The 21st Show

Best of: Ultra-runner completes 400-mile journey across Illinois in 10 days

 
In the spring of 2025, Chase Bandolik ran 416 miles from Cairo, Illinois north to Beloit, Wisconsin.

In the spring of 2025, Chase Bandolik ran 416 miles from Cairo, Illinois north to Beloit, Wisconsin. Facebook page of Chase Bandolik

In the spring of 2025, Chase Bandolik ran 416 miles from Cairo, Illinois north to Beloit, Wisconsin (near the northern Illinois border). He documented his progress on social media. He completed the trek in ten days. The Mount Prospect native joined us to give us the motivation behind this journey.

Guest:

Chase Bandolik
Ultra-runner

A version of this conversation originally aired June 13, 2025. Today's show was scheduled to be an interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Christopher Swann, but at the last minute he could not make it.