Michael Hartnagel ran across the entire state of Indiana in September of 2023 to raise awareness for prostate cancer and honor his dad, Ralph. During this episode we talk about:
- Growing up in the 90s as the youngest of three boys and the son of two teachers
- His dad's cancer diagnosis in January of 2017
- How running came into the picture and his first marathon at the Indy Monumental
- Run streaking and the two numbers Michael tracks for him and his dad's run streaks (1,000+ today)
- The kind of cheerleader and parent his dad was
- Walking the Indy Mini with his dad while he was going through chemo and radiation
- Michael's first ultramarathon in May of 2023
- Running back and forth in front of the Simon Cancer Center for his dad
- The Run Across Indiana - 157 miles
- Metastatic Mission, the organization Michael created aimed at "metastasizing" faith, love, and positivity
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