Tyler Brown ran a marathon, but not your typical race. He designed it himself, along the Swamp Rabbit Trail. And as he trained, he raised $11,150 in about 3 months for Alzheimer s researchHis reason for running - and raising all that money - is personal. “It hits pretty close home for me,” he said, “My mom is living with dementia right now. My grandfather passed away from Alzheimer’s when I was young. So we’re dealing with the day-to-day right now.”According to the South Carolina chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, there are 95,000 South Carolinians living with the disease. Last year, the pandemic challenged many of the nonprofit’s fundraisers.“We typically host large fundraising events like our walk to end Alzheimer s, which takes place each fall. last year we had to take it everywhere not virtual but everywhere so people could walk where they were,” said Beth Sulkowski at the South Carolina Alzheimer s Association in Greenville. The organization is work