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TABLE OF CONTENTS 06

SCHEDULE

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WELCOME

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2018 TOP FINISHERS

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MINIMIZING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

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PUSHING TOWARD THE FUTURE/PLANTING NEW SEEDS

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ELITE ATHLETE MENTOR PROGRAM

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CAREY PINKOWSKI CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

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TRANSFORMING 26.2 MILES OF ROADWAY INTO THE ICONIC BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON COURSE

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ATHLETES TO WATCH

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ONE MO TIME?

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IN THE NEWS

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ABBOTT HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO

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COURSE ENTERTAINMENT

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

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CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS

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VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

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SPONSORS

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BIOFREEZE 27TH MILE POST-RACE PARTY

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CITY AGENCIES

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Dear Runners, On behalf of the entire Bank of America Chicago Marathon staff, Bank of America, the City of Chicago, our sponsors and volunteers, I am thrilled to welcome you to the 42nd annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

CAREY PINKOWSKI EXECUTIVE RACE DIRECTOR

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

As we look toward the start of this year’s race, I have spent time reflecting on a simple question: What has motivated more than 820,000 runners to finish the Bank of America Chicago Marathon? What motivates you in 2019? Every year, I am moved by your personal stories. From the moms running to show their kids the meaning of perseverance and hard work, to the charity runners raising funds on behalf of a cause that is important to them, to the runners trying to achieve personal bests or Boston Qualifiers (BQ) and to the Olympians trying to make history. We all run for different reasons, and the marathon remains a mirror that reflects our lives: It’s euphoric, painful, routine, heartbreaking and life changing. It’s magnificent, and when we find ourselves pushing to overcome the wall — at Mile 20 or in life — we discover our own power to keep going; one mile at a time.

I have been at the helm of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon for 30 years, and I have watched this race shi from a mostly local event with 6,000 runners to a global powerhouse with more than 40,000 finishers. We’ve run through rain, heat, snow and sunshine. We’ve watched running boom for a second time. We’ve watched four world records go down on our iconic course. We've watched the City of Chicago embrace us. We’ve raised more than $185 million for charitable causes. We’ve been at the forefront of sustainability initiatives for mass sporting events. We’ve inspired more than 1 million spectators who line up every year to cheer us on. But what cannot be captured in a number or in a sentence is the profound beauty of the collective spirit that unites all of us on race day. Being your executive race director for the last three decades remains a gi that I have never taken for granted. Thank you for your resilience, your dedication and your ongoing love for this sport. Without all of you, none of this would have been possible.

This year’s official program offers you a deeper look into the famed University of Illinois wheelchair racing program; the community and sustainability initiatives we continue to implement; the top athletes running our race, including several past champions; and the months of work it takes to transform 26.2 miles of roadway into your marathon course on race day.

As runners, we o en hear the expression, “the hay is in the barn.” When you line up on October 13, take a moment to reflect on the months of training you poured into this race; on the family and friends who supported your journey; on your personal goal; and on the finish line ahead. You’ve done the work — the roads await the echoes of your soles. Dig deep when it gets tough, and run with gratitude. You get to do this.

See you at the finish line.

Sincerely,

Dear Friends: We’re pleased to welcome you to the 42nd running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. On behalf of all of us at Bank of America, thank you for taking part in one of the most popular endurance races in the world.

Bank of America has 6,000 teammates located in the Chicagoland area who are committed to meeting the financial needs of our customers and clients whether opening a bank account, planning for retirement or growing a business. We are proud of the $1.6 billion in Bank of America lending and investing that helped fuel Chicago’s economy.

Additionally, we contributed nearly $10 million to address local needs, including housing, hunger and workforce development. Bank of America’s team in Chicago donated nearly 52,000 volunteer hours to local organizations. We’re committed to helping Chicago remain economically and culturally vibrant.

Once again, Chicago’s streets will be filled with more than a million and a half people who will cheer on more than 40,000 athletes. Last year’s race generated a record $378 million in economic impact for the city. One of the key reasons for the event’s world-class status is the power and spirit of you, the dedicated running community, and your commitment to making the marathon experience more meaningful by running for the benefit of a charity.

