March 20, 2011
Charity runners took on the 13.1-mile challenge today, raising valuable funds for causes that have touched their lives and inspired their healthy habits. There were 66 official charity teams in the race, including Fred's Team, which supports Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and many others running on behalf of such worthy causes as life-saving medical research, needy children at home, and troops abroad. No matter what team logo the runners wore, their legs carried them to the finish with the same important message: I'm running to benefit something larger than myself!
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Team in Training runners of all speeds and abilities supported one another along the course as they ran on behalf of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Many Fred's Team Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center supporters trained and raced together in NYC.
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Jonathan Ezrow soared through Times Square toward a 1:43 finish on the West Side Highway. He ran to benefit Standing Tall's Conductive Education programs for children with disabilities.
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Team JDRF's Aaron Kowalski, who has been living with diabetes since he was 13, has run multiple races to help people living with type-1 diabetes, including the ING New York City Marathon and the NYC Half.
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Shoe4Africa runners proudly wore the whole continent on their shirts to represent the critical work being done in Africa with their fundraising dollars.
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Members of Team Boomer conquered 13.1 miles today, and many more fundraisers will take on Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe in NY in July.
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The American Cancer Society's Team DetermiNation had runners and spectators all over the course, cheering for an end to cancer.
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Runners like Madeleine Sinclair, in this blue Team Fox singlet, represented the Michael J. Fox Foundation's mission to provide guidance, tools, and resources for people affected by Parkinson's.
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Sally Greene, like so many charity runners, ran to benefit a cause that encouraged her to get healthy and help others do the same.
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Some participants ran in honor of fallen heroes and to support those who continue to serve.
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Tom Manning and his Covenant House teammates helped to support the basic needs of homeless kids across the U.S. and around the world.
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Team Hole in the Wall runners bonded over their mutual goal of finishing the race, while benefiting camps for children with life-threatening diseases.
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