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Bank of America Chicago Marathon Shatters Another Record:$47.1 Million for Charity
Image: Bank of America Chicago Marathon The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today that 2025 participants raised a record $47.1 million for local, national and global nonprofits, smashing last year’s highest fundraising total by $11 million. The fundraising momentum is expected to continue in 2026, with a third of the 55,000-person participant field expected to run and fundraise on behalf of an official charity. “We are awed by the incredible fundraising put forth

Sifiso Ngobese
Dec 123 min read


Bank of America Chicago Marathon Announces Prize Money for the Para Athletics Program
Image: Chicago Marathon Event Now Features a Cumulative Prize Purse of More Than $1 Million The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today the introduction of prize money for the event’s Para Athletics Program beginning in 2026. By adding prize money to the Para Athletics Program, the event aims to expand opportunities for athletes competing at the highest level of the sport, recognize their accomplishments and attract top Para athletes to the Chicago Marathon. Addition

Sifiso Ngobese
Nov 52 min read


The Bank of America Chicago Distance Series Announces Extension of Media Partnership with NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago
Chicago Marathon Following a successful Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 12, event organizers today announced an extension of a media partnership with NBCUniversal Local Chicago (NBC 5 Chicago / WMAQ and Telemundo Chicago / WSNS). The multi-year agreement will continue the stations’ role as the official English and Spanish television broadcast partners for the Bank of America Chicago Distance Series events through 2028. NBC 5 Chicago has been a media partne

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 173 min read


Registration for the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago 13.1 and Shamrock Shuffle Opens this Month
Image: Shamrock Shuffle Today the teams behind Chicago’s premier racing portfolio announced registration information for the events that...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 104 min read


2025 Top Stories and Broadcast Information
Image: Chicago Marathon The Bank of America Chicago Marathon returns on Sunday, October 12, for the 47th running of one of the world’s...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 104 min read


Conner Mantz Ready to Break American Marathon Record in Chicago
Image: courtesy The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced Conner Mantz will return to run the 2025 race in an attempt to break the...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jun 63 min read
Runners Turn the Streets of Downtown Chicago Green at the 44th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle
Runners Turn the Streets of Downtown Chicago Green at the 44th Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle Sold-out field celebrates the start of...

Sifiso Ngobese
Mar 252 min read


Record $36 Million Raised for Charity at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Image: AI Runners Can Secure an Entry into the Sold-Out 2025 Event by Running and Fundraising for Charity The Bank of America Chicago...

Sifiso Ngobese
Jan 293 min read


Ruth Chepngetich Smashes the World Record at the 46th Running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Catherine Debrunner bests her course record and John Korir runs the second fastest time in event history CHICAGO – Ruth Chepngetich’s...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 14, 20244 min read


Registration for the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago 13.1 and Shamrock Shuffle Opens this Month
CHICAGO – Today the teams behind Chicago’s premier racing portfolio announced registration information for the events that will make up...

Sifiso Ngobese
Oct 9, 20245 min read
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