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Team Challenge is the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s endurance community — where we turn miles into momentum and fundraising into breakthroughs.
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You can walk, run, swim, cycle, or move your own way in support of IBD research. See you at the finish line!

06/09/2026

Looking for a bucket-list marathon that also gives back?

Join Team Challenge at the TCS Sydney Marathon, Australia’s largest and only World Marathon Major. You’ll follow the legacy course of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and raise funds that fuel breakthroughs for the 10 million people worldwide living with IBD.

Secure your spot today: https://bit.ly/42xOT7j

06/06/2026

Good luck to our 2026 Escape from Alcatraz participants! We are rooting for you this weekend! 🧡🏃👟💙

06/03/2026

Meet Taylor, Honored Hero for the 2026 Lifetime Chicago Half Marathon/5k, whose running journey started long before this year. Diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at just 9 years old, she has spent more than two decades navigating treatments, surgeries, hospital stays, and constant adjustments to manage her symptoms—yet running has remained a powerful way for her to move forward.

From speaking out as a Take Steps spokesperson to completing two Team Challenge half marathons, Taylor has turned her miles into a form of advocacy and strength. As runners everywhere celebrate Global Running Day, her story highlights how every step can carry meaning—especially for those living with IBD.

05/28/2026

This spring, turn your miles into meaningful change. Join one of our Team Challenge events and choose your bonus gear while supporting the 10 million people worldwide living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. With updated fundraising levels starting at $750, there’s a challenge for everyone. Limited quantities — first come, first served! Sign up now: https://bit.ly/4nAfuu3

05/27/2026

Burke is our 2026 Cycle Honored Hero, and she brings fierce energy and unstoppable drive to everything she does while living with Crohn’s disease. She’s spent years fundraising, sharing her story, and riding for a cause that’s deeply personal.

From daily walks and gym sessions to long rides on her bike, Burke is always moving forward. Even while managing a chronic illness and being immunocompromised, she refuses to let it hold her back, showing our community what strength, advocacy, and determination truly look like.

05/24/2026

Good luck to our 2026 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon participants! We are rooting for you! 🧡🏃👟💙

05/21/2026

Ready for a spring goal that gives back? When you join Team Challenge now through the end of May, you’ll unlock exclusive bonus gear and help power breakthrough research and better care for people living with IBD. New fundraising minimums start at just $750, making it easier than ever to get started. Register now: https://bit.ly/3P8RUrD

05/20/2026

Meet our Team Challenge coaches—leaders who bring experience, encouragement, and heart to every mile.

Marc has been with Team Challenge since 2010, dedicating each race to someone living with Crohn’s or colitis and using every mile to raise awareness and push for cures.

Ken joined Team Challenge in 2016 and has been inspired by runners who push through flares, surgeries, and doubts—including his nephew, who lives with Crohn’s—to cross finish lines they once thought were impossible.

Lindsay is an exercise physiologist, massage therapist, and run coach who lives with Crohn’s disease. She believes in focusing on what you can do—because forward is a pace, and everyone deserves a path to the finish line.

Give it up for our Team Challenge coaches in the comments! ⬇️

05/19/2026

Today is World IBD Day—what better moment to introduce two of our Hike Machu Picchu Honored Heroes, Liz and Rocio!

Liz was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 21 and has since faced a total colectomy, j-pouch surgery, a Crohn’s diagnosis, 16 surgeries, and multiple hospitalizations. Even after a recent severe blockage and more time in the hospital, she continues to move forward with determination, turning a long, complicated medical journey into a powerful source of strength.

Rocio has lived with Crohn’s for more than 20 years and began 2026 recovering from COVID and influenza, followed by a complex gallbladder surgery with serious complications. Born in Peru and no longer able to run after cervical spine surgery, she saw Hike Machu Picchu as a sign—a chance to return to her roots and prove to herself, and to others living with IBD, that they can still reach new summits.

Together, Liz and Rocio embody what it means to be Honored Heroes: showing the IBD community that hope, courage, and big goals are still possible, even in the face of ongoing disease.

05/18/2026

Run Sydney’s most iconic course with Team Challenge!

Take on the TCS Sydney Marathon, the newest Abbott World Marathon Major and the only one in the southern hemisphere, and help move us closer to a world without IBD. From the Harbour Bridge to the finish in front of the Opera House, every mile you run supports critical research and better care for people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Register now to join the team: https://bit.ly/42xOT7j

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733 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
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Website

https://teamchallenge.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/

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