Last weekend was the the 2024 Chicago Marathon. Over 52,000 runners hit the streets of Chicago for the race. As I do after each World Marathon Major, I’ve collected the results and analyzed them to see if there are any interesting tidbits. I’ve published a detailed analysis in Runner’s Life, which you can find here. … Read more
Last Sunday, I ran the Chicago Marathon. It was the first of my Abbott World Marathon Majors. When I ran the Erie Marathon last year, I was hoping to qualify for Boston. My time there didn’t make the cutoff for Boston 2024, but it did get me in to Chicago as a consolation prize. In … Read more
And just like that, it’s all come to an end. This is the final week of my training for the Chicago Marathon, and by the end of this week I’ll be in the city getting ready for the race. Note: I’m publishing this after the race, because I didn’t have time to down this weekend … Read more
The Chicago Marathon has announced that it will be implementing new qualifying times for guaranteed entry, starting with the 2025 Chicago Marathon. As I began to dig into this data, I was curious about the history of these times. When did they start? Have they changed previously? I was a little surprised to find out … Read more