Honor the Heroes of 9/11
Join your community on Saturday, September 12 at 8:00 PM at Downtown Madisonville for the 2026 Madisonville 9/11 Heroes Run.
The 2026 9/11 Heroes Run 5K welcomes runners, ruckers, and walkers of all ages and fitness levels to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and honor the heroes who stepped up to serve that day and in the wars that followed. This event helps ensure future generations understand the significance of September 11, 2001, and continue to honor our first responders and service members for years to come.
Join your community in fulfilling the promise we made 25 years ago to never forget.
Race Details
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Additional Race Details
Race-specific details, including packet pickup information, will be shared at a later date.
For details on the 9/11 Heroes Run, including FAQs, registration pricing, and more, please click here.
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GORUCK RUCKING DIVISION
Travis Manion Foundation is proud to partner with GORUCK again in 2026, bringing rucking divisions to every 9/11 Heroes Run. Rucking is a sport grounded in Special Forces Training in which participants carry weighted rucksacks. All participants registered for the GORUCK division will receive this year's exclusive TMF GORUCK patch. Please read the rules and requirements carefully. For more information on our partner, GORUCK click here.
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SGT WILLIAM PATRICK RUDD 1-MILE HERO DEDICATION
Running in Honor of Sgt William Patrick Rudd
While on his 8th tour of duty, SGT William Patrick Rudd, of Madisonville, Kentucky, was killed by small arms fire on October 5, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq during a ground assault raid in which U.S. Forces killed the No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. SGT Rudd completed over 800 combat missions before being KIA. Rudd was assigned as a team leader to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. Patrick, known to his peers by the name Ricky, enlisted in the Army on October 2, 2003 and was a dedicated Army Ranger. SGT Rudd completed numerous military leadership schools as well as Airborne and Jumpmaster training and Ranger school. He served 2 tours in Afghanistan and 5 tours in Iraq.
For his service, SGT Rudd was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the Army Good Conduct Medal. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal. A 1999 graduate of Madisonville-North Hopkins High School, Patrick Rudd is remembered by his comrades as a great Ranger. Fellow Ranger, SGT Mark Williams, remembers that “Anything he did, he did with excellence.”
SGT Rudd is a hero to us all. He lived - and ultimately died - by the Ranger motto: Rangers Lead the Way.
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