legacy runners runners who keep coming back! For nearly 49 years, thousands of runners have crossed the finish line at the UH Cleveland Marathon. For some, one race became the beginning of a tradition that has lasted for years—and even decades. As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2027, we’re celebrating the runners who have continued to show up, lace up and make Cleveland Marathon history year after year. Whether they’ve run 10 Cleveland races or all 49, these runners are an important part of the UH Cleveland Marathon story. Scroll down to see all of the loyalty runners! The Road to 50 49 Races. One More to Go. Three runners have raced every year since 1978 and plan to return in 2027 for their 50th Cleveland Marathon race. Rudy Murn Preparing for his 50th Cleveland Race Rudy Murn’s Cleveland story began with the 10K in 1978. He wasn’t a runner and competed in basketball shoes, but once he finished, he was hooked. He later completed the marathon in 3:46, beating his four-hour goal. In 2027, Rudy will complete his 50th Cleveland race, and he still has every bib, shirt and race result from along the way. John Roos 49 Cleveland 10Ks — and counting John Roos has completed an incredible 49 Cleveland 10Ks, making him one of the UH Cleveland Marathon’s most dedicated Legacy Runners. For nearly five decades, John has returned to the streets of Cleveland to take part in this special race and be part of its history. In 2027, he plans to return for his 50th Cleveland 10K. Anita Stewart 49 Cleveland Races — and counting Anita Stewart is a true UH Cleveland Marathon Legacy Runner, having participated in all 49 races throughout the event’s history. She often runs the 5K or 10K and even kept her streak alive by completing the virtual 10K during COVID-19. Now, Anita is getting ready to return for the 50th Anniversary in 2027 and add another race to her incredible Cleveland Marathon legacy. 40+ Club Celebrating 40+ Cleveland Races Every number represents years of training, race mornings, finish lines and memories made in Cleveland. Rick Labus 47 Cleveland races and counting Rick participated in the inaugural UH Cleveland Marathon in 1978 and has since completed 47 Cleveland races, including 28 full marathons. In 2027, he plans to return at age 84 to complete the half marathon. “Running with thousands of fellow runners and being cheered on by enthusiastic spectators has always been a thrilling experience!” Ronald Ross Running his 41st Cleveland Marathon in 2027 Cleveland native Ron Ross has completed 40 UH Cleveland Marathons, always choosing the full 26.2-mile distance. His favorite was in 1983, when he set a 2:38 personal record with his family waiting at the finish line. He plans to return for number 41 at the 50th Anniversary race. 30+ Club Maureen Scullin 36+ Cleveland races and counting Maureen Scullin ran her first UH Cleveland Marathon event in 1988, taking on the 10K as a beginner runner. Her biggest memory? “I just remember it being hot; I was out of shape!” Since then, Maureen has returned year after year, completing 36+ races, mostly half marathons, and becoming a longtime part of the Cleveland family. In 2027, she’ll be back to celebrate the 50th Anniversary and add another chapter to her Cleveland Marathon story. 