Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2025: Over 50,000 runners set to start from Grant Park on Sunday -VIDEO
Tens of thousands of athletes will take to the streets Sunday morning for the 47th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, News.Az reports citing the ABC7.
🏃♂️Over 50,000 #athletes from all 50 U.S. states and 100 countries will run the 26.2-mile #ChicagoMarathon, starting in #GrantPark near the #ArtInstitute. The course winds through 29 of #Chicago’s lively neighborhoods, with more than a million spectators expected to cheer along… pic.twitter.com/2GH2vr6E4u
— News.Az (@news_az) October 12, 2025
More than 50,000 athletes from all 50 states and 100 countries will take a 26.2-mile tour of Chicago.
It all starts in Grant Park, right by the Art Institute.
Runners will spend time in 29 of Chicago's vibrant neighborhoods with at least 1 million people expected to line the race route.
Many of Sunday's runners are also running for a good cause. Millions of dollars are raised each year for dozens of different nonprofits while nearly $700 million is raised for the race's host city.
The Bank of American Chicago Marathon officially steps off at 7:30 a.m.





