"For years, Los Altos resident Kim Wilford watched Alzheimer's Disease rob her beloved mother-in-law of her memories, spirit and finally, her life. Wilford, a longtime distance runner, laced up her running shoes this holiday season to honor her late mother-in-law, Ruth Wilford, and bring attention to the millions of people living with this disease. From Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, Wilford and fellow members of the Los Altos Running group took part in the Alzheimer's Association's Miles That Matter challenge."
"Wilford decided to aim a little higher and sent an email asking her teammates if they'd be interested in working toward a collective goal of running 1,000 miles in that same span. Nearly 25 Los Altos Running group members quickly signed up for the challenge. Wilford set up a GoFundMe page connected to the Strava fitness-tracking app, enabling her teammates to log their miles each day. As of Saturday, Nov. 29, the group was well on its way to meetingand surpassingits goal."
Kim Wilford of Los Altos organized a running effort to honor her late mother-in-law, Ruth Wilford, and to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's research. From Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, she and members of the Los Altos Running group joined the Alzheimer's Association's Miles That Matter challenge and aimed for a collective 1,000 miles. Nearly 25 teammates signed up, and Wilford set up a GoFundMe page linked to Strava so participants could log daily miles. The group was progressing toward and surpassing its goal by Nov. 29. More than 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer's, including 720,000 in California, and Ruth died this past summer at age 93.
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