A 29-year-old Carlisle man who is running across the country to raise money for our country's war veterans has reached his home town in Cumberland County. Saturday, Albie Masland will leave from the square in Carlisle for the final 112 miles to the Nation's Capital.
Albie Masland decided he needed a new challenge in his life. He left law school, built up his running endurance and set off on a 28-hundred mile foot race from California to Washington, DC.
The graduate of Dickinson College has been pounding the concrete and asphalt since March 17th when he departed Dana Point, California. He is running to raise money for the Travis Manion Foundation, a charity that assists the nation's veterans and the families of fallen service personnel.
He said he received encouragement along the way, often from military families who he thanked for their service and who expressed their appreciation for what he is doing.
It was outside Flagstaff, Arizona where he faced his biggest challenge, helping revive a man along the road who was suffering a heart attack.
It room him until Oklahoma City to find his pace. Since then he's been averaging 23 miles a day. He's accompanied by his sister and a friend in a tag-a-long van.
Masland says he'll slow down his pace for the remaining 200 plus miles. He plans to reach Washington on August 18th. He's not sure where it will end, perhaps Arlington Cemetery, or the Iwa Jima Memorial, maybe the Vietnam Wall.
Masland arrived here at the Carlisle square around 3 p.m., greeted by family, friends and well-wishers. He knows he already raised $30,000 for the Travis Manion Foundation. He's optimistic it will total out $40,000.
Albie Masland decided he needed a new challenge in his life. He left law school, built up his running endurance and set off on a 28-hundred mile foot race from California to Washington, DC.
The graduate of Dickinson College has been pounding the concrete and asphalt since March 17th when he departed Dana Point, California. He is running to raise money for the Travis Manion Foundation, a charity that assists the nation's veterans and the families of fallen service personnel.
He said he received encouragement along the way, often from military families who he thanked for their service and who expressed their appreciation for what he is doing.
It was outside Flagstaff, Arizona where he faced his biggest challenge, helping revive a man along the road who was suffering a heart attack.
It room him until Oklahoma City to find his pace. Since then he's been averaging 23 miles a day. He's accompanied by his sister and a friend in a tag-a-long van.
Masland says he'll slow down his pace for the remaining 200 plus miles. He plans to reach Washington on August 18th. He's not sure where it will end, perhaps Arlington Cemetery, or the Iwa Jima Memorial, maybe the Vietnam Wall.
Masland arrived here at the Carlisle square around 3 p.m., greeted by family, friends and well-wishers. He knows he already raised $30,000 for the Travis Manion Foundation. He's optimistic it will total out $40,000.