TOM'S RUN RELAY America's Longest Fun Run

A 200-mile team building fitness event in memory of CWO4 Tom Brooks,  U.S. Coast Guard June 1 - 3, 2012

Welcome to the Tom’s Run Web Site.  This is the only place to find the official Tom’s Run Relay
TEAM APPLICATION (.PDF or Word) and COURSE DESCRIPTON (.pdf format, updated for 2012)  Here are GPS coordinates for the first 100 miles.  Other coordinates are shown on the course map.  

Event history.

 Don't Forget the Pre-race dinner at the Holiday Inn at 7:00  PM on Friday, June 1, 2012!

Tom's Run 2011 Slide Show

The Island of Lost Runners

Tom's Run Toolbox

Event News Check here for event news and  announcements	Welcome!! to the Tom's Run Relay web site.  Tom's Run is an annual event held on the weekend after Memorial Day.  As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions.  See news bits below.  TOM's RUN BLOG!! share your innermost Tom's Run thoughts
For questions or information about Tom's Run, please write: Admin@tomsrunrelay.org	Check the tool box for leg planner, equipment list and other helpful information. All team members must sign a Disclaimer. The Island of Lost Runners is a list of runners looking for a team to join. If you want to be on it, write me an e-mail with name, location, and means of contact. Admin@tomsrunrelay.org.
Presidential Air Group 2011 Report 2011 Team Results Tom's Run Decals 2010 Report from solo finisher Rick Meyer 2010 Report from solo runner Bob Holtzhauer 2009 Washington Post article 2009 Report from Peter Shoemaker, a solo runner 2009 Report from Rob Holzhauer, a solo runner 2008 Report from Ultrachelle, our solo runner US Coast Guard Academy article	January 9, 2012 - Tom's Run friends, family, and lovers, our 2012 season has started and we are preparing for this year's event. Due to a unexpected scheduling conflict, we must move this year's event forward a day. That is, we will have our pre-event dinner on Friday June 1 at 7:00 PM and start the race after midnight on Saturday June 2. Our finish will still be at Fort Hunt Park at 11:00 AM on Sunday June 3. I'll update the application for this year as soon as possible and post it here. More later - See you on the trail soon. - Ciao, Roger

Event History	Tom’s Run is held annually to promote fitness, team building, and community.  The event is named in honor of CWO4 Tom Brooks, USCG(Ret.), who contracted Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig‘s disease) in early 1999.   Tom was an avid fitness promoter.  He had a reputation for persuading couch potatoes to get up and get moving.  When Tom was diagnosed with ALS, his friends decided to show their appreciation for the inspiration Tom had given them by organizing this event in his honor.
The Course	The race starts in Cumberland, Maryland sometime after midnight on the first day (Saturday). Runners, accompanied at all times by a bike escort, take turns in a relay run entirely along the historic C&O Canal towpath to Georgetown in Washington, DC. From there, the course continues down the Potomac River waterfront in Washinton, DC, past the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, crosses the Potomac River and connects with the Mount Vernon Trail to Alexandria, Virginia. The finish is at Fort Hunt Park near Mt. Vernon. The run proceeds through Saturday and ends when the teams cross the finish line together as close to 11:00 AM on Sunday as possible. Finishing at 11:00 AM presents the logistical challenge of determining the most advantageous time to start after midnight on Saturday and getting all the team members together for the finish. Runners are on the course during the entire run, including at night. Other logistical challenges are keeping everyone fed and rested, determining the best places along the course to exchange runners and bikers, and finding those places along the many difficult rural roads accessing the canal.  For a copy of the course description with directions to the exchange points, click HERE (2012 version).
The Point	Surprisingly, Tom's Run is NOT a race!!! It is a team-building, memorial fitness event. The POINT is not to reach the finish line first, but to reach it together. Oh! .... and to have a lot of fun along the way.
Events	The run kicks off with a group dinner at the Holiday Inn, Cumberland, MD at 7:00 PM on Friday. T-shirts will be presented to the participants at the dinner. The event finish includes lunch, medals, and awards.
Accommodations	The best place for reservations is probably the Holiday Inn, Cumberland, MD. Federal government rate for a 2-person room is about $70.00. They have been very good to us. To make a reservation for this room, or to make a reservation for other rooms at the regular rate, please contact the hotel.

 If you need other information e-mail - Admin@tomsrunrelay.org