836. Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 Chicago Marathon
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
"Remember the entire journey, because it's very special."
It's almost time for the 47th running of the Chicago Marathon! The 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 12, and this episode is packed with all the information you need before you head to the start line. (And yes, you really should plan to get there two hours early. We'll explain why!) The elite fields are stacked, and they'll be followed by tens of thousands of runners en route to 26.2-mile glory. Get ready. Get psyched. And get that Goose Island at the finish!
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In this episode:
- Chicago Marathon executive race director Carey Pinkowski talks about what to expect at this year's race (2:15)
- All things pre-race: How to get in for next year's Chicago Marathon, how Chicago is committed to sustainability, and whether or not you can still change your starting corral assignment (21:35)
- Who to watch in this year's professional fields (32:10)
- What to know about getting to the start and navigating the athlete village (34:00)
- Chris "Coach Worm" Wehrman and Robyn LaLonde talk Chicago Marathon course strategy (44:40)
- All about the finish line experience and tips for spectating (1:12:20)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. |
| 0:06.7 | I'm your host, Allie Feller, and today I am here to help tell you everything you need to know about the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. |
| 0:15.6 | The Chicago Marathon is one of the Abbott World Marathon majors, and it's one of three majors in the United States, |
| 0:21.8 | alongside Boston and New York City. The 2025 Chicago Marathon is on Sunday, October 12th, |
| 0:28.1 | and in addition to some seriously stacked professional fields, I know so many of you are running |
| 0:33.5 | this year's race or are planning to be out cheering or watching on your home screens. |
| 0:38.1 | Throughout this episode, you'll be hearing from a range of Chicago Marathon, Insiders and |
| 0:42.1 | experts to answer every question you have about this iconic race. |
| 0:46.7 | As for me, I am so looking forward to heading to Chicago for the third time. |
| 0:51.5 | This year, I will again be part of the finish line announcing team, |
| 0:54.9 | shouting out names, and hyping up finishers all afternoon and into the evening. I'm also hosting |
| 1:00.3 | a live show with New Balance on Friday afternoon, and I'll be running the Abbott Chicago 5K, |
| 1:05.9 | my first race in a while. So we've got a lot to go through today. Here's what you can expect from this |
| 1:11.9 | annual episode for all of the Chicago Marathon Lovers. If you're running this year's race, we are going |
| 1:17.8 | to tell you all about the course, the Start Village, whether you might be lucky enough to catch |
| 1:22.0 | a glimpse of all the pros at the start, and what to expect after you cross the finish line. |
| 1:27.1 | Spoiler, beer. Chicago's got you |
| 1:29.4 | covered. And if you're feeling inspired, we'll tell you how to get in for next time. We'll talk |
| 1:34.2 | finish line, we'll talk spectating, and hopefully by the end of this episode, your shoulders are down |
| 1:38.6 | and you're feeling a little lighter, more relaxed, and more confident about tackling this race. |
| 1:43.7 | Because just so you know know you've totally got |
| 1:46.0 | this if you've listened to this episode in the past some of the sections like the course strategy |
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