Madison Nonprofit Promotes Healthy Living to Benefit Adults with Cystic Fibrosis

More than 225,000 running, walking, biking and swimming miles have been logged on the OutRUN 38 page.

OutRUN 38 is a nonprofit organization based in Madison with members around the world. With over 5,400 members, the organization promotes fitness and healthy living and any money raised by the organization supports adults living with cystic fibrosis.

Members of the organization can submit their exercise miles on the website that adds up to the grand total. 

The organization started in April as OutRUN the Odds, a Facebook page created by Nicole Cretella Burke, Shoreline Times reports. Burke set up the page to have friends and family commit to running 3,800 miles to celebrate Liz Shuman’s 38th birthday.

Shuman is a Madison native who suffers from cystic fibrosis.

According to Mayo Clinic, cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system. The disease affects more than 70,000 people worldwide.

The organization successfully celebrated Shuman’s birthday last month at the Madison Surf Club. While the organization does not solicit funds, it will be donating the money it raised at Shuman’s birthday party to Yale University’s Adult Cystic Fibrosis program.

Shuman, an avid runner, fights the disease every day and it is not uncommon for her to hospitalized, Shoreline Times reports. She constantly checks the OutRUN page to see how many miles have been logged.

Burke told the paper that people were eager to get involved with something that’s good as the organization simply asks people to be positive, healthy and to be part of a community.

Check out the organization’s website to donate.

Read the full story at the Shoreline Times.

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