The Woodlands, TX: 

A four man relay team from The Woodlands Fire Department competed in the Miracle Match Marathon in Waco, Texas over the weekend. They raced against other Texas fire departments, all who ran in full fireman gear the entire 26.2 miles. The Woodlands Fire Department captured the gold, while raising money for Be The Match Registry®. 

The Woodlands Fire Department’s four man team consisted of Mike Schwarzkopf- Firefighter/

EMT-P, Jake Zacharias - Driver/Operator/EMT-P, Eric Secrest- Firefighter/EMT-P and Brian

Holasek- Firefighter/EMT-P. Completion time was 3:48:20, averaging 8:42 minute miles over

hills, bridges and varying terrain, in full firefighter gear. 

Miracle Match Marathon, “The Toughest Little Marathon in Texas”, was created by two Waco

firefighters.  With fire department teams as well as hundreds of individual runners, the drive for friendly competition between Texas fire departments is made every year for a good cause. 

Be The Match Registry® is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), a

nonprofit organization that’s dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the

marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need, when they need it. It is the largest and most

diverse donor registry in the world. Partnerships with international and cooperative registries

provide doctors with access to 22.5 million potential donors and 601,000 cord blood units

worldwide. 

For more information on Miracle Match Marathon visit http://miraclematchmarathon.net

For more information on Be The Match Registry® visit http://bethematch.org

The Woodlands, TX: 

A four man relay team from The Woodlands Fire Department competed in the Miracle Match Marathon in Waco, Texas over the weekend. They raced against other Texas fire departments, all who ran in full fireman gear the entire 26.2 miles. The Woodlands Fire Department captured the gold, while raising money for Be The Match Registry®. 

The Woodlands Fire Department’s four man team consisted of Mike Schwarzkopf- Firefighter/

EMT-P, Jake Zacharias - Driver/Operator/EMT-P, Eric Secrest- Firefighter/EMT-P and Brian

Holasek- Firefighter/EMT-P. Completion time was 3:48:20, averaging 8:42 minute miles over

hills, bridges and varying terrain, in full firefighter gear. 

Miracle Match Marathon, “The Toughest Little Marathon in Texas”, was created by two Waco

firefighters.  With fire department teams as well as hundreds of individual runners, the drive for friendly competition between Texas fire departments is made every year for a good cause. 

Be The Match Registry® is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), a

nonprofit organization that’s dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the

marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need, when they need it. It is the largest and most

diverse donor registry in the world. Partnerships with international and cooperative registries

provide doctors with access to 22.5 million potential donors and 601,000 cord blood units

worldwide. 

For more information on Miracle Match Marathon visit http://miraclematchmarathon.net

For more information on Be The Match Registry® visit http://bethematch.org