Stride for Stride's 2023 Year in Review
Since our founding in November 2018, Stride for Stride has spent $153,000 on race bibs - $68,420 was spent this year alone.
2023 is coming to a close on the race calendar and with that it’s a perfect time to give you our Year in Review - 2023 it was Stride for Stride’s biggest year yet.
Stride for Stride now sponsors 382 runners from 26 different countries to run any race they want. In 2023 we ran 210 different races, including; the Boston Marathon, Chicago Marathon, Berlin Marathon, and Philadelphia Marathon. We had two teammates run a sub 2:40 marathon, a handful run a sub-3, and another ran a 1:04 half-marathon. Team Stride for Stride ran 10,560 race miles in 2023.
Since our founding in November 2018, Stride for Stride has spent $153,000 on race bibs - $68,420 was spent this year alone.
NYC
Our NYC team continued to grow in 2023 and we were once again honored to be an official charity partner of the NYC Marathon and the United Airlines NYC Half, both NYRR races. We had 14 team members run the marathon in November and 6 charity runners raised $25,000 in support of Stride for Stride.
Stride for Stride currently has charity bibs available for the 2024 United Airlines NYC Half - fundraising minimum is $1,500. Visit the following link for additional information and to apply; https://www.strideforstride.com/nyc-half-2024
Boston
Stride for Stride was honored to become an official charity partner of the 2024 Boston Marathon this year. Our three charity runners have already raised $17,000 in support of Stride for Stride, and 7 our fastest team members are ready to run in April.
We were also honored to be a recipient of the BAA Grant Program in July, and an official charity partner of the Gobble Gobble Gobble on Thanksgiving Day.
We Showed Up BIG
In 2023 we showed up BIG for races; 52 runners ran the the BAA Half in November, 32 ran the Falmouth Road Race, we had 55 runners travel to Portland for the Maine Marathon + Half-Marathon, and Stride for Stride had a whopping 87 runners in the BAA 10K.
As always, the Falmouth Road Race was one of the highlights of the year. In August we booked two nights for 30 team members at AutoCamp. It was a weekend of running, biking, and bonding along the beautiful Cape Cod coast - one of our favorite weekends of the year.
Media
2023 was a big media year for Stride for Stride and we were grateful to be featured in the following TV and print articles;
Running with Purpose on CBS NYC,
CBS Boston interviewed Tom and the team in their Change Makers episode,
Anny, Eduardo & Ramon chatted with WCVB Boston,
Stride for Stride was featured on ABC Portland before the Maine Marathon,
Team Stride for Stride met some of the pros before the BAA Half,
And, a beautiful article in Outside Magazine about Jorge’s wonderful act of kindness.
Donate
Thank you for all your support in 2023 and beyond - we couldn’t run without you. Please consider making a year-end tax-deductible donation to Stride for Stride.
For our mailing address, EIN, and donation links please visit StrideForStride.org
You can also donate online right now via: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/stride-for-stride-foundation-inc
Thank you for supporting Stride for Stride - Tom O’Keefe, founder
