9/11 Heroes Run - Cape Girardeau, MO

The 9/11 Heroes Run in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is a 5K for runners, ruckers, and walkers, part of the national 9/11 Heroes Run series. It focuses on remembering those killed and injured on 9/11, honoring service members from subsequent wars, and supporting veterans, active duty military, first responders, and families of the fallen. The event includes standard 5K run entries and separate 5K ruck divisions, with options for individuals and for active duty military and first responders. The ruck option, a GORUCK partnership, requires participants to carry weighted rucksacks, a method based on special forces training. GORUCK registrants get a TMF ruck patch, standard run registrants get an event shirt, and volunteers can register for free.