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Once you are linked to Diamond Photography scroll over “view and order” and click Run For Jack
Enter your email address and the password: fightmelanoma
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Click “order” next to any picture for a full price list.

15% of profits from picture orders will be donated back to Jack’s Fund

FEMALE OVERALL WINNERS

Place Name Age Time Town St
1 CHRISTINE LIPA 48 19:38.2 GLEN ELLYN IL
2 ELLEN REIFEL 42 20:05.2 GLEN ELLYN IL
3 EMMA REIFEL 13 20:38.2 GLEN ELLYN IL

 

MALE OVERALL WINNERS

Place Name Age Time Town St
1 JEFF PURDOM 25 17:34.0 NAPERVILLE IL
2 MARK BILUT 38 17:44.6 WHEATON IL
3 GENARO URRIETA 43 17:57.8 VILLA PARK IL

 

Team Challenge Results

286 runners & walkers were rostered on 17 teams

Team Awards

Best Team Name - "Miles for Big Mike" (aka Team Juneman)

Best Team Spirit - Glenbard West Cheerleaders

Team with the most Runners & Walkers - "Amy's Team" with 54 participants

Oldest Team - Team N. Marocco

Top Fundraising Teams

Cathy's Crew for a Cure - $2550
Team Janda- $2085

 Total team fundraising dollars - $5,795 (race entry donations excluded)

Mark your calendars for the 2009 Chicago Marathon: October 11th and "This Run's For Jack" 2009: October 18th.

RESULTS & AWARDS

1st, 2nd and 3rd place overall male and female winners receive medals and a free pair of Brooks running shoes.
Custom ribbons to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each age group. Age groups are: 8 and under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
Race results will be posted on www.cararuns.org and www.jacksfund.org.

QUESTIONS?

Please email patricia@jacksfund.org, or call Patricia at our race hotline at 630-297-1844.

WANT TO VOLUNTEER?

Email Jodi@jacksfund.org

“This Run’s For Jack” is a CARA Registered Family Race

The Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding, motivating, supporting and celebrating the running community of Chicagoland. CARA connects runners to resources that enable them to run — further, faster, better, for life.

 

The Race Course

Our Sponsors

2007 Race Results

2006 Race News and Results

2005 Race News and Results

2004 Race News and Results

Jack Marston was an avid runner and four-time Chicago Marathon participant. Jack lost his battle to melanoma on July 12th, 2004. In honor of Jack, the countless hours he gave to the community, his athletic successes and the four marathons he ran (one for each of his children), This Run’s for Jack.