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Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist of Chicago Stephanie Baliga makes her way around the turn on Adams and and Damen and heads toward the OLA cheering team. Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago cheer on «Team OLA» as Bishop Bob Lombardo blesses runners racing by during the 2021 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 9, 2021. The Mission of Our Lady of the Angels Marathon team, consisting of 100 volunteer runners with a goal of raising funds for the Mission, have raised over $210,000 this year so far and $1,100,000 since 2011. Franciscan Sister Stephanie Baliga made national news last year by setting a new world record for a woman running a marathon on a treadmill when last years marathon was canceled do to the pandemic. She raised $130,000 to support the Mission. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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