211 Miles.
One Heart.
One State.
On November 21, 2026, Kyle Rust sets off from the Tennessee border to run 211 miles across Kentucky — ending less than a mile from where he grew up. Every mile funded, every community reached, every screening funded moves us closer to a world where no kid dies from an undetected heart condition.
211 Miles Up US Route 27
Five days, following US-27 north from the Tennessee border to less than a mile from where Kyle grew up — Tower Park, Fort Thomas.
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If I'm passing through your town, come out and run a mile — or ten. Run a mile for someone who didn't come home. Sign up below so I know you're coming.
Running With the Best
The Heart of Kentucky is powered by organizations dedicated to recovery, prevention, and saving young lives.
MCORE Foundation
Our main sponsor and the partner behind the limited echocardiogram screenings that saved Kyle's life. MCORE provides the life-saving heart testing at the center of this campaign — the same screening every dollar of this run works to fund for young athletes.
Rehabilitation and Performance Institute
Recovery, physical therapy, and performance support keeping Kyle road-ready across 211 miles.
One Shot Life Foundation
Raising awareness about cardiac episodes by educating parents, coaches, and athletes on the importance of Emergency Action Plans, and advocating for the expanded use of AEDs along with heat and cold therapy devices. No family should have to endure the pain of a preventable sudden death. You have "One Shot" to save a life.
American Heart Association
The nation's longest-standing voice in cardiovascular health, research, and prevention.
Heart Health Fair at Tower Park
The run ends in Fort Thomas — and the community is invited to celebrate. Join us for a Heart Health Fair to close out the 211-mile run across Kentucky.
Celebrate the Finish. Protect a Heart.
After 211 miles across Kentucky, the run ends at Tower Park in Fort Thomas — and the community is invited to celebrate. Join us for a Heart Health Fair with free youth heart screenings, education, and a finish-line welcome for Kyle, Moose, and Maverick. This is the finish-line celebration for the run — and the front line of prevention.
SPONSOR WALL
These local businesses own a mile of the run.
Wags and Whiskers (Wags Grooming)
Newport, KY
Sponsor a mile for $50. You or your business gets your name on the mile map, a social shoutout when Kyle runs your mile, a spot on this wall, and a thank-you at the Tower Park heart health fair on November 25.
DM @heart__and__hound to claim yoursA Mile for Mine. A Mile for Yours.
211 miles for all of them. The run starts November 21 — but the movement starts now.
Run With Me
If I'm passing through your town, come out and run a mile — or ten. Run a mile for someone who didn't come home.
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Tell your school board, your pediatrician, your coach. Make youth heart screenings the conversation.
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