Runner with Multiple Sclerosis Encourages Everyone, Source:REUTERS

Patrick Finney has accomplished what almost no one else has ever done, he successfully ran 50 marathons in 50 states. This is an incredible feat for anyone to complete but the fact that Finney is also struggling with and fighting against multiple sclerosis makes the entire thing even more inspiring. Just under 4 years ago Finney decided that he wanted to run a marathon in each state and he has finally completed that goal.

Finney has struggled with multiple sclerosis since the late 1990s when he was originally diagnosed and through constant and repetitive training he eventually managed to start overcoming the debilitating disease. Through years of training Finney eventually got back into the shape he was originally in so that he could successfully complete a marathon and this is when he had the idea to run a marathon in every state.

Finney successfully completed his challenge last weekend when he ran his 50th marathon in Seattle. The fact that anyone was able to complete 50 marathons in under 4 years is astonishing to many experts in the running field and the fact that a multiple sclerosis patient managed to run 50 marathons is even most astonishing. In the end Finney was simply trying to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis and all of the positive media attention he has received has definitely done just that. Congratulations to Patrick Finney for being able to overcome such a powerful medial issue by accomplishing something so rare and so difficult.

Six Moms to Run for the Homeless

The six-mom pack attack, a group comprised of 6 moms who are between them raising 19 kids, will run a total of 198 miles in June for the Ragnar relay. The race is set in Chicago and is to help raise money for the homeless.

The six-mom pack attack is made up of six women who work full time jobs and or raising families. They are all marathon runners and really excited about the prospect of doing this relay.

The relay will start in Madison Wisconsin and extend to Montrose Beach on Chicago’s lakefront. It will have teams of runners doing legs of the relay and will cover 200 miles to raise money for the back on my feet project for the homeless.

The group includes Stacy Abel, Whitney Martin, Jennifer Falk, Karen Redmond, Allison Harris, and Kim Busch. The busy moms are excited and can’t wait to get started on this project. They are hoping to be an inspiration to other moms that want to get in shape.

The relay begins Friday and will run over into Saturday causing people in the relay to run in the dark. The six-mom pack is being sponsored by running right. Running Right is a specialty store and the women are super excited to have the store helping them out.

Four of the women in the group are over 40 but all of them are in great shape. Karen Redmond the leader of the group put them together after hearing about the Ragnar relay and wanting to have a fit team for the project. She couldn’t have chosen a better set of moms to run with.