For more than a decade, the marathon has created an opportunity for runners to raise more than $207 million for 170 charitable causes.

BRIAN T. MOYNIHAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Bank of America

It’s an honor to host this world-class event every year, in one of the world’s great cities.

Thank you to everyone who help to make the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon possible.

Enjoy the race.

Sincerely,

PAUL T. LAMBERT CHICAGO MARKET PRESIDENT

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, October 11 Abbott Health & Fitness Expo; Packet pick-up McCormick Place, North Building, Hall B 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 12 Advocate Health Care International Chicago 5K 7:30 a.m.

Learn more at Chicago5K.com Abbott Health & Fitness Expo; Packet pick-up McCormick Place, North Building, Hall B 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, October 13 Grant Park Marathon Wheelchair Start (men): 7:20 a.m.

Marathon Wheelchair Start (women): 7:21 a.m.

Marathon Handcycle Start: 7:22 a.m.

Athletes with Disabilities Start (AWD): 7:23 a.m.

Wave 1 Start: 7:30 a.m.

Wave 2 Start: 8 a.m.

Wave 3 Start: 8:35 a.m.

Spectator access to Grant Park begins 9:30 a.m.

Biofreeze 27th Mile Post-Race Party Grant Park, Butler Field 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Times are subject to change.

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WELCOME TO THE BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON

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On Sunday, October 13, more than 45,000 runners from all 50 states and over 100 countries will descend upon Chicago to run one of the world’s most iconic marathon courses. As we head into this year’s race, we are inspired by your reasons for running.

The marathon is a personal

expression about your potential, your will, your strength and your ability to persevere. Your motivation to run 42K has boosted participation in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon by more than 500% since we launched our first race in 1977. Your drive keeps the running boom going, and it

continues to lay the foundation for future generations to join the movement . . . to experience the magic of the finish line and the spirit of the marathon.

muscles start to show signs of fatigue; believe it at Mile 20 when you face the “wall”; and let the musical chorus of fans dance with you over the final 10K.

Harness its spirit at Mile 1 Writer Joe Henderson captured when you feel invincible and the essence of this beautifully: the minutes pass easily; check "You can never be sure. That's in at Mile 13.1 when your what makes the marathon

both fearsome and fascinating.

The deeper you go into the unknown, the more uncertain you become. But then you finish. And you wonder later, 'How did I do that?' This question compels you to keep making the journey from the usual to the magical."

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TOP 2018 FINISHERS MEN 01

Mo Farah

GBR

2:05:11

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Geoffrey Kirui

KEN

2:06:45

02

Mosinet Geremew

ETH

2:05:24

07

Abel Kirui

KEN

2:07:52

03

Suguru Osako

JPN

2:05:50

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Taku Fujimoto

JPN

2:07:57

04

Kenneth Kipkemoi

KEN

2:05:57

09

Bedan Karoki

KEN

2:07:59

05

Galen Rupp

USA

2:06:21

10

Birhanu Legese

ETH

2:08:41

Official results as of July 2019. Results are subject to change in accordance with IAAF Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations.

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TOP 2018 FINISHERS WOMEN 01

Brigid Kosgei

KEN

2:18:35

06

Sarah Crouch

USA

2:32:37

02

Roza Dereje

ETH

2:21:18

07

Taylor Ward

USA

2:32:42

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Shure Demise

ETH

2:22:15

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Kate Landau

USA

2:33:26

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Florence Kiplagat

KEN

2:26:08

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Melanie Myrand

CAN

2:34:08

05

Veronicah Nyaruai

KEN

2:31:34

10

Marci Klimek

USA

2:34:53

Official results as of July 2019. Results are subject to change in accordance with IAAF Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations.

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TOP 2018 FINISHERS WHEELCHAIR MEN 01

Daniel Romanchuk

USA

1:31:34

02

Marcel Hug

SUI

1:31:35

03

David Weir

GBR

1:31:43

04

Hiroki Nishida

JPN

1:33:27

05

Jordi Madera

ESP

1:33:57

Official results as of July 2019. Results are subject to change in accordance with IAAF Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations.

