In addition to running the Chicago Marathon in a personal best time of 3:26, Carly raised over $1000 for the American Cancer society.
At the pre-race expo, charity runners were able to post a tribute plaque naming who they were running for. Here is the one Carly posted in support of her mom, grandmother, and my dad.

And here’s Carly with less than a mile to go:

And after the race, celebrating at the ACS tent with her mother, Corrine:

One the way to find Carly after the race, I found myself following this finisher who was also on her way to the ACS tent:

I agree. Suck it, cancer.
Woo hoo! Carly is such a rock star!!!!