FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York Road Runners Announces First-Ever Recipients of
NYRR Youth Running Ambassador of the Year Award on Thursday, October 30
NYRR President and CEO Mary Wittenberg and New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio Award Two NYC Youngsters With Top Honor
New York, October 30, 2014-New York Road Runners President and CEO Mary
Wittenberg and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio honored Teianna Reed of
Archimedes Academy in the Bronx and Miles Bernstein of P.S. 321 in Brooklyn
with the 2014 NYRR Youth Running Ambassador of the Year awards at a press
conference on Thursday, October 30 at the TCS New York City Marathon
Race-week Media Center at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New
York.
The two youngsters are part of NYRR Young Runners, a free after-school
program where kids learn to run distances of up to four miles while
training together after the school day. Over 2,500 students in nearly 100
schools throughout New York City's five boroughs participate in the NYRR
Young Runners program. Overall, more than 200,000 students are served
annually through a variety of free NYRR youth running programs, events, and
resources, including more than 120,000 in New York City's five boroughs.
Each summer, a small group of Young Runners, like Teianna and Miles, sign
up for a free workshop series that teaches them how to become NYRR Youth
Running Ambassadors. They study speechwriting, public speaking, and casual
conversation with adults. When the workshop is over, the Ambassadors are
invited to attend and speak about their running experiences at special
events throughout the year.
Teianna and Miles were selected as the 2014 NYRR Youth Running Ambassadors
of the Year because of their participation, enthusiasm, and dedication to
running. Teianna, a seventh grader at Archimedes Academy in the Bronx who
started running when she was 10 years old says, "Running is important to me
because it's challenging and fun" and "it's all about your mind set and not
how fast you are." Miles, a sixth grader at P.S. 321 in Brooklyn, says he
loves running because it's "healthy, fun, and gives me the opportunity to
meet new people."
Both Teianna and Miles will also be involved with the NBA All-Star Relay at
the TCS New York City Marathon. To highlight the importance of physical
activity and promote healthy living for kids and families, the National
Basketball Association (NBA) is teaming up with New York Road Runners for
the first-ever marathon relay on Sunday, November 2.
Teianna will be involved with Leg 14 of the relay, making the journey over
the Queensborough Bridge from Queens to Manhattan with ABC/ESPN and New
York Knicks broadcaster Mike Breen. Miles will be running Leg 6 of the
relay with New York legend and Brooklyn native Bernard King.
The TCS New York City Marathon will air live in New York on ABC7 and
nationally on ESPN2 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. The race will also be
available via WatchESPN on computers, tablets, smartphones, Amazon Fire TV,
Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360, and Xbox One for those who have video
subscriptions from affiliated providers. The race will also be available in
Spanish via ESPN Deportes+. Pre- and post-race coverage will be carried on
ESPN's live multi-screen sports network ESPN3 from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. EST
and from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. EST. ESPN3 will also present a view of the
finish line from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The race will be broadcast live in
the New York City metropolitan area on WABC-TV from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
EST. Viewers can also watch race-day coverage on 7online or via WatchABC on
mobile devices (for participating cable providers). Pre-race features from
the start at Fort Wadsworth will be broadcast live at 7:00 a.m. on WABC-TV,
7online.com, and WatchABC. A national compilation show will air from 4:00
to 6:00 p.m. on local ABC affiliates. International viewers can watch the
broadcast from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST via a variety of global broadcast
partners (international viewers should check local listings).
Last year, 50,266 runners crossed the finish line of the New York City
Marathon, making it the world's largest marathon ever. Runners from more
than 100 countries and each of the 50 states participated.
About New York Road Runners and the TCS New York City Marathon
The TCS New York City Marathon is the most popular and inclusive marathon
in the world, attracting the world's top professional athletes and a vast
range of recreational runners. The race began in 1970 with just 127
entrants racing four laps of Central Park. Today, an estimated 50,000
runners from around the world tour New York City's five boroughs. Millions
of fans cheer the runners from the streets and watch the global television
broadcast. The race is part of the World Marathon Majors, an alliance of
the world's six most important marathons that each year determines the
world's top male and top female marathoner. Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions
organization, is the Premier Partner of NYRR and is in its inaugural year
as title sponsor of the TCS New York City Marathon. To learn more, visit
www.tcsnycmarathon.com.
The TCS New York City Marathon is the premier event of New York Road
Runners. Founded in 1958, New York Road Runners has grown from a local
running club to the world's premier community running organization, whose
mission is to help and inspire people through running, to Run for Life.
NYRR's commitment to New York City's five boroughs features races,
community events, youth initiatives, school programs, and training
resources that provide hundreds of thousands of people each year, from
children to seniors, with the motivation, know-how, and opportunity to run
for life. More than 200,000 students are served locally and nationally
through NYRR's free youth running programs, events, and resources,
including more than 120,000 in New York City's five boroughs. To learn
more, visit www.nyrr.org.
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