The Chicago Marathon

The Chicago Marathon

The Chicago Marathon

( 250 reviews )
99% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Chicago,
    Illinois,
    United States
  • October
  • 3 miles/5K, 26.2 miles/Marathon
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Jessica

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
0 6
2016
"Great Flat Race!"
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Jessica 's thoughts:

Expo: In one word AMAZING! I have never seen an expo with so many vendors before. Bib pick up was all the way in the back so you got to walk past everything first then shop through. One thing I did realize though is you should go to the expo early if you want to get any of the official apparel from Nike. When we went they didn't have some of the sizes I was looking for. Another cool thing is you could get a customized Nike shirt with your name (or whatever you wanted) on it.

Course: Super flat and great to get a PR on. Great crowd support along the whole route as well. This really made the miles fly by.

Start: The start was a little chaotic. There seemed to be a limited number of portapotties with very very long lines. I typically got to the bathroom several times before a race, but was only able to go once before having to get in the corral.

Finish: OMG so much beer! It was an amazing way to finish a race. You did have to walk quite a ways before getting out of the finishers zone to meet your family though.

Everyone should do this race at least once!

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