This was a great marathon! I was pleasantly surprised, as I was worried about the course being boring since it runs along the same trail (a well-groomed, packed trail) for almost the whole marathon; however, it was quite scenic, nice and shaded for most of it, and my husband was

changed from the bad word to a good word - see if this goes thru

This was my second Marathon and my first trip to Chicago! This was such a fun run. There were hundreds of people cheering for the runners in every mile!! As a runner, I never wanted to stop running because the support and encouragement was so great!! Definitely would recommend