So many communities welcome Run For The Wall each day of the ride. I've come up with some numbers.
There is 1 Run For The Wall.
There are 2 Routes, Central and Southern
Each Route has 3 chase vehicles that help with down bikes and riders
There are 4 extra days that RFTW participants are together - 2 in California for orientation/training and a mini reunion, and 2 in DC for the visit to the Wall and Rolling Thunder.
Each Route has 5 people in the Lead Element called the Missing Man Formation.
| | the first two bikes, Left leading, Route Coordinator Right - State Coordinator (changes each State)
| this rider rides with a "missing man" to his right (this position changes each leg of the Run
| | the Route Chaplain and Missing Man Coordinator ride these two spots
Each Route has 6 platoons made up of motorcycles, and one with motorcycles that pull trailers or trikes.
There are 7 Board of Directors for Run For The Wall, Inc.
After leaving California the Southern Route stops in 8 more states.
Once they leave California Central Route goes through 9 states. (see the map of both routes here)
The ride itself is 10 days. We leave on a Wednesday and arrive on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend.
We registered 620 people in California for the 2010 Run.
Not all of them traveled all the way to DC with us.
Southern Route registerd an additional 700 + people and CR almost another 700 across country.
The Routes totaled over 90 stops for Fuel or to visit VA Hospitals, Veterans Memorials or Schools or to overnight in a community. That's over 90 communities across America that HOST Run For The Wall.
Pretty impressive. Can you tell we love what Run For The Wall does for Veterans with a TOTAL VOLUNTEER STAFF!!
