In 2015, Stephanie Pennington had just completed her first New York City Marathon. After finishing, she went out to celebrate—but before heading back home, she wanted to swing back through Central Park to see if anything was still happening. It was 7:45 PM, and Stephanie saw runners still making their way to the iconic finish line. She was inspired—and she didn't want any of those runners to ever finish 26.2 miles without a celebration. That's how Project Finish was born.