Havertown woman honors her father in every step of 36 mile run

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Havertown's Caitlin Nelson was on a mission this morning.

She ran 36 miles, for her 36th birthday, while raising $3,600 for Blood Cancer United.

All of this was in memory of her father, who she shared a passion for running with.

"His name is Nils Nelson...He had prostate cancer, which he was in remission for, but then...he had blood cancer. I was actually his bone marrow donor. So it was just kind of a full circle moment. We used to run together and definitely a passion and a love that we both shared," said Caitlin Nelson.

"I think I'm just proud of myself...My dad was certainly a huge advocate for running in my life and he was at many finish lines. It hit different that he wasn't physically there like I would have loved him to be...I always say...find people that during your hardest moments will be in your corner," she continued.

For more information, check out the video above.

Also, check out Blood Cancer United's website