Mikaela Moschella is looking forward to running her first marathon as a member of team Answer the Call. Mikaela has previously run two half marathons, one last year and one in March. Although she previously ran track in high school, she only began running as an adult in the past few years. Despite bad knees…
As a former NYPD Officer, and current Miami Gardens Police Officer, Derek Rodriguez is very excited to be running on Team Answer the Call. In addition to helping people as a first responder, Derek helps people live healthier lives as a fitness coach. Derek started his fitness journey in 2015 when he joined a local…
As the wife of a New York City firefighter, Candice Nagle is very honored to support Answer the Call while running in the NYC Marathon. Candice and her husband got married just six weeks before the 9/11 attacks. It was this tragedy that pushed her husband to join the first FDNY class after 9/11. As…
Catherine McGuire is looking forward to running her third NYC Half Marathon this year, and her first marathon as a member of Team Answer the Call. Catherine first started running in 2014 in preparation for her first marathon. She had always watched the marathon and admired those that took a part in it. In 2014…
Madison Bailey recently finished her master’s in Human Rights Studies at Columbia University, and upon her graduation decided she wanted to fill her time with a new long-term goal. She had always had the dream of running in a marathon and decided this was the perfect time. Madison’s boyfriend, Joseph Brozek, will also be running…
Ryan Bailey is very excited to be running his first ever marathon as a member of Team Answer the Call. In the past year Ryan has committed himself to exercising, and as a result lost 60 pounds. With this commitment to fitness came a joy for running, and he felt that the best goal he…
In January of 2019, New York City tragically lost FDNY Firefighter Steven Pollard. This loss was felt by the entire community, and deeply impacted his family, including his cousin Alison. It is in Steven’s honor that Alison is running the NYC Half Marathon as a member of team Answer the Call for the second year…
There has been a Maloney in the FDNY for over a century. Christopher Maloney’s Great Grandfather was a member of the FDNY; and his Father and two Uncles are currently FDNY members with 65 years of service between the three of them. His family has a dedication to the department that runs deep and spans…
Amy Lucas started running as a middle-schooler, a track athlete running short distances. She continued into her time in high school, and, later, at Manhattan College. Years ago, she ran a half marathon. Now, she is gearing up for her first full marathon with Answer the Call. When she was thinking about running the NYC…
In 2015, Danielle Ford from Rockaway Park, NY, ran the NYC marathon for the first time for spinal muscular atrophy. The next year, she ran again, for multiple sclerosis. For the third year in a row Danielle will be running for a cause she cares about. This time, she will be running for Answer the…
Julie Ricevuto, a New York native, has been a dedicated runner since middle school, through to high school, like many of the runners on the Answer the Call team. This will be her second NYC marathon, but her first running with Answer the Call. This year, Julie is determined to improve her training process. “I…
Anne Winberry-Mordente started running about three years ago right after her brother, Patrick, passed away as a method to help cope with her grief. She was working overnights and not sleeping great so running ended up being a great stress reliever. Anne likes to clarify that she is by no means a runner and this…
Kathryn Metz was a volunteer firefighter for 11 years – it’s where she met her husband, another volunteer firefighter, and not long after her brother signed on to be a volunteer firefighter, as well. Kathryn knows plenty of firefighters and she understands the significance of what they do on a regular basis. Therefore, when she…
Michael Santos started running three years ago and has since then run two half marathons – one in Newport and one in Jersey City; the NYC Marathon will be his first ever full marathon. This year he will be running alongside Andrew Webber, another member of Team Answer the Call, as long as they are…
The NYC Marathon will be Matthew Rivers’ seventh full marathon. In 2011, he was a police officer and starting running because of the Illinois Marathon – it ran through the city and he was tired of losing foot pursuits. Matthew wanted to be an asset to his department and not a liability so he trained…
Andrew Webber never loved running until it was taken away from him. Andrew played lacrosse through high school and college, and suffered an injury towards the end of his career and he needed four knee surgeries to recover. He was about 25 years old when he had the final surgery and he immediately committed to…
Adam Lublinsky is a Baltimore County Fire Fighter running for Team Answer the Call in his first NYC Marathon. When he was looking into a fundraising team for the marathon, he wanted something near and dear to him – something that he can wrap his heart around and support fully. Adam knows from personal experience…
Although Kirsten Sheridan will have run six half marathons by November, this year’s NYC marathon will be her first ever full. In high school, she realized how much she enjoyed running by falling into playing soccer. She started running in races with her cousin and did her first half marathon right before she graduated high…
Jennifer Deery will be running in this year’s NYC Marathon alongside her brother, Patrick, for Team Answer the Call. The two will be running in memory of their father. He was a member of the FDNY and died in the line of duty on May 29, 1999. This will be the 20 year anniversary of…
Katarina Markovina ran her first marathon on October 30, 2018 in Suffolk County in just under four hours. Katarina ran in high school and then stopped, but her husband recently encouraged her to start up again. She used to smoke two packs of cigarettes per day for 20 years, but quit about 12 years ago….
