Summer 2026 · 2,000 Miles
Running Across
America.
Colorado to the Lincoln Memorial. $100,000 for mental health and addiction recovery, in partnership with Herren Project.
Summer 2026 · 2,000 Miles
Colorado to the Lincoln Memorial. $100,000 for mental health and addiction recovery, in partnership with Herren Project.
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Why I'm Running
Former pro triathlete. Suspended for doping. Rebuilt my life through nervous system regulation and breathwork, became a coach, founded the Ground app.
Every mile is for the people still in the rebuild. Herren Project provides free resources and support for prevention, recovery, and resilience for individuals, families, and communities impacted by addiction.
The goal is $100,000. The work is 2,000 miles.
The Route
Ten states. Roads chosen for mission fit, story, and small-town support. The Katy Trail gives 240 miles of car-free running through Missouri wine country. The Great Allegheny Passage delivers 150 more car-free miles from Pittsburgh to Cumberland. The W&OD Trail in Northern Virginia is the final 45 miles, ending with the Arlington Memorial Bridge crossing to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Kickoff
June 13, 2026 · 9:00 AM
World's Toughest Mile · CU Boulder Stadium
Distance
2,000 mi
Pace
26-50 mi/day
States
10 + DC
Car-Free Trail
435 mi
Event Cities
7
Finish
Lincoln Memorial
The Mission Tour
The route is chosen to land where the work is already happening. Each city stop is a short community run and a talk on mental health and addiction recovery, hosted alongside the local organizations carrying the mission every day.
Anchor Partner
The Phoenix HQ
Kickoff at the World's Toughest Mile, CU Boulder. Free sober active community founded here in 2006.
Anchor Partner
Healing House
13 recovery residences. Event-built. Phoenix KC + First Call KC as secondaries.
Anchor Partner
Phoenix St. Louis
PreventEd (since 1965) + Recovery St. Louis active events calendar.
Anchor Partner
Overdose Lifeline
Already runs the "Outpacing the Stigma 5K." Strong existing recovery event infrastructure.
Anchor Partner
Talbert House
Multi-county SUD and mental health nonprofit with the org infrastructure for real events.
Anchor Partner
Sage's Army
Family-founded RCO after losing son to overdose. Phoenix Pittsburgh + Pittsburgh Recovery Walk.
Anchor Partner
NAMI Northern Virginia
Penultimate stop. Community run at Reston Town Center, then onto the W&OD into Arlington.
Keystone Partner
Free sober active community in all 50 states. One million people impacted. The Phoenix has chapters in every Run Home anchor city — Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and DC. Their NewForm app connects the recovery community wherever the route goes.
Learn About The Phoenix →The Crew
Manager · Driver · Full-Time Support · Friend
Kevin runs the van and runs the day. He's on the road every mile, towing the camper, leapfrogging support, keeping the operation moving.
His own story on recovery and life is the kind worth telling. The mile counts go down because he keeps everything else moving.
No one runs across America alone.
Charity Partner
Founded by Chris Herren, a former NBA player and person in long-term recovery, Herren Project has provided free resources and support for prevention, recovery, and resilience to individuals, families, and communities impacted by addiction since 2011. Every dollar donated supports Herren Project programs.
The Wall
Notes from the people who showed up, the ones we crossed paths with, and the strangers carrying us along the way.
Updates will appear here once the run begins.
Contact
Best way to reach me during the run is email. I'll see Instagram messages but the inbox gets the priority.
