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Chicago Marathon start/finish in Grant Park, October 2006. The marathon course is a loop course, starting and ending at Grant Park. From there, the current course winds through 29 of the city's neighborhoods. [47] The course loop can be generally divided into three sections: North, West, and South.
The Chicago Marathon has a reputation of being one of the fastest marathon courses in the world due to the flat course and favorable autumn temperatures. [6] The Chicago Marathon had been the site of six world records in the distance, with the most recent prior race coming in 2023 when Kelvin Kiptum set a world record of 2:00:35. [7]
Khalid Khannouchi is a four-time Chicago Marathon winner. The Chicago Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, [1] has been contested by men and women annually since 1977. [2] Since 1983, it has been held annually in October. [2] The United States had been represented by the most Chicago Marathon winners (nine men and twelve women).
Some of the most elite runners from around the world — and about 40,000 other committed participants — are here to run 26.2 miles Sunday when the Chicago Marathon marks its 45th anniversary.
The Chicago Marathon has been the site of five marathon world records and may have added another to its books Sunday when runner Kelvin Kiptum won the 2023 Chicago Marathon with an unofficial ...
The 2023 Chicago Marathon was the 45th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, held on Sunday, October 8, 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the fifth of six World Marathon Majors events that were held in 2023.
The Antioch resident will join more than 50,000 runners expected to make the 26.2-mile trek through the city on Sunday for the city’s 46th marathon, now called the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
The 1999 Chicago Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 24.The elite men's race was won by Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi in a time of 2:05:42 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:25:59.