The 31st running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is in the books. A total of 33,250 participants started the 26.2-mile run on the streets of Chicago and 31,337 reached the finish line-an impressive completion rate of more than 94 percent!

Participants, volunteers and spectators came together to deliver one of the most successful days in the history of the event. Two new champions were crowned, as Kenya’s Evans Cheruiyot and Russia’s Lidiya Grigoryeva triumphed over highly competitive elite fields in the men’s and women’s races, respectively. Thousands of others achieved their own personal goals by reaching the finish line in Grant Park, conquering both the distance and the weather.

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the Illinois Chapter of the American Liver Foundation would like to congratulate each Run for Research Team Member for their impressive dedication and preparation, and their willingness to adjust to the conditions of the day to complete a truly historic event.

A big round of applause for those Run for Research Team Members that successfully completed the Marathon!

Mike Austin
Joanna Balzar
Reggy Bernstein
John Bilotto
David Brown
Bernie Castillo – 26.2 miles / 9hrs & 50mins.
Justin Catches
Ken Chin
Elsa Chua
Greg Ciaciura
Kim Cuevas
Jill Czarnik
Katherine Dahab
Mike Donovan
Tara Dubbs
Kat Dudaryk
Mark Fishbein
Sara Fox
George Gatto
Henry Gentile
Mike Gleason
Mark Gluskin
Curtis Gratz
Jeff Hart
Robert Herskovitz
David Hummel
Steve Irwin
Shalynn Jennings
Kevin Keepers
Keith Klebacha
Emily Lafferty
Cynthia Lau
Amanda Mawson
Tim McPhillips
Seamus McShane
Gabriel Medina
Suzanne Muchin
Ryan Mucklin
Greg Norris
Cheryl Norris
Katherine O’Koniewski
Sarah O’Neill
Reese Peck
Tim Plennes
John Posch
Johnny Salazar
Don Sawyer
Jamie Schmidt
Jamie Shelton
Deborah Solorio
Jeremy Sullivan
Katie Turpin
Marianne Ward
Peter Waters
Tom Weinkauf
Courtney Wilson

There has been a change in our top fundraiser list

Honorary Team Members, Carol & MarkCermak, have raised $7,210 to help fund research, education and advocacy for those affected by a liver-related disease.

In addtion, Dr.Giuliano Testa of University of Chicago Medical Center participated on the Run for Research Team as an Honorary Team Member. He raised a total of $5,380.

Carol & James Grimm, Melissa Gustafson and Robert Weil have also raised funds for our cause as Honorary Team Members. A sincere thank you to Honorary Team Members for helping us to get closer to our fundraising goal.

Note About Honorary Team Members

Honorary Team Members are part of the Run for Research Team. Many of them have run with us in the past or choose not to run at all. Their interest is helping the Run for Research Team reach its fundraising goal, so that research, education and advocacy can be funded appropriately.

Fundraising

We have not reached the finish line yet…There is still some more work to do to reach our projected Team fundraising goal.

If you have not reached your fundraising minimum, I encourage you to continue raising funds for this very worthy cause. If you need additional help with your campaign, I would be happy to be of assistance to you. Your help and dedication are truly appreciated.

Because of the funds that you generate for our cause, we are able to fund research, education and advocacy for those affected by a liver-related disease.

Elyse Barson, Development Manager
American Liver Foundation, Illinois Chapter