Summer 2026 · Crew chief

Running Home.

79 days and 2,000 miles across America, from Colorado to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, raising money for the Herren Project. I drove the support van the whole way.

Days on the road

2,000

Miles

Support van and trailer

Kevin Murphy in a black Herren Project shirt and sunglasses — **Kevin Murphy**Crew chief, Running Home

The run

A run, not a race

In the summer of 2026, my friend Collin Chartier ran across America to raise money for the Herren Project, a national nonprofit that supports people and families affected by addiction. He called it Running Home.

We started on June 13 in Boulder, Colorado and finished on August 30 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Along the way we stopped in towns big and small to meet local recovery and running groups, families, kids, and anyone who wanted to share a mile.

Collin ran the miles. My job was everything else.

Collin, a friend, and Kevin at the starting event in Boulder with the Flatirons behind them — Day 1, Boulder, Colorado

My job

Keep him fed, rested, and safe.

A cross-country run lives or dies on the support crew. For 79 days, that was me and the van.

“Kevin drove the van, planned every stop, and made sure I actually rested. I ran the miles. Kevin got me home.”
Collin Chartier, Running Home

Drive the support van and trailer
Our camp on wheels, from the Colorado plains to the East Coast.
Scout the route
Checking each day’s roads, shoulders, and hazards before the runner got there.
Keep the routine
Food, water, rest breaks, and an early bedtime, every single day.
Watch out for safety
Traffic, weather, heat, and always knowing where the next town was.
Find camp
Wherever the day ended, a place to sleep and a ride back to the exact stopping point the next morning.

Runners and supporters on the Lincoln Memorial steps holding a banner that reads Welcome Home Collin, Well Done and Thank You Kevin — Day 79. “Well done & thank you Kevin!”

Collin and Kevin with a supporter along the route — Day 79. “Well done & thank you Kevin!”

Why it matters to my clients

The same care, every trip.

Running Home was the longest journey I have ever supported. The skills are the same ones I bring to a week in Europe or a ride to the doctor.

Plan ahead. Keep the routine steady. Stay calm when plans change. And never leave someone’s side. If I can get a runner safely across the country, I can get your mom to the family reunion.

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From the road