Chicago Marathon

Sunday 11 October 2026 · 08:35

AT A GLANCE

Distance
Marathon · 42.195 km
Elevation
89 m
Start time
08:35
local
Weeks to go
14

The course

ROUTE
42.2KM
Chicago Marathon course route map
212m
89m gain
185m
0km42.2km
Course map

Prepare for Chicago with JRNY

Training tab showing week-by-week timeline with a tune-up race in the buildTraining tab showing week-by-week timeline with a tune-up race in the build

01 · THE TRAINING BLOCK

Every run, one timeline

JRNY pulls your Strava runs into a week-by-week timeline for Chicago Marathon. You see the block taking shape, whatever plan you're following: a coach, a book, your own, or one you've pasted in. Add tune-up races and see how this block compares to a past marathon.

  • Week-by-week timeline with countdown and tune-up races

  • Bring any plan. Upload it to see what's ahead, or just sync and watch the block build

  • Volume, long runs, and compare against a past marathon

02 · RACE PREP

Sharpens into race day

As race day gets closer, JRNY shifts to race prep. For Chicago Marathon, that means route, elevation and weather. Set your goals, build a race-morning timeline, and use our course finder so friends know where to be.

  • Chicago Marathon's elevation profile and race-week weather in JRNY

  • Goals and a race-morning timeline on Your Plan

  • Use jrny.run/finder/chicago-marathon to help friends and family support you

Race Prep Course tab with elevation profile and weather for race weekRace Prep Course tab with elevation profile and weather for race week

03 · COMPARE

Compare your Chicago block with a past marathon

Line up your Chicago block against a past marathon, aligned by weeks to go from race day, so taper sits over taper and peak over peak. Two lines, the numbers beside them. JRNY shows you where you are. You read it. Once you've got a past marathon in JRNY, Compare does the rest.

  • Aligned by block position, not calendar date

  • Volume, long runs, heart rate and weekly average

  • Your call on what it means

Compare tab showing current block aligned against a past marathon by weeks to goCompare tab showing current block aligned against a past marathon by weeks to go

Ready for Chicago Marathon?

Sync your Strava runs to map your week-by-week block ahead of Sunday 11 October 2026.