Running the 2016 NYC Marathon
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This November 6, I will have the opportunity to run in the New York City Marathon. I have run 2 half marathons so far, but have had the itch to run a full marathon for a few years now. Liz's best friend Cece lives in NYC and mentioned that she was going to run this year, and I thought it sounded like the perfect opportunity for me to run the run one as well.
In order to participate I would need to have a qualifying time, and that wasn't going to happen... So I looked into other ways to get entry. The New York Road Runners has a group called Team for Kids and when you join their team, you receive an entry into the Marathon. In order to run my 26.2 miles with them, I needed to pledge $2620. That's where you come in...
Team for Kids is a team of adult runners who raise funds for critical services provided by New York Road Runners Youth Programs. These programs combat childhood obesity and empower youth development via running and character-building programs across the country.
Your giving helps New York Road Runners Youth Programs to:
*Serve more than 200,000 students locally and nationally through free NYRR youth running programs, events, and resources, including more than 120,000 in New York City’s five boroughs.
*Reach children of all fitness levels and athleticism, with a heightened focus on reaching out-of-shape and overweight kids with little or no athletic experience.
*Prevent overweight or obese children from eventually suffering heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses that lead to health-care costs in excess of $100 billion annually.
To learn more about NYRR youth programs and the children whose lives you have touched please visit
this link. For more information about Team for Kids and how you can get involved, visit runwithtfk.org.
Please help me in fundraising for this amazing organization.
Thank you!
In order to participate I would need to have a qualifying time, and that wasn't going to happen... So I looked into other ways to get entry. The New York Road Runners has a group called Team for Kids and when you join their team, you receive an entry into the Marathon. In order to run my 26.2 miles with them, I needed to pledge $2620. That's where you come in...
Team for Kids is a team of adult runners who raise funds for critical services provided by New York Road Runners Youth Programs. These programs combat childhood obesity and empower youth development via running and character-building programs across the country.
Your giving helps New York Road Runners Youth Programs to:
*Serve more than 200,000 students locally and nationally through free NYRR youth running programs, events, and resources, including more than 120,000 in New York City’s five boroughs.
*Reach children of all fitness levels and athleticism, with a heightened focus on reaching out-of-shape and overweight kids with little or no athletic experience.
*Prevent overweight or obese children from eventually suffering heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses that lead to health-care costs in excess of $100 billion annually.
To learn more about NYRR youth programs and the children whose lives you have touched please visit
this link. For more information about Team for Kids and how you can get involved, visit runwithtfk.org.
Please help me in fundraising for this amazing organization.
Thank you!
Organizer
Mike Robuck
Organizer
Gainesville, FL