BOZEMAN — What started as a detour during a Montana trip has turned into a nationwide journey for one New York family.

Alex Bisset is running five marathons across the country with the goal of completing 100 miles and raising $100,000 for Bozeman Health’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

“Today was only a half marathon and I have three more marathons ahead of me,” Bisset said after crossing a finish line. “It’s amazing to us to be able to do a very small part to help them because they are the real heroes here.”

Pictured: Bisset completing Bozeman half marathon (credit: MTN News)

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The inspiration for the effort is his daughter, Everly Montana.

Bisset and his wife, Lauren, traveled from New York to Montana in May 2022 for a destination wedding. Lauren said her pregnancy had

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