in our bio or send us a message — we’d love to fly with you!

📷 Shout out to for the amazing photos!

🌟 Frequent Flyer Friday 🌟

Meet Bryan, one of our amazing guides!

Bryan has been a runner since 8th grade and after looking for opportunities to learn to guide, joined Free 2 Fly in June.

When asked what inspired him to become a guide, Bryan said “A desire to share my love for running and racing and make it more accessible.” Something that he has learned from guiding has been that there’s ranges of vision impairment and different people have different needs/preferences.

His favorite part of Free 2 Fly has been getting to know incredible people on walks and runs. Bryan also loves having the opportunity to create a fun and safe environment for our VIPs to get outside and train.

🎶 Go-to hype song: The Bird - Anderson .Paak
🥪 Post-run snack: Soft Serve
⭐ Dream running buddy: Eliud Kipchoge
🌲 Favorite Seattle running route: A loop through the Arboretum & Interlaken

We’re so grateful for Bryan and everything he brings to the Free 2 Fly community. Are you a runner looking to learn how to guide? Check out the links in our bio for more information or shoot us a message here, we’d love to fly with you!

📷:  Shout out to for the amazing photos!