JERSEY CITY MAYOR STEVEN FULOP, OLYMPIAN ROBBY ANDREWS AND JAMIE LEFRAK JOIN NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

WHAT:                 New York Road Runners (NYRR), the world’s premier community running organization, will announce an exciting new initiative.

WHO:

• Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop
• Robby Andrews, Olympian, 2017 U.S. Track and Field Outdoor National Champion, NCAA All-American
• Jamie LeFrak, Vice Chairman of LeFrak
• Michael Capiraso, President & CEO, NYRR
• Jim Heim, SVP, Event Development & Production, NYRR

WHEN:                 City Hall – City of Jersey City

280 Grove St, Jersey City, N.J. 07302

WHERE:               Tuesday, January 22

Media Check-in – 9:30 a.m.

Event Begins – 10 a.m.

RSVP:                    Trina Singian, Tel: 646-457-8953, Email: tsingian@nyrr.org

Matt Singer, Tel: 646-951-3339, Email: msinger@nyrr.org

About New York Road Runners (NYRR)

NYRR’s mission is to help and inspire people through running. Since 1958, New York Road Runners has grown from a local running club to the world’s premier community running organization. NYRR’s commitment to New York City’s five boroughs features races, community events, free youth running initiatives and school programs, the NYRR RUNCENTER featuring the New Balance Run Hub, and training resources that provide hundreds of thousands of people each year, from children to seniors, with the motivation, know-how, and opportunity to Run for Life. NYRR’s premier event, and the largest marathon in the world, is the TCS New York City Marathon. Held annually on the first Sunday in November, the race features 50,000 runners, from the world’s top professional athletes to a vast range of competitive, recreational, and charity runners.  To learn more, visit www.nyrr.org.