Built With Community How relationships, trust, and belonging became the heart of iDaph By Daphne Kirkwood, Founder of iDaph Events When I first started running in 2002, one of the things I loved most was discovering that there were other …
There are times when the world just feels like a lot. The news is nonstop. Social media is loud. Everyone seems to have an opinion about everything. Work gets busy, schedules fill up, the holidays are coming, and sometimes all …
Knowing When to Say No Four questions that changed the way I chose what came next By Daphne Kirkwood, Founder of iDaph Events The photograph that accompanies this chapter was taken beneath the finish banner at the inaugural RAD Half …
A few weeks ago, while we were setting up for one of our races, someone walked up and asked us a question: “Who pays to run these things?” It was said with genuine disbelief, like paying money to go for …
When Signature Events Emerged Five things I learned about creating in a world of chaos By Daphne Kirkwood, Founder of iDaph Events The photograph that accompanies this chapter shows me speaking with WLOS at the first Hendersonville Triathlon in the …
Five Things That Changed When My Name Was on the Door By Daphne Kirkwood, Founder of iDaph Events At the end of Chapter Five, I shared that I had stopped wondering whether I could build something meaningful and started believing …
By Daphne Kirkwood, Race Director After years of racing and directing endurance events, we’ve learned that you can’t control the weather, but you can control how prepared you are for it. As a race director, I see plenty of runners …
The running world is constantly evolving, and one thing is clear: more people than ever are finding their way to the start line. Whether you’re training for your first 5K, chasing a new personal best, or simply looking for a …
Some events come together quickly. Others take years of dreaming, planning, pivoting, and patience. The new Railway Races in Hendersonville, NC definitely fall into the second category. Back in 2022 — maybe even earlier — we started envisioning what a …
Six Things That Built the Foundation Before the Growth By Daphne Kirkwood, Founder of iDaph Events By 2010, the ideas were no longer just living in my head. For years, I had been immersed in the endurance world — racing, …
