Naftali Hammer - Runs in the Family

I have recently become 60 years old. I was a very fast runner in High School but it was my children that took me to the next level of running in an organized manner. Yes my first organized run with my boys was the Thanksgiving Turkey Run in Central Park and that led to the Midnight New Years Run in NYC. It wasn’t until we moved to Israel that my boys slowly entered me into the 10 KM in Jerusalem and then in Tel Aviv and that is when we became the team known as Runs In the Family. It was then Yitzy that got us into organized biking and then Shlomo that pushed me into my first half marathon. It was not until I turned 50 years old when we enrolled together in my first Marathon and then onto Ultra-Marathons throughout Israel. Well once again Yitzy and Shlomo are enrolling me in my First Marathon outside of Israel, but this is the first RUN IN THE FAMILY race that has a cause behind it, a cause other than exercise, health and overdosing on endorphins - this time we are running for the the Shalva Organization, The Shalva Cause. Runs in the Family will run as a Shalva Family and for the Shalva Family - The Kids - The Staff - The Cause. The organization cares for a wide range of individuals with disabilities such as; down Syndrome, cognitive and developmental delays, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, the Autism spectrum, special needs with recognized handicaps and more. Please support us in this challenge and donate to help the special children in Shalva.