By JoAnn Biren
Murray County News Staffwriter
Why do people run? Line up 10 runners and surely there would be 10 different answers. This story is about one runner. Why he runs might even be unclear to him, but he is driven to lace up his shoes and take to the trails with an intensity that even surprises him.
Aaron Larson is a dedicated runner. He doesn’t run marathons, he participates in ultra-running. Larson works for Murrayland Agency with offices in Currie and Tracy; when he is at his desk in Tracy it isn’t unusual for him to slip into his running shoes and head for Garvin Park and run during his noon hour.
Ask him what motivates him and he struggles to find an answer; finally he shrugs his shoulders without answering. Later on, the name Patty Wetterling comes up in his conversation and instantly an image comes to mind of the kidnapping of her son, Jacob, and the two children that were with him on that October evening in 1989 as they rode their bikes home from a convenience store.
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