Why We Exist
The Relentless Progress Running Club was born from one man’s journey—from 450 pounds and feeling hopeless, to crossing 5K finish lines all across Indiana. This isn’t just a fitness group. It’s a movement for people who are tired of quitting on themselves, and ready to fight for their lives one step at a time.
Our Mission
The Relentless Progress Running Club is a space for anyone rebuilding their life through movement, discipline, and belief. We don’t care where you started. We care that you didn’t quit.
What We Believe
- 🏁 Progress is more powerful than perfection
- 🤝 Community changes everything
- 🔥 You can start over at any time
- 🧠 Mental health matters just as much as physical health
- ⏳ Every step counts—no matter how slow
Who It’s For
This club is for anyone who’s ever felt stuck, broken, or like they were falling behind in life. Whether you’re battling depression, carrying the weight of addiction, struggling with your physical health, or just trying to hold on through the hard days—this is for you.
We’re not just here to run. We’re here to heal.
We believe that progress can happen one small step at a time, and that you don’t have to be perfect to make a comeback. This is a safe place for people working through mental battles, emotional wounds, and physical challenges—together, without judgement.
If you’re walking you’re first mile, running from something, or fighting to find hope again… you belong here.
Meet Dalton
Dalton Tinklenberg is the founder of the Relentless Progress Running Club—but he’s not here as someone who’s “made it.” He’s here as someone who’s still in the trenches. At 450 pounds, Dalton lived with years of depression, self-doubt, and the quiet belief that he was too far gone to ever turn things around. He didn’t see himself as strong. He just saw someone tired—physically, mentally, emotionally.
But eventually, he made one decision: to try.
It didn’t happen overnight. There were setbacks, doubts, and days that felt impossible. But Dalton stuck with it. Through one mean a day, keto, consistent effort, and a growing belief in himself, he’s lost over 120 pounds and completed multiple 5Ks—all while working a full-time job and managing the ups and downs of real life.
He still has goals to hit. He still has weight to lose. He still has tough days. But he keeps moving. Because he knows what it’s like to feel invisible. To feel like you’ll never catch up. And he’s here to show others that they don’t have to do it alone.
Dalton didn’t build this club to preach from the finish line. He built it so that people still on the path—people struggling with their health, their mindset, their motivation—could walk beside someone who gets it.
He’s proof that you don’t have to be perfect.
You just have to be relentless.