Fifth Grader Runs 50 5K’s In 50 Days For Grandpa’s Lung Cancer

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — For the last seven weeks, a San Francisco fifth grader has embarked on a physical challenge that most adults wouldn’t consider trying, all of his own accord.
It all began when ten-year-old Niall McDermott watched a movie about a man called the “Iron Cowboy” who completed 50 triathlons in 50 days and was inspired.
“I wanted to do 50 5K’s in 50 days,” he said.
When asked if it was kind of a strange thing for a ten-year-old kid to w