Welcome to my fundraising page and thank you for taking the time to support this cause. As you all know, I will be running my first 100 miler. I recall vividly during a long training run on the Appalachian Trail, when I grossly miscalculated how much water I would need and failed to bring a filter or purifying tablets. I paid the price by running the last 5 hours with no water because I knew most of the water sources were colonized with Giardia. Although I could probably run 50 miles without food, there is no chance I would make it without water. It got me thinking about how often I take for granted the accessibility of clean drinking water. Then, I heard this podcast (http://www.richroll.com/podcast/scott-harrison/) shortly after and I knew what my fundraising cause would be.

Many of us have no idea what it's like to be thirsty. We have plenty of water to drink -- even the water in our toilets is clean!

But many people around the world don’t have that luxury. Every day, about 1,400 children die from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are simple solutions like drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

I started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for anyone who can help me.

Please donate to my campaign -- anything you can give is a huge help.

100% of the money will be used to build clean water projects, and when they’re complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.