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Ryan Hilburn

NYC Marathon

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Round 2!

Team Hilly had a taste in 2025, and now we want more! This year, my brothers and I are running the 2026 New York City Marathon to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association once again. Our time goals might have changed, but our purpose remains the same: we are still running for our Dad.

In 2023, our father, Chris, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Over the past few years, we have watched him navigate this journey with incredible strength. One of our biggest goals for last year was simply to recreate a “game day” atmosphere for him, but what we ended up creating was a core memory that will hopefully be seared into all of our minds for the rest of our lives.

The entire training process turned out to be a powerful metaphor for the very disease we are running to fight. Most of your training is done entirely alone, and that isolation is exactly what Alzheimer’s can feel like as you lose your memory, motor skills, independence, and so much more. In training, you have to say no to things, maintain strict discipline, and battle through injuries and obstacles completely out of your control—just like this disease forces families to do every day.

But marathon day itself is a beautiful reminder that no matter what you are going through, you are never truly alone. There are thousands of people out there who care—whether they are family, friends, or a complete stranger handing out a banana 18 miles into a run. In order to defeat this awful disease, we need that same collective support and the right resources to finally find a cure.

That is why we have decided to lace them up yet again. We are back with a mission to spread even more awareness, help fund a cure, and give families facing this diagnosis the vital resources and support they need.

Thank you to my Donors

$1,000

West Chester Lacrosse Association

$500

Lisa Hilburn

$250

Ryan Hilburn

$250

Haley Mcnamara

Go Sparky go!!! Hope you crush the marathon again! Love to see you guys supporting your dad’s fight! Miss you, sending all my best!!

$250

Merrill Family

$150

Craig Zebrowski

$120

Steve Geiger

All the best to you Ryan Love your Dad and pray for him often! God Bless 🙏

$100

Eric Okmin

Love all you boys! So stoked for you to get out there together for your dad. All the love to the whole family.

$100

Audrey & Tommy Seifert

$100

Cole Okmin

$100

Greg Wozniak

$100

Hannah Burke

Run super fast Spark!!!! Love you dude!

$100

Eamon Hunter

Keep crushing it Spark!!

$100

Bridger, Georgie And Sutton Beall

We love you, Uncle Spark!!!

$100

Matt And Tara Olley

Let’s beat this thing! Hope you guys CRUSH the race!

$100

Anna Walsh

Proud of you Ryan! You’re going to crush it.

$100

Bob Mauck And Kelley Mauck

$100

Jim Sincavage

$100

Will Kennedy

$100

Mallory Costello

$100

Jj Foley

$100

Eric Macdougall

Great job!

$60

Addyson Reimer

As someone who has been directly impacted by Alzheimer’s I’m donating in honor of my papa! You’re not alone, and I’m wishing your dad the best!!!!

$50

Dylan Alderman

$50

Sam Montgomery

$50

Alex Corialos

$50

Rachel Laravie

Cheering for you and your family! <3

$50

Molly Savage

$50

Will Murphy

$50

Jason Kelly

$50

Brittany & James

$30

Emily Okmin Johnston

Go Uncle Sparky!!

$26.20

Jake & Paget

Proud of you Ryan! Kick ass!

$26

Anna Higgins

$5

Callie Gitlin

Our Team