2025 TCS NYC Marathon Charity Team Application

 
 
 
 
 

The Brave Like Gabe Foundation is honored to be an Official Charity Partner for the 2025 TCS NYC Marathon on November 2nd, 2025. To apply to be on our NYC Team, please fill out the form below. We have a limited amount of bibs and will not be able to accept everyone, unfortunately. Filling out an application does not guarantee you a bib.

Application deadline is Friday, February 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM CT. We will be notifying all applicants of their bib status by Wednesday, February 26, 2025.

If you have secured a 2025 TCS NYC Marathon entry through the lottery or a qualifying time, you can still join and fundraise for Team BLG! Please still complete an application so we can meet you! “Bring Your Own Bib” participants will have access to all Team BLG perks.

 
 
 

Team Perks:

  • Access to fun race weekend gatherings in NYC

  • Personalized fundraising page

  • Brave Like Gabe merchandise & Brooks Running sponsored gear

  • Dedicated staff to help you reach your fundraising goals

  • Invites to regular Team BLG meetings

  • Additional incentives for fundraisers who surpass their goal

 

Special thanks to Brooks Running for partnering with our charity bib program.

 

Questions? Reach out to deb@bravelikegabe.org

 

Gabe Grunewald posing at the infamous Hope sculpture in NYC

 
 

Past Experiences:

We’ve been honored to be an official charity partner of the TCS NYC Marathon since 2019. Our team members have collectively raised more than $233,000 for rare cancer research. Read some Team BLG experiences below:

“On Sunday, I carried Gabe with me in my heart for 26.2 miles from Staten Island to Central Park. I was given the incredible opportunity to use something I am passionate about for the greater good, and for that, I am beyond thankful. The energy on the streets of New York City was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced and is something I will never forget. Even when my legs felt like they were going to give out during the last few miles, I couldn’t stop smiling.”
“I still can’t quite put into words how special this day was. It truly was one of the best days of my life.”
“Thank you, THANK YOU for this opportunity. I was so grateful to run with BLG, and I feel so lucky to be part of this community.”
“Being part of this team made me run with a real purpose and felt I was part of something bigger than me!”
“As I reflect on last Sunday, I have such gratitude for Brave Like Gabe and this incredible opportunity. It was such a gift to be on this wonderful team and to help my ACC family. The experience also helped me personally in so many ways. There are many lessons this experience taught me, including to speak life to yourself.”
“Meeting my teammates in person was an honor and hearing their stories and struggles firsthand is something I will never forget. 💙”
 
 
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