“I had a reason to run, not to run from my problems, but to run towards a problem,” said Londrelle Hall.
Their goal: To travel to Ferguson, Missouri, by foot to raise awareness of police violence in America — and hopefully raise funds for the families of police shooting victims like Michael Brown, John Crawford III, and Charles Smith.
Ray Mills (L) and Londrelle Hall view the Michael Brown memorial Nov. 23, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Hall, a videographer and artist, and Mills, a credit repair executive, told NBC News they don’t consider themselves runners. They only trained for a few weeks before embarking on their journey — covering up to 35 miles per day.
Ray Mills and Londrelle Hall.
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"I had a reason to run, not to run from my problems, but to run towards a problem and run for the problems of the world and the problems of America and what's going on now,” said Londrelle Hall.
Londrelle Hall / Instagram / Via instagram.com
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