Runners on Team Gift of Life's NYC Half-Marathon team completed an amazing Race on Sunday, March 20th, 2011. Highlights of the race included a loop around Central Park, through Time Square to the Westside highway, ending near Battery Park. It was frigid, with temperatures in the 40s, but that didn't stop runners from setting record times.
Gift of Life's Half-Marathon Team was comprised of thirteen incredible men and women who chose to run and raise awareness for Gift of Life's bone marrow registry. Many of the runners on the team have been personally touched by Gift of Life. One of those runners, Ben, is a bone marrow donor. He was joined by his wife, Melissa, a self-proclaimed Gift of Life groupie.
This was the first year Gift of Life partnered with New York Road Runners for the Race and the organization has been overwhelmed by the support that has been received. Talia ran the 13.1 miles in memory of her father, a bone marrow transplant recipient. Other runners on the team chose to honor family and friends for the Race. Donna ran in honor of her coworker, a bone marrow transplant recipient and donor, while Jodie chose to raise awareness for Ezra, a 2 year old boy suffering from Hyper IgM syndrome. She hopes that the money she raised will help Ezra find his perfect match.
Each new donor test kit costs $54 and funraising efforts went to sponsor potential donors who cannot afford the cost of their kit, but want to be in the registry in the hopes they can save a life.
Gift of Life congratulates all runners who competed in the 2011 NYC Half-Marathon.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 45 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 74 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 36 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 67 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 74 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 35 year old man battling Inherited Immune Systems Disorders.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 17 year old boy battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 68 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 39 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 5 year old girl battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 58 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 63 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 47 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 9 year old girl battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 33 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has transplanted a 28 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 69 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 28 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 47 year old woman battling Hodgkins Lymphoma.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 37 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 61 year old man battling Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 38 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 42 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
A donor sponsored by NYC Half Marathon 2011 has matched a 53 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.