Fifteen year old Cathryn Achilles once played the harp and piano. Today she is dependent upon a wheelchair, has difficulty speaking, suffers tremors and involuntary eye movement, and is fed while she sleeps with a G-tube pumping vital calories directly into her stomach. Cathryn is one of the many faces of Ataxia-Telangiectasia. The “orphan” disease combines the complexities of muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis and immune deficiencies. It took seven long years for Cathryn to be properly diagnosed. Sadly, there is no cure for A-T and no life prolonging treatment.

Cathryn’s unwavering spirit despite a terminal prognosis inspired endurance runner Timothy Borland to set an astonishing goal to raise awareness and research funds for Ataxia-Telangiectasia.

Can one man run 26.2 miles a day for 63 consecutive days while pushing a mobility jogging stroller?

Tim Borland’s journey begins in Anaheim, California on September 3rd, 2007 and concludes 63 days later at the New York City Marathon on November 4th. The A-T CureTour spans more than 12-thousand miles, 30 states, one Canadian province and 63 communities where A-T kids live.

Borland’s FEAT will progressively debilitate his body and challenge his emotions to a degree very few have dared attempt. Throughout the 1,650 mile journey, Borland will push a jogging stroller. In some cities, a child with A-T will ride in the stroller, some days it will remain empty to honor those who have lost the fight.

FEAT will chronicle this unbelievable endeavor and intimately introduce audiences to the children and families who inspired the journey. We’ll be with Borland as he trains, bear witness to his physical and mental struggles, and poignantly showcase the limitless ambition one soul can inspire. It all starts with one step.