Welcome to seejohnrun.com! I ran 3,800+ miles across America from September 26, 2004 to January 27, 2005. After completing the journey, I wanted to find out how many people had crossed before me. Hours and hours of research later, I've compiled the most comprehensive (yet incomplete) list of folks that have crossed the United States. Being the self-designated archivist and historian on transcontinental journeys has helped to spread the word on the current amazing people as well as keep me connected to my own adventure of a lifetime.

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Follow all 2010 (and 2009 in progress) Crossings below: Joe Fairchild Website Boston, MA - Santa Monica, CA 3,200 miles | 8/8/09 - 2/14/10 MA,NY,PA,OH,MI,IN,IL,MO, OK,TX,NM,AZ,CA   Cause: National Multiple Sclerosis Society     Jasmine Jordan Website Los Angeles, CA - New York City, NY 3,000 miles | 9/1/2009 - TBD CA,AZ,NM,TX,AR,TN,NC,VA,MD, DE,NJ,NY   Cause: Raise attention to under and not insured people.     Tellman Knudson Website New York City, NY - Santa Monica, CA 3,400+ miles | 9/9/09 - about 1/29/10 NY,NJ,PA,OH,IN,IL,MO,KS,OK,TX, NM,AZ,CA   Cause: $100,000,000 for homeless and at-risk youth   Patrick McGlade Website Huntington Beach, CA - Tybee Island, GA 2,523 miles | 1/2/2010 - 4/16/2010 States TBA   Cause: Honor, raise money & awareness for children with arthritis     Paul Both Website Huntington Beach, CA - Tybee Island, GA 3,475 miles | 1/9/10 - 5/28/10 States TBA   Cause: Less Government, sound money, and free markets.     Bruce Johnson Website Jacksonville, FL - Morrow Bay, CA 3,000 miles | 1/15/2010 - TBD FL,GA,AL,MS,LA,TX,NM,AZ,CA   Cause: Community Crisis Center     Abe Clark Website Oceanside, CA - Atlantic City, NJ 2,860 miles | 2/15/2010 - 7/4/10 TBA   Cause: Raise $100,000 for Living Water International     Ashley Kumlien Website San Francisco, CA - New York City, NY 3,200 miles | 3/22/2010 - 9/22/2010 CA,NV,UT,CO,CO,NE,MO,IL,IN,OH, PA,NJ,NY Cause: Raise money and awareness to fight MS.   Bjorn Suneson Website Westport, WA - TBD 3,000+ miles | 4/8/2010 - TBD States: TBD Cause: To feel free on a 2nd Trans-USA crossing.   Helene Neville Website Oceanside, CA - Jacksonville, FL 2,380+ miles | May 1, 2010 - ~Aug 9, 2010 States: CA,AZ,NM,TX,LA,MS,AL,FL Cause: Hope & to promote nurses, the nursing profession, and keeping nurses healthy.   Mike Ehredt Website Astoria, OR - Rockland, ME 4,300 miles | 5/1/2010 - 10/14/10 States: OR,WA,ID,MT,WY,CO, NE,IA,IL,IN,OH,PA,NY,VT,NH,ME Cause: Remembering soldier's sacrifices.   Olivier Antoine Website Los Angeles, CA - NYC, NY 3,200 miles | 7/2/2010 - 8/25/10 States: CA,NV,UT,CO,KS,MO,IL,IN,OH,PA,NJ,NY Cause: TBD   John Wallace III Website Los Angeles, CA - NYC, NY 2,800 miles | 10/10/2010 - 11/23/10 States: TBD Cause: Break Fastest USA Crossing on Foot Record   Lisa Smith-Batchen & Louise Cooper Website Huntington Beach, CA - NYC, NY 3,200 miles | Planned 2010 CA,NV,UT,CO,KS,MO,IL,IN,OH PA,MD,NJ,NY Cause: Raise money for women and children in need.   Follow all Future Crossings below: Mark Allison Website CA - NY 3,100 miles | Planned May-Aug 2011 States TBD Cause: The Childern's Foundation and St Benedict's Hospice   Ed Roshitsh Website Los Angeles, CA - Savannah, GA 2,400 miles | Planned May 2011 - TBD States TBD Cause: TBA   Greg Vaughn Website (CA --> Flight 93 Site --> Pentagon --> Ground Zero) 3,200 miles | Planned Jun-Sep 2011 CA,AZ,NM,OK,KS,MO,IL,IN,OH,PA,WV,VA, DC,MD,NJ,NY Cause: To honor and remember the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.   Steve Ivanovich Website San Francisco, CA - NYC, NY Distance:TBA | Planned 2011 Ran/walked from 3/2/08-3/30/08 Cause: Raise awareness of the struggle of those wrongfully imprisoned. United States images are copyright their specific sites. Countup Timer is a free script provided by JavaScript Kit

