Salute Red, White, and Blue

Salute Red, White, and Blue Race Information

<h3><span style="color:rgb( 224 , 62 , 45 )"><em><strong>Freedom Isn&#39;t Free - Earn Every Mile</strong></em></span></h3> <h5>Salute Red White &amp; 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).</h5> <h5>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.</h5> <h5>Race course map will be available by July 20, 2025.</h5> <h5>All finishers will earn a medallion/medal. </h5> <h5><strong><span style="color:rgb( 224 , 62 , 45 )">Schedule of events:</span></strong></h5> <h5>Packet Pick up at Camp Shelby (exact location TBA) on Friday evening from 4:30-7:00pm and again on Saturday from 6:30-7:30 am.</h5> <h5><em>The Salute Red, White &amp; Blue race kicks off at 8:00 AM, with all courses closing by 11:00 AM. Custom awards will follow around 11:00-ish, and the finish line celebration will keep going strong until noon. 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! </em></h5> <h5><strong><span style="color:rgb( 224 , 62 , 45 )">This race supports the Mississippi Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Camp Shelby.</span></strong></h5> <h5>The Youth Challenge Program is a program for at-risk youth run by the National Guard of the United States (which is why the NG in ChalleNGe is either: Capitalized, Italicized, Bolded or all of the above), which consists of Youth ChalleNGe Academies (known as YCA&#39;s) in each participating state. The stated mission of the Youth Challenge Program is &#34;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.&#34; 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. The program lasts for 17½ months. The first 5½ months are part of the quasi-military Residential Phase. The last 12 months are part of the Post-Residential Phase. Most participants will earn their GED or a high school diploma by the end of their Residential Phase.</h5> <h5>The program is one of many programs administered by the National Guard Bureau that address leadership, life skills, and physical training.</h5> <h5><strong><span style="color:rgb( 224 , 62 , 45 )">See YOU at Camp Shelby on 11-8-25. </span></strong></h5>