BAA Announces Support for Military Personnel and Tough Ruck Military March

2014 BOSTON MARATHON TOUGH RUCK @ HISTORIC BATTLE ROAD CONCORD

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March 7/BOSTON – “The Boston Athletic Association, as part of its long-standing commitment to the military community, is pleased to lend its enthusiastic support to the inspiring efforts of the Military Friends Foundation in organizing the 2014 Tough Ruck Project activities scheduled for April 19, 2014-the actual date of the original Patriots Day,” said Thomas Thomas S. Grilk Executive Director, Boston Athletic Association/Boston Marathon.  The B.A.A. will support the April 19 Tough Ruck Project in specific ways now being defined.  The Military Friends Foundation through the Tough Ruck Project will take the lead in organizing all who desire to ruck march on Patriots Day weekend this year as they display their strength and resiliency in the face of the events of April 15, 2013.

“We applaud the BAA/Boston Marathon and National Park Service for their tradition of support for our men and women in uniform and for recognizing the special role they played in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing aftermath,” said Sarah Keller-Likins, Executive Director of the Military Friends Foundation.

“Our hope is that military personnel from across the Nation take this opportunity to honor the Fallen by taking part in the the Touch Ruck March,” said Bridgadier General Thomas Sellars (ret.) of the Military Friends Foundation.

The 2014 Boston Marathon Tough Ruck will take place at historic Battle Road in Concord, Massachusetts.  Active military and those from ROTC and service academies are invited to join in this time honored tradition.  Ruckers will take part in a 26.2 mile marathon Ruck march and will wear names of the Fallen on their Rucks sacks.  To register, please visit www.militaryfriends.org/toughruck.