2009 Crossings below: 224 days. Dan Popp Website NYC, NY - San Francisco, CA 3,000+ miles | 9/28/08 - 5/9/09 NY,NJ,PA,OH,IN,IL,MO,KS, CO,AZ,NV,CA   Cause: The Center for Food Action in New Jersey.   276 days. Katie Visco Website Boston, MA - San Diego, CA 3,000+ miles | 3/29/09 - 12/29/09 MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,OH,IN,IL, IA,MO,KS,OK,NM,AZ,CA   Cause: Girls on the Run   196 days. Joy Rojas Website CA - NY 3,000 miles | 5/11/09 - 11/22/09 CA,NV,UT,CO,KS,MO,IL,IN,OH,PA,NJ,NY   Cause: Anti-Tuberculosis Program of the Inner Wheel Club of Quezon City District 738 and the Social Services Division of the Philippine Heart Center.     44 days. *Unverified!* Reza Beluchi Website Santa Monica (LA), CA - NYC, NY 3,000+ miles | 8/16/09 - 9/30/09 States: TBD   Cause: spread a message of peace and raise $1 million to be donated to charities promoting the betterment of children. Tellman Knudson Website New York City, NY - Santa Monica, CA 3,400+ miles | 9/9/09 - about 1/29/10 NY,NJ,PA,OH,IN,IL,MO,KS,OK,TX, NM,AZ,CA   Cause: $100,000,000 for homeless and at-risk youth   CANCELLED Richard Singer Website Los Angeles, CA - New York City, NY 3,000+ miles | 8/16/09 - <=10/1/09 States TBD   Cause: Six Different Charities   United States images are copyright their specific sites. Countup Timer is a free script provided by JavaScript Kit

2008 Crossings below: Bobby Genese - finished 11/04/08 Phil Rosenstein - finished 11/16/08 BJ Hill - finished 01/18/09 115 days. Elena Helmerick Website Virginia Beach, VA - Orick, CA 3,200 miles | 4/1/08-7/24/08 VA,WV,OH,IN,IL,MO,NE,KS,CO, UT,NV,CA Cause: Raise money for World Hunger Year and Run Diabetes Run.   154 days. Nick Moffatt Website NYC, NY - Los Angeles, CA 3,000 miles | 6/17/08-11/18/08 Route NY,NJ,PA,MD,OH,IN,MO,OK, TX,NM,AZ,CA  Cause: Royal British Legion & American Legion Legacy Fund   52 days, 11 hours, 40 min. Marshall Ulrich Website San Francisco, CA - New York City, NY 3,063.2 miles | 9/13/08-11/4/08 CA,NV,UT,CO,NE,IA,IL,IN,OH,PA, NJ,NY Cause: Introduce the real America to people around the world.   116 days. Andrew Wahila, Matthew Durkin, Ken Stannard Website Tybee Island, GA - San Diego, CA 2,788 miles | 2/1/08-5/26/08 GA,AL,MS,AR,TX,NM,AZ,CA Cause: PFC Philip Diaferio Memorial Scholarship Fund.   Additional 2008 Crossings: George Martin ajourneyfor911.info/ 3003 miles, 279 days, NYC-San Diego Martin Vosseler martinvosseler.ch 3600 miles, 227 days, LA-Boston Keela Carr athousandthanks.us 2700 miles, 69 days, Barstow-DC Ron Kessler trailjournals.com/roadtothecure 3569 miles, 225 days, Cape Henlopen, DE - Limantour Beach, CA Robert Williams nationalautismassociation.org 3000 miles, 152 days, SF-DC Don Stevenson pacinparson.org 3000 miles, 143 days, Seattle-NYC 126 days. Tom & Warren Knoll Website San Diego, CA - Washington, DC 3,360 miles | 3/1/08-7/4/08 CA,AZ,NM,TX,OK,MO,IL,IN, OH,PA,MD,VA,DC Cause: Raise funds for Wounded Warrior Project, Sunshine Fdn, & Challenged Athlete Fdn. 46+ days. Tom Bassano Website Marina del Ray, CA - Daytona, FL 2,956 miles | 3/3/08-4/19/08 CA,AZ,NM,TX,LA,MS,AL,FL Cause: Raise awareness and funds for child advocacy centers.   215 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes. Rick Hammersley Website Bodega Bay, CA - Coney Island, NY 3,206.75 miles | 4/1/08-11/2/08 CA,NV,UT,CO,NE,MO,IL,IN,OH, NJ,NY Cause: Raise money for Gateway for Cancer Research.   United States images are copyright their specific sites. Countup Timer is a free script provided by JavaScript Kit

An interesting link: http://www.43things.com/things/view/10816/walk-across-america

The morning of January 27, 2005. 1 minute 26 second Quicktime movie - 3.2MB	Police car escort last 2 miles. 1 minute 31 second Quicktime movie - 3.5MB
The finishing sprint to the Atlantic. 25 second Quicktime movie - 987KB	A surprise award presented at City Hall. 1 minute 13 second Quicktime movie - 2.9MB

>> Calendar [photographs each day] << Full Calendar September, 2004 October, 2004 November, 2004 December, 2004 January, 2005 Progress as of 01/27 - 100% complete! - Click for larger image Date State Completed WA: 10/07/04, Day 12 OR: 10/20/04, Day 25 ID: 10/29/04, Day 34 NV: 11/11/04, Day 47 UT: 11/16/04, Day 52 AZ: 11/28/04, Day 64 NM: 12/12/04, Day 78 TX: 12/31/04, Day 97 AR: 01/08/05, Day 105 MS: 01/13/05, Day 110 AL: 01/21/05, Day 118 GA: 01/27/05, Day 124