Chicago Marathon

The marathon

The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors.[1] It is also a World Athletics Label Road Race.

The Chicago Marathon is the fourth-largest race by number of finishers worldwide.[2]

Since 2008, the race has been owned and organized by Bank of America, and is officially known as the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

References

  1. ↑ "World Marathon Majors". World Marathon Majors. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  2. ↑ Zumbach, Lauren. "On Chicago Marathon weekend, some businesses can't lose". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.