About the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
The 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 7.
Since its inaugural running in 1977, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has developed a global reputation for its fast, record-setting course. Year after year the Bank of America Chicago Marathon hosts representatives from more than 100 countries and all 50 of the United States to compete on this world stage, while the flat city landscape and cool fall climate combine to provide the best backdrop for posting records – personal, national and world.
Capacity:
45,000
Largest Field (total finishers):
36,088 (2010)
Recent Participation:
| Year | Finishers | Male | Female |
| 2003 | 32,361 | 18,690 | 13,671 |
| 2004 | 33,082 | 19,105 | 13,977 |
| 2005 | 32,868 | 18,602 |
14,266 |
| 2006 | 33,633 | 18,910 | 14,723 |
| 2007 | 25,534 | 15,348 | 10,186 |
| 2008 | 31,343 | 17,678 | 13,665 |
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2009 |
33,703 | 19,077 | 14,626 |
| 2010 | 36,088 | 19,946 | 16,142 |
| 2011 | 35,752 | 20,282 | 15,470 |
Estimated Spectators:
1.7 million
Prize purse:
$500,000 ($100,000 to male and female champions)
Affiliated Charity Organizations:
160
World Records (Men):
2:05:42 – Khalid Khannouchi, 1999
2:08:04 – Steve Jones, 1984
World Records (Women):
2:17:18 – Paula Radcliffe, 2002
2:18:47 – Catherine Ndereba, 2001
World Debut Records:
2:05:50 – Evans Rutto, 2003
2:06:54 – Ondoro Osoro, 1998
National Records (Men):
Cayman Islands: 2:40:28 (Tony Keely, 2000)
Ecuador: 2:09:49 (Silvio Guerra, 1997)
Great Britain: 2:07:13 (Steve Jones, 1985)
Japan: 2:06:16 (Toshinari Takaoka, 2002)
Peru: 2:11:36 (Miguel Mallqui, 1998)
Uruguay: 2:12:48 (Nestor Garcia, 1999)