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Chicago Marathon
1977
became a landmark year for running in Chicago.
Over 4,200
runners turned out for the first Mayor Daley Marathon, making
it the largest big city marathon in the world.
Running fever
soon gripped the city, with several other shorter races organized
for the first time including the first Chicago
Distance Classic with an incredible 5,000 runners.
Adding to the excitement,
city fathers announced that their aim was to make Chicago "the
running capital of the world'' and turned five miles of an old horseback
riding path along the lakefront into jogging paths which due to
overwhelming popularity ultimately grew to 18 miles around.
Today, the Chicago
Marathon is renowned for its great local support, superb organisation
and for being the world's fastest and flattest course. Over 1.2
million spectators will line the 26.2-mile course for the 30th anniversary
Chicago Marathon on October 7, 2007, which begins and finishes in
Grant
Park on Columbus Drive, near Buckingham Fountain.
Watch for comprehensive
TV coverage on race day at the local CBS
Chicago station and on the Web, check out related maps and pictures,
recent stats and running times plus lots more on this year's Windy
City run ....
La
Salle Bank Chicago Marathon
- The official site with info on this year's race, entry & registration
details, parking and transportation, Chicago travel info, tourist
attractions and accommodations, how to become a member of the volunteer
26.2 Curb Crew, race day photos, marathon weekend events, complete
results, plus related marathon merchandise at the online store.
Chicago
Marathon Spectator & Course Map
- Full color map of the entire course in printable Adobe Acrobat
format showing CTA viewing areas, famous landmarks, medical aid
stations
Chicago
Transit Authority - The complete rundown from the CTA on
how to get to the start of the race on the big day, as well as prime
viewing areas.
Chicago
Marathon Race Results - The complete database of winners
searchable by finish position, time, or runner name, plus a great
collection of over 100 related Chicago
Marathon news articles from the past and present, from MarathonGuide.com.
Chicago
Area Runners Association
- Great resource for prospective Chicago Marathon runners featuring
the latest news, local race calendar, membership info, maps, best
places to train, interactive pace calculators, fun runs, recent
results, related message boards.
Also
see -> Boston
Marathon | London
Marathon
New
York Marathon | Running
& Jogging
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see -> Chicago
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