9/11 Never Forget Run/Walk

1203 Hilton Ave
Utica, NY 13501

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The Utica Roadrunners, along with Utica Professional Firefighters Local 32, John E. Creedon Police Benevolent Association and the Sneaker Store, will be hosting the 9/11 Never Forget Run / Walk, with all proceeds raised to be donated to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. This will be both a live event capped at the first 50 registrants, and a virtual event. Events will not be timed and participants can either run or walk the 3.43 mile course. The live event will be held on Sunday November 8 at 10 am, starting at Proctor Park off of Rutger Street, out to the 9/11 Memorial at Tilden Ave, and back to Proctor Park. The virtual portion of the run can be completed the week leading up to the live event. Registration is $20 per person and all who participate will receive a finisher medal.  Medals will go to the first 100 people to register for the live or virtual events.

Stephen Siller was a New York City firefighter assigned to Squad 1 in Brooklyn. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Stephen just got off of shift and when he heard of the attacks on the World Trade Center. He returned to his firehouse, gathered all of his protective gear, and attempted to drive to the trade center until he got to the entrance of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. With the tunnel closed because of the attacks, Stephen took all of his protective gear and ran through the tunnel to the World Trade Center, went to work and was killed when the South Tower collapsed.

In 2002, Stephen’s brother Frank Siller created the Tunnel to Towers Foundation which held their first ever 5K race retracing Stephen’s steps through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center. The NYC 5K Race started out with 1500 participants and has grown to an event with well over 30,000 participants annually. There are now also Tunnel to Towers events in 70 other cities nationwide. The money the foundation raises goes directly to the families of firefighters & police officers killed in the line of duty, families of soldiers killed in action and they also build “smart”, accessible homes for disabled veterans. The foundation disperses 93% of all money raised with only 7% spent on administrative costs.

Since the NYC and many other 5K events have been cancelled due to the pandemic, the Utica Roadrunners would like to help offset the loss of revenue by holding our 9/11 Never Forget Run / Walk, so that the Tunnel to Towers foundation can continue their work of supporting our nations firefighters, police officers, soldiers and veterans. All proceeds raised will be donated directly to the foundation.


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