What a friendly race from the start. Everyone at the expo was more than helpful and accommodating when uncertain about things and wanting to swap shirt sizes. During the race, the pit stops were fully staffed and smiling from ear to ear; the spectators were abundant throughout; and the

The Chicago Marathon is one of the World Marathon Majors and the city is unlike most others. The energy literally pulses through runners as we pass the 1 million spectators along the course! It's a flat fast course and before you know it, you're approaching mile 26 and the roar of

This is a great race and well-executed marathon. There are three distances available, but I liked that all the distances started at the same time and we could run together for a while. This wasn't a huge race, and I liked the personal feel and the course was along a river