Race AFSP 2025
Join us on October 12, 2025
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“Save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.”
This is AFSP’s mission statement. AFSP saves lives and provides hope through research, education and advocacy for the prevention of suicide and support to those affected by suicide.
Our Race for Hope team plays its role in those efforts by giving team members the opportunity to combine their athletic pursuits with fundraising for a cause they care about. Since 2010, the team has delivered on this commitment, with many team members raising far above the required fundraising amount. In 2024, 236 team members raised more than $560,000 for AFSP.
As a team member you will be part of a network of athletes committed to raising awareness, remembering our loved ones, and reflecting on our own struggles. You will also be demonstrating to others that you have the dedication, perseverance and willingness to sacrifice that are necessary to complete the training for your race. Through your fundraising, you will help raise awareness of suicide and allow those that have lost a loved one to suicide and those that are struggling with suicidal thoughts themselves to know that they are not alone . . . to know that there is hope ... hope for recovery from loss and hope to prevent future suicides.
Benefits
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Custom race jersey with your choice of images and text on the back.
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Pre-race team lunch on Oct. 11, 2025
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On-line fundraising page with credit card support.
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Fundraising tips.
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Discounted training program through Chicago Area Runners Association.
2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
“I had the best weekend of my entire life running for AFSP! Throughout all of my fundraising, I also got to connect with so many of my peers and connections on a very deep level and would not have traded this experience for the world.“
- Harper Stoppacher, 2024 team member
Charity Entries
AFSP has a limited number of charity entries to the October 12, 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon for runners committing to raise at least $2,000 for AFSP. Do not register for our team without first contacting us at raceafsp@afsp.org in order to find out if we still have available entries and so we can send you a team member agreement.
Time Qualifiers, Legacy Runners, Deferrals, Drawing Winners
If you are already registered for the Chicago Marathon because you met their time qualification, have run more than 5 Chicago Marathons in the past 10 years, you have a deferral from a previous year or if you won the drawing, then you can join our team by committing to raise $1,000 for AFSP. Please contact us before you register for our team so he can send you a team member agreement.
For Additional Information:
Team Contact: raceAFSP@afsp.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RaceAFSP