Grab your family, friends, coworkers, Church/Sports Club, and lace-up for our Military & Veterans! The BOOTS FOR TROOPS: 5K RUCK | WALK | RUN is the perfect opportunity to show your patriotism, as well as your love and support for those who have or continue to serve in our Armed Forces this Veterans Day Weekend. So… dig out and lace up a pair of combat boots, work boots, or running shoes and support our warriors in uniform!
Produced by and benefiting Memories of Honor. Due to the generosity of our sponsors, your race entry fee goes directly to help fund our mission and programs.
BOOT FOR TROOPS IS AN OFFICIAL GORUCK PARTNERED EVENT — GORUCK PATCHES WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO ALL GORUCK REGISTRANTS.
Middle Tennessee’s Only Charity, Military-Style, Off-Road 5K & Ruck Competition & Veterans Celebration
– Family Friendly
– Military nonprofit village & displays
– Vendors
– Lawn games
– Leashed dogs are welcomed
WHEN: 11/13/2021 @ 9:00 AM
WHERE: The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, Franklin TN
WHY: Bring together veterans, first responders, civilians, and families of our fallen service members. This event gives us a way to say “Thank you” with our feet and allows everyone to put some miles in our military’s boots literally.
WHO: Everyone is welcome! Bring your family, Fido, and your cheering section. We will have a cheering station set up where your family and friends can make signs, grab a cowbell and a small American flag.
WHAT YOU GET
– Event t-shirt (must be pre-registered)
– Unique Finisher Award
– Fallen Hero Memorial Bib containing the name of a fallen service member.
– The opportunity to write a note of love & gratitude to the fallen hero’s family and place it on our Wall of Gratitude. We will send these to the families at a later date.
– Anyone wishing to donate their medal back to the family of their fallen hero may do so. However, this is NOT mandatory.
WHY PARTICIPATE?
The mission of this event is to HONOR our nation’s fallen heroes. HEAL the unseen wounds of war for both our surviving families and veterans. CONNECT surviving family members, veterans with the civilian community. Due to the generosity of our presenting sponsor, The Grove, and our other partners/sponsors, 100% of your registration fee is a direct donation to Memories of Honor. You can walk away knowing that you made a direct, lifelong, and meaningful impact on the lives of the families we serve.
EARLY PACKET PICKUP
TBAWe will not have a virtual option this year. Packets must be picked up in person. We will not mail packets to those unable to attend.
EVENT DAY Schedule
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Dogs and strollers are welcome: Please note that this is a cross-country course and has a 1/4 mile section of off-road trail that is NOT suitable for wheeled transportation of any kind (there is a course cut for strollers). Dogs MUST remain leashed, and owners must pick them up after bathroom breaks.
GORUCK is a non-competitive division. If you would like to be competitive, please register for the 5K or BOOT RUN. We are no longer offering competitive team divisions.
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