The streets of NYC had been stuffed with mild blue shirts and loads of coronary heart over the weekend as lots of of runners and walkers got here collectively for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Stroll.

The occasion went down Sunday, and the objective is to lift round $600,000 to assist hold the museum free to the general public. Social media and health star Ally Love was available to assist kick off the occasion.

NYPD officers shut down the streets of Decrease Manhattan and arrange barricades all through the world to maintain the course clear and individuals secure.

The race retraces the routes many first responders took on September 11, 2001, making the occasion deeply symbolic for a lot of concerned.

Among the many crowd had been runners from world wide — all uniting below the grey, barely drizzly skies. As individuals crossed the end line in entrance of the 9/11 Museum, they had been met with a strong sight … a line of FDNY firefighters in purple shirts, clapping, waving, and shouting phrases of encouragement.

The 9/11 Museum and Memorial is likely one of the metropolis’s most visited websites, attracting over 2.5 million guests every year.