This Crazy Chicago Bears Fan Has Pledged To Run A Mile For Every Point The Bears Lose By… & He May Not Make It Through The NFL Season

I’m truly concerned for the health and well-being of this Chicago Bears fan.

And to be honest, if you know anyone in your life that’s a Bears fan, make sure to check in on them. It’s still to early to call 2025 a lost season, but the Chi-Town team isn’t exactly off to a hot start. They are 0-2 to start the year, the new head coach (previously the offensive coordinator for Detroit) Ben Johnson hasn’t been able to rally the troops and secure a win, and quarterback Caleb Williams – who was supposed to be the franchise’s star – may or may not be “the guy.”

All that to say that Bears fans have been through a lot in recent years, and 2025 is shaping up to be much of the same.

That’s why it’s so surprising that this particular Bears fan would take on such a lofty, borderline dangerous challenge. An ultra-marathon runner by the name of Chase Bandolik has taken it upon himself to run a mile for every point that the Bears lose by this season. He apparently had a lot of faith and hope that this year would be different for the Chicago football team, and has promised on social media that he’ll do this for the entire season.

Here’s how the season has shaped up so far for the Bears, and the opponent they have to take on this upcoming weekend:

Week 1: Bears lost to the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 (3 mile run)

Week 2: Bears lost to the Detroit Tigers 51-21 (31 mile run)

Week 3: Bears play the Dallas Cowboys, who are favored by 1.5 points

He’s already had to run 34 miles, and he’s only through the first two weeks of the NFL season.

If the Chicago Bears continue to struggle, this Chase Bandolik guy simply can’t keep this up. No doctor in the world would willingly let a patient put their life in the hands of the Chicago Bears like this. Chase, if you are reading this, you can stop at any point. No one will judge you for it. If you call yourself a Bears fan, your life is already hard enough.

The only silver lining is that a) Chase seems to have a really good attitude about all of this and b) is fortunately an ultra marathon runner, so he’s built for the long runs (and there’s a good chance of plenty more of those happening throughout the Chicago Bears season):

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You’ve got to think that he’s bitten off more than he can chew with this challenge… but hey, if he’s doing it for social media clout, it’s certainly working.

Chase Bandolik was even featured on SVP on Sportscenter in a segment called “What Are We Doing?” and it’s a valid question by Scott Van Pelt. “What are we doing?” is a great question to ask in this situation, as are:

-Why are we doing this?

-Who is making Chase do this?

-When is enough, enough?

-How can we get him to stop and put his health before his fandom?

Sports can drive people to do crazy things. This Chicago Bears fan might be the craziest of them all. Stay safe Chase Bandolik, and Godspeed in your wild endeavor to quite literally run yourself into the ground.

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