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Freedom Run

A 100-Day, 3,452-Mile Journey Across America to Benefit Wounded Veterans

Paperback: $16.95 US ISBN:978-1-935412-50-2

An Average Man Takes a Not-So-Average Run Across America for Veterans. On July 6, 2012, Marine Corps veteran Jamie Summerlin dipped his feet into the Atlantic Ocean in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware after running 3,452 miles in 100 days. While Summerlin?s inspiring transcontinental journey to honor U.S. veterans is finished and documented in his book Freedom Run,? his mission to honor veterans is not. Today, Summerlin works through Operation Welcome Home and other nonprofit organizations to provide support for veterans. A portion of the book?s proceeds will benefit charitable organizations that serve US Veterans.  

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?Freedom Run is a captivating book that is not only a story of one man?s amazing run across the US, but also a story about the true American spirit...? ? Jim Ryun, former U.S. Congressman, 3-time Olympian and world-record holder

?Freedom Run is Jamie Summerlin?s inspiring story of how he set out to run across America to help wounded warriors, found himself along the way...? ? Marshall Ulrich, extreme endurance athlete, trans-American crosser and author of Running on Empty

?...He is showing all of us that we can each do more? ? US Senator Joe Manchin

Top 10 Fast Fun Facts: 

1. Ran the equivalent of 132 marathons in 100 days
2. Took six million steps to complete 3,452 miles
3. Covered 16 states and Washington, DC
4. Went through 10 pairs of running shoes
5. Consumed 8,000-10,000 calories and burned 5,000-7,000 calories per day
6. Averaged 34.5 miles per day
7. Consumed 25 watermelons, favorite refueling food
8. Consumed 2-3 gallons of Gatorade per day and 9 gallons of Gatorade in 24 hours on last day; no straight water during the trip
9. Temperatures ranged from 25 degrees in Oregon to over 100 degrees at times in West Virginia and through Delaware
10. Raised $50,000 for veteran-focused charities