
February 1, 2015
By Richard Rico
TWO years later, Noah ran an encore, a 3,100-miler, Half Moon Bay to Boston, through 17 states to become only the 28th person to run across America twice. This time his cart flew a flag once flown over war-torn Iraq, presented him by the Air Force. Noah met with Batten-stricken families, gave radio, TV and newspaper interviews and told his story many times in classrooms. On his last day, 25 police cars and Marine guards escorted him as he stepped into the Atlantic. Run No. 2 was finished, but Noah wasn’t done. His final run is a Run for Rare, to underscore the plight of the 350 million people worldwide suffering from rare disease. A sendoff is set for Sunday, Feb. 15, at Theatre DeVille at 1 p.m. We’re invited by Noah sponsors NorthBay Healthcare and Luminous Media whose video crew will link up with him to record his journey. “I’m just a kid from Vacaville who wants to run and make an impact,” he said. At home, he’ll be besieged with requests for talks before groups and classrooms, and he’ll likely leave youth with his signature challenge: “Dream big, Act big.” Noah runs the talk.
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