24 Hours to Support Recovery

Join us at 8:00am on Saturday, December 21st for this year’s 7th Annual Oakwood24 Run/Walk benefiting Healing Transitions at the Historic Oakwood Cemetery!

To date, Oakwood24 has raised over $800,000 for Healing Transitions to support recovery!

Remembrance Hour

From 9:00 am – 10:00 am on Saturday, December 21st we will run an hour in remembrance of all those who have lost their lives to the disease of addiction.

Ways to Support

There are multiple ways you can pledge your support. Whether it’s a one-time donation or an event sponsorship, every dollar raised will directly impact the homeless, uninsured, and underserved individuals in Wake County who are struggling with addiction.

Sign Up to Run

Oakwood24 is an official timed ultra run!
We have distance, time, and relay options.

About the Founder

Jon Frey is an ultra-runner, fitness leader, and person in recovery himself. In August 2016, he joined Healing Transitions’ recovery program struggling with alcoholism and substance use. While he was at HT, Jon worked hard on himself and his recovery, getting involved with fitness group F3. He completed the program one year later and has been in sustained recovery for seven years. Jon now dedicates his life to fitness, helping others get involved with recovery outside of HT, and giving back through service.

Running has played an important role in Jon’s life. Even before his recovery, he found solace and healing through running, helping him through some of his darker moments. Once he began the recovery program at HT, he started using long-distance running as a tool for his recovery and has since continued to run 100 mile races regularly. This will be his 7^th Oakwood24 event.

Alec “Warchild” Romulus

Alec first stepped through the doors of Healing Transitions in December 2016 following more than eight years of active addiction with numerous stents in various rehabs, inpatient facilities, and recovery homes all over the country, each resulting in relapse. It was through the grace, compassion, and integrity of Healing Transitions and the brotherhood of F3 that provided Alec the strength and willpower to fight every moment of every day in the name of recovery.

On April 19, 2018, Alec was humbly honored his silver chip #790 for completing the Healing Transitions recovery program and was given the BEST three years of his life! Alec was always his happiest when surrounded by his mother (Becky), three sisters (Kylie, Taylor & Leah), brothers (Eric, Charles & Graham), nieces (Laney & Evie), and nephews (Cooper & Miles).

There wasn’t anything Alec loved more than his friends and family, but the ocean and the Grateful Dead were close behind. Alec was one of a kind, who loved fiercely, worked hard, and had a smile that could light up any room. He lived his life to the fullest, and was always up for an adventure. There wasn’t a place Alec went where he didn’t have a positive impact on someone’s life.

We tragically lost Alec on June 16, 2019, at the age of 28, following a relapse, and not being given the opportunity to return to his HT/F3 family and peers to allow him to learn from his struggles, and share his story to help others. It is now our job to carry on his memory, and share his story to end the stigma of addiction and raise awareness for those who don’t have a voice. He is so deeply missed by everyone who was lucky enough to know him, and whose lives were touch by him. We are proud to honor Alec’s memory as part of today’s events, and for Jon Frey to carry on his legacy!

Remembrance Hour
Honor those who have lost their lives to the disease of addiction from 9:00 am – 10:00 am on the Saturday morning of the race.

Our 2024 Sponsors

2019 Oakwood24 Documentary