Getting into the New York Marathon can be tricky. Names are drawn from a lottery, but if you enter through a charity, you can get a number by fundraising for the organization. I was able to enter through the Lower East Side Girls Club, a charity devoted to
providing innovative, community-based holistic programs and services for girls and young women to help them become independent young leaders.
To learn more about the Lower East Side Girls Club, click
here.
[Photo via @girlsclubny]