{"id":2616912,"date":"2026-06-21T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/250-relay-for-america-runners-carrying-us-flag-all-the-way-across-the-country-by-july-4-for-a-good-cause\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T12:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:25:50","slug":"250-relay-for-america-runners-carrying-us-flag-all-the-way-across-the-country-by-july-4-for-a-good-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/250-relay-for-america-runners-carrying-us-flag-all-the-way-across-the-country-by-july-4-for-a-good-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"250 &#8216;Relay For America&#8217; Runners Carrying US Flag All the Way Across the Country by July 4 for a Good Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F250-relay-for-america-runners-carrying-us-flag-all-the-way-across-the-country-by-july-4-for-a-good-cause%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Over 250 participants are running a relay across the United States, carrying the American flag from San Francisco too Washington, D.C., with the goal of arriving by July 4th.The relay covers over 3,000 miles, averaging 162 miles per day, and is conducted around the clock over 20 days, with each mile dedicated to a military veteran. The event aims to unite Americans and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >showcase positive aspects<\/a> of the country, highlighting patriotism and community spirit.Runners have already passed through notable locations such as Yosemite National Park, the Nevada Desert, and Colorado, traveling along U.S.Route 50. the final leg will start from arlington, Virginia, on Independence Day, culminating at the U.S. Capitol.The relay is supported by community members and followers, emphasizing generosity and neighborly care. The event also includes a ceremony in D.C. and aims to inspire patriotism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">national unity<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over 250 participants are currently in a relay run carrying the American flag across the country with plans to reach Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported that the runners are traversing over 3,000 miles, averaging 162 miles per day, going around the clock for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYxrwI4vyEn\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 days straight<\/a> at about a 9 minute per mile pace. Each mile of the run is dedicated to a particular military veteran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRelay for America has a really simple mission, which is uniting Americans one mile at a time,\u201d Joe Nail, co-founder of the relay and member of the U.S. Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joenail1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Guard<\/a>, told Fox News on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that there\u2019s this narrative that people like to talk about all the things that are wrong with America. And really, the spirit of this relay is showing all the things that are right with America,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a couple of young people, and we love this country, and we had this big idea that for America\u2019s 250th birthday, we wanted to do something really special to bring people together and accomplish a really big goal,\u201d Nail, who just graduated with a master\u2019s degree from <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.stanford.edu\/joe-nail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanford University<\/a>, said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">More than 250 runners are crossing the country as part of Relay for America, carrying the U.S. flag to Washington, D.C., with the goal of arriving by July 4th. Each mile of the journey is dedicated to a veteran who served our nation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5GWoWf0ArT\">pic.twitter.com\/5GWoWf0ArT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2068003212385206646?\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He told Fox News that their runners set out on Sunday, June 14, with a crew of about 15 people in San Francisco at the Pacific Ocean, crossing the Golden Gate Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Marathoner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wyttmoss\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wyatt Moss<\/a>, co-founder of Relay for America, said that about 1,000 people quickly signed up for the 250 slots to carry the American flag about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYxrwI4vyEn\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 miles each<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Their route so far took them through Yosemite National Park and across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-snow-on-saguaros-desert-cities-in-us-southwest-see-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada Desert<\/a> on U.S. Route 50, \u201cThe Loneliest Road in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday, the runners were making their way through Colorado. They will then go through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and finally D.C., staying away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-barone-will-republicans-find-a-way-to-get-their-way-in-2024\/\" title=\"Michael Barone: Will Republicans Find a Way to Get Their Way in 2024?\">major metro areas<\/a> along the way. You can follow the runners\u2019 progress on the relay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.relayforamerica.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZponcWsbhO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZponcWsbhO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post d by Relay For America | 3000 Miles, 250 Runners, 20 Days (@relayforamerica)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cContrary to going to a marathon, where you\u2019ve got aid stations and everything set up for you, we\u2019re going town to town, and we\u2019re relying on the hospitality and generosity of people along the way,\u201d Nail told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/local-news\/central-utah\/relay-for-america-set-to-arrive-in-utah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSTU-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Tuesday] is a perfect example. We\u2019re running through the desert in Nevada, and somebody who was following us on Instagram came out and not only ran, I think 15 or 16 miles, but then said, \u2018hey, as soon as we get to the end of this segment, I want to buy you all pizza \u2018\u2026 that\u2019s really kind of the core of the American spirit is generosity, caring for your neighbor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Nail told Fox News on Friday, \u201cRight when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-post-editorial-board-friday-nights-extraordinary-house-fight-doesnt-bode-well-for-the-two-years-to-come\/\" title=\"NY Post Editorial Board: Friday Night\u2019s Extraordinary House Fight Doesn\u2019t Bode Well For the Two Years You can find more information here Come\">clock strikes midnight<\/a> on the Fourth of July is when we hope to be arriving into the D.C. Metro area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They will then rally at a track in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thousands-showed-arlington-natl-cemetery-honor-fallen-warriors-christmastime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arlington, Virginia<\/a>, allowing some people a chance to run the track with the flag.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZxv8AEoA_4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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