Share Your Photos of Today's Unity Run and Walk

With as many as 3,000 runners and walkers expected to converge on the Portsmouth Police Station for the second annual "Chief Maloney Unity Run and Walk," there will undoubtedly be many photos and videos taken.

Help Portsmouth Patch tell this story by sharing your photos and/or videos from today's event that will honor first responders throughout New England nearly two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings.

The event was created a year ago by Portsmouth Police Officer Robert Lukacz as a way to remember Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney who was killed on April 12, 2012 during a drug raid and to raise money to help his family. The first Unity run attracted more than 2,200 people. This year, organizers say they already have 1,000 people registered with a cap of 3,000 participants.

"The Unity Run is non-profit with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Chief Michael Maloney Memorial Fund, Inc. which is in place to assist New England Public Safety Members and their families who have been killed or injured in the line of duty and other charitable causes," reads a statement from the Unity run organizers. 

The event is open to anyone who is a runner or a walker and begins at the Portsmouth Police Department and extends for 5.6 miles to the Greenland Police Station where a post-race party with food, beer and music will be held. The race begins at 9 a.m. and costs $30 to register online and $35 on the day of the race.