Back

Chicago Marathon

Event Info Results News & Press Releases Reviews

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

Event information

Chicago Marathon

Oct 13, 2019

4.8

Organizer`s website

Where

Chicago, IL, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

October 13, 2019 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Lawrence Cherono 02:05:45

2. Dejene Debela 02:05:46

3. Asefa Mengstu 02:05:48

Top 3 Women

1. Brigid Kosgei 02:14:04

2. Ababel Yeshaneh 02:20:51

3. Gelete Burka 02:20:55

Top 3 Men

1. Lawrence Cherono 02:05:45

2. Dejene Debela 02:05:46

3. Asefa Mengstu 02:05:48

SEE ALL RESULTS

Race Details

Contact Race Organizer

Are you the Race Director for this event?

Do you need to update the information? Please let us know

Training Plan

Free 20 week Basic Marathon Training Plan

A detailed plan created by our Head Coach designed for help you prepare for your first marathon.

Download now

Marathons Near Chicago, IL

Jul

Heartland Series - IL

Bloomington, IL

Aug

The Next Loop Endurance Series - Busse Woods

Elk Grove Village, IL

Sep

Last Chance BQ.2 Chicagoland Marathon

Geneva, IL

Sep

Fox Valley Marathon

Saint Charles, IL

View all marathons in IL

Reviews

4.8

Based on 4 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

4.7

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.

5.0

Write a review

Training Tips

Fueling the Long Run: A Race-Tested Nutrition Plan for Miles 1–26.2 Running a marathon is a 26.2-mile test of endurance, determination, and — often underestimated — nutrition strategy. No matter how well your legs are trained,...

May 25, 2026

Running Through the Wall: Mental Strategies for Miles 18–26 There’s a moment in nearly every marathon — somewhere between mile 18 and 22 — when your legs stop listening and your mind starts negotiating. The crowd thins....

May 18, 2026

Sleep as Your Secret Training Tool: How Rest Transforms Your Marathon Performance Most runners obsessively track their miles, monitor their heart rate, and fine-tune their nutrition. Yet one of the most powerful performance enhancers available is...

May 11, 2026

See all training articles

Registration for the 2020 Chicago Marathon opens on Monday, October 28.

General News ABC 7 News

Oct 23, 2019

An Alleged "Serial Marathon Cheater" from Portland Is Suspected of Cheating in the Chicago Marathon

Emily Clark is accused of cheating with a finisher time of 3:59 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

General News Willamette Week

Oct 21, 2019

Brigid Kosgei Smashes the World Record and Lawrence Cherono Wins in a Sprint Finish at the 42nd Annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon; Manuela Schär and Daniel Romanchuk defend their titles in the elite wheelchair competition

In today's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a record number of 45,786 runners crossed the finish line in Grant Park. Beneath a sun-splashed sky and ideal race temperatures hovering in the 40s, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon welcomed a diverse field of runners from 140 countries, all 50 states and all 50 Chicago wards. With a pre-race narrative filled with talk of a potential world record, Brigid Kosgei (KEN) delivered, shattering Paula Radcliffe's world record (set 16 years ago), 2:15:25, to rewrite history with a jaw-dropping time of 2:14:04.

General News

Oct 13, 2019

Chicago Marathon recap: The winners, the best signs and the inspiring stories behind the participants

Lawrence Cherono won the 2019 Chicago Marathon on 2:05:45 while Brigid Kosgei won the women's race in 2:14:04, breaking the 16-year world record.

General News Chicago Tribune

Oct 14, 2019