Run for the Fallen 2010
On the weekend of August 21/22, 2010, we are encouraging anyone, wherever they are, to go out and run/walk one mile for a fallen service member killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Similar to our events in 2008 and 2009, we will post runs here, in order!, by state and country. Please email contact [at] runforthefallen [dot] org with information about your run.
Our goal is to again have all 50 states participate. Last year, there were over 5,000 participants in 35 states and four countries, running a combined total of over 31,000 miles. Help us to continue to honor and remember our service members, bringing people and communities together. Together, let us Run for the Fallen.
Download a runner’s bib that you can wear when you run for the fallen.
Click on a state below to view if any runs will be happening near you.
AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, WA, WV, WI, WY, WORLDWIDE
•San Diego, CA – Rachelle Vaughn – Will be running at Lake Miramar in honor of her husband Sgt Richard Allen Vaughn. Please contact Rachelle Vaughn at r_miller23 [at] hotmail [dot] com so she can plan accordingly if you wish to run in honor of a fallen hero. Run will commence at 9 am, Saturday August 21st, 2010.
•Fort Carson, CO – Ann Edinger, Community Events – DFMWR at Fort Carson is planning their third annual Run for the Fallen.
•Fort Collins, CO – Devon Laughlin – place TBD, contact information: forthefallen2009 [at] live [dot] com
•Central CT – Sharon Kirsche – Sharon and family will be organizing a run in Central CT, scheduled for August 21st. Event page. Contact info: Run4CTFallen [at] gmail [dot] com
•Sebring, FL – Sue Sawyer – Third annual event. To find out more about the event, please visit the Run for the Fallen: FL MySpace page.
•Terre-Haute, IN – Olivia Goulding – is organizing a 3-mile run in Terre Haute, Indiana on August 21, 2010. She will be activating the memory of her friend Dale Griffin as she runs and encourages others to run to remember. For more information contact her at ogoulding [at] msn [dot] com .
• Central IA region – Heather Johnson – organizing a run for the Central Iowa region for the weekend of Aug. 21/22. Their run will honor fallen soldiers from the State of Iowa. Please contact Heather for further details.
• Run for the Fallen, ME – John Mixon – Third annual event, running consecutively one mile for each service member killed who is from Maine. You may find out more at: www.runforthefallenmaine.org, or you may contact John Mixon directly at jmixon [at] maine.rr [dot] com
•Boston, MA – Lauren Smyth – Walking for Sgt. Adam Kennedy as part of Run For The Fallen 2010 National Remembrance weekend for Massachusetts. Visit Adam’s website.
• Lower Manhattan, NY, NY – Michael Hickman – is organizing a 6-mile run starting at Robert F. Wagner Park and Battery Park City and ending back in the World Financial Center (North Cove).
Route: http://bit.ly/aSGbvG
Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=322087824022
• Run for the Fallen, NC – Kathy Moore – The North Carolina Chapter of Honor and Remember along with Give2thetroops will be having the North Carolina Run for the Fallen on May 29, 2010. This will be the third annual North Carolina Run for the Fallen. Contact: ncchapter [at] honorandremember [dot] org
- Kathy Moore Gold Star Mother of CPL Ryan Russell, NC Chapter Director of Honor and Remember
• Cleveland, OH – Kyle T Beattie – Organizing a run Aug 21st, 2010 for two soldiers: SGT Daniel Gionet and SSG Ronald Blystone. More details about the where and when, please go to visit the event’s Facebook page, go to Twitter “RFTFCleveland,” or contact Kyle at RFTFCleveland@gmail.com.
• Milwaukee, WI – Woods National Cemetery – Judith Singer – www.beingtherereachingout.org – Gold Star Families and supporters will be running again in Wisconsin. Last year, 15 Wisconsin Gold Star Families along with friends and supporters ran over a total of 200 miles.
We’ll be running with the WI Families of our Fallen again in 2010. Can we organize a run in the future(2011?) that runs past all the memorials in D.C.? A country-wide run with people coming from all across the country. Just a thought.
I want to do it for my cousin who lost his life in 2008 in Iraq
Staff Sargent Bryan Bolander
I would love to be involved in a run in the Dallas/Fort Worth TX run. My brother SFC Allen Mosteiro was killed on February 14, 2007. I just happen to come across the web site. If you could please send me more information about any runs that are coming up in 2010.
What about New York City? A great run to do would be to run the entire length of Manhattan on the West Side. Start in Battery Park City right by Ground Zero and run up past the George Washington Bridge and end four miles North in Inwood Hill Park. It’s flat all the way and probably about 12-16 miles total. Does RFTF have anything organized for Manhattan?
The North Carolina Chapter of Honor and Remember along with Give2thetroops will be having the North Carolina Run for the Fallen on May 29, 2010. This will be the third year that we have held a run
Kathy Moore Gold Star Mother of
CPL Ryan Russell
NC Chapter Director of Honor and Remember
I would love to do it somebody just needs to contact me. In memory of my handsome nephew
I am going to try to get one organized in Great Lakes Illinois in memory of Sgt Richard Vaughn who was killed April 7, 2008. If anyone is in this area, or the downtown Chicago area, I will be running and you are more than welcome to join.
I agree, we should organize a run in DC. That would be a great way to remember fallen friends.@Judith Singer