Winter Soldier Marathon at BGSU

Joe Boyle, a 39-year-old Bowling Green man, learned he had kidney cancer in 2011, roughly a year after he found a passion for running. On Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, Mr. Boyle ran three loops of a nearly 9-mile course around the Bowling Green State University campus. CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE AND START SLIDESHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joe Boyle, who is fighting kidney cancer, holds back tears as he thanks supporters and runners for coming out and ...
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo A sign announces the staging area for the race.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joe Boyle's friend Cheri Voltz, center, points him out in the crowd to her children Corrin Voltz, 4, left, and ...
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joe Boyle holds back tears as he thanks supporters and runners for coming out and participating.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joe Boyle's Cleveland Clinic physician, Dr. Brian Rini, hugs nurse Laura Wood before running in the Winter Soldier Marathon.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joe Boyle and friend Amy Craft Ahrens get ready to run.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Joe Boyle talks to a group of runners before they all set off to run.
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Enlarge | Buy This Photo J.D. Pooley, left, one of the organizers, and Joe Boyle, right, who is fighting kidney cancer, start the Winter ...
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