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Runners take off from the starting line during the 2026 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois on October 11, 2026. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 12: Waves of runners make their way through the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon course on October 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 13: Runners compete at the start of the 2024 Chicago Marathon on October 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
With just hours until the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, runners are making final preparations, squeezing in last-minute stretches and exercises while also trying to get some much needed rest before race day.
Participants run through the Pilsen neighborhood during the 2025 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois, on October 12, 2025. (Photo by OCTAVIO JONES / AFP via Getty Images)
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is set to step off on Sunday morning, bringing 55,000 participants and thousands more spectators, as well as major street closures around the city. Here is information on the race schedule, road closures, and other important items you should know.
Runners take off from the starting line during the 2026 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois on October 11, 2026. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 12: Marcel Hug of Switzerland celebrates his 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon win with a time of 1:23:20 on October 12, 2025 in Chicago.
Runners compete during the 2025 Chicago Marathon in downtown Chicago, the United States, on Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua via Getty Images)
NOTE: The live stream will begin at 7 a.m. CT in the player above. The 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is about to step off Sunday, with tens of thousands of runners and spectators descending on the city for the biggest race of the year.
Runners take off from the starting line during the 2026 Chicago Marathon in Chicago, Illinois on October 11, 2026. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
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