Last weekend was the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers 5k run.
“The sole purpose of our Foundation is to honor the legacy of love given to us by Stephen Siller, FDNY. We do this by paying tribute to his heroic life and death, his 342 FDNY brothers, and all those lost on 9/11, through the annual Tunnel To Towers Run.”
“Steven Siller was a member of FDNY, and was on his way home to Brooklyn following his night shift at the firehouse when the first plane struck the World Trade Center. Upon hearing the news, he turned his vehicle around and tried to get back to the station, but at that point the Battery Tunnel was blocked with traffic. Steven proceeded to abandon his vehicle, strap his gear to his back and run the roughly three-mile distance to reach the WTC. He reached his destination and joined in the efforts to help those in need, only to lose his life later that day when the Towers fell.”
Here are some of the pictures from this year’s race:
Start
Heading into the Tunnel
Finish
This is a great event and if you ever get the chance, you should run it!
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