CHARITY RUN ACROSS USA 2024

UPDATE - May 26, 2024

Slovak ultrarunner Jozef Rajchl successfully completed the run across North America, CHARITY RUN ACROSS USA 2024 - Run across USA for TEAMFOX, with a time of 61 days and 41 minutes over a total distance of 5,056.6 km.

UPDATE - May 25, 2024

Slovak ultrarunner Jozef Rajchl is currently running across North America, CHARITY RUN ACROSS USA 2024 - Run across USA for TEAMFOX, and is approaching the finish line of his run.

Update: Even after a collision with a motor vehicle, we continue on!

Thursday, July 25, 2024, New Jersey, Morristown, 68 km from the finish line.

After successfully completing the expedition ACROSS AUSTRALIA 2023, where Jozef Rajchl (43) ran across Australia from Sydney to Perth in 51 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes, and 49 seconds, Jozef now embarked on a charity run across the United States - CHARITY RUN ACROSS USA 2024.

Jozef started on May 26, 2024, from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and the goal is to reach New York at the southernmost point of Battery Park. The finish is planned for Friday, July 26, 2024, around noon. The total length of the run is 3,100 miles (5,050 km).

Current statistics (as of July 25, 2024):

Number of running days: 59

Kilometers run: 4,898 out of 5,050 km

Calories burned: 454,909 kcal

Number of steps: 5,706,015

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20 Years of Adventure

Since 2004, our feet have covered thousands of kilometers and we have experienced countless adventures. We have run across Australia, from Bratislava to Beijing, and even California put us to the test. Now, before our retirement from running, we are embarking on our biggest challenge yet: running across North America from San Francisco to New York!

North American Running Expedition 2024: From San Francisco to New York!

The total length of the route is planned to be 5,100 kilometers and we are scheduled to start on May 26, 2024. Almost 60 days of running through diverse terrain await us.

Route Length: 5,100 km / 3,100 miles
Number of Days: Approximately 63 days
Type: Individual run with support team
Time Calculation: Minimum 84 km (2 marathons) - maximum 110 km per 24 hours
Surface: Asphalt, sand, stones
Start: Golden Gate Bridge, California, USA
Finish: Battery Park, New York City, New York, USA

Project goals

To set a new Slovak and world record for the fastest run across America (Slovak Book of Records, Book of Alternative Records, Guinness World Records)
To raise funds for the TEAMFOX organization, which supports research into Parkinson's disease (Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Parkinson's Disease Treatment)
To promote ultra running
To present Slovakia as a perfect country for all sports
To create a documentary film "RUN USA"
To run more than two marathons every day
To complete the last continent in a round-the-world run between 2005 and 2024

Motivation and Inspiration

For us, this expedition is about the need to constantly push our limits and stay active. We also want to inspire others to never give up on their dreams and fight for their goals.

Support for People with Parkinson's Disease

This time, we also want to focus on helping people with Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders. We want to show them that they are not alone and that it is possible to live a full life even with a diagnosis.

You can support the collection for the Michael J. Fox Foundation through our links and QR codes during the preparation and running expedition, which will be published on our social media profiles Facebook and Instagram.

https://give.michaeljfox.org/fundraiser/5240195

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CHANGE ROUTE !!! (3.7.2024)

Route:

START GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE San Francisco, California: Route 1 - Route 82 - Route 101– Route 84 - Bridge „Dumbarton Pier“ - „Dresser“ – Brightside – Sonul – Pleasanton - Livermore – Byron – Route 4 „Stockton“ – Route 88 (Waterloo, Lockeford,) – Route 104 - Sutterhill - Route 88 - Pine grove, Barton, Kirkwood, (Alpine Village,)- Route 395 - Minden – Stewart – Route 50 – Silvers springs – Midlegate – Austin – Eureka – Route 6 - Payson - Route 191 – Myton - Route 40 - Vernal - Lay - Hayden - Route 14 - Coalmont - Walden – Kinikinik – Fort Collins - Stering – Route 6 – Imperial – Hamlet – Route 34 – Culberston - Mc Cook – Cambridge – Holbrook – Arapahoe – Route 4 – ragan – Campbell – Davenport – Daykin – Beatrice – Virginia – Table Rock - Dawson – Route 73 - Verdon - Falls city – Rulo - Route 159 – Route 111 - Missouri – Amazonia – St Joseph – Route 06 – Route 36 – Stewartsville – Cameron – Hamilton – Chillicothe – Wheling - Meadville – laclede - Brookfield – Callao - Macon - Monroe City – Route 24 – Route 61 - Route 24 - Palmyra – Quincy – Route 94 - Loraine Route 24 – Astoria – Route 136 - Havana – Allen – San Jose - Mc Lean – Heyworth – Kumler - Route 54 – Bellflower - Route 09 - Gibson City – Parton – Hoopeston – West Lafayette - Route 25 – Buck Creek – Fockfield - Burrows - Clymers – Lewisburg Route 24 - Erie – Wabash – Huntington - Route 224 – Van Wert – Findlay – Tiffin – Celeryville – Greenwich – Lodi - Route 42 – Medina - Route 94 – Hinckley - Route 303 - Richfield – Peninsula – Streetsboro - Route 82 - Hiram - Route 88 - Bristolville - Route 358 - Greenville – Sandy lake – Route 62 - Franklin - Route 322 – Brookville – Luthersburg – Phillipsburg – Boalsburg - Route 45 - Lewisburg – Danville - Route 54 – Frackville – Hometown - Route 309 - Snyders – Cherryville - Route 248 – Route 191- Route 248 – Easton - Route 57 - Washington – Hackettown - Route 46 -Stanhope – Dover – Denville – Willowbrook - (Little Ferry) - Route 46/9 - George Washington Bridge - Riverside Dr. – West End Eva. - BATTERY PARK , New York, NY - FINISH