Chicago Marathon
The Chicago Marathon is known for its flat and fast Chicago Marathon course. It was first held in 1905.Combined with a cool fall climate it...
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Ann Asparro Run 2024 - Jay Asparro
Oct 28, 2024
Plainview, New York
Nov 3, 2024
Plainview, New York
Since November 2016, Jay Asparro has set and achieved audacious running goals every year, to raise awareness and donations for caregivers. Watching his grandmother sliding away was devastating for Jay Asparro and his family, so he made the commitment to help families who have a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s. Jay honors his grandmother, Ann Asparro, by supporting the CAREGIVER and The Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center. He has already raised over $250,000 for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This year, Jay will run 7 marathons in 7 days, starting on October 28, 2024! His last marathon of the week...
M5M Great Wall Run - Jason Lester
Aug 8, 2014
Oct 28, 2014
Jason Lester was the first to run the length of the Great Wall in China solo in a single attempt! The wall is roughly 5,500 miles long, but 2,600 miles of them are runnable. Jason managed to cover these 2,600 miles in 83 days! “Everything here is about respect. Respecting the history and true architecture of the wall. The ancestors that labored before and those still laboring. This isn’t about running the wall. This is about inspiration. Being inspired by a structure that has been built for thousands of years. It’s true endurance to its maximum level on what it...
