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Chicago Marathon26.2mi

Sunday, 11 October 2026 · Chicago · start 08:35

Distance
26.2 mi
Climb
89 m
Start
08:35
To go
1 week

The course

Chicago Marathon is a 26.2 mi road marathon course in Chicago, IL, USA with 89 m elevation gain. Route map and elevation profile below.

212 m high89 m climb
0 mi26.2 mi · low 185 m

A flat course: 27 m between the lowest and highest point.

Friends and family following you? jrny.run/finder/chicago-marathon shows them when you’ll pass each point.

jrny for Chicago Marathon

  1. Every run, one timeline. Your Strava runs land week by week on the build to Chicago, whatever plan you follow: a coach, a book, your own.
  2. Race week sharpens. The course, its hills and the weather at your start time, your goals, and a race-morning checklist.
  3. Line it up with a past race. This build against your last marathon, week by week to race day. jrny shows where you are; what it means is your call.