Tunnel to Towers

An incredible event in memory of those emergency services workers who lost their lives in the 9/11 terror attacks. A moving and memorable experience.

Taking place on Sunday 21st October 2012, the run will start from King's Stairs Gardens in Bermondsey, on through the Rotherhithe Tunnel and Wapping and finishing with a street party in the shadow of Canary Wharf Tower in London's Docklands.

On September 11th, fire-fighter Stephen Siller had just come off the late shift at Squad 1, Park Slope, Brooklyn.  He was on his way to play golf with his brothers on that bright clear day when his scanner told of the first plane hitting the Twin Towers.  When he heard the news, he called his wife Sally to tell her he would be late because he had to help those in need.  He returned to Squad 1 to get his gear, then took his final heroic steps to the World Trade Centre.  When Stephen drove his truck  to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, it was already closed to traffic .  With sixty pounds of gear strapped to his back, he ran through the Tunnel, hoping  to meet up with his own company, Squad 1.

Stephen’s life and his heroic death serve as reminder to us all to live life to the fullest and to spend our time here on earth doing good - this is his legacy.