Julie-Anne Staehli’s ReRun project helps youth access sport [Video]

Canadian Olympian Julie-Anne Staehli is one of several people behind The ReRun Shoe Project, a not-for-profit organization that gives used running shoes another life.

The project sees shoes that would otherwise be thrown away redistributed to under-resourced youth to remove barriers to a more active lifestyle.  

The ReRun Shoe Project is in five Canadian cities, and has collected close to 6,000 pairs of shoes.

“This is not a new concept,” said Staehli, co-founder of the ReRun Shoe Project. “It’s just a great way to be able to collectively share this mission in terms of giving shoes another life, to improve the lives of others.”

Staehli competes in the 5,000 and 1,500 metre races, and says the first pair of cleats she used in school were donated. The project serves as a way for her to pay it forward.

“Thinking about my growth throughout running, and being able to compete at the Olympic level, …