Salute Red, White, and Blue

🇺🇸 Race Overview

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 Pickup: At Camp Shelby (exact location TBA) on Friday evening from 4:30-7:00pm 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.
• Finish Line Celebration: The finish line celebration will keep going strong until noon.

🎖️ Registration Information

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!

🤝 Support for a Cause

This race supports the Mississippi Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Camp Shelby.

• Program Description: The Youth Challenge Program is a program for at-risk youth run by the National Guard of the United States.
• Mission: The stated mission of the Youth Challenge Program is "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 a quasi-military Residential Phase and a Post-Residential Phase.

📍 Join Us

See YOU at Camp Shelby on 11-8-25.

For more details, visit Salute Red, White, and Blue.