The man with severe cognitive disabilities disappeared on Halloween and was found among the NYC Marathon crowd.

Thanks to NYRR’s 9+1 Program, NYRR members who finished nine or more NYRR races in 2025, volunteered at one, and who were NYRR members have a guaranteed entry in the 2026 New York City Marathon. Entrants who canceled their entry to the 2025 race can claim guaranteed non-complimentary entry to the 2026 event.

The man with severe cognitive disabilities disappeared on Halloween and was found among the marathon crowd. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.

The throwback photo shows Esmé sitting on her dad's shoulders, both wearing apparel from Team Fox (the community fundraising program of The Michael J. Fox Foundation), as the two cheer for runners passing by. In the present-day snap, Esmé spots her family mid-marathon and embraces Fox.

On Sunday, the St. Paul man was the top U.S. men’s finisher in the prestigious New York City Marathon. Averaging 4 minutes, 58 seconds per mile, Reichow crossed the line in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 56 seconds, good for sixth place overall. It was the best finish by a Minnesotan in race history.

Probably the most excruciating breath I’ve taken in my life was in Lenox Hill Hospital on East 77th Street. It was my first breath on Earth, and my lungs must have wondered what had hit them. Forty-three years later, it seemed fitting that I’d come back to you for another challenge to my lungs and body: my first marathon.

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