The Chicago Marathon is one of the top 5 marathons in the world, next to the Boston Marathon, New York Marathon, London Marathon and Berlin Marathon. There are others like the Long Beach Marathon, Bay to Breakers and Bloomsday. October 11, 2009, runners will run 26 miles, well actually 26 7/32 miles, to compete.
I would like to see a Chicago Marathon Route Map so if you have a link, please let me know. The city of Chicago will close the streets and track the runners as they go. The weather called for rain that day. I read that in 1906 the Chicago Marathon was actually rained out but that doesn't make sense as the first Chicago Marathon, originally called the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon was September 25, 1977.
Only runners who finish within the first 6 ½ hours have their time officially timed, however, anyone can run. I handed out water once to runners at a marathon. It was very exciting as the first runners rounded the corner and started up a hill. Then came thousands more. The streets were packed, water cups were thrown everywhere. If you are thinking of volunteering, handing out water is very fun.
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