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TOP 2018 FINISHERS WHEELCHAIR WOMEN 01

Manuela Schär

SUI

1:41:38

02

Madison De Rozario

AUS

1:43:16

03

Susannah Scaroni

USA

1:44:48

04

Sandra Graf

SUI

1:47:35

05

Katrina Gerhard

USA

1:51:25

Official results as of July 2019. Results are subject to change in accordance with IAAF Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations.

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MINIMIZING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

BY ERIN CHAN DING

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THE BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON CONTINUES TO LEAD THE INDUSTRY IN SUSTAINABILITY

The volunteers at the zero-waste station grin at the finishers of the 2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, who wear their square-shaped medals around their necks, exhausted and elated all at once.

They glance at the marathoners’ hands, which hold remnants of banana peels or apple cores left over from the snack area they drifted through at the finish.

“You can put that right here!” the volunteers tell them, as cheerful as their counterparts stationed along the 26.2mile route handing out cups of Gatorade and water.

The volunteers at the station gesture toward a receptacle with a sign that runners will see again at the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon; it reads thIs: compostable.

After this year’s marathon, the inedible parts of the fruit, along with the cups runners grab during the race, will be broken down at a processing facility into a nutrient-rich compost and donated to the Chicago Park District. In turn, the CONTINUE ON PAGE 18

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Park District will use the dirt runners will find the affable, According to Kotch, the Mexico City Marathon is the only other to nourish community gardens sustainably minded volunteers. all over the city, beautifying The intentional care on reusing marathon certified as Evergreen. the places Chicagoans run past and recycling, Morris says, “As the Bank of America Chicago every day. “conserves our natural resources, Marathon course makes its “By creating circular stories, helps with waste prevention way through the various we are better able to reduce by keeping materials out of neighborhoods of the city, we our environmental impact and landfills, reduces greenhouse realize the responsibility we positively impact the communities gas emissions and helps combat have to support or uphold the environment of these vital we run through,” says Cat Morris, climate change.” communities,” said Bank of manager of sustainability for America Chicago Marathon Chicago Event Management, Race Director the company that manages and MAKING A GLOBAL IMPACT Executive The effort toward environmental Carey Pinkowski, in a press directs the marathon. responsibility extends beyond release by the Council marking The circular stories don’t end the Bank of America Chicago four consecutive, two-year with the fruit and cups.

Marathon. As part of the certifications last October. “As According to Morris, those Inspire program with the we grow our sustainability shimmery blankets distributed Council for Responsible Sport, program each year, it is to runners at the finish line Chicago Marathon organizers rewarding to see the positive to help regulate their body collaborate with and mentor impact of our efforts and the temperature, called Heatsheets, organizers of other races so enthusiasm everyone has to will be shipped to Trex, a entire athletic communities can make the race as sustainable manufacturer of composite implement more sustainable as possible.” boards. Trex turns the Heatsheet practices.

The Council applauded the Bank materials into composite boards, The Bank of America Chicago of America Chicago Marathon which marathon organizers Marathon achieved its Inspire for achieving 70% waste then donate to local community status at the Evergreen level, diversion away from landfills gardens that will use them to the highest certification, from and into recycling, compost assemble park benches. the Oregon-based Council for and reuse efforts. It also cited In past years, according to Morris, Responsible Sport last year when, the 132 metric tons of carbon the more than two million cups according to the council, it marked dioxide the marathon offset containing water and Gatorade at least four consecutive years with renewable energy credits along the course had been of successful implementation in 2017 and a commercial worm hauled to landfills. Then, two of socially and environmentally farm that composted about 10 years ago, marathon organizers responsible practices. tons of organic waste last year introduced compostable cups to from the marathon.

Shelley Villalobos, managing four aid stations. Last year, the director at the Council for Certification by the Council compostable cups populated Responsible Sport, says the for Responsible Sport is three-fourths of all aid stations.

