@chicagotodolist: The 48th Bank of America Chicago Marathon takes over the city this Sunday, October 11, and 1.7 million of us will be out there cheering 📣 Here's what to know before you grab your sign and your coffee ☕ ⏰ START TIMES
7:20am: Wheelchair start
7:30am: Pro start
7:35am: Wave 1
8:00am: Wave 2
8:35am: Wave 3 📍 WHERE TO WATCH
26.2 miles through 29 neighborhoods. A few favs: River North (Miles 1-3): Grand Ave or State St Lincoln Park (Mile 5): Shamrock Shuffle Cheer Zone ☘️ Northalsted (Miles 7-9): block party energy 🌈 The Loop (Mile 13): Bank of America Cheer Zone on N. Wacker West Loop (Mile 15): Charity Block Party at Adams & Loomis Pilsen (Mile 19): mariachi bands 🎺 Chinatown (Mile 21): lion dancers 🦁 South Loop (Mile 26): Cheer Zone at Michigan & Roosevelt Heads up: the start and finish lines are closed to spectators. Grant Park opens to you at 9:30am for the 27th Mile Post-Race Party and Runner Reunite. 📱 GET THE APP
The free Bank of America Chicago Marathon app lets you track multiple runners at once, with updates at 10K, halfway, 30K, and the finish, plus an interactive course map. ✅ SPECTATOR DO'S & DON'TS Take the CTA and skip the car 🚇 Stay on the curb. The course runs curb to curb Take your signs and trash with you Know your runner's pace, then hop the L to catch them more than once 🚇 L STOPS: Grand Red (Miles 1, 3, 12.5) • Addison Red (Mile 8.5) • 18th Pink (Mile 19.25) • Sox-35th Red (Mile 23) • Roosevelt (finish area) 📺 Watching from the couch? NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago air it live 7-11am. Save this for Sunday and tell us where you're cheering from 👇 📸: @chimarathon #ChicagoMarathon #ChiMarathon #Chicago #ChicagoEvents #ChicagoToDo

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Friday 09 October 2026 14:47:06 GMT