Running Home - The Run4Water Story is one of heart and soul, of hardship and joy, and of one woman’s journey towards overcoming the seemingly impossible and rediscovering the feeling of home.
Over the course of 11 days, clean water activist and adventurer Katie Spotz, best known for breaking a world record as the youngest person to complete a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean, ran 341 miles across the state of Ohio breaking yet another incredible world record - the most ultramarathons run consecutively by a female. Fueling her journey was the goal of funding 11 water projects in Uganda with every step getting us closer to a world where everyone, everywhere has access to safe water.
Katie’s inspirational journey was followed by thousands, hooked by the idea of an ordinary woman doing extraordinary things. Woven out of footage directly from the journey by The Leighton Co., Running Home intimately and unflinchingly captures Katie’s journey, challenging viewers to embark on their own version of extraordinary.
Scott Leighton is a filmmaker based in Portland, Maine. After graduating from Middlebury College with a film degree, Scott spent his 20s combining his love of storytelling and outdoor adventuring whenever possible. After four years of creating video content as a staff member at his local church, Scott was gifted the opportunity to direct, produce, and edit “Running Home,” his first ever short film. Scott and his wife, Becca, currently own and operate a wedding photography/videography business called The Leighton Co.
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In February 2022, Katie Spotz and Hannah Sleight embarked on a 119-mile journey crossing 44 total islands from Key Largo to Key West on in-line skates. In-line skating across the Florida Keys might sound crazy but with 785 million people without clean water, the craziest thing we could do is…nothing!
As an advocate for combining profession and purpose, Cole Haan is committed to celebrating and supporting those who are channeling their passions into their careers to make the world a better place. Through the Changemakers content series, Cole Haan and Forbes seek to inform and inspire these individuals, as well as those who strive to create a life of purpose for themselves.
