On Saturday, more than 2,300 runners will lace up their shoes and run the Goodyear Half Marathon and 10K in Akron.
Among the athletes congregating at the Goodyear Proving Grounds and Test Track starting line will be Jon Portyrata, an IT specialist for Goodyear, and his 4-year-old niece, Gabby Smith, who began experiencing severe health problems at the age of two months.
Gabby has endured a lot in her short life, starting with spasms as a baby. When she was 2 years old, doctors diagnosed her with Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that affects one in a million people worldwide, according to her mother, Catherine Smith. Portyrata, who has been an avid runner for ten years, wanted to do more to advocate for his niece, so he thought, why not push himself— and more importantly, push Gabby— in races?"A lot of times, she'll look back at me and give me a smile or something, and that's nice," he said."She loves going fast, which is good and bad for me. It definitely makes the pace a little hard. She's always pushing me to go faster.
Smith, who is Portyrata's sister, said the bond between the running duo is remarkable, and the feeling of inclusion is invaluable.
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