Bank of America Chicago based on five pillars: planning This year, Morris says, all two Marathon has used the and communications, which million cups will be compostable. organization’s framework for takes into account accurate New for this year, the plastic nine years and became the first measurement; procurement, water bottles distributed at marathon to earn Evergreen which encompasses purchasing Runner Refresh at the finish line status, the highest possible decisions that include a and at the Post-Race Party will go level of certification. Brant focus on local, regional and to a recycling facility. There, they’ll Kotch, a Council board member, sustainable products; resource be turned into polyester fiber used notes that Chicago is still the management, which calls for for marathon signage, including only U.S.-based marathon to increased focus on waste for the zero-waste stations where hold the evergreen designation.

diversion, energy conservation, the use of renewable energy sources, maximizing alternative transportation and the analysis of an event’s carbon footprint; access and equity, which looks to increase access to underrepresented groups and puts a particular emphasis on positive examples for youth; and community legacy, in which a

The Council’s standards, Villalobos says, “are holistic in nature, going far beyond waste, and they touch many, if not most, aspects of hosting events.” Its goal, she says, is a planet in which responsibly produced

sports events are normalized.

In mid-June, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon also become an early signatory— and the first of the six Abbott World Marathon Majors—to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Sports for Climate Action initiative, a program encouraged by the Council that

BY CREATING CIRCULAR STORIES, WE ARE BETTER ABLE TO REDUCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES WE RUN THROUGH.

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sporting event not only provides an economic boost to cities but also brings together diverse groups and embodies civic pride.

CAT MORRIS | MANAGER OF SUSTAINABILITY

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SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT

25,948

26,208

Gatorade Endurance Energy Gel wrappers shipped to Terracycle, where the packets are shredded and melted into hard plastic to make new recycled products

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tons of clothing collected from the start line and donated to Illinois Amvets

gallons of water donated to Feed the Hungry

80 tons of waste composted or recycled

16 tons of food and water from the finish line donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository

61,729 people reduced their carbon footprint by taking the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo shuttle

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pounds of LDPE, including Heatsheets and stretch wrap, collected and hauled to Trex for creating composite boards. The boards will be used to create benches for donation to local community gardens

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tons of organic waste given to a local commercial worm farm. Over the winter, the worms broke down the waste to nutrient rich compost soil, which was donated to the Chicago Park District and community gardens in the spring of 2019

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invites sports events to, according to its website, “combat climate change, through commitments and partnerships according to verified standards, including measuring, reducing and reporting greenhouse gas emissions, in line with the well below 2 degree scenario enshrined in the Paris Agreement.” The Sports for Climate Action initiative also calls for “using sports as a unifying tool to federate and create solidarity among global citizens for climate action.”

Kotch, who’s also the race director of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon, which hold a gold certification from the Council for Responsible Sport, says the Chicago and Houston marathons send staff members to each other’s events to observe and learn. All year long, the two staffs also share best practices on sustainability.

It’s well worth the effort to run responsible races and sporting events because, Kotch says, “Doggone it, it’s just the right thing to do. The earth’s resources are finite, and we have to use them responsibly. I think everyone has a duty in that respect, and there are plenty of races that do and runners should be looking out for, and supporting, these races.”

Kotch, whose Houston Marathon weekend draws about 33,000 participants in three race distances, says the races use water from city hydrants instead of bottled water. Both the Houston and Chicago marathon volunteers are trained to sort materials as soon as runners hand them waste, which he says solves a major recycling program problem.

“I firmly believe sustainability is the future of sport,” Kotch says. “We should do whatever we can do to make this planet of ours more livable for a longer period of time.”

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PUSHING TOWARD THE FUTURE PLANTING NEW SEEDS

BY CINDY KUZMA

The Bulls owned basketball through most of the 1990s.

In the early 2010s, the Blackhawks reigned supreme in the National Hockey League.

Meanwhile, about 140 miles south of Chicago, an even more dominant and enduring sports dynasty has emerged.

