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Tim Borland has been running since 1998 when he trained for his first triathlon with the goal of getting into shape. Since then, he has run cross-country for his junior college, raced on a triathlon team and worked as an endurance coach. With more than 25 marathons under his belt, Tim decided to join the small subculture of individuals called ultra-runners who run ultra-marathons.
Tim’s training took so much time and energy that the idea of exerting such significant physical and mental energy solely for his own benefit wasn’t the best use of his talent. Tim partnered with the A-T Children’s Project to create the “A-T Cure Tour” through his friendship with the Achilles family, whose 15-year-old daughter, Cathryn, has A-T. Cathryn's incredible sense of spirit despite adverse circumstances inspired Tim to add some traction to the cause. Tim is determined to use his talent, passion and energy to accomplish an extraordinary goal while investing in a cause that is doing great things in the lives of children and families around the world.
Tim’s wife, Michelle, his two kids, Kylee and Colton, and friend, Mike Durant, are his support crew from coast to coast on the A-T CureTour.
Brad and Deborah Carr are a husband and wife team based in Los Angeles, California. Both seasoned in television and documentary production, the two met in college at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh where they were also introduced to their first A-T family. The couple collaborated to produce the first A-T Children’s Project Telethon at UW Oshkosh. The 8-hour live broadcast served to educate the surrounding community about A-T while simultaneously raising funds to support research. The telethon has become an annual event at the University and the selfless cause continues to inspire students.
Professionally, Deb’s television career started in local broadcast news where she was an Anchor and Reporter serving communities in Eastern Washington and Southern California. After a marriage proposal lured her to Los Angeles, she transitioned into the documentary world where she played a vital role in the production of several documentary specials for The History Channel. Her work has been recognized with a Peabody Award, International Documentary Association award and Emmy nominations. She has also worked for ABC, BBC and Court TV.
Brad has extensive experience in reality television. He spent four seasons working on the hit NBC show “Fear Factor”. During his tenure, he traveled with the Fear Factor crew to New York, Oakland and multiple trips to Orlando and Las Vegas. The series aired over 130 episodes, including 400 stunts and challenges. Brad worked on the production team as an Associate Producer. In 2006, Brad worked as a Production Manager on “Extreme Makeover Home Edition: After the Storm” for ABC and “Deal or No Deal” for NBC. Recently Brad has worked on “Hey Paula” on Bravo and “Kid Nation” on CBS.
Together their greatest achievement has been crossing the finish line at the first annual A-T Children’s Project Marathon in Walt Disney World in 2004. |