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Aaron Matthew

@urbny

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certified wanderer
deaf creator | digital storyteller🗽
training for @nycmarathon

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Drew Barrymore in the rain. With a bib. A hearing aid, a cochlear implant, and zero waterproofing. Love that for me. 😬

5 days → @newbalancerunning Bronx 10 Mile
27 days → Staten Island Half Marathon
48 days → TCS @nycmarathon

#marathontraining #americansignlanguage #asl #deaf taken in Fifth Avenue by @urbny

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I promise that walk-in wasn’t intentional 😂 just a couple of brothers in-sync. #mybrotherskeeper #dayones taken in SoHo, New York by @urbny

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ALWAYS IN MOTION | 9+1 bell rung, super proud of this accomplishment. Haven’t run 2026 yet and 2027’s locked in.

🕶️ same shades I’ll be wearing in November, get ‘em in my bio. taken in Jersey City, New Jersey by @urbny

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Kinda dope being my favorite person’s +1. Same time next month?

Congrats Michelle and Chris 🫶🏽 taken in Newport, Rhode Island by @urbny

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Hype to have @thefeed in my corner this marathon season as a #FeedAmbassador + the timing couldn’t be better.

One of the toughest things to figure out on long runs is what fuel actually keeps me pushing. I personally love @maurten_official gels, @saltstick chews, @nuunhydration + looking forward to bringing @thefeed Dream Shots, @drinknomio, + more into the mix — all apart of their product lineup.

I grew up watching the @nycmarathon in Harlem. Come November 1, I’m finally in it. Testing everything in my long runs + the @nyrr Staten Island Half first, so it’s only right I get it right. Right? 😉

#SponsoredByTheFeed #AthleteFuelingPack #TheFeedSeptember #ASL taken in New York, New York by @urbny

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Always a humbling experience being in the audiologist’s booth.

I said it before: deafness isn’t something you can cure or fix. What I have are tools. Cochlear implant on the left, hearing aid on the right, ASL, captions, interpreters, lip reading. Some days I lean on one more than the others. None of them make me “hearing” + none of them make me less Deaf.

It’s not a one size fits all thing. What works for me might not work for you + what works for you isn’t a verdict on me.

Here’s what a checkup looks like, 96 days after activation. Happy Deaf Awareness Month. 🤟🏽

#asl #deaf #deafawareness #deafawarenessmonth #audiology taken in Manhattan, New York by @urbny

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New lady on the block and we call her Capri 🤍

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The laziest coworkers 🐶

Fun fact: the line in my nail is a birthmark.

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Three espresso beans, always! taken in Greenpoint, Brooklyn by @urbny

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Midtown loop with @fiftyfiftyent in the @hoka Clifton PRO. 🏃

📸 @shoothousenyc taken in Midtown Manhattan by @urbny

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I don’t think Roman 🐶 was too into it, but look at @_efframirez go ✨

#asl #learningasl #partnerswhoSIGN ☺️ #deaf #frenchie taken in New York by @urbny

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heard “turn around” & knew our assignment 🖤 see you tonight Oliviaaaaa 💋✨ #oliviadean #nyc taken in Manhattan, New York by @urbny

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Sunday run day with the guys in 92°F 🥵 taken in Liberty State Park by @urbny

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@aslrunnyc_ had the incredible opportunity to gift a 2026 TCS New York City Marathon bib to a deserving runner from our community, helping break down barriers to access and create greater inclusion in the sport of running for the Deaf.

Our very own @urbny was selected to run the iconic race. Growing up on First Avenue in East Harlem, just blocks from mile 18.8, Aaron, his brother and cousins would spend New York City Marathon mornings on the curb, eating butter rolls from the corner store and cheering on runners. He’s dreamed of running the race ever since and thanks to ASL Run NYC, that dream is becoming a reality this year.

Now, Aaron is training for his first marathon with one goal in mind: reaching mile 18.8, where he hopes to see his family standing on that same corner. And if a kid with a butter roll sees him run by signing, even better.

Congratulations, Aaron! We’re cheering you on every step of the way 🤟🏽

#running #asl #americansignlanguage #runtoinspire #inclusion taken in Astoria Park by @urbny

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