After months of training, planning and pounding pavement across the country, Fishers High School teacher Paul Kennedy has completed his cross-state running project in support of the National Diaper Bank Network, though not quite as originally planned.

Kennedy, 45, who set out in July to run five half marathons in five different states, returned home earlier than expected after completing three races out west and deciding to finish the remaining two in Indiana. The decision came after a phone call with his wife, who shared that their two young sons were missing their dad.

“It was pretty great to come home and be welcomed back by everybody,” Kennedy said. “Being told that you need to come home because everyone misses you and needs to see you is a lot better than the alternative.”

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