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Sometimes, you don't run to get away. You run to find your way through.
For Áine O'Regan, running became a way to do exactly that.
A movement specialist, run coach, and the founder of R.A.M.P., Áine has experienced some of life's hardest moments. Through loss, adversity, and challenges of her own, sport became a constant—a place to find strength, keep moving, and discover that the limits we place on ourselves don't always define what we're capable of.
For Áine, running has never been only about the physical act of putting one foot in front of the other. It has become a way to process what life brings, to stay connected to herself, and to find people who understand why sometimes, simply showing up matters.
Finding a Way Through
Running became especially meaningful to Áine after the loss of her mother in 2015. During a difficult period of grief, she turned to running as a way to cope and create some space from everything she was carrying. What began as an outlet eventually became something more. She ran races, completed her first marathon, and began to understand movement not simply as an escape, but as a way of moving through difficult moments.
With every run, she began to see endurance differently. It wasn't only about how far she could go or how quickly she could finish. It was about learning to stay with something when it became difficult, taking things one step and one breath at a time, and trusting that she could keep moving even when she couldn't see the whole path ahead.
That idea would later become central to R.A.M.P.
The name stands for Run Away for My Problems—a reflection of what running initially meant to Áine. But over time, she came to understand that running away wasn't necessarily the answer. Running could give you a moment to breathe, a place to clear your head, and a way to create distance from whatever felt overwhelming. But eventually, you still had to face what was in front of you.
Sometimes, you have to move through it.
That perspective continues to shape the community she built. R.A.M.P. is not about pretending that difficult things don't exist. It's about creating a place where people can keep moving through them, with other people beside them.
From Running to Community
After the pandemic, Áine found herself wanting something that was difficult to find: a running community close to home where people could come together without intimidation or pressure.
She wanted the energy that comes from running with other people, but also the connection that happens before and after the miles. When she couldn't find exactly what she was looking for in her own neighborhood, she decided to create one herself.
So, in 2021, R.A.M.P. was born in Studio City.
What started as a grassroots run club has grown into a community centered around more than pace or mileage. It's a place to meet people, build friendships, challenge yourself, and show up for one another—both on the run and beyond it.
For Áine, that sense of community has become just as important as running itself. A group run might begin with a few miles on the schedule, but it can end with new friendships, conversations that continue long after the run, and the feeling that you have found a place where you belong.
Sport gave her a way forward. R.A.M.P. became a way to share that experience with others.
The People Behind the Miles
The strength of a running community isn't always something you can measure. It doesn't show up on a GPS watch or in a race result.
Sometimes, it's the person who waits when you fall behind. It's the runner who notices that someone is having a hard day. It's the encouragement that gets you through the last mile, or the friendship that begins with a simple decision to run together.
Those moments are part of what R.A.M.P. was built around.
For Áine, the importance of that community became even clearer when she experienced another major loss in 2024, when her father passed away from pancreatic cancer. Once again, the people around her showed up.
The experience reinforced something she had already learned through running: sometimes the biggest strength a community can offer isn't pushing you to go farther. It's simply making sure you don't have to go through something alone.
That is what makes R.A.M.P. more than a run club. Running may be what brings people together, but the relationships built along the way can become something much bigger.
Running For The Girls
This September, R.A.M.P. is putting that spirit into motion with the 4x4x48 Runs For The Girls Challenge:
4 miles. Every 4 hours. For 48 hours.
The challenge is built around a simple belief: sport can give women and girls much more than physical strength.
It can build confidence. It can develop resilience. It can create connection. And it can show someone that they are capable of more than they once imagined.
For Áine, those lessons are personal. Sport has given her a way to navigate difficult moments, challenge the limitations she once placed on herself, and find strength through movement and community. Runs For The Girls is an opportunity to extend those lessons to more women and girls and to create space for them to discover what sport can give them in their own lives.
That space matters.
It can mean having the confidence to try something for the first time. It can mean finding a community that makes you feel welcome. It can mean learning to trust yourself when something gets difficult. And it can mean discovering that being an athlete doesn't have to look one particular way.
For every mile of the challenge, there is a bigger idea behind it—creating space for women and girls to experience the strength, confidence, and possibilities that sport can offer.
More Than the Miles
A 48-hour challenge is demanding. But for R.A.M.P., the mileage is only part of the story.
The bigger story is about people showing up for one another.
It's about the runner who keeps going when the miles get hard. The person who encourages someone beside them. The friend who checks in between runs. The community that makes a difficult challenge feel possible.
And it's about creating more opportunities for girls to discover what sport can become in their own lives.
The lessons learned through sport don't always end when the workout does. The confidence built on a run can carry into school, work, relationships, and other challenges. The resilience developed during a difficult race can become a mindset that stays with someone long after the finish line.
For Áine, movement has been part of that journey throughout her life. R.A.M.P. is her way of creating a space where other people can experience some of that same strength and connection.
The 4x4x48 challenge gives that idea a physical form. Four miles every four hours for 48 hours means there will be difficult miles, tired legs, and moments when continuing will require more than motivation. But those moments are also where community matters most.
Because when people show up together, a difficult thing can become something shared.
Why We're Running With R.A.M.P.
At haimont, we believe the most meaningful stories in running aren't always about the fastest time or the longest distance.
They're about the people who keep moving, the communities they build along the way, and the reasons they choose to show up.
R.A.M.P. represents that side of running. Its story began with one runner finding her own way through difficult moments. It grew into a local run club because Áine wanted to create the kind of community she was looking for herself. And today, that community continues to bring people together through movement, connection, and a willingness to show up for one another.
Runs For The Girls takes that spirit one step further. It turns a physical challenge into an opportunity to talk about what women and girls can gain from sport and why having space to participate matters.
We're proud to support R.A.M.P. and the runners behind every mile.
Because the miles matter, but so do the people running them. And sometimes, the most meaningful part of a run isn't where it takes you physically, but what you discover about yourself and the people around you along the way.
48 miles. One community. And a bigger reason to keep moving forward.
