Father completes 24-hour marathon for fundraiser

A Costa Mesa father ended a 24-hour treadmill marathon Sunday to raise money to assist children with physical disabilities.

Doug Hansen, despite having mono, ran about 91 miles and raised over $10,000 for Angels Charity, founded by Hansen and his wife Jennifer in 2003. The organization, named after their daughter, seeks to help children receive physical therapy. The money will go toward Angel’s Playground to be built at TeWinkle Park in Costa Mesa and physical therapy equipment for children, Hansen said.

Angel, who turns 6 on Wednesday, was born with several deformities and only a portion of her brain.

The 40-year-old’s marathon run took place at ProSport Physical Therapy, a Newport Beach gym where athletes go to repair their bodies.

“I was intent on not going a second over the 24th hour,” Hansen said. “My body was ready for it to be done, but I’ll be back next year.”

— Yvonne Villareal