Since midnight on Saturday, participants have been on an 85-mile mission to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. With each completed lap, the name of a fallen first responder is read aloud.

"We're hoping that people don't forget that period of time after 9/11 where we set aside a lot of the polarity and we were just Americans for a while," said Russel Holland Jr., who organized the memorial run.

Holland created the event in 2018, initially running all the laps by himself. He wanted to ensure younger generations would never forget the tragedy.

"Seven years ago was the year that first seniors in high school would've been the first to graduate who don't remember 9/11," Holland said.

The event has grown each year, with more community members joining the physical and emotional journ

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