In 2001, a young Darren Fischer began his involvement in Special Olympics of Minnesota. Upon his initial involvement, he was dismayed by a track coach who discouraged him to run the 1,500 Meter Dash in fear that Darren would injure himself. Determined, Darren refused to allow himself to be limited by his disabilities and chose to prove that coach wrong. Darren not only joined in on the dash with a “Number 4” jersey on his back, but he also was able to take first place.

Both running and the number 4 have since inspired Darren to create RunFourYourDreams – a representation and corporation dedicated towards the continued fulfillment of both Darren’s dreams along with those of others. Through his involvement with self-advocacy groups Darren began to realize that his own dreams were beginning to become realized. Darren then worked to join forces with friends and family members to help them realize their own visions.

The name ‘RunFourYourDreams’ was chosen in homage to both the past and future while also standing alone as a reminder of our mission, running for our own dreams whilst helpings other do the same! Since our humble beginnings we have been able to grow out of being an exclusive voice for self-advocacy. RunFourYourDreams is now proud to expand into production & entertainment, podcasts & multimedia, along with featuring our very own professional photographer along with a team of racers! We hope to continue to support our current team whilst looking for future opportunities to support others!