Blowing Rock's Vestri Makes Big Splash in NYC Marathon Debut

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Dave Depper on Running the NYC Marathon: ‘It Was Kind of a Major Party’

The Pacific Northwest indie rockers share a love of running, which brought them to the Big Apple for their first time for the city’s storied marathon.

Blowing Rock's Vestri makes big splash in NYC Marathon debut

NEW YORK — A change of race plans led to a spectacular debut and record-breaking performance for Blowing Rock-based Amanda Vestri in the TATA Consultancy Services New York City Marathon.

NYC-based road runner Fevrier aims to make history for Saint Lucia

Every year, the New York City Marathon, one of the six major marathons globally, attracts tens of thousands of runners from more than 150 nations. This year, that number included six runners from Saint Lucia, including the inspirational Ava Fevrier, who earlier this year set the national record for her event. Even better, she and fellow Saint Lucian runner Che Odlum-de Vivenot are firmly on course to win the coveted Six Star medal. Originally fr…