Team Challenge On January 10, 2015, I will run 13.1 miles1 with CCFA’s Team Challenge to raise $4,500 for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis research and support. Learn more about my run here and donate here. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis affect an estimated 1.4 million Americans and Crohn’s nearly cost me my life. The good news is that significant progress is being made in understanding these diseases and working toward a cure! You can learn more about Team Challenge, Crohn’s disease, and the progress being made fighting Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis from the following articles. Team Challenge Articles The following articles provide additional information about Crohn’s disease and my efforts with Team Challenge: [catlist name=crohns-disease excerpt=yes] 13.1 miles is a half marathon, in this case the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. [↩]