For more than a decade, Odyssey House’s “Run for Your Life” program has helped train more than 650 individuals to tackle the grueling New York City Marathon. The traits required to complete a marathon—organization, focus, persistence, and resilience—mirror those needed for a successful recovery journey. This year, under…
By Jennie Coughlin The New York Times After months of training as part of his recovery, Travis Friese is running his first marathon. Credit…Mimi d’Autremont for The New York Times His first time in rehab, Travis Friese thought he could just learn to use drugs…
We are excited and proud to introduce you to our Odyssey House 2024 NYC Marathon charity team! Today’s charity runner spotlight is on Piper Munro. Learn why Piper chose to run with Team Odyssey and please donate to her Odyssey House fundraiser and support Odyssey House’s…
It was another rainy race day, but the energy remained high as Odyssey House employees and clients, program staff and clients from other NYC-based treatment agencies, and supporters came together at Icahn Stadium for the 19th Annual Run for Your Life on September 28, 2024.
By James Ford PIX11 One of the Tri-state region’s largest addiction recovery programs believes that a steady, dedicated pace leads to success. Odyssey House is the organization that put that concept into practice literally on Saturday with its Run For Your Life,…