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Kamelya Alexan, Director of I’m Only Blind, and Chicago filmmaker, alongside Tim Paul, a champion marathon runner who ...
Running the Chicago Marathon — and undergoing a skin removal surgery, slated for the week after the race – is “closing the loop, a chapter of my life. The race to him, is a "victory lap." ...
In less than a week, more than 50,000 runners will hit the pavement for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon -- and more than one million spectators are expected to line the streets.
On a sunny, breezy Sunday, more than 40,000 marathon runners dashed through the spectator-lined streets of Chicago. By midday, just after the 23rd mile marker in Bronzeville, the signs shifted ...
Training for a marathon is tough enough, but imagine doing it without food or water during daylight hours. That's exactly what one young Chicago runner is doing during the month of Ramadan.
The performance in Chicago by Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich is also significant for another reason: she’s the first woman to run a sub-2:10 marathon.
The annual marathon is one of the most important tourism events in Chicago and its economic impact could surpass the $547 million it generated last year.
A war hero will take part in the Chicago 13.1 Half Marathon this weekend. Retired Master Sergeant Cedric King lost both of his legs in an IED blast while serving in Afghanistan.
Career Inspiration From Three Marathon Runners: ... A few years ago, when she started running the Chicago Marathon, she felt sharp pains, numbness, and other symptoms.
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya obliterated the women's world record by almost two minutes Sunday as she won the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56, taking inspiration from the late Kelvin Kiptum.
The Chicago Marathon, one of the six marathon majors in the world, took more than 40,000 runners through the spectator-lined streets of the Windy City.
Kelvin Kiptum setting a new world record at the 2023 Chicago Marathon: 2:00:35. Source: Chad Veal/Wikimedia Commons, CC 4.0 Many people run with charities in honor of a special someone.