'Miles for Mitchell' to honor life of inspiring boy with muscular dystrophy

'Miles for Mitchell' to honor life of inspiring boy with muscular dystrophy

By Devon Dolan

May 3rd, 2013 @ 8:22am

HERRIMAN The city of Herriman will host a fundraiser Saturday to honor the life of a young boy whose broken heart touched hearts all over the world.

Mitchell Jones passed away on March 2 from heart failure after a lifelong battle with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). He was 10 years old and had been suffering from DMD since July of 2005.

His father chronicled his final months in journal posts on the Facebook page Mitchell's Journey. The page now has more than 94,000 followers and Mitchell's family is using it to raise awareness and money for research and treatment.

"It's still hard, but we want to make something positive out of this tragedy," said Natalie Jones, Mitchell's mother.

On Saturday they are inviting the community to participate in Miles for Mitchell, a 5k race being held in memory of their son. The race starts at 9 a.m. at Herriman Main Street Park, located at 13000 South 5900 West. Registration for the event ends at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Registered participants will also receive a t-shirt for the event and to support DMD awareness. People around the country have ran in Mitchell's honor in other races across the state and country and continue to carry on his legacy.

Rep. Jim Matheson took the time to honor Mitchell on the house floor April 25. He shared Mitchell's story by sharing his story and how the communities he represents rallied around the young boy.

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'Miles for Mitchell' to honor life of inspiring boy with muscular dystrophy