Tarrant Cross Child is Niitsitapi from Kainai in southern Alberta — a member tribe of the Blackfoot Confederacy — and now lives in Saskatoon. He won the Saskatchewan Marathon in 1998 and then stopped running for years as he battled an alcohol and gambling addiction. After completing a year-long in-residence rehabilitation program he’s healthy, running and giving back to the community.He is an Ambassador for New Balance Canada, (Athletic Footwear & Apparel brand) as well as Brainsport (Running Specialty Store in Saskatoon).

He founded what is now Prairie Run Crew in 2016 as a way to share a message of hope and restoration through living a healthy and active lifestyle.