Runners set off from Pier A Plaza in Battery Park. Many dressed in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. They cheered each other on.
Organizers handed participants yellow flowers when they completed the run.
The Ukrainian Running Club asks people who want to support Ukraine to consider donating to organizations like UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders.
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