NM Road Runners Look For 2014 Marathoners

Want to go for a jog? It’s for a good cause. How about a 26.2-mile jog? They call that a marathon.

The New Milford Education Foundation Road Runners Club is looking to assemble a team of locals to do just that.

The Road Runners hope to assemble a team of ten of of their neighbors to take up the challenge of running their first marathon in 2014. If that goal is reached, nine of these participants will be traveling to Bar Harbor, Maine to compete in next year’s Mount Desert Island Marathon. This particular marathon isfeatured in Men’s Health as a on of the 11 Races to Run Before You Die.

Three team members have already stepped forward. Jennifer Teets, NMHS class of 2013, Ray Cottiers, a sixth grade American History teacher at David E. Owens Middle School and Joe LoPorto, proud father of three current and one future New Milford students.

Their goal is to bring together a community of parents, students, alumni and faculty, “to prove and demonstrate what our community is capable of accomplishing.”

“Our goal is to get at least seven more people to sign up in time to announce the complete team at our first annual race being held in New Milford on October 27,” said the NMEF Road Runners Club in a statement.

Along the way, the team goal will be to raise $10,000 for New Milford schools and students.

If you’re interested or have any questions send them to NewMilfordRuns@gmail.com.