"THE BEST ADVICE I COULD GIVE IS TO JUST START. THIS TRANSLATES TO MORE THAN JUST RUNNING. I THING RUNNING TEACHES YOU THAT ONCE YOU JUST START YOU CAN DO ANYTHING."
"I RAN A HALF MARATHON AND DIDN'T TELL ANYONE. WHEN I POSTED ABOUT IT, EVERYONE WAS MAD I DIDN'T SHARE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SUPPORT AND CHEER ME ON. SINCE THEN I KNEW I WOULD BE APART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR GOOD."
We want to give a voice to all the runners that RUN the running scene, so we collaborated with Dominique Bellamy for our latest campaign. We talked the LA Marathon, the Speed Project, his relationship with running and how he found his footing in the sport.
Dom has now completed a total of 13th marathons, with the @lamarathon being his 4th year yet! He was recovering from an injury late last year so he didn’t set high expectations coming into his March race. “What I really learned from this race was to just enjoy the run. I think early on I was so set on what my time was…not every race needs to be a planned run. It’s ok to SLOW down and enjoy the sights and sounds”.
"I LIKE HOW I FEEL WHILE RUNNING. I APPRECIATE THE DISCIPLINE IT'S TAUGHT ME AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSISTENCY."
Currently Don is just wrapping up The Speedproject with a total of 7 runners on his team. Soon after he gets back from the desert he will be headed to Paris to run the Paris Marathon. Dom seems to keep pushing himself further and takes full advantage of every opportunity to compete, grow and evolve in the sport of RUNNING.
Dom’s ultimate goal is to race next fall and run a sub 3 marathon. When we ask why running? “I like how I feel while running, I appreciate the discipline it’s taught me and the consistency. Once you start, you can do anything”.
When Dom is not running races you can join him with his run club @sundayrunday_la where his infectious smile will have you feeling inspired!
