The 2008 Freedom Run across America is dedicated to raising funds for the Wounded Warrior Foundation, which assists wounded veterans and their families, the Sunshine Foundation, which grants wishes to seriously ill and abused children, and the Challenged Athlete Foundation, which assists disabled athletes.
The run will be led by original 1978 Ironman Tom Knoll, now age 75, and his son, Warren, 44, who will both run 3,300 miles from coast to coast. Warren will also bike across the country, possibly marking the first time an individual has both run and biked cross-country in the same event. This will be Tom’s second cross-USA charity run. In 1983, Tom ran across the United States for the Sunshine Foundation in 64 days, averaging 46 miles per day.
The run will start at the San Diego, California Marine Corps Recruit Depot on March 1st, 2008 and finish at the Marine Corps Memorial in Washington, DC on July 4th, 2008. It will consist of 112 days of at least 30-mile runs.
Daily Journal
7/4/2008Day 126It Is Over! Freedom Run Ends TodayWashington DC, DCView
7/2/2008Day 124Running to the MallWashington DC, DCView
6/29/2008Day 121It Is all About the Crack (Or is it?)Philadelphia, PAView
6/28/2008Day 120StrasburgBensalem, PAView
6/27/2008Day 119Amish Country, PAView
6/26/2008Day 118Harley DavidsonLancaster, PAView
6/25/2008Day 117New Truck (Mule 2) Then Time To RollYork, PAView
6/24/2008Day 116The Mule Gets Taken Out, PAView
6/23/2008Day 115Gettysburg Day #2Gettysburg, PAView
6/22/2008Day 114Gettysburg Day #1Gettysburg, PAView
6/21/2008Day 113Mountains DownGettysburg, PAView
6/20/2008Day 112Up & Down, Back to the Mountains (Got to love them)Chambersburg, PAView
6/19/2008Day 111TrizillaPittsburgh, PAView
6/18/2008Day 110GreensburgGreensburg, PAView
6/17/2008Day 109Change in Direction (Off to West Virginia)Washington, PAView
6/15/2008Day 107Cleveland GameCleveland, OHView
6/14/2008Day 1065k Run in ClevelandCleveland, OHView
6/12/2008Day 104FloridaBowling Green, OHView
6/11/2008Day 103DefianceDefiance, OHView
6/10/2008Day 102NapoleonNapoleon, OHView
6/9/2008Day 101Day Off (Just a few more before the last push), OHView
6/8/2008Day 100100 Days on the road and we keep on rolling!Bryan, OHView
6/8/2008Day 100Breaking News!Bryan, OHView
6/7/2008Day 9999 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, INView
6/6/2008Day 98Home of Vice President Dan QuayleFort Wayne, INView
6/5/2008Day 97Circus CityHuntington, INView
6/4/2008Day 96Flying (Running) In and Out of Grissom Air BasePeru, INView
6/3/2008Day 95VA IndianapolisKokomo, INView
6/2/2008Day 94Running at the Indy TrackIndianapolis, INView
6/1/2008Day 93Sticking to the Road with Runners World, INView
5/31/2008Day 92Legion Riders Ride with U.S. Freedom Run Into Turn 1, Legion Post 500Indianapolis, INView
5/30/2008Day 91American Legion HeadquartersIndianapolis, INView
5/29/2008Day 90Running With the MayorTerre Haute, INView
5/28/2008Day 89In Memory of Harvey SalyerTerre Haute, INView
5/27/2008Day 88Old School House Haunted?Greenup, ILView
5/26/2008Day 87Rain, Rain, Go AwayAltamont, ILView
5/25/2008Day 86Into the Land of LincolnMulberry Grove, ILView
5/24/2008Day 85The Confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri RiversWorden, ILView
5/23/2008Day 84Marines of St. LouisGranite City, ILView
5/23/2008Day 84Breaking News!Venice, ILView
5/20/2008Day 816 Flags St LouisVilla Ridge, MOView
5/19/2008Day 80Ride to the Wall (Rolling Thunder)Rosebud, MOView
5/18/2008Day 79Back Tracking in the OzarksMacks Creek, MOView
5/18/2008Day 79The Freedom Run vein heads into Green Bay WisconsinGreen Bay, WIView
5/17/2008Day 78Warner Place (Westphalia, MO)Linn, MOView
5/16/2008Day 77Into the Capitol City of Jefferson City MissouriJefferson City, MOView
5/15/2008Day 76Land of the OzarksCamdenton, MOView
5/14/2008Day 75"On Track" The Frisco Highline TrailBuffalo, MOView
5/13/2008Day 74Running our way into SpringfieldSpingfield, MOView
5/12/2008Day 73Houn DawgsAurora, MOView
5/11/2008Day 72Tornados Devastate the AreaGranby, MOView
5/10/2008Day 71Locked Out of the MuleFairland, MOView
5/10/2008Day 71Breaking News!, MOView
5/9/2008Day 70Movin' into the border of MissouriSeneca, MOView
5/8/2008Day 69Running with Andrew PayneBig Cabin, OKView
5/7/2008Day 68Splashing in the Puddles in OklahomaClaremore, OKView
5/6/2008Day 67PR Day in TulsaTulsa, OKView
