Fire lieutenant to represent Brooklyn in Foot Locker Challenge
Will compete for trophy in sub-race within NYC Marathon
There will be more than 45,000 runners competing in this year’s New York City Marathon and there are just as many fascinating stories associated with the most famous long distance race in the world.
One of those stories belongs to Adrienne Walsh, an FDNY lieutenant, who has been running in the marathon since 1983 and will compete against this year.
Walsh has a special reason to want to do her best in the 26.2 mile race on Nov. 3. The 16-year veteran of the FDNY, who lives in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill, will represent Brooklyn in the Foot Locker Five Borough Challenge, a race-within-a-race at the marathon in which the winner will receive a trophy and earn bragging rights.