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For participating in 2026 DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend

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Join me in the fight to create a world without type 1 diabetes!

As many of you know, I have been a charity runner in support of my T1D brother Ryan as part of the Pittsburgh Marathon events since 2015. I usually fundraise every other year and decided to do a consecutive year for 2026 and run the Pittsburgh Back Half Marathon - an event specifically designed to support charity runners and the Run for a Reason program. The impact is incredible; I have personally raised over $11,000 since I started doing this and can't thank my generous family and friends for their continued support!

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Welcome to my personal Team Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) fundraising page!

I have joined Team Breakthrough T1D to raise funds for the millions of people living with and affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D). The money I raise will help Breakthrough T1D  fund critical research to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people's lives until no one has to fear developing the disease.

Type 1 diabetes is a life-threatening autoimmune disease in which a person's pancreas stops producing insulin—a hormone essential to the ability to get energy from food. It strikes both children and adults suddenly and changes life as they know it forever. It cannot be prevented and there is no cure.

Breakthrough T1D is the largest nongovernmental funder of T1D research and the only global organization with a strategic research plan to fight T1D. This science is complex and costly, and every dollar Breakthrough T1D is able to direct toward research comes from donors like you.

Please support me and donate to my fundraising campaign. Your gift will make a difference for millions of people affected by this devastating, life-threatening disease. Won't you please give to Breakthrough T1D as generously as possible today?

Thank you for your support!

Thank You Donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Apr 30 Wendy Thomas Undisclosed amount
Apr 29 Bezila Family Way to go Katelyn! $25.00
Apr 29 Nick There you go Kate....1500 bones.... love yea cuz $112.68
Apr 29 Anonymous $54.10
Apr 29 Allison Donaldson $107.35
Apr 29 Tiffany Collins $27.48
Apr 29 Megan Rauch Kate! You are amazing! $27.48
Apr 28 The Bench Family $50.00
Apr 28 Mandee Rusin $27.48
Apr 27 Jaclyn Staudacher Go Kate! Have fun and good luck! 🤍 $54.10