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May 7, 2026
The fastest runners at the 5th JPMorganChase Corporate Challenge Dallas-Fort Worth were Keira Logan and Connor Wernecke, but rather than wanting to talk about their winning times they chose to highlight their teammates.
“I’m super proud of them,” said Logan of her PwC colleagues who covered the 3.5-mile Dallas Arts District course with her, albeit most considerably slower than the time of 22:24 she posted in being the first female.
“I know we have people in all stages of their running journeys,” Logan continued, referencing the 125 members of the Big Four accounting firm who joined her for the Corporate Challenge. “We’ve had lots of different group runs with our company—before work, after work, early morning runs—and it’s just great to see people getting out there.”
Wernecke served as team captain for Valent Partners, a management consulting firm, and said he hopes to sign up a larger number of colleagues in future years. Him winning the male race in a speedy 18:21 will certainly help in the recruiting.
“It makes it a lot more fun and a lot more meaningful to have a team together,” said Wernecke, an Ironman Triathlon finisher. “(It is enjoyable) to have people out there cheering for you that you can cheer for, and to think about them racing alongside you, or at least at the same time, and have people to celebrate with afterward. I do think it makes it more meaningful and creates more camaraderie for the company.”
That spirit of team building and camaraderie was pervasive on this night in sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth for the first U.S. Corporate Challenge in the 2026 JPMorganChase Corporate Challenge Series. The Series is celebrating its 50th year of continuous operation, and Dallas-Fort Worth, one of the newest additions, is proving to be a worthy fit.
Dallas-Fort Worth joined the Series in 2022 with 1,286 participants from 36 companies. On this night there was an impressive crowd of 2,644 participants from 73 companies, essentially doubling the original 2022 gathering.
Wernecke realizes why the Corporate Challenge is growing so quickly in the Metroplex.
“It’s a really inclusive event, and I like that people with all motivations are welcome,” Wernecke said. “I think it’s great to encourage the idea of fitness and wellness.”
JPMorganChase led the way with 865 participants on the starting line, with Fidelity (292), Goldman Sachs (157), PwC (125), Integrity (99), DTCC (60), Hillwood Development Company (57), Vinson & Elkins (50), VIRA Insight (48), and Hunt Consolidated (36) comprising the rest of the 10 companies with the largest number of entrants.
JPMorganChase also had a presence in the winners’ circle with Dillon Anton earning the non-binary individual title with a time of 44:37.
The impact of the Corporate Challenge will be felt beyond the finish line as all participants were also celebrated through a donation by JPMorganChase to the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
It was the third consecutive year the United Way was the Corporate Challenge’s beneficiary and marketing partner in Dallas-Fort Worth, and the donation will support the United Way’s mission to improve education, income, and health in North Texas.
“Families across the Dallas area are working every day to get ahead—finding stable work, making sure their kids are reading on grade level, and getting connected to the health resources they need,” said Jennifer Sampson, McDermott-Templeton president and CEO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. “Funds raised from the JPMorganChase Corporate Challenge help us stay in stride with those families all year long. It strengthens our programs and helps us focus on resources where they’ll make the biggest difference.”
JPMorganChase owns and operates the Corporate Challenge and relishes the tangible connection it makes at all 16 of its global stops in the Series.
“Across North Texas, our partnerships are built on showing up for clients, colleagues and communities—and the JPMorganChase Corporate Challenge is one of the most exciting ways we do that,” said Belen Garren, Vice Chair of JPMorganChase’s Market Leadership Team in North Texas. “Race day is powerful. We love coming together to celebrate these connections, show our gratitude to the local community, and support United Way’s year-round work that helps families move forward.”
Dallas-Fort Worth begins the busiest stretch of the 50th year of the JPMorganChase Corporate Challenge Series, with stops in six cities in consecutive weeks. Next up is Chicago (May 14), followed in close order by Rochester, New York (May 21), New York City (May 27-28), Frankfurt, Germany (June 3), and Buffalo, New York (June 11). The 2026 Series had opened with races in Johannesburg (March 12) and Singapore (April 16).