Chicago Marathon

Heidi Stevens: 5 final lessons from the Chicago Marathon, now that it’s in the rearview mirror

By Heidi Stevens

October 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

When Heidi Stevens committed to running the Chicago Marathon this year, she also committed to...

Runners cross the LaSalle Street Bridge as spectators cheer on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Marathon spectators cheer for charity, culture and support for the running community

By Finnegan Belleau

October 11, 2026 at 7:11 p.m.

The sidelines of this year’s Chicago Marathon featured cutouts of Pope Leo XIV and tributes...

Runners fill North Lasalle Street on Oct. 11, 2026, during the Chicago Marathon. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Photos: 2026 Chicago Marathon

By Arthur Maiorella

October 11, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

Photos from the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 11, 2026.

Henry Kozlowski aparece con varias de sus camisetas del Maratón de Chicago el 3 de octubre de 2024 en Wilmette. Lleva los pantalones cortos deportivos verdes de Lane Tech High School de 1965 que ha usado en todos los Maratones de Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Tres hombres han corrido todos los maratones de Chicago desde 1977. Ahora, a sus 70 años, no romperán la racha.

By Karina Atkins

October 9, 2024 at 2:50 p.m.

Randy Burt cenó pizza de pepperoni y bebió vino tinto el 24 de septiembre de...

Thousands of runners head north on Columbus Avenue in Grant Park to start the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8, 2023. Lake Bluff resident, Wendell "Wendy" Miller, who helped found the Chicago Marathon, has died. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Marathon 2024: Course map, tips for spectators and participants — and how to drive downtown (or avoid it)

By Kori Rumore

October 11, 2024 at 7:07 a.m.

The Chicago Marathon starts in waves beginning at 7:20 a.m. Sunday in Grant Park and...

Randy Burt, 76, begins a run of 4 miles just after sunrise in his Antioch neighborhood on Oct. 4, 2024. He is one of three people who have run the Chicago Marathon every year since its inception. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

3 men have run every Chicago Marathon since 1977. Now in their 70s, they won’t break the streak.

By Karina Atkins

October 7, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.

Randy Burt, George Mueller and Henry Kozlowski have learned lessons and picked up traditions along...

Dave Kappas works as the official announcer for the PUMA’s Chi-Town Miles event presented by Chicago Area Runners Association at the Wilson Ave. track near Montrose Beach in Chicago on July 27, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

If you’ve crossed a starting line, you’ve heard his voice: Dave Kappas announces races from Chicago Triathlon to Shamrock Shuffle

By Robert M. Marovich

August 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

He's the guy on the microphone, amping up and calming down Chicago runners before the...

Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum crosses the finish line to win the London Marathon on April 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite. After the 24-year-old’s death, his memory lingers over the Olympic marathon.

By Pat Graham

August 9, 2024 at 7:27 a.m.

The memory of Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum hovers over the men’s Olympic marathon.

Lawrence Cherono crosses the finish line and wins the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2019. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Former Chicago Marathon winner banned for doping and fake documents

By Associated Press

July 10, 2024 at 4:07 p.m.

Kenyan runner Lawrence Cherono, a former winner of the Boston and Chicago marathons, has been...

FILE – Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum crosses the finish line to win the men’s race at the London Marathon in London, April 23, 2023. World record-holder Kiptum was supposed to race in the Netherlands this weekend, with plans to attack the flat Rotterdam course in pursuit of the 2-hour barrier. But the 24-year-old Olympic gold-medal favorite died in a one-car accident in his native Kenya in Feb. 2024, leaving a void in the marathon world. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

London Marathon pays tribute to last year’s winner Kelvin Kiptum, who died in car crash in February

By Associated Press

April 21, 2024 at 7:27 a.m.

The London Marathon paid tribute to last year’s winner Kelvin Kiptum with a period of...

In this April 19, 1930 file photo, veteran marathoner Clarence DeMar, of the Melrose American Legion Post, crosses the finish line to win the Boston Marathon in the last of his record seven wins in Boston. (AP Photo, File)

Today in History: First Boston Marathon held

By Associated Press

April 19, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On April 19, 1897, the first Boston Marathon was held; winner John J. McDermott ran...

A portrait of Kelvin Kiptum next to his casket is seen ahead of his burial, in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya, Friday Feb. 23, 2024. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum was buried Friday following his death in a road accident, as Kenyans castigated the government for not doing enough to protect and support country’s famed athletes. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Kenya mourns as marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum is given a state funeral

By Associated Press

February 23, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

By TOM ODULA (Associated Press) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s world marathon record holder Kelvin...

Kelvin Kiptum celebrates his Chicago Marathon victory in world-record time with executive race director Carey Pinkowski on Oct. 8, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Family dreams and hopes ‘shattered’ after Chicago Marathon winner’s death in Kenya

By TOM ODULA

February 12, 2024 at 4:53 p.m.

Kelvin Kiptum’s father told a Kenyan TV network that his only child had promised —...