LUBBOCK, TX REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
In-Person Registration
Join your community on September 8 at 7:30 AM at Mackenzie Park for the 2024 Lubbock, TX 9/11 Heroes Run.
The 9/11 Heroes Run unites communities to honor the heroes of 9/11 and the service members who stepped up in the wars that followed. Join your community in fulfilling the promise we made over 20 years ago to never forget.
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Race Details
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Additional Race Details
Packet pickup will be Friday, September 6, 2024 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Foot Tech North
4206 19th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79407Registration will be open until the start of the 5K race.
The 1 mile walk will start at 7:30 am.
The 5K will start at 8:00 am. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the 1 mile walk before the 5K.
Both distances will start at Santa Land at Mackenzie Park. The 1 mile walk will be a .5 mile turnaround and the 5k will be a 1.55 mile turnaround. There will be barriers and volunteers at each turn around spot.
There will be a water station at the turnaround for the 5K.
Please see the map for the start and turnaround spots.
Contact me at lubbock@911heroesrun.org with any questions!Lubbock 9/11 Heroes Run Course Map
For more information about 9/11 Heroes Run frequently asked questions and registration pricing and timeline, please click here.
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GORUCK RUCKING DIVISION
Travis Manion Foundation is proud to partner with GORUCK again in 2024, 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 as they have changed since last year. Learn more about GORUCK here.
Cpl Jose A. Velez and Spc Andrew Velez
Cpl. Jose A. Velez, 23, of Lubbock, Texas, died Nov. 13, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq, while clearing an enemy strongpoint when his unit came under fire. Velez was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Jose often went by “Freddy” and joined the U.S. Army in 2000 after graduating high school. Velez was in the infantry and deployed to Iraq in 2003. Freddy was awarded two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, and a Silver Star. Velez was survived by his wife, Nickie Velez, father, Roy Velez, sister, Monica Velez, and brother Andrew Velez.
“Freddy believed in his mission, often telling his father that most Americans only heard and saw the bad news, but what they didn’t see were children who could now go to school, families who now had access to water, and the Iraqis who were grateful for their freedom,” Melanie Burford wrote in The Dallas Morning News.
The Travis Manion Foundation provided a Challenge Grant to the Velez family and empowered them to run the 2011 Marine Corps Marathon in honor of their fallen loved ones.
Spc. Andrew Velez, 22, of Lubbock, Texas, died on July 25 in Sharona, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related injury. Velez was assigned to the Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command, Fort Irwin, Calif. Andrew joined the U.S. Army in 2002 after completing his GED and his wife had their third child. Andrew deployed to Iraq in 2003. In 2004, Andrew’s older brother, Cpl. Jose “Freddy” Velez was killed under enemy fire and Andrew escorted his body home. Then, Andrew deployed to Afghanistan in 2006 and signed on for six more years of service. He was survived by his daughter Jasmine, sons, Jordan and Jacob, his father, Roy Velez, and sister, Monica Velez.
“You always do it for your buddy next to you,” Roy Velez said about his son’s service.
The Travis Manion Foundation honored Spc. Andrew Velez with a Challenge Grant on Oct. 29, 2011, when Monica Velez, Andrew’s sister, ran in the Marine Corps Marathon to celebrate the lives of her brothers Andrew and Freddy. Their father, Roy Velez was able to accompany Monica to honor Andrew and Freddy and see Monica finish the marathon.
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