LA Marathon to Host Virtual Charity Run for Wildfire Relief

LOSANGELES(CNS)–RunningenthusiastsfromacrossthecountryarebeinginvitedtologtheirmilesontheworkoutappStravathisSaturday,March1,fortheTogetherLAWildfireReliefRun,whichwillraisemoneyforcommunitiesrecoveringfromJanuary’sLosAngelesCountywildfires. Thenationwideeffortisthefirsteventleadinguptothe40thLAMarathononMarch16.ItbuildsonacollaborationannouncedFeb.20betweenorganizersoftheLA,NewYork,ChicagoandBostonmarathons. Thefourorganizationsareofferingco-brandedTogetherLAmerchandisetoaidthoseaffectedbythewildfires.ProceedswillsupporttheCommunityOrganizedReliefEffortandtheCaliforniaFireFoundation,helpingprovideemergencyreliefandlong-termrecoveryservices. “Recoveryisamarathon,notasprint,”saidBrianMcCourt,presidentoftheMcCourtFoundation,whichoperatestheLAMarathon.“Morethanever,thisyeartheLosAngelesMarathonrepresentsamomentforallofustocometogetherandshowthatwehaven’tforgottenthosestillinneed.Whenrunnersunite,theycreatechangeandwe’r