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3rd Annual LIGHTHOUSE FOR LIFE "From Sea to Shining Sea" Run Across America 5,540 Mile Challenge, by F3 MIDLANDS

calendar_today 04 Oct, 2026 – 10 Oct, 2026

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3rd Annual LIGHTHOUSE FOR LIFE "From Sea to Shining Sea" Run Across America 5,540 Mile Challenge, by F3 MIDLANDS

About the Event

Hey everyone! Please join F3 Midlands for our 3rd Annual week-long virtual activity challenge! This year we're aiming to run across America "From Sea to Shining Sea" and log a total of 5,540 miles together as a group. It's all for a great cause—raising awareness about the serious issue of human trafficking right here in our community.

Throughout the week of October 4-10 all participants will track their own miles wherever and however you want to log them. Whether you're walking, running, cycling, or doing your favorite activity, every mile counts towards our goal!

Not only are we spreading awareness, but we're also fundraising for Lighthouse for Life, a nonprofit in Columbia, SC that supports survivors of human trafficking from our community. The money raised will directly help in their recovery and restoration. Let's make a difference together!

ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE FOR LIFE - https://lighthouseforlife.org/ 

At Lighthouse for Life, we walk alongside survivors of sex trafficking, helping to support and empower them through their restoration process.

Through speaking engagements, presentations, and training, we work to educate communities on what this modern day slavery looks like and equip everyday people to identify, report, and prevent human trafficking.

ABOUT F3 NATION - https://f3nation.com/ (for information about locations across the midlands, click here: https://www.f3midlands.com/

F3 is a national network of free, peer-led workouts for men. Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. Started in 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina, F3 is now in 48 states, on 5 continents, with more than 4,205 scheduled workouts a week through the volunteer efforts of men whose lives have been changed by their involvement with the group.

The three Fs in our name stand for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith — the last of which we define as not one specific religion or faith system, but simply a belief in something outside oneself.

Our workouts …
Are free of charge
Are open to all men
Are held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold
Are led by men who participate in the workout in a rotating fashion, with no training or certification necessary
End with a Circle of Trust
We welcome men of all fitness levels to our workouts and have no requirement for membership other than that you show up at the appointed time and place and follow what the workout leader (the “Q” in F3 lingo) does.

The F3 Credo is: Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you find him.

Races Offered

3rd Annual LIGHTHOUSE FOR LIFE "From Sea to Shining Sea" run across America 5,540 Mile Challenge, by F3 MIDLANDS

Oct 04, 2026

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Distance — 8915.7K

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Type — Running

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Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Columbia.

thermostat Temperature
12.8° / 23.5°
wb_sunny Feels like
11.2° / 22.2°
light_mode Avg sunshine hours
9h 8m
water_drop Avg rainfall
1.6 mm
ac_unit Avg snowfall
air Avg wind speed
10.0 km/h (Light breeze)
opacity Sweat loss rate
Moderate
terrain Course conditions
Firm and slightly soft
sunny Max UV Index
Moderate (4.0)
humidity_mid Humidity
69.8%
wb_twilight Sunrise
07:30
nightlight Sunset
18:48

About Columbia

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Columbia is the capital city and second largest city in South Carolina. It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson. It is in the approximate geographic center of the state, and was one of the first planned cities in the United States.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 3rd Annual LIGHTHOUSE FOR LIFE "From Sea to Shining Sea" Run Across America 5,540 Mile Challenge, by F3 MIDLANDS.

Place Name Time
🥇 Lindsay Hope
🥈 James Shealy
🥈 Ernie Yarborough
🥉 Gary Geiger
4 Jeff Haag

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