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Written by Jackie Ward
Written by Kristin DiCara
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Among the thousands of runners who ran in the Maine Marathon, one 70-year-old runner was running for a cause very close to him.
Don Wright suffers from Myeloma, an incurable form of blood cancer. When he was diagnosed in 2003, he set out to run a marathon in each of the 50 states. The Maine Marathon is his 56th marathon in his 38th state. Wright is running for Team Continuum, a non-profit that raises money to help cancer patients and their families pay their bills. His campain slogan is his goal: to “E-Race Cancer”.
“I like to think sometimes as I’m running along that I’m just sticking it right in the cancer’s eye,” Wright said.
Team continuum has a Facebook page, and for every “like” the page receives, $5 will be donated to the non-profit.
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Myeloma Marathoner, Don Wright, runs Maine on his way to all 50 states, and is covered on NBC in Portland. Don is able to run, he points out, because of great new treatments.