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Honoring our Heroes 4th Annual 5K & 2 Mile Ruck

Name: Honoring our Heroes 4th Annual 5K & 2 Mile Ruck
Start: 2026-03-06
End: 2026-03-06
Location: Meridian, Mississippi

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calendar_today 06 Mar, 2026

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About the Event

We are gearing up for Soldiers Freedom Outdoors 4th annual 5k event, Honoring our Heroes. Please join us for this great cause as we raise awareness of Suicide and PTSD. The location is a little different than years before, but our mission remains the same to “Heal the Hidden Wounds of War” and stop the statistic of 22 a day committing suicide.

The new location is at Camp Meridale in Meridian. This is the home of Soldiers Freedom Outdoors Mississippi location. Here is where we serve military service members, veterans and their families each month and throughout the year. We host many programs such as our weekend retreats, blacksmithing, hunting, fishing and more right here on 170 acres of rolling hills, beautiful terrain and natural springs, all at no cost to them.

Come enjoy all that nature offers while participating in this year's 5k walk/run and 2-mile ruck. This is not a road run like years before. This is an all-terrain event with trails through the woods, hills and uneven ground.

You can enjoy free refreshments and food after the awards ceremony.

All proceeds from the event will go to support service members, veterans and their families through Soldiers Freedom Outdoors (www.soldiersfreedomoutdoors.org) and the many programs that are offered.

Races Offered

5K Run

Mar 06, 2026

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Distance — 5K Run

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Type — Road running

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08:00

5K Walk

Mar 06, 2026

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Distance — 5K Walk

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Type — Road running

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08:00

T-Shirt Only

Mar 06, 2026

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Distance — T-Shirt Only

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Type — Road running

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08:00

2 Mile Ruck

Mar 06, 2026

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Distance — 2 Mile Ruck

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Type — Road running

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08:05

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Meridian.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 9.8° / 21.0°

wb_sunny 7.2° / 19.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.4 /

water_drop 71.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 9.8° / 21.0°

wb_sunny 7.2° / 19.5°

air 11.4 km/h

water_drop 71.5%

About Meridian

Meridian is a city in Mississippi. It was a titan of commerce of sorts during the Reconstruction era and up through the Great Depression, even after General Tecumseh Sherman had torched it, due to its being a hub to five major rail lines and manufacturing during its golden age. It is now a treasure trove for some of the architecture preserved from that period. Meridian is also noted for being the location of the US v. Cecil Price court case, where several Ku Klux Klan members were charged for the abduction and murder of three Civil Rights workers in 1964 in nearby Neshoba County, an event analogously portrayed in the film Mississippi Burning.