Our 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon application process opens to Seven Continents Club® Members on Monday, December 11 at 12:00 PM ET. Our Canadian clients are welcome to submit their application starting Wednesday, December 13. The application process closes on Monday, December 18 at 12:00 PM ET. Please note that this is NOT on a first-come, first-served basis. All applicants will be notified of their status by December 21. (Marathon Tours & Travel is licensed to sell packages with entry to our SCC members and Canadian clients only. Limited availability).
RACE DATE: Sunday, October 13, 2024
RACE TIME: The first wave begins at 7:30 AM.
MINIMUM PACE/CUT-OFF TIME POLICY: The event has a course time limit of 6 hours and 30 minutes. The official end vehicle will start following the last starter and maintain a 15-minute per mile pace along the race course. Chicago Marathon Website
COURSE: Flat and fast, the start and finish is in Grant Park. The looped-course through the city offers numerous opportunities for spectators to catch the action.
TEMPERATURE: The Windy City can be just that or it could be a chamber of commerce perfect day. Expect anything and everything from temperatures in the low 40’s Fahrenheit at the start to upper 70s at the finish. The average high and low is 64 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit in October.
GUARANTEED ENTRY: Canadian citizens, International Seven Continents Club® (SCC) Members and SCC Members who reside in the USA are eligible for a guaranteed entry with Marathon Tours & Travel.
NUMBER PICKUP: Each runner is responsible for picking up their own race bib and packet at the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo at McCormick Place (2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago) from Thursday October 10 through Saturday, October 12. Find details here.
DIFFICULTY: Easy. This is a flat and fast course.
