马拉松运动员前往大苹果提高对肝病的认识

2026 TCS New York City Marathon is Sunday, November 1st

美国肝脏基金会（ALF）) is proud to once again be a member of the TCS New York City Marathon Charity Program, for the 2026 race, which takes place on Sunday, November 1. Runners will complete 26.2 miles through New York City’s five boroughs.

“ALF is grateful to once again be an official charity partner of the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon,” said Lorraine Stiehl, Chief Executive Officer, American Liver Foundation. “We have an amazing group of runners who continue to raise awareness and funds for the nearly 100 million people in America affected by some form of liver disease.”

All funds raised go towards ALF’s mission to support those affected by 肝病ALF 马拉松队由从新手到高级不同经验水平的跑步者组成，其中大多数人与肝病有关。

Matthew Luneburg is the 2026 New York City Marathon 肝脏生活挑战 Team Captain that runs in honor of his father who is celebrating 14 years cancer-free from liver cancer. After a yearlong battle in Memphis, Tennessee that included many 2 a.m. ambulance calls and lots of tears and scary days and nights, Matthew’s dad received the gift of life – a liver transplant! “Too many kids are waiting up for their mom and dad to come home. The American Liver Foundation served as a beacon of hope when that kid was me. I’ll be running those 26.2 miles for them, this city, and (of course) my dad – the Spirit of New York,” said Matthew Luneburg.

Additional runners on ALF’s 30-member team include: 

• Jennie Cataldo: She’s running for the first time in the NYC Marathon on Team ALF. As an Outreach Program Manager for Lahey Hospital Clinic’s Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Disease, Jennie understands what transplant patients go through and just wants to raise awareness of liver disease and the importance of liver transplantation.
• Kathleen Dorfman: She’s running for the first time in the NYC Marathon in honor of her nephew who was diagnosed with 胆道闭锁 and received a liver transplant at 10 months old.
• 梅根·邓恩: Running for the first time in the NYC Marathon, Megan has been a liver transplant and living donor social worker at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Transplant Institute for the last four years. She wants to support her patients by raising funds for ALF that provides essential support to those with liver disease.   
• 汉娜·弗莱明（Hannah Fleming）: She is running in her first marathon with Team ALF to raise awareness about liver disease. Diagnosed with 胆道闭锁, a rare liver disease, she received a life-saving liver transplant at eight months old. Today, she’s a liver transplant operating room nurse who finds it incredible that she gets to work with transplant patients.
• Kelsea Kim: Running her first NYC Marathon with Team ALF, Kelsea was diagnosed at 21 years old with Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) and eventually 原发性硬化性胆管炎（PSC） and ulcerative colitis (UC). She runs for those living with liver disease as well as for herself because it grounds her and lets her know her body is strong and capable.
• Sidney Monday and Steve Nugent: They are both running for the first time in the NYC Marathon on Team ALF. Steve, a two-time liver recipient with an autoimmune liver disease, runs in honor of his amazing donors and raises awareness for organ donation. Steve has run the Boston Marathon on ALF’s team for three years.
• Saylor Smith: She’s running for the first time with Team ALF in honor of her mother who lost her battle with 胆管癌 after being diagnosed at 33 years old.
• 基思·塔利: He’s running in the NYC marathon for the first time with Team ALF, and he has run in the Boston Marathon for 13 years with Team ALF. Tully, diagnosed with 原发性硬化性胆管炎, received a lifesaving transplant from a living donor.
• 大卫·韦斯顿: Running in the NYC Marathon for the 3^rd year on Team ALF and has run for two years in the NYC Half Marathon with Team ALF. He runs in honor of his father who exhibited so much strength in his fight against a liver disease that eventually took his life. David is inspired by his father’s strength throughout his journey and has been honoring his memory for over 20 years by running in marathons.

进一步了解 ALF’s 2026 TCS New York City Marathon team and support their 26.2 mile run at https://liverlifechallenge.org/tcsnycmarathon/.