Nestled among rows of soybean and corn in UrbanaChampaign, the wheelchair track and field program at the University of Illinois has emerged as a powerhouse in a sport that itself is ascending. “It’s the epicenter of wheelchair racing,” says Carey Pinkowski, executive race director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

“These phenomenal athletes compete at the highest level in the marathon, on the track and in other road races.”

Now, with a program pairing Chicago area youth with accomplished Illini athletes, the Marathon and the university have joined forces

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THE ELITE ATHLETE MENTOR PROGRAM BUILDS ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS WHEELCHAIR TRACK AND FIELD PROGRAM, AND ITS LONG-TERM CONNECTION WITH THE BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON, TO SHAPE THE NEXT CROP OF COMPETITORS. to offer a new generation of wheelchair racers a glimpse into a future of independence and accomplishment. What they’re absorbing transcends sport, encompassing goalsetting, problem-solving and self-confidence.

Nellie Meinhardt, 11, of Bartlett, Illinois, was born with spina bifida and is already an accomplished athlete, especially in basketball. From her elite mentor Arielle Rausin, she’s learning how to use a racing chair and what it takes to succeed academically. But her biggest takeaway? “To never give up,” Meinhardt declares, confidently.

That attitude exemplifies what this type of program can broadcast to youth with disabilities and their families—and to the entire community. “To me, it shows the real value of sport, and that’s changing perceptions, upturning stigmas and creating opportunities for

individuals who have been underrepresented,” says Adam Bleakney, head coach of wheelchair track at the university.

A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE

The University of Illinois wheelchair track program springs from a history rooted in accessibility and equality, starting with a campus built to accommodate wounded veterans after World War II. The school has been sending athletes to the Paralympics since the event’s debut in Rome in 1960.

The team’s modern-day dominance is difficult to overstate. At the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, 13 Illini athletes represented the United States, accounting for about one-fifth of the American delegation. At the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, University of Illinois athletes have logged 37

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Coach Bleakney, himself a transverse myelitis paralyzed Paralympic silver medalist and her legs. She didn’t line up for Meanwhile, races like Chicago the 2002 Bank of America her second event until six years have helped wheelchair racing Chicago Marathon champion, later. It took that long for her become increasingly visible— says the international field and parents to find the resources and a viable career path for high level of competition in and opportunities for her to individuals with disabilities. Chicago push the entire sport compete again.

Since 2016, wheelchair racers forward. At the same time, he “There’s this huge barrier to have had their own competition appreciates the way the race entry with the cost of it and the in the Abbott World Marathon continues to welcome less knowledge and the equipment,” she says. “Unless you are Majors, in which they earn experienced athletes. points across races toward a “I remember my first Chicago, fortunate enough to be close $100,000 prize purse. That’s in in 1996, more than I remember to a program and work with addition to the money awarded winning,” he says. “That was someone who really knows for winning or placing in each my first competition in a racing what they’re doing, it can race, amounts which have wheelchair. I was new to the seem impossible.” increased significantly in the sport and just about a year Tracey Wilson, the marathon’s removed from my spinal cord manager of elite athlete and past decade. programs, had With these stakes, mainstream injury.” Now, he relishes sharing participant media has begun to pay attention. that type of experience—which a vision—an initiative to Writers and broadcasters cover restored a piece of his athletic address this gap, and to make the race itself, as well as personal identity—with freshman athletes connections that were more personal than the typical youth stories of compelling Illini pushing their first 26.2. victories since the inception of the elite wheelchair field in 1984.

athletes like 17-time Paralympic medalist and eight-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion Tatyana McFadden and 21-year-old phenom Daniel Romanchuk, who won his first Abbott World Marathon Major in Chicago last year.

MAKING CRITICAL CONNECTIONS University of Illinois athlete Amanda McGrory first raced in a wheelchair when she was five, not long after a disease called

sports program. When Wilson proposed the idea of the mentor program, McGrory jumped at the chance to make the impossible possible for other young people.

