Running for Time: Chad Eddy’s Mission Against Cystic Fibrosis

For Chad Eddy, the fight against cystic fibrosis isn’t abstract, it's personal. He’s the proud uncle of two nieces born with CF. One is still living.

When his goddaughter was born in 1998, (he asked their names not be used) the second of his nieces diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, Chad’s world changed. He quickly realized that simply walking in charity events or asking friends and family to donate wasn’t enough. Love demanded action. Hope demanded movement.

He wanted to do more. He wanted to be part of the generation that finds the cure. It's his motto.

In 2017, Chad’s heart broke when one of his nieces lost her courageous fight with CF. But even in grief, he found his purpose. He made a promise to her, and to his living niece, and to every person living with CF, that he would keep running toward a cure.

Now, Chad isn’t running for a medal. He’s running for time. Time for those who can’t breathe freely. Time for families waiting on a cure. Time for the breakthroughs that can change everything.

His mission has taken shape in an extraordinary endurance challenge: running 6.5 miles every 6.5 hours for 65 straight hours , all to raise $65,000 for cystic fibrosis research.

This is not a race. It’s a test of heart, exhaustion, and purpose, run one step, one story, one promise at a time.

Already, more than 80 donors have stepped forward, contributing over $11,000 to support Chad’s mission. But this is no longer just a personal challenge, t’s a movement.

Through a short documentary film, that movement, and its heartbeat, will be captured forever.

For everyone still fighting for breath, Chad runs because every moment counts. And he won’t stop until cystic fibrosis is a disease of the past.

For more information and to donate:: https://fundraise.cff.org/roseup2025/65milesin65hoursforCF

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