This coming Sunday the ING New York City Marathon, the world’s largest single day sporting event, will again take over the five boroughs of new York City. Unlike other years, the race will have more of a distinct American flavor this year, as defending champion Meb Keflezighi, the first American in 27 years to conquer [...]
It all happened in a flash. An elite athlete, 9/11 survivor and New York City fireman, Matt Long’s life changed forever on Dec. 22, 2005, when, cycling to work, he was struck by a NYC bus. Doctors doubted he would live, let alone ever walk again. They didn’t know Matt Long. His story, chronicled in [...]