Freedom Run

Welcome to the Fresno Freedom Run! Start off your 4th of July celebrations with a bang and beautiful 4-mile run! The event will take place at Woodward Park with hundreds of acres of trees, geese, and beautiful wildlife. We are sure it will be an adventure! You will enjoy our American flag lined course. We hope to inspire you to race, run or walk at the best of your ability. Motivate your friends, family and fellow competitors to join in. What a way to start one of the most important days of the year for our great country.

Interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2021 Freedom Run?  We have 4 different sponsorship levels - each includes your logo on our website and race day t-shirt.  See attachment below for more detail!

Please email sierrachallengeexpressclub@gmail.com with any inquiries! 

This event does not offer refunds. 

We highly recommend purchasing the insurance option during checkout.

The RegShield insurance premium is 8.1% of the registration cost (including processing fees) with a minimum insurance premium of $2.99 for registrations up to $24.99 and a minimum of $3.99 for registrations from $25.00 to $49.23. Premiums for registrations above $49.23 are 8.1%. Premiums in some states that apply surcharges may be slightly different.

The Freedom Run is honored to welcome KMJ's Home Town Hero's host Paul Loeffler at the 2020 Freedom Run.  Paul will be our voice of the Freedom Run!

Hometown Heroes is a weekly radio show honoring the men and women whose service and sacrifice have secured our freedom. Featuring interviews with veterans, primarily from the World War II generation, Hometown Heroes presents history through the perspectives of those who lived it. Host Paul Loeffler travels the country as a sportscaster, connecting with veterans from coast to coast. His experience has left him convinced of something you’ll hear him say frequently on the program:

"No matter where you’re from in this great country of ours, no matter how big, or how small your hometown might be, there are heroes around you.”

In 2013, Paul helped launch Central Valley Honor Flight, committed to taking WWII veterans to the National WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of the Honor Flight Network.  

Start off your 4th of July celebrations with a bang and beautiful 4-mile run! The event will take place at Woodward Park with hundreds of acres of trees, geese, and beautiful wildlife. We are sure it will be an adventure! You will enjoy our American flag lined course. We hope to inspire you to race, run or walk at the best of your ability. Motivate your friends, family and fellow competitors to join in. What a way to start one of the most important days of the year for our great country.

Celebrate with one of our 3 different events - something for all ages and levels:

4-mile run: 4 miles on the 4th is a blast! This unique distance involves a race through the pristine setting of Woodward Park and the River Bottom Loop. 

2-mile run/walk: A fast course on the road and is stroller friendly. 

100 meters and ¼ mile dash for kids: Our little Patriots 8 years of age and under get to join in the fun.

Discounted rates for kids!
 

This year as well as in the past Sierra Challenge Express has chosen Central Valley Honor Flight as our beneficiary. Donations are appreciated during registration.  What a great way to honor our veterans!

July 3rd - Packet Pickup
 

     Fleet Feet Fresno 
     9447 N Fort Washington and Friant Rd
     2pm-6pm

July 4th - Event Day!
  
     6:00 - Race Day Packet Pickup
     6:50 - Largest team contest
     6:55 - National Anthem
     7:00 - Kids Races Start
     7:15 - 4-Mile Run
     7:18 - 2-Mile Run/Walk
     8:00 - Awards Ceremony Begins

Click for PDF Version of map

For those that would like to run/walk a distance on their own time and place.  Virtual participants will receive an event shirt and medal mailed to the address they register with, the week after the event for those who register by July 7th.  Later virtual run will be shipped by the first week of August.

Virtual registration will remain open until July 31 while supplies last.

There are no awards and no official results will be posted.

Click HERE for more series information.

Military Discount
Fresno Freedom Run recognizes and respects the service provided to our country by military personnel. To show our appreciation, we’re proud to offer a discount to active duty and reserve members of the military, retired service members, and veterans.

What is the Fresno Freedom Run Discount?
Our military discount is $5 off the regular price of for the 4 Mile or 2 Mile Run.

Who is Eligible?
Our discount is available to all retired military service members or anyone who has received an honorable, under honorable conditions, or general discharge for prior service in the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, or the National Guard.

Immediate family members of active duty service members or veterans who possess a Department of Defense issued dependent ID card (DD form 1173 or 1173-1) are also eligible to receive our Military Discount.

Individuals who have received a dishonorable discharge are not eligible to receive a military discount.

What is Required?
To qualify, customers should present a valid Department of Defense ID card, Uniformed Services ID card, Veteran Identification Card, Veteran Health Identification Card, a State ID card or driver’s license designating their veteran status, or a copy of their Certificate of Release or Discharge (form DD214).

The immediate family members of an active duty service member or veteran who possess a Department of Defense-issued dependent ID card (DD form 1173 or 1173-1) are also eligible to receive our Military Discount.

The customer must present their form of military or veteran identification at packet pickup. Their identification number cannot be accepted verbally.