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PHOTOS: Cristian Rivera Foundation hosts annual 5K in Van Cortlandt Park

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Oren Becker before running the Full Steam Ahead 5K in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024. Becker is a physician working at Mount Sinai working on research for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
Oren Becker before running the Full Steam Ahead 5K in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024. Becker is a physician working at Mount Sinai working on research for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
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The Christian Rivera Foundation team huddles before speaking to the runners and walkers. The Full Steam Ahead 5K is dedicated to one of the Christian Rivera Foundation Warriors, Maria Kuenster, who is one of the 1% of people diagnosed with GIPG that has survived more than five years. Photographed on June 15, 2024 in Van Cortlandt Park.
The Christian Rivera Foundation team huddles before speaking to the runners and walkers. The Full Steam Ahead 5K is dedicated to one of the Christian Rivera Foundation Warriors, Maria Kuenster, who is one of the 1% of people diagnosed with GIPG that has survived more than five years. Photographed on June 15, 2024 in Van Cortlandt Park.Photo Max Blease
Participants in the Cristian Rivera Foundation's 7th Annual Full Steam Ahead 5k stretch before starting in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024.
Participants in the Cristian Rivera Foundation’s 7th Annual Full Steam Ahead 5K stretch before starting in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024.Photo Max Blease
Members of the Cristian Rivera Foundation take the mic to speak to the 5K's participants about the fight against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a cancer that grows its tumor onto the brain stem, affecting the nervous system. Photographed on June 15, 2024.
Members of the Cristian Rivera Foundation take the mic to speak to the 5K’s participants about the fight against Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a cancer that grows its tumor onto the brain stem, affecting the nervous system. Photographed on June 15, 2024.Photo Max Blease
Runners and walkers of the Full Steam Ahead 5K give their rapt attention to the speakers who explain the deadliness of DIPG and the work done by Maria Kuenster's organization Maria's Miracle. Photographed on June 15, 2024.
Runners and walkers of the Full Steam Ahead 5K give their rapt attention to the speakers who explain the deadliness of DIPG and the work done by Maria Kuenster’s organization Maria’s Miracle. Photographed on June 15, 2024.Photo Max Blease
Runners and dogs race ahead during the Cristian Rivera Full Steam Ahead 5K in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024.
Runners and dogs race ahead during the Cristian Rivera Full Steam Ahead 5K in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024.Photo Max Blease
Runners and walkers stretch before running or walking the Cristian Rivera Foundation's 7th Annual Full Steam Ahead 5K in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024.
Runners and walkers stretch before running or walking the Cristian Rivera Foundation’s 7th Annual Full Steam Ahead 5K in Van Cortlandt Park on June 15, 2024.Photo Max Blease

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