Back in 2024, I announced that I would be running my last TCS NYC marathon as a running mate with Aidan Riley. We raised a tremendous amount of money together to assist the families and children of WAWO. Aidan and I had experience like no other on our last marathon, we have decided come out of retirement to conquer NYC together again.

Aidan’s father Merritt is a co-trustee in the NYC PBA, and the founder of NYPD With Arms Wide Open - a charity begun out of the Riley family’s experiences with Aidan - to assist NYC Police Officers with medically complex and special needs children.

Aidan is 24 years old, living with Cerebral Palsy and is the biggest supporter of all things NYPD as well as the City of New York’s best cheerleader. As my last official NYC Marathon, I could not have been matched up with a better running partner!

Every dollar raised for our 26.2 mile journey across the five boroughs helps an NYPD family navigating life with their child just like Aidan. You can read more about NYPD With Arms Wide Open’s mission by visiting their website, www.nypdwawo.org