Veteran Ivan Raiklin is running 1776 miles to raise awareness for veteran suicide and PTSD. He's currently 100 to 116 miles in, supported by Hassan Sheikh and Jasmine Perez, who keep him safe and handle outreach. The run benefits five veteran charities.
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Hey Ivan, it's great to have you on. Can you tell us who you're running for today?
Hey, so I am running for 1776 Miles for the Country for the 5 veteran charities that I'm trying to raise awareness and help support that are fighting the veterans PTSD issue and veteran suicide. And hopefully I can continue to serve in a different way outside of the military.
Thanks, Ivan. What mile are you on now? How many more do you have? How many more do you have?
I think I'm at 100. Yeah, I'm at 106 miles in, so I'm 116 miles in. Awesome.
Ivan right there. Let's see the team. Ivan's team is He's running for— How are you?
Good to see you.
And you're on Ivan's team? We're on Skype right now. We're doing a recording. I'll be putting out social media. It's great to see you. You're part of Ivan's team? Yeah.
Hey guys.
Hey, so introduce yourself. You're on Ivan's team.
Uh, my name is Hassan Sheikh and, uh, Title is actually the Supreme Allied Project Director. I help Ivan stay alive. I'm the guy who sticks him with an IV if he passes out.
Right on. Right on. That's good. That's good. Keep him alive.
Hey guys, Jasmine Perez here. I've done— I've worked on several campaigns now in 4 states, and so really excited to be joining the team. I just started on Saturday, and I think I'm going to call myself the Chief Gladiator. We'll see. We're still working on my title.
Awesome. I like that. So just like a sentence or two on why are you guys doing this?
Yeah, of course. So I met with Ivan a few weeks ago. We sat down for lunch and talked about all of this for several hours, in fact, and I was just very intrigued about what he's wanting to do, and it's, you know, it's a, um, it's definitely a challenge. He is putting a lot on physical strength on his body, and for him to be willing to do that is just really incredible. So we are going to work really hard with him to make sure that we make this happen.
So it's an inspirational team. It's a, it's the why, why in the universe, the purpose, right? You're putting a dent in the universe by helping others. Helping veterans in need as well. Yes, sir. How about you?
You know, it's simple. Oz was right. It's an amazing cause, very important one that doesn't get enough attention. And, you know, I really like working with Ivan. I actually stepped in, filled in for Patrick, who's not here right now, who's his chief, for a few days just to help him getting the committee started. And You know, we just, we just clicked and decided to come on board.
Awesome. So you get to give a little Gatorade there to Ivan. Let him refresh a little bit. Well, Ivan, it's awesome to have you. I'm really just proud and honored to have you serve our country and now serve our country even more with this incredible display of pushing your body, continuing your life like this in service. So thank you, Ivan, very much.
Thank you.
Positivity like that keeps me going.
Right on. This is all good. Cheers to the team today. It's great seeing you guys, and I just, I wish y'all the very, very best. I'll go ahead and say hi too so you can see me. Hey guys, there we go. I've got the cut too, so it's all good. I'm getting there. I'm good. Yep, I'm good. I was gonna go zero, but I went one, so You know, it's close enough.
So like Peter Thiel, zero to one.
That's right, Peter. Exactly. I know Peter. He's a great guy. He's done some great things. Well, salute to you guys. Great team. Have a wonderful rest of your fight here. And just great to have you guys on today. Thanks a lot.
