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2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

RunDisney Villains Take Chicago

You may be wondering why we are called the Villains so I thought I would provide a little bit of background.
 
If you are familiar with RunDisney races, you may be familiar with the DLS crew, or Dead Last Start. This is a term we give ourselves as athletes who intentionally start a Disney race, or any race now (some of us have done it at Tokyo and Chicago as well as other races), at the back of the pack, meaning, we start dead last.
 
Anyone who does this is given the villain title. I'll be honest, the title originated from some people who felt we did this as an effort to "show off" or "one up" our fellow athletes. This is not the case. Many of us do this as a personal challenge, to overcome fears of course time restrictions or in alot of cases, raise money for charity. But we own the title proudly.
 
Despite the name, we are far from villainous. As a collective group we have raised money to replace a running chair a fellow athlete lost in Hurricane Helene, raised tens of thousands of dollars across multiple charities and helped bring awareness and fundraise for an organ donation nonprofit after a fellow team member and back of the packer, Heather, lost her son and made the brave decision to have her sons organs donated to save anothers life.
 
And we are looking to do this once more in the fight against cancer. We are looking to defy the odds and raise almost $200,000 for the American Cancer Society.
 
The money our team raises helps the American Cancer Society in so many ways. It's helping fund innovative research. It's providing free information for people dealing with the disease. It's providing rides to treatment and places to stay for people who have to seek treatment far from home. In short, our money is helping save lives. Consider donating to our team and helping advance the cause.
 
Join us. Donate today. Together, we'll be a part of making a difference in this important cause.

RunDisney Villains Take Chicago - Join Team Raised
Emily Taylor $801.37
Caryn Coulombe $1.00
Ericka Baran $1,192.57
Alex Barnette $86.00
Kelly Barnette $51.00
Stephen Benn $679.44
Nicola Berry $51.00
Carla Blankenship $101.00
Mark Blankenship $285.63
Monica Boles $645.86
Nathan Brennan $151.00
Holly Bronson $462.00
Kechia Brustmeyer-Brown $51.00
DuWayne Burge $51.00
Theresa Burian $101.00
Marcie Burn $257.77
Mu-Hung Cardi $151.00
Katy Chapman $770.34
Lynne Chlala $51.00
Kathy Ciorciari $195.95
Annette D Cobb $77.38
Debbie Cochran $801.00
Bret Combast $1,711.25
Rachel Cooper $82.65
Catherine Cordle $51.00
Andrew Cunningham $358.60
Brian Davis $729.40
Laura Davis $300.63
Diana DeCotis Smith $251.00
Pearl Devins $203.75
Heather Doyle $241.89
Tracey Engel $206.50
Kevin Fairchild $51.00
Halleh Farhangi $51.00
Marissa Felsburg $351.00
Jack Frost $398.16
Jeff Gartman $51.00
Sheryl Gillespie $111.70
Margrett Guagliardo $151.00
Sarah Hayden $26.00
Renee Heath $51.00
Ian Hirth $512.00
Michael Hiskey $150.12
Shawna Hopp $51.00
Toshia Howard $51.00
Sean-Patrick Iles $51.00
Melinda Ingram $1,110.49
Sarah Irwin $26.00
Brittney Jones $51.00
Sarah Kasperlik $151.00
Jennifer Keeney $51.00
Kelli Kessler $101.00
Emily Kisor $151.00
Kris Kleinbub $51.00
Katie Klopp $77.01
Brandon Knight $501.63
Gloria Kozar $662.09
Matthew Kreps $296.00
Sandy Kreps $190.68
Chanh Lam $610.04
Jason Lambeck $228.75
Elizabeth Lambert $254.55
Jennifer Lucy $975.35
Stacey Luetmer $374.52
James Martin $51.00
Michelle Martin $51.00
William McBrayer $198.21
Melinda McCants $630.02
Anastasia McDonald $369.25
Fiorella Mello $409.25
Matthew Mello $1,500.00
Kamryn Mincieli $301.51
Bobbi Moeller $51.00
Laura Munkel $1,053.75
Natalie O'Malley $256.50
Paula Osgood $282.65
Lillian Pantoja $752.77
Kiah Pfeffer $560.85
Alexis Ring $101.00
Stephanie Rosborg $51.00
Robert Ruley $1,503.91
Michele Ryan $51.00
Carlie Schreiner $496.65
Joseph Schreiner $51.00
Benjamin Shaia $151.00
Elizabeth Shaw $51.00
Jennifer Snyder $699.16
Alyson Stater $288.38
Matthew Stofko $1.00
Mary Surprenant $589.99
Bronwen Thompson $51.00
Elizabeth Wadell $50.00
Catie Watt $51.00
Steven Wickham $161.55
Marie Wilhelm $742.21
Joanne Williams $151.00
Elizabeth Williamson $166.08
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You may be wondering why we are called the Villains so I thought I would provide a little bit of background.
 
If you are familiar with RunDisney races, you may be familiar with the DLS crew, or Dead Last Start. This is a term we give ourselves as athletes who intentionally start a Disney race, or any race now (some of us have done it at Tokyo and Chicago as well as other races), at the back of the pack, meaning, we start dead last.
 
Anyone who does this is given the villain title. I'll be honest, the title originated from some people who felt we did this as an effort to "show off" or "one up" our fellow athletes. This is not the case. Many of us do this as a personal challenge, to overcome fears of course time restrictions or in alot of cases, raise money for charity. But we own the title proudly.
 
Despite the name, we are far from villainous. As a collective group we have raised money to replace a running chair a fellow athlete lost in Hurricane Helene, raised tens of thousands of dollars across multiple charities and helped bring awareness and fundraise for an organ donation nonprofit after a fellow team member and back of the packer, Heather, lost her son and made the brave decision to have her sons organs donated to save anothers life.
 
And we are looking to do this once more in the fight against cancer. We are looking to defy the odds and raise almost $200,000 for the American Cancer Society.
 
The money our team raises helps the American Cancer Society in so many ways. It's helping fund innovative research. It's providing free information for people dealing with the disease. It's providing rides to treatment and places to stay for people who have to seek treatment far from home. In short, our money is helping save lives. Consider donating to our team and helping advance the cause.
 
Join us. Donate today. Together, we'll be a part of making a difference in this important cause.
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Event: 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025

Location: Chicago, IL

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