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Running with purpose

Dr. Darren Smith to participate in the Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon Sunday

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Photo by Phillip Yeary Dr. Darren Smith, of Camas, ran in the Greensboro BB&T Gate City 8K, in North Carolina, in April. It was the inaugural event for "TeamUP," which consists of eight people who have paralysis in one or both of their legs as a result of foot drop. The members have overcome their mobility issues with orthotic devices made by Allard USA. Smith, 47, plans to participate in the Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon Sunday.

A local man is not letting a medical condition stop him from doing what he enjoys.

Dr. Darren Smith, of Camas, has “foot drop” — paralysis of his lower left leg and foot. He acquired the weakness of the tibialis anterior muscle in 2002, after he underwent a surgical procedure to help embolize a soft tissue mass on his back.

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