Wilson recruited six mentees ages 8 to 18, at varying CONTINUE ON PAGE 32

THERE’S THIS HUGE BARRIER TO ENTRY WITH THE COST OF IT AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE EQUIPMENT...UNLESS YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE CLOSE TO A PROGRAM AND WORK WITH SOMEONE WHO REALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE DOING, IT CAN SEEM IMPOSSIBLE. AMANDA MCGRORY | ELITE ATHLETE

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On the ceiling at the school’s indoor training facility hangs a museum of racing chairs, testament to the degree to which technology has changed the sport. The yellow frame belonged to Jean Driscoll—12-time Paralympic medalist, two-time Olympic medalist and eight-time winner of the Boston Marathon—while the teal is a replica of the chair in which Sharon Hedrick won the first Olympic gold medal for wheelchair racing, in 1984.

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Elite mentor Arielle Rausin and mentee Nellie Meinhardt practice using the Bodyblade, a device that uses oscillating movement to build stabilizing muscles through different ranges of motion.

levels of experience, from local organizations like Dare2Tri Paratriathlon Club, Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. McGrory, meanwhile, selected mentors from among her teammates, all wellrounded athletes involved in the community.

When Wilson and McGrory regrouped, the pairings seemed preordained. Seventeen-year-old Cameron Poole wants to work as a special education teacher, the chosen career path of elite athlete Brian Siemann. McGrory’s mentee, 15-year-old Kari Craddock, has her sights set on the Paralympics.

McGrory—who has amassed three Paralympic appearances, seven medals and three Chicago Marathon victories—represented the perfect guide.

The athletes met for the first time in September. The next month, at the marathon, the youth had a front-row seat to the race’s inner workings, including the technical meeting, dinner and hospitality tent.

Sixteen-year-old Gabi Berthiaume

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As part of their weekend workshop at the University of Illinois, mentors and mentees paired up to disassemble and reassemble racing chairs. “One thing that you have to know, if you’re traveling with your chair, is how to take it apart to a certain extent,” Tracey Wilson says. “They learned what goes where and how to get it back together.”

University of Illinois athlete Christian Clemmons goes over a workout with 13-year-old Brannon Duffin. “The rollers were probably a fun and unique opportunity for the mentees,” coach Adam Bleakney says. Beginning in November, the marathon will accept applications for the next class of youth, with the goal of having a new group in place in January.

raced the Advocate Health Care International Chicago 5K alongside her mentor, Jenna Fesemyer, on Saturday. On Sunday, Berthiaume watched from the marathon finish line as Fesemyer crossed, in eighth place.

The two even spoke at the elite press conference beforehand, an out-of-this world experience for Berthiaume. “I got to be right next to all my idols,” she says. “I thought I was literally dreaming.”

things to help you get through life,” Wilson says.

Wilson and McGrory had planned to recruit a new class after race weekend, but decided everyone was just getting to know each other. So, they kept the same group and built out a yearlong calendar of events.

In February, the mentors, mentees and their families headed to Champaign for a weekend at the school. Classroom sessions covered topics like training logs, equipment maintenance and goalsetting both within sports and outside of them, in areas ranging from grades to driving to hygiene and personal care. “The goal is not just, here's how you prepare for your next race, but here’s some

The young athletes appreciated the approach, and so did their families. “As a parent and not being a wheelchair athlete, there’s a lot of stuff I can’t cope with,” says Gretchen Berthiaume, Gabi’s mom. “Having a mentor to talk to Gabi is a wonderful thing.”

Nellie Meinhardt’s mom, Megan, agrees, saying the trip filled her with optimism.

“When you’re raising a kid with special needs, you always worry about what’s ahead. When you see all these kids living independently, working, going to college—they gave me an idea of what Nellie’s future can be.”

Of course, the group did some training, too—after all, they were at a Paralympic National Training Center.

Athletes completed sprints and drills on rollers—trainer-like setups for racing wheelchairs—and tried out some of the strength-training equipment in the weight room.

