{"id":43264,"date":"2015-09-07T09:15:38","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T13:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=43264"},"modified":"2021-05-14T05:13:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T09:13:49","slug":"news-inspiring-kid-running-streak-090715","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/news-inspiring-kid-running-streak-090715\/","title":{"rendered":"Why This Kid Is Doing a 30-Day Running Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: The Intelligencer<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We don\u2019t blame you if you\u2019ve abandoned your running routine<\/a> in favor of eating ice cream<\/a> this summer. But humidity and soaring temperatures won\u2019t stop Ryan Tarapchak, an 11-year old from Langhorne, Pennsylvania, from hitting the streets. He\u2019s committed to running outside every single day between August 8 and September 8, to raise money for a friend with cancer, according to Runner\u2019s World<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Six-year-old Isabella O\u2019Brien is fighting Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer involving soft tissue tumors. Her diagnosis came last March, and she is currently undergoing 42 weeks of chemotherapy and proton therapy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was afraid because she is really little and it\u2019s rare to get cancer,\u201d Tarapchak told Runner\u2019s World. <\/em>\u201cI have a little sister, too, and I would be nervous if she got it. I know it costs a lot of money.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And he made some serious strides: Tarapchak\u2019s longest run to date was 6.2 miles and he\u2019s raised over $11,000, according to Runner\u2019s World<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>Talk about running with heart!<\/p>\n