KINGSWAY GRADS AND ALLEN FAMILYSTAR FOR SHORE A.C. AT TCS NYC MARATHON; MRS. CONNIE BROWN MAKES IT NUMBER 45 !!!

​By ELLIOTT DENMAN
Has there ever been a full family team completing the same TCS NYC Marathon? 
Just don't  know about it happening in the 53 previous years of the classic event, but certainly know so now !!! 
Very/very/very well done, sons Ryan and Sam Allen, and parents Reid and Tammie Allen,
Who comprised The Truly Terrific Family Quartet of Woolwich Township, NJ and Shore Athletic Club  !!...

The 1-2-3 Shore AC finishers over the line at Tavern On The Green were proud graduates of Kingsway High School and it was Tom Cooke, who also ran for Felician University, first of them at 2:32:14.

And the Allen brothers, Kingsway grads, too,  were close behind ;teammate Tom.  Ryan clocked in at 2:33:41 and Sam at 2:38:37.

They then had  a brief respite before the arrival of their parents.

Dad Reid Allen and Mom Tammie Allen  came through quite excellenty, too, in the 26-mile 385-yrd journey from Staten Island to Central Park on November 2, 2025.

In a world-record-size marathon field of ,59,115 finishers  (WABC=TV told us that over 55,000 were running) but the array of participants continued to soar and went nearly 3,000 over the 2024 field.

Ryan Allen, 21, a senior at Villanova University, led his family (and so many more) over the line as one of the top finishers (and most promising) runners that young in the field.His career goal:  Veterinary science,

Sam Allen, 23, is a graduate of Cornell University now busily engaged in graduate studies.His concentration:   Mechanical engineering.  : 

Great as these marathon running performances surely were by Ryan and Sam Allen, the brothers  are still best known as star young members of the USA National Racewalking Team, with a flock of international credits and numerous National USATF medals already in their portfolios.  

(Of course, we’ve seen them star in the one-mile racewalk at the Elliott Denman/NJ International Track and Field Meet at The Joe Compagni Track, Monmouth University, too.)

The Tom Cooke-Ryan Allen-Sam Allen threesome also gave Shore AC a solid seventh place in the vast field of club teams, and a huge international entry.

Marc Blanco of West Long Branch was the fourth Shore AC runner over the ine in 2:42:27. .

Another West Long Brancher, Farnese DaSilva, punched in at 2:45.33,  good for seventh place among all 55-59 division runners.  How did Farnese warm up for the Big Apple?   By winning the Deal Trick or Trot four-miler on October 27.