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Chicago Marathon

Oct 09, 2016

5.0

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Where

Chicago, IL, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

October 09, 2016

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

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Contact information

Phone Number

312-904-9800

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Reviews

4.7

Based on 943 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Gordon Celender

Posted: January 05, 2025

One of the best marathons in the world

I've run this marathon twice (2021 and 2024) and as a virtual race in 2020. After Boston, it's probably my favorite marathon. Sadly I lost my bib early on race morning (2021) so I had to get a replacement bib. It was quite an ordeal, but staff issued me a new bib. The crowd support is amazing all along the route.<Š

5.0

By: gary lok

Posted: November 21, 2022

Great organization and experience

Great weather and course. However, a little disappointed we didn't run by Wrigley Field nor Guaranteed Rate Field being a baseball guy.

5.0

By: KN T.

Posted: October 12, 2022

City of the Big Shoulders and a Big Heart

A Chicagoan, I ran this race for the 16th time. It is huge. The only organizational flaw was that there was no signage to guide runners from the parking lot to the expo for packet pickup. Volunteers and staff did a great job getting 40K+ runners to where they should be on race day. Aid stations were plentiful (22 of them). Fans lined the entire course (the Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen had the most color, music, and enthusiasm). There were plenty of distance markers and clocks on the very flat course. Start and finish areas were well organized with toilets and refreshments. Bravo, Chicago, my kind of town.

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Runners selected for the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon were notified of their selection on Tuesday.

NBC 5 Chicago

Dec 14, 2016

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon Selects 40th Anniversary Field With Today's Non-Guaranteed Entry Drawing

Today, runners who entered the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon non-guaranteed entry drawing will be notified of their selection status. This year's field will be comprised of runners who were randomly selected to receive an entry through the drawing, as well as participants who qualified for one of five guaranteed entry opportunities. The world-class event, celebrating 40 years of running in 2017, will take place on Sunday, October 8.

Dec 13, 2016

Bank of America Chicago Marathon Awards 2014 Women's Title Mare Dibaba (ETH) is the winner of the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the event announced today.

Dibaba has been awarded the title following today's decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport to uphold the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) appeal in regards to Rita Jeptoo. Jeptoo received a doping ban based on a failed drug test conducted in September 2014.

Oct 26, 2016

Chicago Marathon Champion Outruns Cancer

Serena Burla, the first American woman to cross the finish line in the Chicago Marathon, is a cancer survivor.

Medill News Service

Oct 19, 2016