r/ChicagoMarathon

3.1K archived posts · Oct 2015 – Sep 2026

Chicago Marathon

r/ChicagoMarathon

A community of runners who are interested in the Chicago Marathon or just running in general. Get ideas, training, help, and even find a runners club near you!

Created Jun 25, 2015

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3.1KArchived posts

A community of runners who are interested in the Chicago Marathon or just running in general. Get ideas, training, help, and even find a runners club near you!

Forum Rules

Please use existing threads - For example, if there is a thread about getting a marathon entry, or trading gear, or other commonly discussed topic in the top 10 (sorted by 'NEW' or 'HOT'), then post in it; don't start a new thread.
Descriptive titles - Just <hotel name> or <charity name> or <race name> is not helpful. Make it usefully descriptive, e.g. 'how convenient is hotel_name' or ' course - will it change'.
Use the 'For sale/wanted' thread - If it is a trading matter - want to sell, or looking for, or where can I find something, use the pinned thread at the top. If you have a concern about something else about the gear, such as 'are backpack reservoirs allowed', and there isn't already a thread about it, then start a thread, again, with a descriptive title.
Forum rule discussion - Posts not conforming to the forum rules may be deleted. If there is a suggestion about moving the post, then please act on it within 12 hours.

If these rules are too much, or too little, please use the pinned thread to discuss.

#Chicago Marathon

Runner Information Official site - includes training resources, race results, app, course, and lots more.

#Chicago Area Running Groups

Alpine Runners Lake Zurich
Arlington Trotters Arlington Heights
Back on My Feet Chicago
Best Foot Forward Western Suburbs
Calumet Region Striders Northwest Indiana
Clocktower Runners and also on FB - Chicago
Elmhurst Running Club Elmhurst
Evanston Running Club Evanston
Fox River Trail Runners Western Suburbs
Glen Ellyn Runners Glen Ellyn
Grayslake Running Club Grayslake
Lake Forest - Lake Bluff Running Club Lake Forest, Lake Bluff
Libertyville Running Club Libertyville
Lisle Windrunners Lisle
Oak Park Runners Club Oak Park

#Running Resources

Chicago Area Runners Another subreddit.
AthLinks All of Your Results in One Place!

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