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Chicago Marathon Set for Sunday With Staggered Starts and Citywide Street Closures

Overnight towing begins at 1 a.m., with live broadcasts plus app tracking available.

Runners make their way down State Street in the first miles of the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2024, through the Loop. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • Race-day schedule (CT): men’s wheelchair 7:20 a.m., women’s wheelchair 7:21, handcycle 7:23, Wave 1 including elites 7:30, Wave 2 8:00, Wave 3 8:35.
  • Live coverage begins around 7 a.m. on NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago and TeleXitos, with streaming on NBCChicago.com and TelemundoChicago.com plus an exclusive finish-line camera from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
  • Streets on the 26.2-mile route through 29 neighborhoods close roughly 6 a.m.–4 to 4:30 p.m., no-parking rules are enforced and towing starts at 1 a.m., and the course time limit is 6 hours 30 minutes.
  • The official mobile app offers unlimited live runner tracking, real-time leaderboards across divisions and digital cheers that may display on course.
  • More than 50,000 participants are expected, with elite contenders including defending champion John Korir and Jacob Kiplimo, women’s favorites Megertu Alemu and Hawi Feysa, and wheelchair stars Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner.