Navajo Nation firefighter runs half marathon in full turnout gear for children's hospital

  • Source: Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix
  • Published: 01/15/2018 03:32 PM

A Navajo National Fire Department firefighter is winning the hearts and respect of people on social media after finishing the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Arizona in full turnout gear this past weekend. Jeremy Curley, 31, took on the herculean effort of running with more than 60 pounds of gear to help raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Sunday's run in the Valley wasn't his first time. Curley, who has been a firefighter for eight years, said he's run several half-marathons and a full marathon in his gear. He did his first run in gear in 2016 to memorialize a little girl who was murdered.



Comments

We welcome comments from registered users. Comments are solely the responsibility of those who post them; their viewpoints are not endorsed by the Daily Dispatch and DailyDispatch.com. (read more)
Highlight
ship name
no comments have been added


FREE QUICK SUBSCRIBE
Sign up to subscribe to custom state Daily Dispatch emails for free

click to subscribe