For Brad Ortenzi and Randy Martin, the task is complete.<\/p>\n
At about 3 Monday morning, the pair crossed the Race Across America finish line in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It took them eight days, 13 minutes and 47 seconds to get there.<\/p>\n
The two men and their crew, who set off from Oceanside, California, on June 20, traveled more than 3,000 miles across 13 different states to raise money for ZOE International, a nonprofit that raises money and awareness for child trafficking.<\/p>\n
Throughout their journey, the team raised $205,487 of its $250,000 goal.<\/p>\n
On average, the team traveled at a speed of 16.3 miles per hour and 243.9 miles per day.<\/p>\n
The crew will now return to Lancaster County to conduct a \u201cclean up\u201d day, and the men will start their road to recovery after eight days of putting their bodies through extreme circumstances.<\/p>\n
Ortenzi and Martin were the only two-man team entered in this year\u2019s race. Of the 44 total teams that started the race, 15 did not finish; one tracker has not been updated since June 26, and the other 28 concluded the race before the nine-day mark.<\/p>\n
One of the last three groups to cross the finish line, despite the hardships they experienced along the way, Ortenzi and Martin never let their goal slip their mind.<\/p>\n
Throughout the race and accompanying livestream, one common theme was continuously referenced: If they could help just one child who has been affected by trafficking, then the whole race was worth it.<\/p>\n