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Spectators: Create a Plan Now
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CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon- November 4
One of the 20 largest marathons in the US, the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon is the ideal fall marathon for everyone from the first time marathon runner to elite athletes. Nationally recognized as flat and fast, this event has hosted Olympians, PR seekers, and thousands of Boston Marathon qualifiers. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event. Marathon sells out annually and limited spots remain. Registration fee includes tech shirt, premium finisher medal, chip timing, bag-check and more! Half Marathon, 5K and Kids Fun Run available.Race day is Saturday, November 4 - don't miss your chance to #BeMonumental.
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Current Issue
October 2017
Special Marathon Edition
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Free Event Photos
Chicago Athlete is the first place to look for photos from all the big races in Chicagoland. Go to our
Facebook Page
for photos updated hours after races end.
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Calendar of Events
Looking for upcoming endurance events in Chicago? Check out
Chicago Athlete's
event calendar
for the largest event guide in the Midwest.
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 Tips on Spectating the Chicago Marathon
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is a world class event. Runners come from all over the world to see the sights and sounds of Chicago. Months of training go into the race and no matter how fast or slow you run, for everyone is it is 26.2 miles of pounding the pavement, fighting with your mind and your body to get to the finish line.
Spectating isn't easy, either.
While spectating is a great experience, it can also be a very long morning of being on your feet, walking (or running) from place to place, focusing and straining your eyes to see your runner, cheering until you go hoarse, and clapping until the palms of your hands turn red.
If you do plan on spectating the marathon this year, here are
some tips, including where NOT to go, to make an experience as memorable as the ones the runners will have.
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 South Shore Line Adds Train Schedule and Increases Capacity for Chicago Marathon
For both runners and observers, the South Shore Line invites you to leave your vehicle at one of our convenient stations in Indiana, and take the South Shore Line to Chicago for all Bank of America Chicago Marathon events for near door-to-door service.
Extra trains the day of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon: Oct. 8
In addition to our regular weekend service, the South Shore Line will operate an extra early morning train arriving in Chicago at 6:04a CST, allowing marathon runners and spectators to sit back, relax and ride the South Shore Line. Additionally, the South Shore Line will operate an extra eastbound train departing Millennium Station at 2:35p; serving Van Buren St. at 2:38p running non-stop to Hegewisch, making all intermediate stops and terminating in Michigan City.
Check out the
extra accommodations for the expo as well.
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Local Marathoner Profiles
We spoke with four different athletes from four different local marathon training programs to discuss this year's Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
This week, meet two of the four:
Joe Jao, from the Chicago Area Runner's Association, who says he's most nervous about the uncontrollable weather: "
I think part of me is nervous about what I can't control; October is just that sweet spot, or maybe sour spot... it can be really cool, really warm, or just right."
Whitney Laurence, from Full Potential Running, has trained harder than she ever has, and is "most excited to see my improvement, and to run with more people and experience it with friends."
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 Chicago Marathon
Brings $282M
to Chicago Economy
Providing more than a quarter of a billion dollars to Chicago for the fourth year in a row, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon remains an important economic driver for the city. Over 12 years, the economic impact of the event has nearly tripled, generating $96 million in 2005 and to more than $282 million in 2016.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon had 41,608 race participants pick up packets in 2016, a 5 percent increase from 2015. Of those participants, 28 percent noted that they were visiting Chicago for the first time. Each year, the marathon attracts new visitors to Chicago and helps improve the image of the city as a leading tourist destination, while boosting local revenue.
"For 40 years, the Chicago Marathon has not only brought runners and fans from across the country and around the world to Chicago, it has brought the city of Chicago together to celebrate a truly tremendous sporting event," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.
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Runner to Celebrate 6-Yr Survival Anniversary Oct. 8
On the first weekend of October, race organizers will commemorate the 40th year of the Chicago race. The same weekend, Schmeling marks her six-year survival anniversary.
On Oct. 6, 2011, Schmeling was biking to work when a delivery truck struck her at Illinois Street and Lower Michigan Avenue.
Her injuries included a lacerated liver, ruptured spleen, two punctured lungs and broken bones. It prompted a one-month stay at Northwestern Hospital and two emergency surgeries. From multiple infections to a three-month recovery, Schmeling has come a long way.
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 The Common Mistake That Puts Runners in Danger on the Road
It's a showdown that plays out every day: Two runners approach each other on the shoulder, one running with traffic and the other against. Who is running in the correct direction?
If there's a sidewalk, the law says that's where they should be. But if the shoulder is the only option, no federal laws mandate which side you should be on. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Transportation Department recommend running against traffic.
Researchers found that pedestrians walking against traffic have on average a 77 percent lower risk of being struck and injured by a car. The reason is simple -- you can't react to something you can't see. Facing traffic, you can react quicker to a wayward -- or distracted -- driver.
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Race Results from Sept. 21 to Sept. 27
View all past race results
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Calendar of Events from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4
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Local Discounts, Deals and Price Increase Alerts
Race Directors: Have a discount code or price increase for your upcoming event? We encourage you to submit them to
editor@mychicagoathlete.com to provide to subscribers!
-Save $3 with code
CANEWS
Universal Sole Trail Races (Race Dates: Oct. 21, Nov. 11 & Dec. 9)
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