The dedicated group, wearing matching red T-shirts, started in Long Beach at 8:47 a.m. - exactly one minute after observing a moment of silence for the first plane strike.
The run marked the fourth annual event by the 34.3 Foundation, a charity that benefits firehouses and families of FDNY officers killed in the line of duty.
Organizer and firefighter Etan Blatt expressed the spirit of teamwork stating, 'We grunted it out, we pushed hard, we got it done. Everybody got it done - teamwork.'
The group stopped several times at firehouses for moments of silence, reflecting on major milestones during the national tragedy, emphasizing the solemnity of the event.
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