He’s Running the N.Y.C. Marathon as Part of His Recovery From Addiction

Travis Friese is running on a team organized by Odyssey House, a residential treatment program.

words by Jennie Coughlin
published on November 3, 2024 in The New York Times

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“Since May, he said, every run, every longer distance, every race has shown him that he can set goals and accomplish them.

“That has translated to so much more in my life than just running,” he said. “The confidence that Run for Your Life has helped me build is really driving all the other work that I’m doing in this program, with my recovery.”

That’s how he got to the starting line today. For the first time in decades, Friese said, he had set a goal: to run the New York City Marathon.”