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- ABC News
- November 3, 2017
5 New York City Marathon competitors to watch
Check out five runners to keep an eye on during Sunday's race.
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At 84, Ginette Bedard is this year's oldest female runner in the race.
Born and raised in France, Bedard has been running for 40 years, but only raced her first marathon at the age of 69. But she's run every NYC marathon since, according to the marathon organization.
\"Once you start the marathon, you want to do it every year you’re able to do it,\" she told NYRR.
Melinda Mizrachi, a 43-year-old Miami resident, had two homes damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in Florida and Puerto Rico, but she overcame training setbacks to move forward with her plan to compete in New York.
\"From evacuating on a moment’s notice and potentially losing everything in Miami to Puerto Rico, where my second home, family, and friends were in harm’s way, this was like no disruption I could have ever anticipated,\" she told NYRR.
Tracking Melinda Mizrachi in the TCS New York City Marathon. Check it out! https://t.co/RmrjdgIcDL #TCSNYCMarathon
— Melly Mizmart (@sexilady143) October 25, 2017
Mizrachi announced on her NYRR fundraising page that she would run with Team for Kids. The division of NYRR is a team of adult runners who raise funds for services provided by NYRR youth programs that combat childhood obesity and empower youth development programs across the country.
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We finished our 5k this morning on the beach pic.twitter.com/LpJNtfqGA8
— Melly Mizmart (@sexilady143) October 7, 2017
Mizrachi went to Puerto Rico after the hurricanes hit and donated funds that she collected to families and individuals in need.
\"Through all the devastation, I have been hopeful and positive, even though I probably won’t be as ready as I would like to be to have a great finish time,\" Mizrachi told NYRR. \"My new goal is to enjoy being a delegate in the opening ceremony representing Puerto Rico and crossing that finish line healthy and strong.\"
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