Honor the fallen. Carry the baton. Run with purpose.
565 miles, 122 Legs, 7 days, 1 Mission
September 5-11, 2026
The 7th Annual Great American Relay is a 7-day, tribute run where runners pass a baton along the 9/11 Memorial Route. We start at the Flight 93 Memorial, make our way to the Pentagon and finish at the World Trade Center. Each leg is led by one lead runner and up to ten support runners. Runners of all backgrounds come together to honor the heroes of September 11th, support veterans and first responders, and celebrate the strength of the American spirit. Simply sign up, show up, then run!
Registration includes the official Great American Relay running shirt and GAR baton. Registrations after August 20 may have their shirt mailed after the relay depending on stock.
Click on a state below to find your leg!
Registration closes Sept 10.
Charity Partner - Tunnel To Towers
Tunnel To Towers is one of the nation’s most trusted and impactful charities serving veterans, first responders, and their families.
Born from the tragedy of 9/11, Tunnel to Towers provides mortgage‑free homes to Gold Star families and fallen first responders, builds specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans, and is committed to ending veteran homelessness — all while ensuring America never forgets the sacrifices made on September 11, 2001
Latest News
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Stage 119, Fort Lee! Headed over the bridge into New York City!
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Stage 118,Teaneck Fire Department. Chris leading the pack.
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Stage 117, Hackensack Fire Department. Dianne has run this every year. She’s an original when we ran cross country in Oklahoma!
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Stage 116, Garfield Fire Company, Kristina leading us closer and closer to New York!
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Stage 115, Nutley Fire Department
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Stage 114, Newark Fire Department 9. Thank you Dawn for organizing the escort. You are a rock star!!
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Stage 113, Wei saving the day with a 6:00 registration. Good luck!
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Stage 112, Union Fire Department, David picking up Curt to hand off to Wei on leg 113 who just signed up
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Stage 111, Summit Fire Department, big group led by Neil!
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Stage 110, Green Village FD. Tom and Mario taking control!
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Stage 109 ready to rock n roll. Kevin, Bill, Sam and Jason taking on 9.11 miles and get us back on track.
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Stage 108, Chester Fire Company. Nice work Bill. Handing off to Brie, Katelyn and Michael! I have a feeling stage 107 is going to be a hot commodity next year. This little town is old town America.
