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- Oct 11, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The 2026 Chicago Marathon Starts in Grant Park With a Record 55,000 Runners
- The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is on Sunday 11 October 2026, starting and finishing in Grant Park with a wave start around 7:30 am CT[1]
- More than 55,000 runners are registered, which would make it the largest field in the race's 48-year history[2]
- Defending champions Jacob Kiplimo (2:02:23 in 2025) and Hawi Feysa (2:14:57) return; Kiplimo arrives after a 2:00:28 third place at London in April[2]
- Six men who have run under 2:04 are entered, with Americans Charles Hicks, Galen Rupp and Clayton Young[2]
- Former world-record holder Brigid Kosgei returns for her first Chicago since 2019, and two-time Boston champion Sharon Lokedi makes her Chicago debut[2]
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- [1]75%chicagomarathon.comchicagomarathon.com· Posted Oct 1, 2026· Starts Oct 11, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
The Chicago Marathon is set for Sunday 11 October 2026 with a wave start around 7:30 am CT, per its own site and Marathon Handbook's[2] elite-field report.
- [2]80%2026 Chicago Marathon Elite Field Announced - Marathon Handbookmarathonhandbook.com· Added Oct 1, 2026· 50% of score
Names the defending champions, the sub-2:04 men, Kosgei and Lokedi, and the 55,000-runner field.[1]
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