Since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nearly 10 years ago, Adam Bennett has run around the world.

He completed his goal of running the length of the earth’s circumference – 24,901 miles – Aug. 11 at Carmel’s Midtown Plaza. Family and friends gathered to cheer him on with pompoms and bells as he crossed the finish line.

“It felt good to check off that goal,” Bennett, 48, told Current minutes after finishing the final mile.

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that can lead to weakness, numbness, walking difficulties and other symptoms. According to Bennett, there have been days where he didn’t feel like running, but his long-term goal provided motivation to get moving on those days.

Bennett has been a runner for 25 years, and the day of his diagnosis he went on a 1

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