Heroes with Hearts

 One of Runners without Borders own, Andres Kaufman, brought home the gold at this years South Texas Health Systems Heroes with Hearts 5K Race which took place right here in McAllen, Texas this morning. Mother Nature did her best to level her winter wrath on McAllen, presenting temperatures associated more with Canada than Texas while dropping a steady rain in the area creating a wind chill of 35F(1.6C) and slippery conditions. But the runners were undaunted and persevered the elements. Andres made an excellent showing slogging through the conditions and posted a 25:04 time to take the 40-49 first place trophy! We here at Run the Course wish to express our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Kaufman.


South Texas Health Systems does a great job not only putting on a great event every year but also serves the community by providing vital medical information to all of us. This year STHS mission was to promote heart healthy behavior and dedicated the event to the Rio Grande Valley's own Heart heroes who have survived their own bouts with heart disease. Thanks to STHS's continued research, dedicated Doctors nurses and volunteers,  their ongoing promotion of proper heart education and their overall commitment, we all have a fighting chance to prevent or overcome heart disease. We at Runners without Borders thank everyone at STHS from the bottom of hearts for all they do for us. 


Congratulations to all the runners of the Heroes With Hearts 5K (6.5K) race. You are all winners. 

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