Support Marla Murthy Run the NYC Marathon

This is a letter I wrote to NYRR to become a philanthropic donor and run the NYC 2025 Marathon. Any support will be much appreciated. All donations will go to charity.

To Whom It May Concern,

I'm writing to you for information on how I can donate to receive guaranteed entry in the NYC 2025 Marathon.

Running next year will be the greatest milestone for me, my family, and my community. I came to NYC as a travel nurse, just to spend time with my sisters and have a little fun in the Big Apple on Oct 31, 2019. I have since made Brooklyn my home. COVID hit that following year, and I felt I had a duty to stay and fight. My family left to go south and wanted me to come too. They feared for my health, but I could not go. I have had moderate to severe asthma since childhood, but I have been able to keep it in remission by running. I have been able to run a half marathon in my lifetime, but my goal has always been to run the NYC marathon. Unfortunately, I contracted COVID in 2021. I was severely debilitated, depressed, and angry at the world. When the marathon started back up again, I would watch from my window on

S Elliott Place and Fulton and wished I could be running too. Each year, I drew strength and hope from watching the runners run past our street. I have since rebuilt my health, mind, body, and spirit. I am at a point, I feel, I can run a marathon again, the NYC marathon to be exact. I have also been able to go back to school and just recently graduated from Long Island University with my master's degree as a nurse practitioner. My other goal is to give back to my community through preventative medicine.

I know that I probably did not need to explain the reasoning behind my donation. I felt I needed to tell my story about why running and donating is so important to me. In addition to my donation, I am also looking forward to raising additional funds for a charity, Team For Kids.

Thank you for taking your time to read my story. I am not a wealthy person, but my donation is well worth the price to give back to a city and its people that have given so much to me.

Sincerely,

Marla Murthy