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Best of Hudson Valley

Marathon Project

Categories:
  • Kids
  • 2008: Lifeline for At-Risk Kids

Essential Information

80 Washington St., Suite 310
Poughkeepsie, NY
845-471-0194

Additional Information

County: Dutchess

Pick: 2008: Editors' Pick

About: About three years ago, Poughkeepsie resident Susanne O'Neil read about programs in Philadelphia and Los Angeles that use distance running to help steer inner city and other at-risk youth away from drugs, gangs, and other negative behavior. She felt a similar program could work in Dutchess County, and set out to make it happen. Today, the Marathon Project -- sponsored by the county's Council on Addiction Prevention and Education -- is training teens in Poughkeepsie, Beacon, and the town of Northeast to complete next month's Philadelphia Marathon or Half-Marathon. Along with adult mentors, the kids run three times a week for nearly eight months in order to go the distance -- building character, confidence, and fitness along the way.

Best of Hudson Valley History: 2008 Editors' Pick Best Lifeline for At-Risk Kids

Web: http://www.capedc.org

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