Annual Run 4 Downtown Event Draws Thousands to Middletown

Published on August 19, 2024

An annual race dedicated to the improvement of downtown Middletown attracted 3,500 people to run, walk, and cheer in the heart of the city on Aug. 17. A record number of nearly 800 runners and walkers showed up this year for Run 4 Downtown. They came from various age groups and skill levels and hailed from New York and the surrounding states. William Whelan, a Newburgh native and a legal professional living in Manhattan, was the first runner to finish the 4-mile course in 20 minutes and 29 seconds. “I’ve been running my whole life, and it is a part of who I am,” Whelan told The Epoch Times. “The people you meet and the values it teaches you—there is nothing like it.”...

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