Meet NHF’s 2023 TCS New York City Marathon Runners!

Jessica Furst Johnson is running for her sorority sister's 15-year-old son, Trenton, who has hemophilia. Jessica says, "I wanted to run for charity, but only if I could find a charity that would mean something to me, and I knew would be a good steward of my friends and family's funds. My sorority sister Kristin mentioned that NHF might still have entries, and I knew how helpful this organization has been to her and her son Trenton over the past 15 years. It was so exciting to think about getting to support her and this important organization".

Brother and sister duo, Michael Krieger and Kristen Garcia, are also running the TCS NYC Marathon on behalf of the inheritable blood and bleeding disorders community this year, and specifically Michael's sons. Michael is will be lacing up his running shoes because this opportunity serves as "another way to spread the word but also push me to do run that pushes my limits."

For Kristen, the marathon is also personal she says, "my goal for as long as I can remember has been to run the New York City marathon and after finding that I could run through NHF in 2021, I knew that I wanted to run the marathon as a member of the Red Tie Runners Team. Watching my nephews get factor injected into their ports every other day shows me how strong hemophiliacs are. My nephews are two of my favorite people in the world and I am ecstatic to run this marathon in support of them. I have been a big advocate for bleeding disorders ever since we learned about the diagnosis of my first nephew, and I want to continue being an advocate for them."