NYPD’s First Deputy Commissioner laces up with NYC teen girls
A trailblazing female NYPD honcho has forged another new path for herself — as a mentor to teen girls who love to run like she does.
“When I was a young girl in The Bronx, I never thought my world would be outside The Bronx and with these girls — I feel like I see myself in them,” she said. “It’s important for these young girls to see people that look like them, that’s from where they’re from, that are in positions in city government and even private sectors.
As a long-distance runner for seven years who has nearly 60 Road Runners races and multiple marathons under her belt, Kinsella said the program was a chance to share a “gift to her life. “At the beginning of the program, I couldn’t run for 5 minutes straight without stopping and breathing so heavy,” she said. “But now look at me — I ran a 5K today.”
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