Great course. I know people complained about the location of the number pickup. Unless you live in Dumbo, the pickup location is pretty out of the way. This is the first run I know about where the race organizers let you send a "proxy" to pickup your number

I love this race! I don't know of another one that goes through Rio Vista, and it's a beautiful route. Always organized - never any problems. Plenty of water, support, etc.
Champagne Brunch and food afterwards was great too.

This year was my first time running the Chicago marathon. It is a world class race. Amazing scenery and outstanding crowd support! I could not believe that there were supporters at every mile of the marathon! Need more toilets before the race and on the course. Also, getting out after