Barcelona or Bust: Running for Autoimmune Diseases

As many of you know (because you put up with my status updates), I'm training for the Barcelona marathon on March 17th.

Since I need the extra motivation to make it through my run, I've decided to use the opportunity to raise money for a cause that's very dear to me: autoimmune disease research.

Autoimmune diseases affect more than 23.5 million people in America alone, and yet funding for research and awareness of these diseases is appallingly low.

Raising money for research gives people suffering from these diseases hope for better treatments and even a cure. 

Please consider donating any amount if you are able to. My goal is to raise $500 for the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, an organization that supports research into the broad spectrum of autoimmune disease.