20+ Club Dan Horvath 23 Cleveland races and counting Dan Horvath completed his first marathon at Cleveland’s inaugural race in 1978, finishing in 3:04. After ending up in the medical tent, he told his wife, “Never again!” Since then, he has completed 22 more Cleveland races. Overall, Dan has completed more than 130 marathons and 40 ultramarathons and plans to return for Cleveland’s 50th Anniversary in May 2027. Bill Robb 20 Cleveland races and counting Bill Robb first participated in the Cleveland 10K in 1980 and completed his first UH Cleveland Marathon two years later. In 2027, he will return to the full marathon for the first time in 17 years, marking his 20th UH Cleveland Marathon and 46th marathon overall. Tyrone Brown 20 10k's in the books! our loyal runners The UH Cleveland Marathon has a long and proud history—and many of our runners have been part of that story for decades. If you don’t see your name on our list, please let us know! We’d love to hear from you. info@clevelandmarathon.com 41+ Years Andrew Griffin • Rick Labus • Dragos Lupoae • Ralph Lowery • Francis “Bud” McNellie • Rudolph Murn • Joan Pellegrin • John Roos • Ronald Ross • Igor Skalsky • Aaron Stalley • Joe Staviscak • Anita Stewart • Kim Ward • Tammy Wilson-Rice 36–40 Years Jeffrey Fien • Stephen Godale • Joseph A. Humpolick • Joe Jurczyk • Jim Merkowitz • Richard Spademan • Maureen Scullin • Michael Taylor • Bill Robb • Ronald Ross 31–35 Years Tyrone Brown • Robert Klamar • Dwight Morgan • Rich Oldrieve • Robert Partezana • Karl Sundkvist 26–30 Years Asao Itaya • Lawrence Javorsky • Julie Kenny • Michele Lenox • James Lenox • Stacey Long • Vincent Malatesta • Jay Martinez • Daniel Peters • Robert Shaddock • Alexander Spinos • J. Spudd Sasak • Matthew Troyer 21–25 Years Kathy Aguier • Marie Bartoletti • Nicole Braden Lewis • Gabriel Bruno • Erick Garcia • Dave Gnatowski • Mike Hedrick • Dan Horvath • Gary Kalbasky Jr • Mark Janosky • Thomas Franko • Ryan Morgan • Carolyn Moffitt • Samuel Pak • Mark Paydock • Robert Shaddock • Mike Schipper • Gary Smith • Jeffrey Sobecks • Jim Szalkowski • Lori Ulaszewski • Patrick Watson 16–20 Years Geraldine Anthony • Elise Allen • Jack Beacon • Scott Becker • Don Bogner • Tracy Borak • Tyrone Brown • Deborah Cich • Jeff Colvin • Vincent Conner • Charles Crowley • Brandi Dawson • Dawn Evans • Rick Fawcett • Rob Felden • Ashley Fox • Stephen Haddox • Robin Hamker • Suzanne Hanselman • John Hnat • Seth Hothem • Colleen Iacofano • Cedric Johns • Gary Kalbasky Jr • Bobbie Kelley • Maria Knill • Paul Kostyack • Dan Last • Carol Maxwell • Lorraine Miller • Marianne Mitri • Peter Nelson • Frank Radis • Matthew Quirke • Jessica Quirke • Bob Ronsko • John Roman • Sara Schmidt • Beth Sersig • Michelle Selig • Pete Spanos • Dwight Starks • Alison Sturman • George Themelis • Timothy Powell • Pamela Reed • T Vereb • Gary Vandenberg • Eleni Vosicky • Tim Warren • Louis Wenner • Bill Wingler • Kevin Winkler • Keith Winkler • Charles Woods • Matthew Yetter • Katie Zielinski 10–15 Years Chris Allen • Elise Allen • Jon Allen • Ayana Arsic • Georgia Arsic • Charity Baillargeon • Kirsten Bardwell • Paul Barney • Adam Barnhart • Tiffany Barton • Bre Benjamin • Dave Berardi • Patrick Bixel • Celeste Blau • Zachary Blau • Frank Bolmeyer • Robert Bonitati • Nick Bresler • Mark Breznai • Greg Buddie • Ashley Burian • Jesse Burns • Jim Capron • Melissa Chamberlain • Hank Chambers • Robert J. Chura • Meredith Collier • Joanne Collins • Greg Cook • Katie Cox • Erica Dancik • Marilena Disilvio • Gene DiVincenzo • Tim Dobay • Connor Draeger • James Draeger • Mark Driscoll • Erin Dugan • Danielle Echt • Scott Efferth • Warren Elzy • Dawn Evans • Felecia Evans • Jill Faber • Meghan Fawcett • Robert Felty • Jason Fischer • Michelle Flanagan • Mary Forkapa • Maureen Gallagher • Andrew Gerber • Leigh Goldie • Tony Gorris • Mary Grdadolnik • Terry Grega • Kellie Gromacki • Judy Gron • Mary Hailer • Tony Hall • John Hammond • Rebecca Hamrick • Steven Handley • Stephen Hantus • Jeffry Hanwell • Christi Harmon • Kevin Hippley • Chris Hoffman • Stephanie Hovan • Brian Hrabak • Christina Huyck • Santo Incorvaia • Tony Jackman • Andreena Jackson • Lindsey Abdel Jalil • Jeffrey Jandi • Bridget Johnson • Chad Jones • Joe Palencik Jr • Phil Karayan • Arick Kaschalk • Phil Kasunick • Bennie Kelly • Mike Kenney • Don Kenny • Julia Khalid • Rohit Khandekar • Robert Kimball • Jennifer Kirschstein • Sarah Kirsh • Ed Kman • Pamela Komer • Mary Kopczynski • David Krause • Rebecca Krumhansl • Carole Krus • Chris Kulbago • Andrew Lammers • Kevin Landis • Rick Laughinghouse • Jesse Lee • Lois Lee • Andy Lesak • Ron Sr. Lesak • Courtney Lins • Alyssa Lynch • Bridget Lyons • Ryan Maatz • Megan Macgillis • Michael Macgillis • Mark Majewski • Lindsay Malone • Dolores Manhoff • Joseph Marett • Jose Martinez • Sara Marxen • Peter Maskow • Rob Mathis • Ryan McCartney • Erica McClurkin • Erin McCullough • Barbara Meadows • Eileen Meisler • Katherine Melnick • David Metzger • Kevin Meyer • Marc Millstein • Elizabeth Misson • Marianne Mitri • Susie Moore • Anthony Mooreland • Madison Morgan • Mike Nagorka • Michael Nedrich • Jillian Neimeister • James Nichols • Warren Nickerson • Brent Nimeth • Larry Norton • Daphne Olree • Charles Onyak • Marta Pacur • Lokesh Palla • Lisa Parente • Kelly Parker • Douglas Paroff • Jodi Pecic • Reeva Perse • Mary Ann Pettit • Kristen Piller • Romil Pineda • Paulo Pinheiro • Jillian Piteo • Doroteo Posadas • Timothy Powell • Amanda Prech • David Presar • Joe Pulizzi • Craig Pulling • Denise Pulling • John Reulbach • Greg Reynolds • Jennie Rice • Pamela Rickard • Charlette Riester • Randall Riley • Jason Rives • Mary-Kate Rogaliner • Travis Rogen • Jocelyn Rood • Meg Rowe • Michael Ryan • Amanda Schumann • Erik Schwandt • Michelle Selig • Ellen Setzer • Amy Sherman • James Slovan • Casey Smith • Pamela Smith • Bob Sonnhalter • Janet Spreen • David MacGregor Sr. • Andrew Stempak • Milisa Strain • Richard Strain • Scott Swartz • Patricia Sweeney • Tiffany Sweeney • Darlene Taliaferro • Erin Tennant • Stephanie Teppner • Doug Thompson • Vincent Verderico • T. Vereb • Catherine Viola-Kissinger • Tyler Vitullo • Noreen Vokic • John Webster • Pamela White • Cindy Wildman • Jarred Wilhite • Brett Wilson • Charles Yarbrough • Shannon Yee • Jessica Zangmeister • Sharon Zeck 5–9 Years Jafar Abunasser, Jeffrey Altomari, John Aivazis, Ari Aviram, Laura Ahrens, Mark Bailey, Christine Bansek, Jacquelyn Bradny, Bill Bradshaw, Brianna Berry, Titin Bevis, Katie Boyle, Frank Bolmeyer, Colleen Carroll, Kevin Chan, Haleigh Cerny, Ryan Cleary, Ladd Clifford, Christopher Cruz, Cynthia Cobb, Jennifer Cornell, Frankie Denmeade, Denise Dalton, David Dahan, Elizabeth Davidson, Jeff Edwards, Sergio Eddie, Sarah Elashram, Diane Eichman, Meghan Gantz, Nicole Giammo, Matthew Gentile, Andrew Zgrabik, Kenya Gray, Hans Hansen, Jack Hayes, Kate Hodge, Brendan Hughes, William Jian, Ben Johnson, Karen Johnson, John Pavlick, Robert King, Brian Large, Nicholas Lane, Chad Lewis, Jeff Liebzeit, Jim Lupton, David Macosko, Stephanie Madercic, Jennifer Madercic, Philip Manning, Luke Martin, Charlie McVan, Jeff McCauley, Antoinette McMahan, Megan Menichini, Diane Eichman, Adam Dengler, Brian Whittaker, Susan Speedy, Andrew Stempak, Katie Szefcyk, Patricia Sweeney, Angela Teets, Brian Teppner, Randy Turk, Tracy Van Rooy, Wendy Voelker, Mark Vovos, Katie Wenger, Frank Webster, Amy Winne, Janet Winslow, Dohee Won, Rebecca Yoder, Andrey Shuster, Jim Shurilla, Susan Speedy, Maggie Savoy, Mark Schikowski, Steve Lesco, Dan Boyle, Amy Zack, John Zaranec. And We’re Just Getting Started Our list celebrates runners who have returned year after year, but every Cleveland Marathon journey starts with that first race. Whether you’ve run once, four times or 49 times, we’re glad you’ve been part of the Cleveland Marathon family. 50 Years. Thousands of Runners. One Incredible Cleveland Tradition. Thank you for coming back, year after year. Top