A message from Landon's Dad
On March 25th, 2021, my son Landon was diagnosed with medulloblastoma —
the most common childhood brain cancer. After a courageous 21-month battle,
he passed away on December 17, 2022. After Landon passed, I took up running as a way to grieve and cope.
The first time I tried, I barely made it three houses down the street, quit, and walked home.
I’m not an athlete — I’m just an average guy who watched his son endure the unendurable and then began to
deeply question my own inability to endure (or do) anything at all. 2 years, 3,000+ miles, and half a million feet
of elevation gain later, someone told me hey maybe you can do something with this. So the idea for Project
Endure was born - a journey to endure some of the hardest runs in the world, for the kids who endure(d) the
unendurable. It might sound counterintuitive, but Project Endure
isn’t about Landon — it’s about the inspiration he left behind. It's about how Landon,
and all kids fighting cancer (Landon calls them "Kickasskids"), are in fact stronger than we'll ever be. How can they inspire us to be better in our own lives?
What can we accomplish if we understand what hard really is? Landon's will to endure sparked something
in me that won’t go away: a raw, relentless drive to go further and be better. Because no matter
how “hard” something feels, it will never come close to what he — and so many other kids — have
faced and are still facing every single day. I can't cure childhood cancer, but if I can help just a little, then sign me up.
So what now? How far can I run for these kids?
We’re about to find out.
- Matt Meo (Landon's Dad)
Project Endure Founder
