A Free BARB’S BEER for all participants over 21!
Fifth Annual RUNNER IN RED 5K
Eisenhower Park – March 15, 2025
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LONG-TIME SPONSORS:
Hilton Capital Management
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
All Round Foods
And we’re grateful to:
Family and Children’s Association
National Charity League (Garden City Chapter)
Northwell Health Cancer Institute
Special thank you to all who added their thumb’s up as part of
our “Thumb’s Up to Cure Lung Cancer” photo project.
See participants in this “Thumb’s Up” music video:
The 5K race draws its name from the Boston Marathon legend of the “Runner in Red,” a story that has been passed down through generations. The legend holds that the first woman to run a marathon in America snuck into the Boston Marathon in 1951. That year a group of Canadian runners insisted they saw a woman “wearing run” slip into the race in an era when rules precluded women from competing and fifteen years before history acknowledges the first woman runner. The Canadian runners’ contention was never proven, and thus the story became legend.
The story is chronicled – with a search for the mystery runner – in a novel, Runner in Red, by Tom Murphy, founder of Barb’s Beer and the Runner in Red race series. Tom is giving profits from the novel to the cure lung cancer campaign. See details here.
NOTE: Barb’s Beer, a 501c3 charity, raises funds for the Runner in Red effort to help find a cure for lung cancer. See more about the beer and the campaign at barbsbeer.org.
All participants over 21 will receive a FREE Barb’s Beer at the finish!
The “Runner in Red” silhouette is a photo of Barb Murphy, wife of “Runner in Red” author, Tom Murphy, as she crossed the finish line at the 2000 Boston Marathon. Barb developed non-smoker lung cancer in 2007 and passed away in 2013. Our campaign raises funds to cure lung cancer in her memory and our Runner in Red 5K Map for Health and Resiliency Projects has been inspired by her resiliency in face of adversity and her tireless commitment to physical fitness.
THUMB’S UP to Cure Lung Cancer!SM
In addition, the Runner in Red Foundation invites photos from supporters as we strive to promote a cure for lung cancer.
We’re looking for people to give a THUMB’S UP to raise awareness and support a cure.
Upload a photo (below) of you giving a thumb’s up to cure lung cancer!
Full details on our Runner in Red campaign to cure lung cancer at:
Runnerinred.com
The “Runner in Red” silhouette is a photo of Barb Murphy wife of “Runner in Red” author, Tom Murphy, as she crossed the finish line at the 2000 Boston Marathon. Barb developed non-smoker’s lung cancer in 2007 and passed away in 2013. Our campaign raises funds to cure lung cancer in her memory.
Tom Murphy’s new novel, The Anniversary Box, also raises funds to cure lung cancer lung, visit – TheAnnivesaryBox.com
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Hilton Capital Management
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLC
CIM Group