No distance is too
far to save a child.
Kurt’s 2025 Mercy Home Heroes Fundraiser
The moment we give up on children, or on running, it’s over. Please join me as I dedicate my comeback spring to raising money in support of a sheltering, healing home for at-risk kids in Chicago. We all need you. Please be generous.
Stories in the videos below, or simply donate here
Help kids…MH proposition
This is personal…my proposition
2025 Spring Comeback, 10 races to make a difference:
5k x 2, 8k, 10k x 2, 10 Miles x 2, Half Marathon x 3
64.2 total miles
1st goal threshold: $5,000
I will add $500 every time we cross an additional $5,000 incremental threshold
Featured Video
Latest Videos
I’ll be providing occasional video updates throughout the training cycles, and before and after each of the 10 races on the schedule. Please visit my YouTube channel for more.
Heading 2
Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt.
10 races, 64.2 racing miles, hundreds of miles of training for these old legs and damaged heart. The strength I have left is drawn from seeing my wife lead this team in support of (this program, more information below).
Every bib for every race is self-secured, with no incurred cost for Mercy Home, total cost of about $750. I’ll be covering all travel to the destination races myself. I’ve seeded the fundraising account with $500, and will contribute an additional $500 each time we cross an incremental $5,000 threshold.
My race calendar for this fundraiser is below. Please donate early and often, and please be generous.
No one does anything alone. We are all partners on a mission, and our mission is to help children in need.
Join Me Here: Upcoming Race Calendar in Support of Mercy Home
Sunday
March 16, 2025
8:00 am
Prospect Park to Central Park, New York City
United Airlines NYC Half Marathon
Joining other Mercy Home Heroes w/ a self-secured bib.
Sunday
March 23, 2025
8:00 am
Grant Park, Chicago
Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle
Start of spring in Chicago with the Heroes and my crew.
Sunday
April 13, 2025
9:00 am
Sunday
April 27, 2025
8:00 am
Sunday
May 18, 2025
7:45 am
Maggie Daley Park, Chicago
Another rite of the spring season in Chicago.
Sunday
May 25, 2025
7:00 am
Sunday
June 1, 2025
7:00 am
Saturday
June 7, 2025
9:00 am
St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois
Beautiful course and a great cause.
Sunday
June 15, 2025
7:30 am
Floyd Long Field, Evanston, Illinois
Ricky Byrdsong Memorial
Race Against Hate 10k
For my father and all fathers on Father’s Day.
Saturday
June 21, 2025
6:00 am
Duluth, Minnesota
Grandma’s Garry Bjorklund
Half Marathon
If training goes well, this one is for time: a last hurrah.
Thank you.
Your donation is greatly appreciated by me, by the leadership and staff at Mercy Home, and especially by the children and families you’re helping. If you are a runner and would like to the Mercy Home Heroes yourself, there are a few ways to join the Endurance team, from running the Chicago Marathon to other Chicago races to creating your own fundraiser like this one. After you’ve contributed here, I look forward to having you join me because, as you should know by now, no distance is too far to save a child.