New York City
The Vera Institute of Justice is thrilled to have a limited number of entries available for the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon, to be held on November 5, 2017, with a minimum fundraising pledge of $2,500 to support our vital work.
The TCS New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world, featuring an international professional athlete field and runners of all ages and abilities. Fifty thousand participants from more than 125 countries run the city, starting on Staten Island at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and embarking on a tour of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx before ending in Manhattan.
When you join Team Vera, you will receive:
- Guaranteed TCS New York City Marathon entry
- An individualized training program, based on your personal fitness level and running experience, customized by a New York Road Runners Virtual Trainer
- Personal fundraising page and one-on-one support from Vera staff to ensure you meet your fundraising goals
- Vera Institute of Justice marathon t-shirt
About Vera
At Vera, we work to drive change, urgently building and improving justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities.
We work with others who share our vision to tackle the most pressing injustices of our day – from the causes and consequences of mass incarceration, racial disparities, and the loss of public trust in law enforcement, to the unmet needs of the vulnerable, the marginalized, and those harmed by crime and violence. And we work for substantially fewer people to be held in jail; for a justice system fully prepared and able to deliver access, safety, and fairness to the diverse communities that make up America; and for envisioning and enacting a system that prioritizes rehabilitation and socialization over retribution.
For more information about running the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon with Vera, please contact Lindsay Bernier at lbernier@vera.org.