Jack Witzig, a New Jersey man, accomplished his three-year goal of running every street in Camden County to raise money for Lewy body dementia research in honor of his late father. He ran over 3,600 miles to cover the 2,116 street miles in the county.
On New Year’s Eve, a New Jersey man accomplished his three-year goal of running every street in Camden County to raise money for Lewy body dementia in honor of his father who died from the diseaseThree years ago, Jack Witzig set a lofty goal for himself. He wanted to run every street in Camden County, New Jersey , minus the highways.
“It was 2,116 street miles but it took me more than 3,600 miles to run because, like every time you run down a dead-end road or a cul-de-sac there’s, you have to go in, you have to go out,” Witzig, of Merchantville, New Jersey, told NBC10.Witzig said he ran in honor of his father, Don, who was a well-known track and cross country coach at Cherry Hill East and Cherokee High School.
“To help raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, which is the disease that took my dad’s life,” Witzig said.is a website that runners use to keep track of their runs and the city strides were telling me where I had been, where I hadn’t been,” he said.On New Year’s Eve, Witzig arrived at his final stop on his long list, Cheryl Ann Court in Winslow Township, New Jersey. It’s a name that means a lot to him.
“My wife’s first name is Cheryl, her middle name is Ann and she’s been amazingly supportive of this entire effort,” he said. “Knowing how important running was to his dad and, support for, funding for Lewy body dementia, it seemed to make logical sense for him to try his best,” she said. “It just touched me deeply."
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