Course guide · October
Map, elevation profile and mile-by-mile guide to one of the Six Majors. Where it goes through the 29 neighborhoods and Lake Michigan, and why its flat course breaks records.
Course · 42.195 km
The Chicago Marathon is one of the Six World Marathon Majors and one of the fastest courses on the planet. 42 flat km through 29 neighborhoods along Lake Michigan, with a million spectators filling every corner with energy.
Whether you're running it or reliving the course you already ran, this guide explains where it goes, what its profile looks like and what you'll find in each section.
The Chicago Marathon runs through 29 distinct neighborhoods along Lake Michigan, from the Loop to Chinatown via Pilsen, Greektown and Lincoln Park. It's a journey through all the diversity of one of America's most vibrant cities, each neighborhood bringing its own energy.
If Chicago is the race for those chasing a time, it's because of its course: completely flat, no hills, with October's cool weather. It's no accident that world records fall here regularly. A course built to fly.
The course starts and finishes in Grant Park, the great park by Lake Michigan, with the Chicago skyline behind. Crossing the line there, after running through the whole city, is one of the most iconic finishes of the Six Majors.
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The course starts and finishes in Grant Park, by Lake Michigan, and runs through 29 of the city's neighborhoods: the Loop, River North, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Old Town, Greektown, Pilsen and Chinatown, among others. It's a loop course that shows off all of Chicago's diversity.
The profile is one of the flattest in the world. There's barely any elevation across the whole course, which — together with October's cool weather — makes Chicago one of the best courses on the planet for breaking records. World records have been set here.
In October. It's one of the six World Marathon Majors, with over 45,000 runners and close to two million spectators cheering in every neighborhood along the route.
Yes. At Ubyssal the Chicago Marathon route is already preloaded. You just add your name and finish time, choose a colour and format, and you get a personalised poster with the exact 29-neighborhood course you ran. Available as a downloadable PDF from €14.99.
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