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Patrick Finished on Friday 23 April crossing the finish line in Tybee Island, GA at 2:06 PM.
Congratulations Patrick; good on ya! Click Here to watch a short video.
Patrick McGlade ran Across the Country (CA to GA) to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation.
This took place from January through April 2010.
Click Here to donate money for the Arthritis Foundation and help out with Patrick's expenses on this
historic run.
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I ran a marathon a day for approximately four months to raise awareness and $50,000 for the Arthritis
Foundation. My ultimate cross-country run was over 2,500 miles long, from the Pacific Ocean along a southern route,
to the Tybee Island coast in Georgia on the Atlantic Ocean (click here to view detailed route.)
I wanted to increase awareness about living a physically fit life, especially for kids today.
I hoped to inspire kids along my route, as they inspired me to keep going, especially the children who are affected by
arthritis. Too many young people will never know what running is like because of their arthritis. I also hope
to increase awareness about arthritis the disease - it's not an "old person's disease" as most think; it affects young and
old alike. As I ran across America, I was reminded daily of the 300,000 kids living with arthritis.
I ran a marathon-a-day for four months, so that kids everywhere can get up and start moving.
Whatever we can do for the kids today will improve the outlook for future generations.
Patrick McGlade
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