Landshark Endurance

Today, we lay to rest our dearest, John LaFalace.🙏🫶

He was a friend who lived with a fire that touched everyone around him. John’s passion for fitness wasn’t just about strength of the body but pushing limits, chasing goals & showing what dedication looked like. This was even more evident when it came to being a dad. Annie was his greatest motivation, his reason to keep pushing forward, even on the hardest days.

Cancer may have taken John’s physical body, but it will never take the depth of his impact he had on all of us. His legacy lives on in every workout, every challenge we take on, and every moment we remind ourselves to keep going when life gets hard.

We’ll carry his light, his energy, and his love for life forever. His wife, Jess, and daughter, Annie, will always be part of our family. Annie will grow up knowing of all of the stories we will carry in our hearts forever.

Rest easy, John, you’ll always be with us, and your daughter will always know the man who fought so hard for her. Save a donut up there for us.🕊️❤️

Happy Father’s Day to all of our awesome Dads, step-dads, uncles & 4 legged dads🐶🐱!

Keep showing up for yourselves & for the little ones you’re inspiring - they’re ALWAYS watching!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of our moms, aunts, grandmas & caregivers who continue to show up for not only themselves, but their littles who are taking notes on all your hard work! You’re inspiring them every single day❤️👊

We’re so glad you’re here - keep showing up!

“Successful mothers are not the ones that have never struggled; they are the ones that never give up!”

We love a big recap that has our PR department struggle to pick a cover photo. (JK it’s kinda stressful🫠😂)

Congratulations to ALL!🦈

Sleepy Hollow 13.1: Sue Moller

USA Women’s 13.1 (Nashville🤠): Marti DiPaola, Jackie Fagan, Meredith Fagan, Caryn Zilka (birthday girl🎉), Jacqui Koplik, Nancy Lester & Barbara Stanley

Race awesome duathlon: Dionida Ryce🥇AG, Keri Greene🥈AG, Eric Bernstein🥈AG & Dotty Mazza’s husband, Garry🥇AG

Spartan Sprint💪: Eric Bernstein & son Alex

2025 Metro SCY Championships: Kathleen Booker

NYRR 4M: Fran DeAngelis, Amanda Kaminski
Volunteer: Maureen King

Mary Ruchalski Foundation 5K: Dotty Mazza & husband Garry both with🥇AG

Adventure Race: Kimberly Ferina

Paris Marathon🇫🇷: Fran DeAngelis & Joyce Braun-Stoner (PR🎉)

Jersey City Half/Marathon: Sue Moller, Brian Sammon (13.1) & Matt Adler. (26.2)

NYRR Retro 4M: Amanda Kaminski

Hook Half: James Zhao

Farmingdale Ram 5K: Angel Argueta (PR🎉)

4 mile walk for Leukemia & Lymphoma: Michele Sabatiele

Shore2Shore 50K: Ken Tymecki

Easter Bunny🐰5K: Emily Chester🥈OA female, Eric Frischberg 4th OA

Boston 5K: Tim Healy & wife Janet (🥈AG)

Boston Marathon: Amy Friel (completed all 6 world majors⭐️), Lori Innamorata, Yuri Yanpolski, Lauren Friel & Nancy Lester’s daughter, Jess
Volunteers: Dionida Ryce, Linda Armstrong & Jackie Denton
Spectators: Fran DeAngelis & Keith Dipolito

Life shoutouts:
Our runners continue to show up for our friends to try and get them adopted. Please check them out!

Our book club is going strong & we love getting together with our furry friends to discuss all the 🫖

Some sharks joined shifts of a memorial run for Chase Callahan in RVC supporting the Tommy Brull Foundation from 4AM to midnight! : Tara Hofmayer, Jared Kasschau, Charles Joyce

Tom Bishop & his wife Christine welcomed their precious baby boy, Hudson Felix into the world👶

Eric Rasig & his wife Chelsea have a bun in the oven🤰

Gloria Martinez’s & the gang are headed closer to LI - we miss them so much!

Teresa Estrella’s daughter, Jess, competed in a draft legal tri in Fort Worth, TX🤠

Matt Adler & Sue Moller are engaged! 💍

& we sent off our Boston runners in style 🦄, sent Emily off to London, Rick Kopec in AZ & are wishing Sam McManus all the best in TX!🤠

Is it winter?🥶Is it spring? 🌷
Well, one thing is for sure, it’s medal Monday!

Congratulations to all our racers, volunteers, cheer squads & overall good people doing awesome things!

