This Saturday, a 5-mile run and 2-mile walk starts at Flagpole Hill, north of White Rock Lake at Northwest Highway and Buckner Boulevard. The race goes to a group that raises money to find a cure for Batten disease, which I had never heard of. It's a rare degenerative brain disease that leads to a child's early death. There are still a lot of unknown details about the disease, so the Batten Disease Support and Research Association could use a great turnout to raise money for its cause.