Chicago Marathon

Chicago Marathon

The Chicago Marathon is a road marathon held in October in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is one of the eight World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is one of the largest races by number of finishers worldwide. The race was awarded the World Athletics Heritage Plaque in 2024, for "outstanding contribution to the history and development of road running." Annual Chicago marathons were held from 1905 to the 1920s, but the first race in the present series occurred on September 25, 1977, under the original name the Mayor Daley Marathon, and drew a field of 4,200 runners. The race has been held every year since, except in 1987 when only a half-marathon was run, and in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It became among the fastest-growing modern-marathon road races in the world, due in part to its largely fast and flat course which facilitates the pursuit of personal records and world record performances.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Athletics Race

• Date:  Second Sunday In October (Before Columbus Day)
• Location:  Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Event type:  Road
• Distance:  26.22 Mi (42.2 Km)
• Established:  1977
• Course records:  Men: 2:00:35 (2023 – Kelvin Kiptum), Women: 2:09:56 Wr (2024 – Ruth Chepngetich)
• Official site:  [Chicagomarathon.com]
• Wikidata description:  Marathon Running Race Held In Chicago, United States
• Wikidata label:  Chicago Marathon
• Wikidata aliases:  Chicago Marathon

• Related Topics:  Chicago Marathon Category, Spirit Of The Marathon , 2007 Documentary., Track And Field In Illinois, World Marathon Majors, Marathons In The United States