New York Road Runners Inc.

NYRR Team for Kids runners raise vital funds to support NYRR's youth programs which reach children all over the United States. Hi friends, join me in making a difference by supporting a good cause! I'm raising money for New York Road Runners Inc. and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

I'm running the TCS NYC Marathon to raise money for New York Runners Team for Kids.

Your donation will help support nearly 250,000 kids across the country, including 125,000 in New York City’s five boroughs, through free youth running programs, events, and resources.

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Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money for New York Road Runners Inc., and any donation will help make impact.

Unfortunately, I was not chosen amongst the lottery of 105,000 people for entry to run in the NYC marathon. In order to gain entry run in the 2019 NYC Marathon, I need to raise $2,620 for the charity, Team For Kids.

Team For Kids help support nearly 250,000 children nationwide, including 125,000 in New York City’s 5 boroughs. These programs help build students motivation, confidence and most importantly desire to be physically active for life. 

As some of you may know I have ran a handful of half-marathons. It’s always been a dream of mine to run a full and I can’t think of a better one to run than the New York City. 

If you guys help me reach my goal of $2,620 I will pledge to complete this race fast enough to qualify for the Boston marathon. To qualify for Boston I would have to run this one in under 3:05 min. That is a 7:03 min/mile for 26.2 miles!! 

Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

Hopefully, I’ll see you at the finish line!

Sean Smaldone 



More informationRunners Inc.: NYRR Team for Kids runners raise vital funds to support NYRR's youth programs which reach children all over the United States.

I am excited to share with you that I have been training hard for past two months in effort to kick some butt at New York City's marathon in November! I am raising money for the children of New York to give them the tools they need for a healthy and active lifestyle. I have seen and experienced a lot of the benefits and also the consequences by the ways we treat our bodies. I believe it is very important for our children to learn good eating habits, nutrition and how to stay active. 
As a teenager I wanted to get into sports and although I was never a runner, I thought a lot about doing track. Someone once told me, "track!? you can't run track, you'll never make it."
I graduated High school and went on to college and set my own goals. "I will be a runner." I started with 1 mile, then went to 3, then to 5. The miles got faster and easier, and the feeling I felt after I was done running and sweating was incredible. Then I thought, "If I can run 5 miles, I can run 7." So I did. Then I thought "If I can run 7 miles, then I can run 10." So  I did. Then I thought, "If I can run 10 miles, I can run a half marathon." So I did. Then I thought "If I can run a half marathon, then I can do a full one." And so I did. And when I crossed that finish line 3 hours and 42 minutes later, nauseous and weak, I thought, "THESE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY! I'm never doing that again." And here I am, 2 years later training harder than I ever have before.  Earning every bead of sweat, tight muscle and burning sensation, ready to challenge myself once again. "If I can finish my first marathon in 3 hours and 42 minutes, then I can finish my second one faster." I've learned to always challenge myself and that I get what I put into things. So I plan to work my hardest and to make myself proud. Everyone is their own person and only that person can tell themselves what and who they are. That is why I am running for this charity to show children that can be anything they want to be as long as they put their heart into it.
I am a runner.

Hi friends and family,
Writing this now I realize that what will transpire in the next few months is more than the mere 'future goal' that it has continued to be for years now. On November 2nd, 2014 I will be participating in the New York City Marathon in order to push myself on my own crazy journey, meet personal goals and raise money for two organizations that are very near and dear to my heart. What an honor it will be to run, walk, skip, or crawl (or be dragged by wonderful bystanders) to the finish line for two organizations that seek to make such profound differences in the lives of those in need. The first is called Team for Kids (this page: runwithtfk.or), a charity seeking to present otherwise-inaccessable fitness and recreation opportunities to youth across the nation and world. The other, GROW (separate page for donations!), is a self-described "international mental health movement" offering those suffering from mental health challenges a safe place, community, and strength to prosper. Both of these organizations represent the true commitment of many to the values and responsibilities that allow individuals of all kinds to care for one another and share the weight of the world, ultimately enabling our world and those in it to thrive in the face of adversity and challenge. I certainly have been fortunate to have been touched by people like these in my own life and thus strive to be like these people everyday. For this reason, as well as others, I have decided to climb aboard and raise money for both organizations as the special day creeps closer. I am blessed to have the support of friends and family as I challenge myself this fall to make my own small difference and overcome my own unique hurdles. What goes around comes around. Thank you all <3