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2026 Chicago Marathon Registration Opens October 2025

10/4/2025

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2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is Oct 12, 2026; registration opens Oct 21, 2025.
Entry options: guaranteed entries (via tour operators) or a lottery for non-guaranteed entrants.
Registration costs: $250 for U.S. residents, $260 for non-U.S. residents; times vary by age and gender.
Runners must be 16+ and finish within 6 hours 30 minutes; under-18 entrants require parental permission.

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Story summary

2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is Oct 12, 2026; registration opens Oct 21, 2025.
Entry options: guaranteed entries (via tour operators) or a lottery for non-guaranteed entrants.
Registration costs: $250 for U.S. residents, $260 for non-U.S. residents; times vary by age and gender.
Runners must be 16+ and finish within 6 hours 30 minutes; under-18 entrants require parental permission.