Carrie Litten grew up swimming and diving, and about 10 years ago she set out to complete a triathlon. The only problem was she hated running. “I downloaded the Couch Potato to 5K app to get myself started,” Carrie said. “I completed a sprint triathlon that year and ran my first 5K. Then I accidently […]
Children’s Champion spotlight: Jeff Young
Jeff Young took on the Blue Line for the first time last September and remembers passing through the Akron Children’s Hospital Hero Zones throughout the course. At the time he had no idea that the connection between the Akron Marathon and Akron Children’s Hospital was about to become even more poignant for him. Before race […]
Children’s Champion spotlight: Hope Bonos
This will be Hope Bonos’ first time running in the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay, and she’s going all out. Not only is Hope running in each of the races in the series, but she’s also raising money for Akron Children’s Hospital as a Children’s Champion. “I decided to sign up as […]
Children’s Champion spotlight: Tim Campbell
September 28 is a big day for Tim Campbell this year. The day he takes on the Blue Line for the 16th time is also the day his twin children, Tim Jr. and Hollen, turn 28. Born via emergency C-section at 3:30 a.m., the twins were almost 8-weeks premature and were immediately transported to the […]
Akron Children’s heroes show support, strength at National Interstate 8k, 1 mile race
The 2019 Akron Children’s Hospital hero patients joined a sold out crowd at the National Interstate 8k and 1 Mile race on Saturday. The heroes were introduced at the starting line prior to 2,000-plus runners taking to the streets of Akron in the first of 3 races as part of the Akron Children’s Hospital Akron […]
Employee on pace to run 5ks in all 50 states
In the 1980s, Corporate Challenge was among the first wellness initiatives companies adopted to bring employees together for fun and fitness. At the time, Denise Looker, customer care manager with Ask Children’s, was working for Roadway Express in Akron and was excited to run and represent her company at the event. Now, decades later, her […]
