COME RUN WITH US! This year’s race will take us to all 99 counties. This is not a race in terms of how fast we can run across the state but a mental endurance race.

We have 5 escort vans and each is represented by a color. They will each leave a designated location at a specific time. The mileage for each group is determined by the number of runners I have in each van. Each runner will run 7.5 miles per day and we will average at least an 8 min./mile pace. That means 37.5 miles will take 5 hrs. to complete. Each runner will run a ½ mile, hand off to the next, rest until the next 4 runners complete their 1/2s and then go again. Repeat 15 times for 11 days in a row.

We would like people to run with us NOT against us. We can handle a few extra runners in each our vans. If there are more runners than we can handle at one time we will have to team up with your vehicles to shuttle people forward. We will have 20-24 runners at any one time. I have many kids coming and going because of other commitments. I have no age requirements but you must be able to run around a 4-minute ½ mile. For safety the group needs to stay fairly close together, not strung out. SAFETY is a top priority.

We make what most people would think is impossible a reality. It’s amazing how far you can get one step at a time. If anyone would like to run more than 1 day with us, you need to let me know so arrangements can be made. Through the course of this race each group will have to run early in the morning, heat of the afternoon and the dead of the night.

We may have to change our route because of all the flooding around the state. Some of these we may not know about until we get there and then we will rely on local people to help reroute us around the shortest way.

Race America has helped teach our kids that not everything in life goes along smoothly and you sometimes have to change direction in midstream. If anyone has any questions about how we do things don’t hesitate to ask. Let’s be a shining example for our state!

If you are a runner and would like to help the Race America group along, check out our schedule on the main page. Please contact Deb Kahler 563-880-9426 at least a day in advance if you’d like to run with the team. Parents, you can check the schedule page daily to see where your sons/daughters are on any given day. If an emergency arises, please use the above listed phone number to contact Deb.