The first thing that makes this run unique is the 6:15 night start. A little hot, but overall cool atmosphere starting later in the day. Nice not having to wake up at the butt crack of dawn to get a parking spot and start a race. The course was great, cops

"Having failed to secure a spot in the NYC Marathon (the only marathon I've run -- and only once), I looked for a race that would be close to home, and have good crowd support. I read up on Philly, saw that it was fairly flat, and that there was

This is the 5th time I have run the Chicago Marathon and it NEVER disappoints. This is absolutely the best marathon around. With over 40,000 runners and over 1 million spectators, no runner is every without entertainment or inspiration over the 26.2 miles. While in the past there have