Circling For Semper Fi Fund - Kevin Grimm
I'm proudly supporting the Semper Fi Fund as a Semper Fi Fund Community Athlete. The Semper Fi Fund is an amazing non-profit that assists wounded, critically ill and injured service members who have given so much and are an inspiration to many.
Each month, I will be running around the ~34-mile perimeter of Manhattan. I plan on starting each run at 6am on the running path near W. 34th & 12th Avenue and will head north. It would be a privilege to have military veterans, active service members, and supporters of our military participate in these runs. I encourage those interested to join for segments of upcoming runs, the dates of which are provided below:
- Circle #3: December 15, 2019
- Circle #4: January 12, 2020
- Circle #5: February 9, 2020
- Circle #6: March 8, 2020
- Circle #7: April 5, 2020
- Circle #8: May 3, 2020
- Circle #9: May 31, 2020
- Circle #10: June 28, 2020
- Circle #11: July 26, 2020
- Circle #12: August 23, 2020
- Circle #13: September 20, 2020
- Circle #14: October 18, 2020
For individuals that are interested in joining on upcoming runs, please refer to the checkpoints below, which will help provide a rough estimate as to where I will be during the route. My average page for Circle #2 was 9:33 per mile, and I expect to remain within that range on my future runs while running alone. Please reach out if you would like to coordinate a checkpoint.
- Start: Running path, due West of W. 34th St. & 12th Ave
- Mile 5: Hudson River Greenway, due West of Riverside Dr
- Mile 10: Entrance to Tubby Hook, due North of Dyckman St & The Hudson
- Mile 15: Running path on Harlem River Drive, due East of W. 167th St & Edgecomb Ave
- Mile 20: Intersection of E 111th Street & FDR Drive, Southeast corner of Thomas Jefferson Park
- Mile 25: Intersection of E 46th Street & 1st Avenue, outside of the United Nations Visitor Centre
- Mile 30: East River Bikeway, Southeast of the intersection of South St and Wall St
- End: Start location
I am using MapMyRun to provide live tracking for each route. To stay updated on my location, add me as a friend through the App here: https://www.mapmyrun.com/profile/160209760/
Logan and I would like to make this a national movement. If you would like to join us in supporting the Semper Fi Fund, feel free to create your own profile and individual page. If you're on our team, all the funds you raise will contribute to our team goal of $340,000!
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- Kevin
