Why I Run for Team Reeve
Meet our athletes participating in this year's Marine Corps, Bank of America Chicago, and ING New York City marathons.
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Erika Radke Waggener
Kansas City, MO
Team Chicago
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I run for Team Reeve because my husband (Ryan and I were married on Aug 9th 2008) was injured 11 years ago while performing gymnastics.
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Kate Schriner
Chicago, IL
Team Chicago
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This will be my third marathon, and my first Chicago marathon. It's Team Reeve’s first time in Chicago as well, and I look forward to the beginning of a new tradition in partnership with them!
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Gary & Suzan Schumacher
Jacksonville, FL
Team Chicago
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Our daughter Tina married Josh just seven months prior his spinal cord injury.
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Andy (AJ) Fisher
Englewood, CO
Team Marine
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I feel a kinship with the members of Team Reeve because I was an aspiring gymnast and had a training accident in 1980 with a cervical spine fracture/dislocation.
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Elizabeth Hunnewell
Spring Lake, NJ
Team Marine
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I've always agreed with the Foundation's research and that the body does have the ability to heal.
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Sean Lunde
Boston, MA
Team Marine
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After leaving Iraq and having knee surgery at the VA, I met other soldiers and marines with spinal cord injuries while I was in physical therapy.
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Vicky Martini
Boca Raton, FL
Team Marine
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Chris and Dana took a very tragic accident and made it into a crusade to help others.
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Katy Oliver
New Haven, CT
Team Marine
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I’m inspired to fulfill my dream and overcome obstacles.
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Michael Murphy
McLean, VA
Team Marine
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At then end of my Junior Year of college, I became a T9 complete paraplegic.
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John Tucker
Mamaroneck, NY
Team Marine
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I have a very close friend whose brother was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident several years ago.
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Matt Anderson
New York, NY
Team NYC
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I watched with great admiration Christopher Reeve's advocacy on embryonic stem cell research, a cause I adamantly support.
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Navila Armon
Upper Brookville, NY
Team NYC
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At last year's Team Reeve luncheon, I was fortunate to meet people with spinal cord injuries and many people involved with Team Reeve.
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Harris Beber
Great Neck, NY
Team NYC
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On a November evening in 2000, a drunk driver ran a red light while Ethan was crossing Delancey Street in lower Manhattan and hit another car. Both cars hurtled him into the windshield of another car 50 feet away.
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Jill Branyan
Franklin, TN
Team NYC
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I was introduced to TEAM REEVE by Mark Zenobia, who encouraged me to sign up with this amazing group.
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Laura Burke
New York, NY
Team NYC
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The main reason I want to run for Team Reeve is for my parents. My mother has been paralyzed for 25 years.
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Jonathan Burley
New York, NY
Team NYC
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I crushed my L3 vertebrae snowboarding in 2000 and have since made a full recovery.
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Nicole Catanese
New York, NY
Team NYC
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Christopher Reeve's story has touched so many people—including myself.
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Roberta Cook
Wilmington, MA
Team NYC
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On November 2, 2008, I will join hundreds of others to help fund research to reverse the devastating effects of spinal cord injuries by participating in a 26 mile run in the New York City Marathon.
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Briana Cox
Team NYC
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I am running to honor Susan Howley. Susan is executive-vice president and director of research for the Reeve Foundation.
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Jillian D'Onofrio
Summit, NJ
Team NYC
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A very good friend of mine was in a major automobile accident 10 years ago.
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Liz Eggers
New York, NY
Team NYC
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I think that running the marathon is a great accomplishment but the best accomplishment to me is helping others in life that need it the most.
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Zoe Ehrlich
New York, NY
Team NYC
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For the second year in a row, I am running the NYC Marathon 2008 on behalf of Team Reeve.
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Rory Ewing
New York, NY
Team NYC
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My family has long been affected by spinal cord injuries. My uncle Pat died 10 years ago from complications after he became a quadriplegic.
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Lyn Feinson
Richmond, VT
Team NYC
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In 1992, my mother had a fall that left her paralyzed. Our lives were profoundly altered from that day forward. I run with Team Reeve to help bring awareness and hope to individuals and their families living with spinal cord injuries.
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Kelly Ganz
New York, NY
Team NYC
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My dad is currently recovering from a spinal cord injury that happened on February 21, 2008 from a skiing accident.
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Michael Hager
New York, NY
Team NYC
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My mother has been a C4-C5 quadriplegic for more than 20 years.
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Jaime Harrison
Boston, MA
Team NYC
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I am truly inspired by those who have suffered but REFUSE to let it stand in their way.
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Dawn Hering
Brooklyn, NY
Team NYC
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Running last year's NYC Marathon with Team Reeve was the most exciting and moving running experience I've had.
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Erin Lee
Cambridge, MA
Team NYC
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I enjoy the process of training 26.2 miles even more when it's coupled with raising funds and awareness for an amazing organization like the Reeve Foundation.
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Ron Leith
Morristown, NJ
Team NYC
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I run for my friend, Ashley Lauren Fisher, who sustained a spinal cord injury from a diving accident.
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Jonathan Luscomb
Jupiter, FL
Team NYC
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My nephew Blaine is hitting 10 years as a quadriplegic.
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John McConnell
Manhasset, NY
Team NYC
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Three years ago this November, I had a bicycle accident, fracturing my neck, while on the way to meet a few buddies for a ride/run.
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Ann O'Connell
New York, NY
Team NYC
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I am running in honor of my good friend Henry Stifel, who was injured in a car accident in 1982, resulting in him becoming quadriplegic.
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Katherine Pennington
New York, NY
Team NYC
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My business is Be in Balance and I am a holistic health and lifestyle counselor who helps women and men lose weight, reduce stress and achieve balance in their lives.
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Karen Pfeil
Valley Stream, NY
Team NYC
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I'm running for Team Reeve as this is the 10th anniversary of a life altering accident.
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Michael Priore
Millburn, NJ
Team NYC
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It has always been a goal of mine to run the NYC Marathon and The Christopher & Dana Reeve foundation provided me the opportunity to not only achieve that goal, but more importantly to give back to others.
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Melissa Soss
Roslyn Heights, NY
Team NYC
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I run for Team Reeve for all the brave souls that I have been in touch with that have experienced a spinal cord injury and had the strength, courage, and wisdom to overcome such a life changing obstacle.
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Ryan St. John
Brooklyn, NY
Team NYC
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Team Reeve represents to me the epitome of strength and drive.
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Kate Treitman
New York, NY
Team NYC
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Thirteen years ago this August, my sister, Annie, was seriously injured in a diving accident on Martha's Vineyard.
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Cat Youdan
New York, NY
Team NYC
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I have run 5 marathons and I ran each of them to reach my own goals.
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Shirley Ramos
Olney, MD
Team NYC
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I am honored to raise money for a charity which was established from a true Hero.
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Ana Maria Rivera-Arenas
San Juan, PR
Team NYC
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My Father has been wheelchair bound for the past four years due to transverse myelitis. He is 65 years old and the paralysis started at a time when my mom and him were extremely active and full of life.
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