Johnston Firefighter Scott Mooney has laced up his running shoes, and since April pushed training into high gear.
Mooney, 41, is training to for the Dopey Challenge -- running four races in four days. When he crosses the final finish line, he'll have run 48.6 miles.
He's doing it on behalf of Give Kids the World Village, an 89-acre nonprofit resort in Florida that provides terminally ill children and their families with a week-long wish vacations at no cost.
Mooney said he's also running to honor his friend’s son Nick, a Give Kids The World alum who passed away two years ago.
“Give Kids The World isn’t some faceless organization,” he explained. “It’s people in the community and it feels good to support them.”
