Overview
- The 48th Bank of America Chicago Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, with wheelchair and handcycle starts around 7:20 a.m. and the men’s and women’s elite start at 7:30 a.m.
- Organizers expect a record-sized field of more than 55,000 starters from all 50 states and 130+ countries, and the elite lists include defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa alongside top U.S. contenders.
- To avoid State Street construction in the Loop, the course will divert runners onto Dearborn Street between Grand Avenue and Jackson Boulevard, a minor change that alters spectator sightlines near the Chicago Theatre.
- City agencies have enacted multi-day street closures and parking restrictions beginning in late September and intensifying the days before the race, with towing and no-parking zones enforced starting early race weekend and transit reroutes expected.
- Meteorologists project warmer-than-average conditions that could reach the 70s on race day and are monitoring a Gulf thunderstorm cluster for possible rain or wind, while NBC5 and Telemundo will provide extensive live and streamed coverage and the marathon app will offer live runner tracking.