Originally broadcast 6/15/2009:
Anne-Marie Berger tires to keep up with some American Cancer Society (ACS) charity runners at the GO! St. Louis Marathon. While the charity runner program has been a part of the Chicago Marathon since 1996, but 2009 at the GO! St. Louis Marathon marked the first ACS charity runner program in the state of Missouri, and it was spearheaded by a young married couple transplanted from Chicago. Jody and Jonathan Alde moved to St. Louis last year and contacted the local branch of the ACS to see about starting the program here. The program has special meaning to the couple, as Jonathan was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer in 2007. There were 14 charity runners who took part in the marathon this year, and they raised more than $15,000 for the American Cancer Society.
