Bryan Morseman's son Leeim was diagnosed with spina bifida while he was in the womb. The medical attention required to treat Leeim's condition is very expensive. Making sure his son is able to get the care he needs provided Bryan the motivation necessary to win three separate marathons in eight days, the Democrat & Chronicle reported.
Bryan Morseman didn't plan to run three marathons in an eight-day span last month, let alone win all three road races.
But that's just what the Steuben County father of two did.
A lifelong runner, Morseman, 29, of Bath has won 23 of the 42 marathons he's run since his first 26.2-mile road race in 2008.
But racing for Morseman isn't about the accolades. He runs for the love of the sport, but just as importantly, he runs to pay medical costs for his youngest son, 9-month-old Leeim, who has spina bifida.
Each win, each purse, goes toward those bills.
Morseman said his feat is nothing compared to what his son accomplishes every day.
"Every time I'm in a race I think of him and how my pain is nothing compared to what he has gone through," he told the Democrat & Chronicle. "He gives me the energy shot to pick me up and carry me through to the finish."