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Most people will see a giant potato. 🥔🏃‍♂️

Sometimes the best adventures begin with a sentence that sounds completely ridiculous. "You're flying to Idaho to run a race sponsored by a potato?"

Yes.

And somehow it became one of the most memorable weekends of my year.

Here's the story behind 13.1 miles, a giant potato, and why Boise left a much bigger impression on me than I ever expected. https://run4papa.com/idaho-potato-half-marathon/



Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center, Treasure Valley YMCA Races & Events

Idaho Potato Half Marathon - Run4papa A giant potato. A fast course. A memorable weekend in Boise. The Famous Idaho Potato Half Marathon proved why it's become one of the state's signature events.

Idaho became state #46.
Not because I'm chasing medals.
Not because I'm chasing finish lines.

Because every mile was an opportunity to start a conversation about biomarker-driven clinical trial research and the future of earlier detection and treatment.

4 states to go.
50 half marathons.
1 mission.

🎥 Follow the journey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ5Iv_7TSYo



Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center

Idaho Potato Half Marathon Course Preview | Everything You Need to Know | Run the World | Boise, ID Every mile tells a story. This one is for the memories that dementia tries to steal.I took on the Idaho Potato Half Marathon no...

If anyone ever wonders whether individual gifts matter: Yes.

If you ever feel like your contribution is just a drop in the ocean, remember this: enough drops became an entire clinical trial.

Not someday. Not hypothetically. Now.

It’s not lost on us how many people had to say “yes” for this to exist. Thank you for being of them and/or sharing this goal in the ways that were meaningful to you!

Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center

⏳ Just under 7 hours left! 🚨

We are 99% of the way to funding a study that could help identify biomarkers, diagnose earlier, and connect people to the right treatments and clinical trials faster.

One more donor. One extra gift. One additional hero.

Will you be the person who pushes us across the finish line?

🏁 Donate now ➡️ ucmtribute.org/Run4Papa2026

Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center

Some people run for medals.
Some people run for personal records.

We're running for something bigger: a future where families don't have to hear "there's nothing more we can do."

Less than 24 hours remain to fund our next clinical trial. Every donation helps push us closer to the breakthrough patients deserve.

Donate today at ➡️ ucmtribute.org/Run4Papa2026

Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center

What if the hardest part of losing someone wasn't the goodbye, but the silence between the memories?

We are fighting to decode the complex brain pathologies that drive dementia: to move past the labels and find the breakthroughs that actually change lives.

We’re at 70% of our goal with just 48 hours left to reach the finish line. We don’t just need supporters; we need champions to help us bridge the final gap.

Will you help us secure the data that saves memories?

Donate today ➡️ ucmtribute.org/Run4Papa2026

Time matters. Your gift matters. Let’s finish this.

Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center

Last week, my mom and I ran the Idaho Potato Half Marathon & 5K for one reason: because with dementia, time is the one thing we can’t get back. https://medilink.us/zx2x

We are fighting to fund the critical research that turns today's struggle into tomorrow's breakthroughs.

100% of every dollar raised directly accelerates:
1. Earlier Detection: Giving families answers sooner.
2. Precision Research: Unlocking new, targeted pathways to
3. Clinical Access: Connecting patients to the trials that save lives.

We are only 35% away from our target, but we cannot cross this finish line alone. Will YOU help us bridge the gap and fund the future of dementia care today?

Donate today at ➡️ https://medilink.us/zx2x

Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center

🥔 Idaho Potato Half Marathon situation report:
Between Thursday and today, you beautiful potato philanthropists donated enough to keep me emotionally unstable, over-caffeinated, and sprinting through Boise like a man being chased by an angry baked potato.

Every donation helped power 13.1 miles for dementia biomarker research, which means this fundraiser somehow became equal parts science, cardio, and unlicensed potato wizardry. 🧠🥔

To everyone who donated: THANK YOU.

Your support absolutely carried me today. Somewhere around Mile 11, I’m pretty sure my legs quit and the potatoes took over.

If you still want to contribute, the mashed potato vault remains open through the end of May!

Donate today at ➡️ ucmtribute.org/Run4Papa2026



Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care - HAARC Center, Treasure Valley YMCA Races & Events