The Go Hard or Go Home Half Marathon is a annual event that celebrates the life of a great young runner that ran with the best of them and honed his craft on the pavements of Brooklyn.. Sammy Lazir. Sammy was a gifted runner that embraced running at an early age and he blossomed into an elite runner from high school into college. Sammy was taken from us all too early so come celebrate this young life and really Race Like You Mean It at the Go Hard or Go Home Half Marathon!!