Running For Heroes In The Footsteps Of Heroes

Special and surreal Sunday! Ran for the first time ever in the Tunnel-To-Towers race in New York City, from Brooklyn to Manhattan through the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel. There were about 40,000 runners/walkers … and plenty of rain.

The Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk in New York City is held each year on the last Sunday of September. What began with 1,500 people in 2002 is now considered by many to be one of the top 5K runs in America.
The event symbolizes Stephen Siller’s final footsteps from the foot of the Battery Tunnel to the Twin Towers and pays homage to the 343 FDNY firefighters, law enforcement officers, and thousands of civilians who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Proceeds from the event support the Foundation’s programs, including those benefitting first responders, and catastrophically injured service members.

The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is commonly referred to as the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, Battery Tunnel or Battery Park Tunnel. With a length of 9,117 feet (2,779 m), it is the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in North America.

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