Partners Home Care - Halwn. Hustle '06 Intro

Saturday, October 28, 2006 • 9:30 a.m. • AstraZeneca, 35 Gatehouse Drive, Waltham, MA

Thank you to all of you who made the 9th Annual Halloween Hustle such a success! Nearly 400 runners and walkers braved the wind and rain and completed the course. For race results, visit CoolRunning.com.

Proceeds from the Halloween Hustle Road Race & Walk benefit the Partners Home Care Maternal-Child Health (MCH) Program, which helps high-risk newborns and moms like Tommy and Jen receive necessary healthcare once they come home from the hospital.

For race information, click on the links below:

General Information
Race & Course Details
Sponsorship Opportunities
Directions & Parking
Contact Information
Fundraising Pledge Form (PDF)

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2005 Race Was a Record-Breaker!
At the 2005 race, Nate Jenkins of Lowell established a new course record (as well as a new personal best) as he literally flew to victory in 14:37 (a 4:43 pace). Nate was subsequently selected as New England Runner Magazine's "Runner of the Year."

Tommy was born prematurely by emergency cesarean section at 28 weeks when his mother Jen experienced pre-eclampsia. Born in October 2004 and weighing in at a little over two pounds, Tommy was hospitalized in a NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) until February 2005. Although he was extremely small and had typical preemie issues early on in his life, he grew quickly and is now a healthy and very lucky little boy.

Partners Home Care first met Tommy's family when his mother Jen became a patient of the MCH Program. Our MCH nurses provided daily wound care and blood pressure monitoring when Jen returned home from the hospital following her cesarean section. Jen was grateful that she was able to rely on seeing the same nurse every day and that her nurse was able to work around her daily visits to see Tommy in the hospital. The MCH nurse's expertise was of great help to Jen and Tom as they adapted to life as NICU parents. The same nurse then cared for Tommy when he returned home from the hospital at 3-1/2 months old.

Tommy is now two years old and his parents are trying to keep up with him! They know firsthand how valuable the MCH program services are in helping children and their moms live healthy lives. Jen, Tom and Tommy (in a baby jogger) will even run the Halloween Hustle.