Duchenne Charity Team Raises Record $300,000 at NYC Marathon
NEW YORK – November 05, 2026 -- The Race to End Duchenne team at the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon raised $300,000 for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy research, care and advocacy. It is the most successful fundraising result in the history of the program's NYC Marathon effort, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) announced.
Two runners finished the marathon in under three hours
PPMD's marathon team included two runners who ran sub-3:00 times: Nicholas Byrnes and Jack Napoli. Napoli is a longtime member of the Race to End Duchenne team. He finished in the top 1% of his age group (20-24) and in the top 1% of all marathon finishers.