George Aaron Hirsch (Founder of the New York City Marathon and chairman of the board of the New York Road Runners) with Consul General of Italy in New York, Francesco Genuardi
It’s not surprising that I always feel at home in Italy (George Hirsch)
George Aaron Hirsch with his family
Italians are a significant part of the New York Marathon and the number of italian runners keeps growing every year. Italy is the second most represented country in the marathon, after the United States. (Francesco Genuardi)
Michael Capiraso, the CEO and President of New York Road Runners
As an Italian growing up in Jersey City and coming to NY I always dreamed of having an Italy Run (Michael Capiraso)