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Info. Meeting: Las Vegas Half-Marathon Fundraising Event!

Calling all runners! Want to put all those training miles to work for a terrific cause with other local runners? 

Consider joining Team Challenge, a half-marathon training program of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). 

There is an information meeting on Monday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m.,  at the Sneaker Factory in Basking Ridge to learn more. 

The goal is to raise funds and train for 15 weeks to complete the Rock `n' Roll Vegas Half-Marathon on Dec. 2.

CCFA invests in research, education, and support services for the 1.4 million Americans living with these debilitating diseases and in New Jersey, CCFA funds a special children's summer camp. Learn more at visit http://www.ccteamchallenge.org. Or, contact Team Endurance Manager Ashley Chandler at achandler@ccfa.org.

Runners receive training with professional coaches and the support of CCFA staff and mentors. Team Challenge participants travel as a group to race weekend and run the famed -- and flat! -- Las Vegas Strip. 

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