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FDNY Firefighter Runs 34.3 Mile Race to Honor 9/11 Heroes

Sept. 7, 2024

Eaton Blatt will run the 34.3 miles in honor of fallen FDNY firefighters with the race passing fire stations before they arrive at the World Trade Center site.

Peter Matthews

FDNY firefighter Eaton Blatt organized this race to honor the firefighters who were killed on Sept. 11, 2001 in the terror attacks on the World Trade Center.

The race begins in Long Beach, on Long Island, NY, passes through New York City with runners ending at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan.

"Our goal is to keep reminding people what happened that day. The sacrifice, the bravery," Blatt told CBS2.

This is the fourth year of 34.3 Foundation race, which began in 2020.

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Peter Matthews | Editor-in-Chief/Conference Director

Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department.