The first wave of racers run north on Columbus Drive to start the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Catherine Debrunner celebrates a new women’s world record time, 1:33:16, at the Chicago Marathon’s Columbus Drive finish line, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Hawi Feysa Gejia, of Ethiopia, reacts to winning the women's division of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Feysa Gejia ran an unofficial 2:13:33. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Runners cruise through Lincoln Park on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Runners fill North Lasalle Street on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Runners pick up water cups to hydrate on South Dearborn Street in the Loop on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Wheelchair athletes pass down South Dearborn Street in the Loop on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)A man in a monkey costume finishes the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)A woman celebrates crossing the finish line of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Cups litter the ground as runners cruise on South Dearborn Street in the Loop on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Runners cross the LaSalle Street Bridge as spectators cheer them on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Runners cross the LaSalle Street Bridge as spectators cheer on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Spectators cheer on runners along North Sheridan Road in Lakeview on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Participants run along North Sheridan Road in Lakeview on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)A spectator holds a sign about Bears coach Mike Ditka along West Adams Street on the Near West Side on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Todd Hill, of Arlington Heights, and his son Logan, 17, take a brief pause to greet members of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation supporting them along the Near West Side charity mile during their “duo run” on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Spectators cheer on runners from a sidewalk cafe along Broadway in Lakeview on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Participants head along North Sheridan Road in Lakeview on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Caroline Rectenwal and Stephen Huber offer runners Malört shots at their “worst aid station” on the Near West Side on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Runners pause for Malort shots from the “worst aid station” on the Near West Side on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Former Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo finishes the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Former Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta finishes the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Yankees slugger Aaron Judge stands near the finish line of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Two people embrace near the finish line of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Lee Warn, dressed as a squirrel, talks to a race volunteer moments after crossing the finish line the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Clayton Young, the fastest American runner and seventh overall, poses after finishing the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi leans heavily on a barrier after finishing second in the women’s division of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Lokedi ran an unofficial 2:14:07. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Hawi Feysa Gejia, of Ethiopia, runs through the tape to win the womens division of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Feysa Gejia ran an unofficial 2:13:33. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Cody Baele leans on a barrier after finishing the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Australia’s Isobel Batt-Doyle celebrates crossing the finish line at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Tatyana McFadden narrowly beats out Manuela Schär at the finish of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Kenya’s Amos Kipruto celebrates his victory at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Kipruto finished in 2:01:09. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Kenya’s Amos Kipruto collapses after winning the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Kipruto finished with an unofficial time of 2:01:09. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Kenya’s Amos Kipruto, first place, and Ethiopia’s Milkesa Mengesha, third, congratulate each other after finishing the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Kipruto finished in 2:01:09. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)
A wave of runners start the race north on Columbus Drive to start the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)The pro marathon runners, first to start, run north on Columbus Drive to start the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)The first wave of wheelchair racers begin the trek north on Columbus Drive to start the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Destiny Kocurek, center, along with her mother Kimberly and fiancee Askia Muhammed, wait in the predawn darkness for the start the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)Racers pass under the BP pedestrian bridge on Columbus Drive to start the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)
