The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is one of the largest single-day events in the Windy City. Since 1985, when the B of A Chicago Marathon came out fighting, the fast course through the streets of Chicago, the second city of the United States, has seen world records, American records, and thousands upon thousands of citizen runners running PBs, completing first marathons and qualifying for that marathon in Beantown.
This writer has covered the marathon since 1990, when he hung out with his buddies at Chicago Athlete magazine for the first time. RunBlogRun has missed only a couple years since 2006 and covered all races from 1990-2005 at American Track & Field and RunningNetwork.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon celebrates the city of Chicago, and Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski loves it. Most years, the mayor of Chicago will come to the pressers, and the media room for the marathon is a wonderful way to observe an elite marathon.
For many years, early in its history, the Chicago Marathon and the New York City Marathon battled for the best elite fields in the U.S. In the past decade or so, each race has found fields that make sense for the city marathons, and the focus on budgets have taken over from the crazy days of the 1980s and 1990s. In finding their own fields, what is best for their marathon brands, each race has found exceptional races that provide the marathons strong local media support and continued interest from new generations of runners in their marathons.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon came back in 2021 after 728 days of no marathon in the Windy City. To see what RunBlogRun thought of the 2021 race, please check out this link, Five Deep Thoughts on the 2021 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
RunBlogRun will see you there on October 9, 2022!
Defending Champions Set to Return to the
2022 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Emily Sisson and Connor Mantz Headline a Strong American Field
CHICAGO –The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today the return of its defending champions as the event continues to build on its comeback to global racing. Ruth Chepngetich (KEN), Seifu Tura (ETH), Tatyana McFadden (USA), and Daniel Romanchuk (USA) will be at the helm of this year’s elite field with a strong contingency of the world’s best athletes vying to dethrone them. The stage will be set for a fierce competition up front, highlighting Chicago’s long tradition of record chases,…
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