Letter to the Editor - Thanks for helping make a dream come true

Editor,

On June 5, I watched a dream come true.

When I moved back to Montana in 2009, I was running a half marathon every year. To train for them, I did a lot of shorter runs in town, but I dislike running loops, so for the long ones I went out to the Bear Paws and ran the highway.

I loved my hours running in the park. The mountains and lakes are so beautiful, and so good for my soul. I wanted to share this experience, and do something good for my town.

And I thought: the park to town is almost 26 miles ...We should host a marathon.

Fast-forward to this weekend, after years of scheming and pla...