Meet our Heroes
Learn more about the young patient superheroes we’re highlighting in our specially designated “Hero Zone” stretches of the 2018 FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon & Team Relay. Honor a hero with your donation today!
| Turbo |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Cam Betz |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Being Super Fast |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome |
| Meet at the National Interstate 8k & 1 Mile |
| Hot Rod |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Laine Goodyear |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Speed & Agility |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Arthrogryposis |
| Meet at the Goodyear Half Marathon & 10k |
| Aquous |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Rylee Kulick |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Sonic-Speed Swimming |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Prematurity |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 0.1 & 12.5 |
| Super Girl |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Ava Lee |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Jumping High |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Sickle Cell Disease |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 2.5 |
| Basketball Player |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Olivia Lee |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Shooting a Basketball |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Sickle Cell Disease |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 2.5 |
| Bow Girl |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Tessa Puma |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Positivity |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Necrotizing Fasciitis |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 4.85 |
| Wonder Girl |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Layla Popik |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Courtesy |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Achondroplasia |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 6.25 |
| Super Athletic Devyn |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Devyn Emmons |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Athleticism |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Gastroschisis & Arthrogryposis |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 6.5 |
| Glitter Girl |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Jane Sanford |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Superior Protector |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia & Food Allergy |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 8 |
| Just Jude the Super Dude |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Jude Sanford |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Smashing Expectations |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy & Hemiparesis |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 8 |
| Hannah Strong |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Hannah Tringhese |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| X-Ray Vision |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Optic Pathway Glioma |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 9.25 |
| Abby the Super Dog |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Abby Tringhese |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Shake Off Challenges |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Sensory Processing Disorder |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 9.25 |
| Colitis Fighter |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Joshua Detweiler |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Fight Evil While Spreading Joy |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Ulcerative Colitis |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 9.8 |
| Cerebral Palsy Power |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Levi Detweiler |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Determination |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Cerebral Palsy |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 9.8 |
| Princess Ninja |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Emmie Wanzer |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Super Speed |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Transverse Myelitis |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 10.4 |
| Super Smiles |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Maritza Harper |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Ultimate Medicine Taker |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Kidney Failure |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 17.8 |
| The Bam |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Beckett Christy |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Escaping |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Down Syndrome |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 19.2 |
| The Lineman |
| KNOWN IN REAL LIFE AS: |
| Joe Gavriloff |
| SUPERPOWER: |
| Tackling Strength |
| DIAGNOSIS: |
| Hearing Loss |
| MILE MARKER: |
| 25.6 |
