5 inspiring New York City Marathon competitors to watch
Ginette Bedard
At 84   Ginette Bedard  is this year's oldest female runner in the race.
Born and raised in France   Bedard  has been running for 40 years  but only raced  her  first marathon at the age of 69. But  she 's run every NYC marathon since  according to the marathon organization.
"Once you start the marathon  you want to do it every year you’re able to do it "  she  told NYRR.
Melinda Mizrachi  a 43-year-old Miami resident  had two homes damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in Florida and Puerto Rico  but  she  overcame training setbacks to move forward with  her  plan to compete in New York.
"From evacuating on a moment’s notice and potentially losing everything in Miami to Puerto Rico  where my second home  family  and friends were in harm’s way  this was like no disruption I could have ever anticipated "  she  told NYRR.
Mizrachi announced on  her  NYRR fundraising page that  she  would run with Team for Kids. The division of NYRR is a team of adult runners who raise funds for services provided by NYRR youth programs that combat childhood obesity and empower youth development programs across the country.
At 84   [TGT]is this year's oldest female runner in the race.
Born and raised in France   [TGT]has been running for 40 years  but only raced  [TGT]  first marathon at the age of 69. But  [TGT] 's run every NYC marathon since  according to the marathon organization.
"Once you start the marathon  you want to do it every year you’re able to do it "  [TGT]  told NYRR.
Melinda Mizrachi  a 43-year-old Miami resident  had two homes damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in Florida and Puerto Rico  but  she  overcame training setbacks to move forward with  her  plan to compete in New York.
"From evacuating on a moment’s notice and potentially losing everything in Miami to Puerto Rico  where my second home  family  and friends were in harm’s way  this was like no disruption I could have ever anticipated "  she  told NYRR.
Mizrachi announced on  her  NYRR fundraising page that  she  would run with Team for Kids. The division of NYRR is a team of adult runners who raise funds for services provided by NYRR youth programs that combat childhood obesity and empower youth development programs across the country.