5/5/2008Day 66Closing in on TulsaTulsa, OKView
5/4/2008Day 65The Amazing Johns Oklahoma County 66Sapulpa, OKView
5/3/2008Day 64Visitng The Veterans at the Oklahoma City VAOklahoma City, OKView
5/2/2008Day 63Get Your Kicks on Route 66 OklahomaEdmond, OKView
5/1/2008Day 62Breaking News!Oklahoma City, OKView
4/30/2008Day 61Oklahoma's Part of Route 66Clinton, OKView
4/29/2008Day 60The Glove HighwayElk City, OKView
4/29/2008Day 60Breaking News, OKView
4/28/2008Day 59To conquer TexasMobeetie, TXView
4/27/2008Day 588th Annual Oklahoma City Memorial MarathonOklahoma City, OKView
4/26/2008Day 57Poker Run Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OKView
4/25/2008Day 56Travel Day to Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OKView
4/24/2008Day 55Green Fields and TreesMobeetie, TXView
4/23/2008Day 54Woody Guthrie, Folk Music of Pampa TexasPampa, TXView
4/22/2008Day 53Back To PanhandlePanhandle, TXView
4/21/2008Day 52Day OffAmarillo, TXView
4/20/2008Day 51The Big TexanPanhandle, TXView
4/19/2008Day 50The PanhandleAmarillo, TXView
4/18/2008Day 49Beef Capital of the World (Beef not Beer)Dawn, TXView
4/17/2008Day 48Cattle CountryFriona, TXView
4/17/2008Day 48Breaking News!Friona, TXView
4/16/2008Day 47Trains, Planes and AutomobilesClovis, NMView
4/15/2008Day 46Trail of TearsMelrose, NMView
4/14/2008Day 45Day Off, NMView
4/13/2008Day 44Where the Kid once RoamedFort Sumner, NMView
4/12/2008Day 43Nowheres LandYeso, NMView
4/11/2008Day 42The Mega Winds Take 2Vaughn, NMView
4/10/2008Day 41Into the Hurricane West wind!Encino, NMView
4/9/2008Day 40Time to Climb to the TramwayAlbuquerque, NMView
4/8/2008Day 39The End of Route 66 for Now!Estancia, NMView
4/7/2008Day 38Heading east out of AlbuquerqueEdgewood, NMView
4/6/2008Day 37Route 66 - New MexicoAlbuquerque, NMView
4/5/2008Day 36"I am a Cowboy Baby"Belen, NMView
4/4/2008Day 35Ghost TownsSocorro, NMView
4/3/2008Day 34High Plains DrifterMagdalena, NMView
4/3/2008Day 34The Freedom Run Team Attitude "Whatever it Takes!", WIView
4/2/2008Day 33Running into town for some pie.Datil, NMView
4/1/2008Day 32Springerville Historical SitesSpringerville, AZView
4/1/2008Day 32Breaking News!Springerville, AZView
3/31/2008Day 31Volcanos on the Horizon Springerville, AZView
3/30/2008Day 30The winds in the White Mountains & The Young MarinesVernon, AZView
3/29/2008Day 29Ponderosa BurntOvergaard, AZView
3/28/2008Day 28Running into the snowOvergaard, AZView
3/27/2008Day 27The White MountainsShow Low, AZView
3/27/2008Day 27The Cyborg goes down, AZView
3/26/2008Day 26The Salt River CanyonWhiteriver, AZView
3/25/2008Day 25Vertical Climbing to the CanyonSan Carlos, AZView
3/24/2008Day 24Out of the desert and into mining countryGlobe, AZView
3/23/2008Day 23Easter on the roadGlobe, AZView
3/22/2008Day 22Baseline to Apache LegionSuperior, AZView
3/21/2008Day 21Lake on the Green (Day Off #3)Chandler, AZView
3/20/2008Day 20The PaseoChandler, AZView
3/19/2008Day 19Off day #1 (The decompression) Chandler, AZView
3/18/2008Day 18Baseline Road, Baseline Road, Baseline Road!Mesa, AZView
3/17/2008Day 17Rising PhoenixPhoenix, AZView
3/16/2008Day 16Storm in the DesertBuckeye, AZView
3/15/2008Day 15The Dog's gone Wild.Tonapah, AZView
3/14/2008Day 14Road keeps on RockinSalome, AZView
3/13/2008Day 13The sign of the MonkeyBouse, AZView
3/13/2008Day 13Breaking News!Parker, CAView
3/12/2008Day 12Up and Down and into the HeatParker, AZView
3/11/2008Day 11No Town, Just Shoes?Desert Center Rice Road, CAView
3/10/2008Day 10Into the Great Wide OpenTwentynine Palms, CAView
3/9/2008Day 9The highway to HellTwentynine Palms, CAView
3/8/2008Day 8The First Day Off!Twentynine Palms, CAView
3/7/2008Day 7Into the Land of the Joshua treeTwentynine Palms, CAView
3/6/2008Day 6Up to the neck in SandDesert Hot Springs, CAView
3/5/2008Day 5The Downhill of DeathPalm Desert, CAView
3/4/2008Day 4Two for TuesdayAnza, CAView
3/3/2008Day 3Monday, Monday!Warner Springs, CAView
3/2/2008Day 2End Of DayRamona, CAView
3/2/2008Day 2End of DayRancho Santa Fe, CAView
3/1/2008Day 1the long awaited start day almost ends in disaster (Original Ironman Down)San Diego, CAView
2/29/2008Day 0We make it to San Diego for the Freedom Run Across AmericaSan Diego, CAView
2/28/2008Day -1The Dream RV breakdownBoulder, COView
2/27/2008Day -2Freedom Run The HistoryCudahy, WIView