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World Marathon Major
Chicago2026
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · Chicago, Illinois
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Chicago 2026 has been run
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- Distance
- 42.2 km
- Terrain
- Flat
- Climb
- 30 m
- Race day
- 12°C (54°F)
Starts and finishes in Grant Park and loops through 29 neighbourhoods from Lincoln Park to Chinatown. Flat, fast and lined with 1.7 million spectators.
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This race has been run
- Entries openNot announced
- Entries closeNot announced
- Race day11 Oct 2026
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- Qualifying timeCheck your time against the standards
- Club membershipComplete all three 2026 Bank of America Chicago Distance Series events (Shamrock Shuffle 8K Run, Chicago 13.1 and Chicago Marathon) to guarantee entry.
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Results
Full resultsThe organizer publishes full results on their results site.
Past finish times
- Finishers
- 54,314
- Median
- 4:12:56
- Winner
- 2:02:23
Where would you finish?
Add your marathon PB and we'll place you in the 2025 field, here and on every race.
Add your PB- 3:07:02
- fastest 10%
- 3:33 – 5:00
- middle half
- 5:50:25
- slowest 10%
Median, men 3:55:49Women 4:32:53
From past results on raceIQ .
Where to stay
- Arrive
- Fri, Oct 9
- Leave
- Mon, Oct 12
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