Chicago Marathon
Sunday, 11 October 2026Today · Start 07:30
A pancake-flat loop through 29 neighborhoods that starts and finishes in Grant Park. The only real climb is the short rise up Roosevelt Road just before the line.
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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against impactmagazine.ca, en.wikipedia.org.
Course map
A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.
Elevation profile
Race-day weather
Race day in past years
Historical averages for 11 October ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.
Course records
- Men
- 2:00:35 · Kelvin Kiptum (2023)
- Women
- 2:09:56 · Ruth Chepngetich (2024)
As of the 2025 season.
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