# @timhofackerr on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DfaYzSjD5Aa
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/82794695-timhofackerr-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-11-06T19:44:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tim Hofacker (@timhofacker) — https://gondola.cc/timhofacker

## Caption

One year ago, I was on the sidelines of the NYC Marathon holding a camera.

3 days later, I signed up for my first marathon. I’d never run a day in my life.

On Sunday I ran my 2nd one, 11 minutes faster than my first, and I ran every mile of it next to my dad. 

He’s 61 years young. I grew up watching him show up for me, and this weekend we got to cross that finish line together back home in the tri-state. I’ll carry that for the rest of my life.

I’ve had ankylosing spondylitis for 13+ years. I live with severe food allergies, so every meal and every training block is a fight to keep my body right. That was 8 months of work for one morning.

Every time I looked down, I thought about who I was running for. backonmyfeet uses running to help people experiencing homelessness and addiction find jobs, housing, and independence. Their members show up 3 mornings a week, before sunrise, to run alongside volunteers and mentors. They aren’t running for a PR. They’re running to get their lives back. This one was for them.

Arthritis doesn’t get to decide what I can’t do. Whatever you’re carrying doesn’t get to decide that for you either.

To everyone who showed up, texted, or believed in me before I believed in myself… thank you ❤️

Now get off your a** and put one foot in front of the other. Stay Strong!!!!!

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tim Hofacker | @timhofacker | https://gondola.cc/timhofacker | Creator |

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