by Erin Conlon Brooklyn Running Company‘s Brooklyn Mile has been running down Kent Avenue for seven years (not including 2020), and this year is on track to be its biggest yet with reportedly over 2,000 runners signed up for the race on Sunday, August 6.
Since its inception in 2016, the Brooklyn Mile has grown to attract partners like Bandit Runningand Hoka, the latter of which is presenting this year’s event, while the former is…
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Another scam where event planners take your money and wage a non-profit need to get your sympathies and give a token of the proceeds to what they deem a needy cause while making boatload of money for themselves.