What makes people wake up before the sun to lace up their sneakers and hit the pavement? In a word: hope.

Team Growing Bolder joined more than 4,000 men, women and children of all ages who recently participated in the Track Shack‘s annual Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe Winter Park Road Race, presented by Florida Hospital. Although some were there to beat previous times and push their bodies to the limits, most were there for the experience of the morning; an experience that is part physical, part mental and part social.

From an 81-year-old man who runs to celebrate his life and honor the lessons learned from his grandfather to a 58-year-old grandmother who started running 20 years ago when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, see how the people who gather in communities like this all across the world every weekend have discovered a way to improve their bodies, minds and futures. It only takes one step to change your life. Get the inspiration to get up and moving!