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Father and Son Set to Finish Transcontinental Journey in Ocean City Saturday

Brett and David Wilcox have been running for seven months to raise awareness for genetically modified organisms in food.

A 15-year-old running from Alaska to Ocean City is among the youngest transcontinental runners in the country, njpen.com reports.

David Wilcox has been running with his father Brett to raise awareness for genetically modified organisms in food, according to runningthecountry.com.

They began in their hometown of Sitka, Alaska, and have been running for seven months. They the first father-son transcontinental running team, according to rtironline.com.

They are scheduled to finish their trip on Saturday, according to the njpen. They made a stop in Collingswood this week.

For more, visit njpen.com.


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