Salute Red, White, and Blue

🇺🇸 Freedom Isn't Free - Earn Every Mile

Salute Red White & Blue will start and finish in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at Camp Shelby in front of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum (Building, 850 Forrest Ave W, Hattiesburg, MS 39407).

Athletes can choose to run or walk the challenging 11 mile course, the 11K course, or the 5K course. All three courses will be on paved roads.

Race course map will be available by July 20, 2025.

All finishers will earn a medallion/medal.

📅 Schedule of Events

Packet Pick-up: At Camp Shelby (exact location TBA) on Friday evening from 4:30-7:00 PM and again on Saturday from 6:30-7:30 AM.

Race Start: The Salute Red, White & Blue race kicks off at 8:00 AM, with all courses closing by 11:00 AM.

Awards: Custom awards will follow around 11:00-ish, and the finish line celebration will keep going strong until noon. We’re putting the final touches on everything and can already tell—this is going to be one heck of a patriotic run!

Registration: Opens on July 8 with special pricing for a few hours only!

🎖️ Supporting the Mississippi Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Program Overview: The Youth Challenge Program is a program for at-risk youth run by the National Guard of the United States, which consists of Youth ChalleNGe Academies (known as YCA's) in each participating state.

Mission: To intervene in and reclaim the lives of at-risk youth to produce program graduates with the values, skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults.

Eligibility: The program accepts 16- to 18-year-old male and female high school dropouts who are drug-free and not in trouble with the law.

Duration: The program lasts for 17½ months, with the first 5½ months being part of the quasi-military Residential Phase and the last 12 months being part of the Post-Residential Phase.

📍 Join Us at Camp Shelby on 11-8-25!

For more information and to register, visit this link.