NYC Half: Jeanine Schroeder (& mom Diane), Fran DeAngelis, Jackie Sobota, Patti Wong, Keri Maskell, Giancarlo De Carolis, Carly & John Pagliarulo, Marlon Paz, Marc Turner, Nitzan Raphael, Jan Kotowski-Chang, Sue Moller, Louise Senato, Joyce Braun-Stoner, Rose Efstathiou, Richie Lynne, Jackie Fagan, Meredith Fagan, Nigel Hassan, Alice Taormina, Amanda Kaminski, Arline Butts

Adopted LSE: Mark Foskos

Leprechaun Dash 5K🇮🇪: Rob Berghorn🥈AG

Veradigm To***co Road Marathon (NC): Linda Armstrong 13.1: Rachelle Newton

Rome Marathon🇮🇹: James Zhao

Bermuda Triple Challenge 5K, 10K & 7K: Lori Innamorata

5K for a Pie🥧: Lauren Kueper, Brian Seidl & Kathleen Booker

Shamrock Marathon weekend☘️: Dionida Ryce, Arthur Vendryes & wife Susie Cue

Kings Park 15K: Laura Marino, Ken Tymecki, Arthur Vendryes, Tim Healy & wife, Janet, John Rini & Josie Bishop

IM 70.3 Puerto Rico🇵🇷: Michael Everett

Life shoutouts:
Connie Geoghan’s son, Dan, placed🥈at the science fair for desalination, with no damage done to himself or the house😂

Heather Riddiough got to have a celebration ride after 6 years of being cancer free!💕

Eric Bernstein’s son, Benny, received a ‘terrific kid’ award at school - for being just that!⭐️

Had our February book club meet up!📚

& some volunteereqd with Carol’s Senior Sanctuary at their doggy fundraiser🐶

Keep showing up!

It’s been busy here - big wrap up & medal Monday comin in! We’ve been plunging, celebrating birthdays & holidays, running in inclement weather & finding any reason to get out through (hopefully) the last bit of winter here. It’s fun when we see the life shoutouts just as long as the list of races! If you’re looking for good people, accountability & even better company to keep you going - come join us! Congratulations to all racers & awesome people just crushing life!

CUNY🏊‍♀️3rd place champs (500 free): Julia Murray (John Jay)

Run Gaspirella🏴‍☠️: Marti DiPaola (15K), Marlo Signoracci (13.1, 5K), Sue Moller (5K, 8K, 10K, 13.1), Matt Adler (5K, 8K, 10K, 13.1)

Black Canyon 50K🌵(AZ): Rich Kopec, Ken Tymecki

Railway Marathon (Alabama): Linda Armstrong

Rock n Roll 13.1🎲(Las Vegas): Lori Innamorata

Tokyo Marathon🗼: Amy Friel, Lauren Friel & Connie Geoghan (who of course fell at the first water stop)

Medal Madness 13.1 (Orlando): Nigel Hassan & son Ameer (placed🥇&🥈OA - they were the sole runners of the half!😮)

Myrtle Beach Marathon🏖️: Linda Armstrong, Jackie Denton (post shoulder surgery)

Queen/King of the hill👑
King - Ken Tymecki
Queen- Laura Marino & Jackie Sobota
Princess- Dotty Mazza

YMCA 14 mile swim challenge🏊‍♂️ (Feb): Pasquale Pascullo

Mesa Arizona🏜️13.1: Rachelle Newton

Life shoutouts:
Heather Riddiough’s son, Cole placed 6th in state for wrestling and Farmingdale H.S. Placed🥈in state!

Tom McManus completed his probation for Bethpage FD👨‍🚒 & has started working for Rock N Roll!

Josh Mallalieu hosted a virtual mental health panel with collegiate & pro athletes on his app Smeeple (go check it out) & repped LSE!🦈🧠

Kerri Viverito’s husband earned his ranks as lieutenant (FDNY)🚒

Tim Healy won the championship award for his age group with GLIRC👏

Jared Kasschau’s wife, Deidrecm, ran the Tokyo marathon🏃‍♀️

Carly & John Pagliarulo’s son, Patrick became a youth ambassador for the Tourette Association of America!🎉

Teresa Estrella’s daughter, Jess completed her first draft legal race of the season in Clermont, FL!

We have a monthly group going to Pitbulls & Addicts to run rescue dogs (go check them out)! 🐶

& we had our first book club meet up (& soon to have our second - book club in full effect!📚

February came & went, but we want to take the opportunity to recognize & honor our men & women of color. Black history month in sports is a perfect time to recognize the accomplishments of black athletes & the barriers they overcame. One of the BEST parts of Landshark Endurance is the diversity across this team.

To all our men and women of color (not all pictured), we see you, we support you and we’re all proud of you! To those who were deathly afraid of waters, who never saw themselves running more than a 5K & who are show that being a person of color should NOT have any limits.

Thank you for being here , thank you for showing up, not only for yourselves but for the community as well!❤️💛💚