Rocket City Runners

10/23/2026

See yall tomorrow 🗣️

10/23/2026

🚨✨ RCR, WE HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING UP THIS MONTH! ✨🚨

We wanted to give everyone a heads-up so you can prepare! Join us for our GLOW IN THE PARK RUN on Thursday, October 29th, at 7:00 PM at Big Spring Park! 🌟🏃🏾‍♂️🏃🏾‍♀️

Grab your glow paint, neon accessories, and light-up sticks as we light up the night and run through the beautiful Big Spring Park! 🌌💚💜💙

Whether you’re a walker, jogger, or runner, everyone is welcome! Come enjoy a fun, safe, and FREE community run with Rocket City Runners! 🚀

📍 Big Spring Park
📅 Thursday, October 29th
⏰ 7:00 PM
💰 FREE RUN

Let’s light up the park, bring the energy, and make some memories! Drop a 🚀 in the comments if you’re pulling up!

WE RUN. WE FINISH. 🚀✨

10/23/2026

In just one month and two weeks, we’ll all look back and say we put in the work for this race! We’ll be able to enjoy the fruits of our labor and celebrate everything we’ve accomplished together.

Big S/O to Bartley Lofts | Huntsville Apartments Lofts for allowing us to run from their beautiful apartment community! It’s always love when we collaborate and bring the community together.

WE RUN. WE FINISH. 💯

10/23/2026

: Just dropped! Episode 8 of our 12-episode Podcast Alley series leading up to the Rocket City Marathon Race Weekend is now live!

🎙️ Episode 8: Get Motivated with David Whitehead, Rocket City Runner organizer and promoter
South Alabama podcaster Allison Gaillard of Run Your Story Podcast, talks with David Whitehead - Huntsville hype man for the Rocket City Runners.

This episode is the place to get recharged for your running adventures. David is a true motivator in the running community and shares his story explaining the why behind Huntsville's run club, Rocket City Runners.

LINKS HERE ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Y9C6ziQojB3fbpmhkF4yW
Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/run-your-story-podcast/id1655136634

10/22/2026

🚀 Join us for Take Off Thursday!

Drop a 🚀 in the comments if you’re pulling up!

📍 Parking: Bartley Lofts — 1st-floor parking garage.
Let’s get these miles in, RCR! We’ll see you there! 🚀�

10/21/2026

Hey Rockets are you registered to vote !? 🚀🗣️

10/21/2026

Yesterday evening, Rocket City Runners were putting in CRAZY work! 🚀🏃🏾‍♂️ Is it too early to start the countdown, Rocket City Marathon ?! 👀🔥

We’re preparing for 50+ runners to conquer the races in December! The miles are adding up, the work is getting done, and this team is showing up and showing out!

Big shoutout to Namu for the delicious post-run food! 🙌🏾🍜 This family is AMAZING! ❤️🚀

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

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Happy Wednesday!!
Happy Podcast Day!!!

A Huge Thank You to Rhonda Hayden with Kinda Gritty who is part of Rocket City Marathon who said you have to have David Whitehead
David is a Gem!!!
Founder of Rocket City Runners his love of running and community is evident.

Rocket City Runners, a free, all-inclusive club that just turned two, where people who come out as walkers keep coming back and turn into runners. All paces are welcome and everyone becomes family. ❤️ We get to hear the story of how this beautiful group started and we can't wait to see them at RCM!

David shares why long distance is a sport of its own ("it's really you versus you"), so you can't give up on yourself. He also shares why consistency, rehab and the small muscles in your ankles and feet matter.
From the prayer he prays before every race, his Jazz Bounce playlist, beet juice and gel gummies, his goal of catching his coach Doc in medals, and there is a hamburger thrown in, this is a story you don't want to miss.

And David's advice to new runners: the hardest part is showing up, so keep showing up.
His mantra, for the days he doesn't feel like it: "Me versus me."

And his words of wisdom: show up for yourself first.
But with the Rocket City Runners, you will find a love of wanting to come back.

Thank You David for sharing your story and your heart with the community. Thank You for making the running community better. And if you are ever in Huntsville, check out the Rocket City Runners!!

You can check out David's story on the RYS app, on the RYS website, or on your favorite podcast player
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