‘Proud of my sweet girl’ | After 2 hours and 45 minutes, the duo crossed the finish line together.
Savanna Barton, a special education teacher at the Watson Institute in Pittsburgh, ran in the city’sOn May 7, Barton crossed the finish line after 2 hours and 45 minutes with her student Sophie who is non-verbal and needs assistance to walk, according to local media.
"I decided to run it with Sophie to not only give her and her family the opportunity, but to spread awareness to others that just because someone has a disability, it doesn’t mean they should be limited in all that life has to offer," Barton told FOX Television Stations. When the 24-year-old teacher asked Sophie’s parents if she could push their daughter in a stroller in the race, Barton told FOX they were so excited and couldn’t believe that Barton would be willing to do that with her.
On May 7, Barton crossed the finish line after 2 hours and 45 minutes with her student Sophie, who is non-verbal and needs assistance to walk, according to local media. "WE CAN DO HARD THINGS! I am so proud of my sweet girl," Barton
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