FORT WAYNE, Ind., ( Indiana's NewsCenter )---- They came together many months ago as complete strangers embracing what some of them would call their ultimate quest.

On the morning of the 2009 2nd annual Fort 4 Fitness races our group of INC Challengers are now tighly bonded friends that have overcome obsitacles they never thought possibe.

Each one has a different reason for participating but all share the same goal of crossing the finish line and achieving something they never thought possble.

We've followed them through their progerss over the past several months with weekly reports and and daily blogs. Today they face the ultimate challenge.

Hear their thougths as they step up to the starting line in anticiapation and excitment to begin the journey they've worked so hard to travel.