Ultra-Marathoner to Run 63 Marathons in 63 Days For Children with Incurable Disease
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Ultra-Marathoner to Run 63 Marathons in 63 Days
For Children with Incurable Disease
Pittsburgh, PA will be a Stop on the A-T CureTour
WHAT: The A-T CureTour – Tim Borland will run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles each day for 63 consecutive days in 63 different communities nationwide, starting on September 3, 2007 in Anaheim, CA and ending on November 4, 2007 in New York City.
WHO: The A-T Children’s Project, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to support finding a cure or life-improving therapies for the children’s disease ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) and Tim Borland, an ultra-runner and trainer, have partnered to raise awareness and critically needed research funds for A-T.
WHEN: Wednesday October 10, 2007 (Marathon # 38)
1:30 PM start for marathon (15 runners will be allowed to run the distance with Tim for a donation of $150 per runner. If you are interested in this visit www.atcuretour.org and click on Pittsburgh under the Itinerary section.)
For those who are not runners, but want to get involved with this great event, you can attend our tailgate party from 5 PM – 7 PM. Sign up for this is also at www.atcuretour.org
WHERE: Party will be at Township of Findlay Activity Center
310 Main Street
Imperial, PA 15126
CONTACT:
Jennifer Thornton
1-800-543-5728
jennifer@atcp.org
About the A-T Children’s Project
The A-T Children’s Project is a nonprofit organization formed to raise funds to support and coordinate first rate biomedical research projects, scientific conferences and a clinical center aimed at finding a cure or life-improving therapies for ataxia-telangiectasia. To learn more about the A-T Children’s Project, visit www.atcp.org.
About ataxia-telangiectasia or "A-T"
A-T is a progressive, degenerative disease that affects a startling variety of body systems. Children with A-T appear normal at birth, but the early signs of the disease usually appear during the second year of life. A-T causes relentless loss of muscle control, usually making children dependent on wheelchairs by age ten and making it difficult for them to read, speak and eat. Children with A-T also have a strikingly high risk of cancer. Although considered a rare “orphan” disease affecting approximately 500 known patients in the United States, A-T may actually be much more common than we know, since many children with A-T, particularly those who die at a young age, are never properly diagnosed. There is currently no cure for A-T and no way to slow the progression of the disease. Research on A-T may help many more common diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. To learn more about A-T, visit www.atcp.org.
An IRS 501(c)(3) Public Charity
The A-T Children’s Project is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support and coordinate biomedical research projects, scientific conferences and a clinical center aimed at finding a cure or life-improving therapies for ataxia-telangiectasia, a lethal genetic disease that attacks children causing progressive loss of muscle control, immune system problems and a strikingly high rate of cancer, particularly leukemia and lymphoma.
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