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About Us

We are not professional athletes. We don’t have sponsors or endorsements. You won’t see us on the cover of Runners World. We have day jobs, well, most of us do. We run for the medals, cool tech-tees, free beer, to get ourselves off the couch and away from our kids, to have an excuse to travel, to have an excuse to drink in the morning, to be able to eat ice cream and smoked ribs, to slow down the aging process, to wear tutus and other crazy costumes, to spend more time with friends, to drink free beer in the morning, to hear strangers yell our names like we are rock stars. We run because it’s fun, and yes, because it’s good for us, mentally and physically. We run because at some point we wanted to try it or someone coerced into trying it, and then at another point we fell in love with it (although it is often a love/hate relationship).

We are CHAFING THE DREAM, not chasing it. Chasing it implies we still haven’t achieved, and that would be false. Just getting out there and running is the dream. And boy does it chafe sometimes, but that’s how we like it. It reminds us that our dream is real, that being human involves some friction, and that living is sometimes painful and rewarding at the same time. 

We hope you read our stories and laugh, and maybe be a little inspired to go on a crazy running adventure yourself, and definitely say a toast in our honor and tip one back for us. 

We Have A Store!

Want cool Chafing The Dream inspired gear? Heck yeah! Visit our storefront through Logo Sports, by clicking here, or using the tab up top.

Team Chafing The Dream

As we continue to grow at Chafing The Dream, we have started to sponsor a few runners for solo races, group races, and team relay races. We would love to take requests for Team Chafing The Dream membership or race sponsorship, but at this point sponsorship is limited to those we reach out to. We hope this changes in the future! Keep supporting the blog and be on the look out for upcoming team news!

Be on the look out for Team Chafing The Dream runners at the following races...
2014
  • Midwest Active Katy80 Relay, May 31, 2014
  • Sunshine Run, 5K, August 24, 2014
  • Go! Missouri KT82 Relay, August 30, 2014
  • Chicago Marathon, October 12, 2014
  • Rock n Roll St. Louis, October 19, 2014
  • Rock n Roll Las Vegas, November 16, 2014
  • St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend, December 6-7, 2014
  • St. Louis Hot Chocolate 15K, December 14, 2014
2015
  • Cupid's Undie Run, Team Cupids For Connor, February 7, 2015
  • Go! St. Louis Half Marathon and Marathon Relay, April 12, 2015
  • Sunshine Run, August 30, 2015
  • ​​GO! Missouri KT82 Relay, September 5, 2015
2016
  • ​Go! St. Louis Marathon Relay, April 10, 2016
  • Go! Missouri KT82 Relay, June 4, 2016
  • Mo' Cowbell Half Marathon Relay, October 2, 2016
  • Go! St. Louis Halloween Half Marathon and 10K, October 23, 2016

About Our Story Categories

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Feets of Strength... 

when we really do feel like professional athletes or warrior runners.

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Grateful Tread... 
celebrating the people who help make chafing the dream possible and the moments when we couldn't have done it without them; sometimes crowd support; sometimes behind the scenes; always part of the journey.

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Kickin' Asphalt... 
the grind, the training, the small moments of being out there on a run.

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Lost In Pace... 
the stories of why we run.

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Sole Searching... 
reflections while we run, about running, or inspired by running or runners.

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Tears for Beers... 
sometimes things don't go as planned, when a run goes wrong.

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Who Fartleked?... 
funny running moments we just have to laugh at, or own up to.

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WTF (Where's the Finish?)... 
race stories and reviews.

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