‘A sense of hope’: Barrington man to run 80 miles in 23 hours to feed needy families at Thanksgiving

For Rob Swiderski, going the extra mile isn’t enough. He’s going to go 80.

The Barrington man will run an 80-mile ultramarathon in 23 hours starting Friday night during “ Moretti’s Miles for Meals ,” a fundraiser for Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago . The group provides Thanksgiving meals for families in need in a dozen suburbs.

He’s hoping to raise $25,000 through sponsorships and donations as he runs a route that will start at the Barrington Moretti’s, then take him to restaurants in Lake in the Hills, Elgin, Bartlett, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Mount Prospect and Wheeling. He expects to finish the run at about 6 p.m. Saturday back in Barrington, where the pizzeria will host an after-party.

Swiderski said his involvement with the cause was shaped by his experiences when going thro