2-MILES  ✯  3-HOURS  ✯ 1-EPIC EVENT

WHERE FITNESS MEETS TAILGATING & PATRIOTISM

Postponed til Spring 2025

You can do it for 30 minutes or all 3 hours, with or without weight, solo, or as a team—it's up to you!

Join Us for the Red, White & Ruck: A Patriotic Tribute to Our Heroes!

Memories of Honor's Red, White & Ruck is a fun, patriotic, competitive, and noncompetitive ruck designed to unite the military community, Gold—and Blue-Star Families, and the civilian population. This event is all about honoring the service, sacrifice, and lives of our service members and fallen heroes. Whether you're a seasoned Rucker, new to the experience, or walking without weight, this charity event welcomes individuals of all ages and fitness levels. 

Presented by: FleetFeet Nashville 

YOUR ENTRY FEE & DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE! 

WHAT IS RED WHITE & RUCK

• 3-Hour Time Trial - Military Style Ruck March Race  (you can stop at any time you choose). 
• 2-Mile Closed course (loop). 
• Every participant will be given a bib containing the name of a fallen service member to ruck in their honor and memory.
• Military Surviving Family Charity Event 
• Walk or ruck, with or without weight. 
• Complete as many or as few laps as you prefer. The choice is yours!
• Personal coolers, chairs, and (weighted down) popups are welcome. 

RWR IS A SPECTATOR-FRIENDLY EVENT AND COURSE. BRING YOUR  COOLERS, CHAIRS & CHEERING CREW! 

WHY PARTICIPATE? 

• Honor and Remember: Pay tribute to the service, sacrifice, and lives of our military heroes and fallen warriors.
• Community Connection: Unite with the military community, Gold and Blue-Star Families, and civilians in a shared mission of remembrance and respect.
• Fun and Fitness: Enjoy a day of competitive and noncompetitive rucking (walking) designed to challenge and inspire you.
• Inclusive for All: No matter your age or fitness level, there's a place for you in this patriotic event.
• Exciting Prizes: Participants can win over $2,500 in gift cards and prizes!

WHAT YOU GET

✯ Commemorative Event Bib
✯ Commemorative Patch
✯ Fallen Hero Memorial Bib (contains the name of a fallen service member).
✯ Downloadable Participant Certificate 
✯ That great feeling you get when you know you are contributing your miles to a great and worthy cause.

WHAT TO EXPECT

1. The course for this event is a short loop, structured as a time trial criterium.
2. The loop will be about a mile to two miles long. 
3. You will do as many laps as possible within the three-hour time limit.
4. There will be a staging area where you check in after each lap and tag off to your teammate.  
5. You can also grab food and drinks and hang out while waiting for your teammate. 
6. You may bring your preferred nutrition, but we will also have water and snacks in the staging area. All items must be outside of your pack and in clear bags. 
7. Your team will be given a punch card – this is how we count completed laps.
8. Everyone except for the honorary member must carry a backpack or a weighted vest.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Patriotic Atmosphere: Ruck alongside fellow participants, patriots, and surviving families in a sea of red, white, and blue.
• Memorable Moments: Create lasting memories with friends, family, and fellow patriots.
• Support a Great Cause: Your participation helps support Memories of Honor and their mission to honor our heroes.

EVENT CATEGORIES 

Everyone is welcome to participate in all divisions, regardless of age, gender, or fitness level. 

• Competitive Solo Ruck
• Competitive 2-person Relay Team
• Competitive 4+ person Relay Team
• Honorary - No weight, lap card, ALL FUN! 

DIVISIONS  

✯ NO Weight (non-competitive)

✯ Light =  20 > lbs ruck or vest

✯ Heavy = 35 > lbs ruck or vest

EVENT SCHEDULE ⏰

📆 TBA

✯ 7:30 AM - Registration & Packet Pickup Opens 

✯ 8:50 AM - Briefing | Announcement | National Anthem 

✯ 9:00 AM - Start 

✯ 12:00 PM - Course Closes

✯ 12:15 PM - Top Finisher Recognitions

EVENT RUCK COURSE

• 2-MILE CLOSED COURSE ON CLOSED HISTORIC AIRPORT. 
• RUN ON THE TARMAC AND SHELBY PARK TRAIL SYSTEM

Memories of Honor is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit #47-5273214.  

We believe our fallen service members and their families deserve to be honored and remembered more than one day per year. Thus, our mission is to make every day Memorial Day. We use athletics, entertainment, and special events to create living memorials so all active-duty and veteran loss of life due to service country are remembered. We honor all branches, dates of loss, and loss of life while in or due to military service. We remember!