About Team Run for HD

Team Run for HD is a group of people running to raise money and awareness for Huntington's disease! We have one goal race each year in Chicagoland, as well as satellite runners in other races of their choosing across the Midwest. Many people were already using running as a tool to fight HD, but each person was starting from scratch and doing it solo. Once we established an annual event, we were also able to draw runners who might not have participated otherwise. Team Run for HD is way to unify and multiply the participants' efforts, by offering training support, fundraising materials, and a sense of camaraderie to keep you motivated. Our runners are of all different ages and experience levels, doing races from 5Ks up to ultramarathons. What brings us together is using the ability to run as a way to provide help for today and hope for tomorrow to those affected by HD. We also organize community events throughout the year to boost our fundraising and to expand our reach even beyond the running circle.

About the Huntington's Disease Society of America

The Huntington's Disease Society of America is the largest non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by Huntington's disease. It was founded in 1968 by Marjorie Guthrie, after her husband, folk legend Woody Guthrie, lost his battle with HD. The Society works tirelessly to provide help for today and hope for tomorrow to those living at-risk or diagnosed with HD, through family services, education, advocacy, and research.

The Society is comprised of 54 local chapters and affiliates across the country with its headquarters in New York City. Notably, HDSA founded the HDSA Coalition for the Cure, a collaboration of 16 international researchers, as part of the HD Drug Research Pipeline, and supports research that develops potential therapies to treat and eventually cure HD. HDSA also supports 21 Centers of Excellence at major medical facilities throughout the U.S., where people with HD and their families receive comprehensive medical, psychological, and social services, in addition to physical and occupational therapy, genetic testing, and counseling. Additionally, HDSA hosts more than 160 support groups for people with HD, their families, caregivers, and people at-risk, and is the premiere resource on Huntington's disease for medical professionals and the general public. To learn more about Huntington's disease or to get involved in HDSA, please visit www.hdsa.org or call 1-800-345-HDSA.

About the Organizers

Team Run For HD is brought to you by the unstoppable duo of Sara and Rachel, with help from their HDSA friends! They met 10 years ago when Rachel was offered a job where Sara worked specifically because the owner thought they would get along well together. He could not have been more right and they have been BFFs ever since! Huntington's disease runs in Sara's family, so this cause is very important to both of them. Sara started running to raise money for HDSA in 2011, with Rachel cheering loudly at the sidelines. Since their first race together, Sara has now run six marathons, and together with Rachel and the new running friends they make every year, they have raised over $40,000 for Huntington's disease, and recruited runners from coast to coast!