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Device helps people with disabilities run like the wind

Porter Mann demonstrates the running frame he uses to help him run distances in competitions.
Porter Mann demonstrates the Frame Runner he uses to help him run distances in front of his Nibley home on Monday June 23, 2025.

A disability doesn’t keep 11-year-old Porter Mann from proudly crossing the finish line in area races. The Heritage Elementary School student is just at the beginning of his career as a distant runner. He cut his teeth on distant running at the Wellsville Mile.  


Even with his disability, the son of Jamie and Brett Mann is chalking up miles. After the Wellsville race, he went on to Smithfield’s Health Days run and most recently finished the Heritage Days Mile run, winning first place in the adaptive category.



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