All this prepared some of the athletes to race the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K

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together the next month. In “If there aren’t opportunities for addition, the marathon donated these kids to get introduced to the enough funds for six scholarships sport, there won’t be anyone to fill to the University of Illinois open spots at U of I in the coming Wheelchair Sports Camp in June, years,” she says. “I think the older where a few of the pairs were athletes feel this responsibility to reunited again. pay it forward.”

In between events, they keep in touch by text-message and FaceTime. “Jenna’s like a big sister to me,” Gabi Berthiaume says, noting that she’s also close friends with fellow mentees.

A FUTURE OF OPPORTUNITY On race weekend this October, mentees once again have the chance to race the 5K and enjoy VIP treatment for the marathon.

One—17-year-old Juan Diego Rodarte—is even racing the marathon himself.

That level of accomplishment and commitment is encouraging, says Keri Serota, executive director of Dare2Tri and athletes with disabilities coordinator for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle.

Community service has long been a pillar of the University of Illinois program, Bleakney says. Giving back in this way has been particularly meaningful for McGrory, who has seen dramatic progress in the sport over her 15 years of training and competing.

As she contemplates her next phase, “this has reminded me that I am more than an athlete, and there is more value to the knowledge and experiences I have and what I can share beyond just me being out on the track,” she says.

As Bleakney looks ahead, he sees promise in the young athletes.

By the time they’re old enough to attend, he hopes they won’t even recognize the University of Illinois campus—he’s in the midst of pitching an entirely new facility, complete with a 400-meter

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Strength training is key for injury prevention and performance.

Program participants visited the University of Illinois’ weight room full of adaptive equipment and learned moves like a lat pull with resistance bands.

At the Illini’s indoor training facility, each “roller”—an indoor setup for a racing chair—comes equipped with an iPad that displays metrics as well as adjusts the load and resistance, mimicking hills and other course features. The TV screen displays the athletes’ form from different angles, so they can monitor their biomechanics.

WHEN YOU’RE RAISING A KID WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, YOU ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT WHAT’S AHEAD. WHEN YOU SEE ALL THESE KIDS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY, WORKING, GOING TO COLLEGE—THEY GAVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT NELLIE’S FUTURE CAN BE. MEGAN MEINHARDT | PARENT

indoor track, a strength and conditioning room to rival that of the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, and ongoing application of the latest research and technology.

Though much progress has been made, more work remains to truly level the playing field, he notes.

Such a space would provide one more piece of evidence that wheelchair athletes have the same value and worth as any able-bodied competitor—a world where equity and inclusion are no longer hard-fought battles but ingrained realities. “It’s a positive, but necessary, transformation,” he says.

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CAMERON POOLE, 17

JUAN DIEGO RODARTE, 17

Belvidere, IL

Island Lake, IL

Cameron has been participating in adaptive sports for 10 years, and his current goal is to play wheelchair basketball in college. His longer term goal is to become a special education teacher. Cameron is paired with two-time Paralympian, Brian Siemann.

Siemann earned his master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Juan is a strong athlete who is eager to elevate his training and become more competitive. He has been participating in track with his high school team for the past three years, and he is looking forward to gaining more training knowledge through the Elite Athlete Mentor Program. Juan is paired with 2018 Illinois Half Marathon champion Joey Gibbs.

GABRIELLA BERTHIAUME,16

KARI CADDOCK, 15

BRANNON DUFFIN, 14

NELLIE MEINHARDT, 11

Racine, WI

Richland Center, WI

Grayslake, IL

Bartlett, IL

Gabi started playing sports at age three, participating in triathlons at age nine and racing on the track at age 13. She likes 5K road races because “you’re not just going in circles.” In addition to running, she plays hockey, does powerlifting, dances and models. Gabi’s mentor is twotime winner of the Columbus Marathon and eighth place finisher at the 2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Jenna Fesemyer.

Kari aspires to be a Paralympian, and she has been working toward her goal since she began competing in wheelchair track events at the age of five. She added road races six years ago, and she has raced nationally in Chicago, New York and Connecticut.

In 2018, she competed in the Desert Challenge Games with her mentor, threetime winner of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and seven-time Paralympic medalist, Amanda McGrory.

Brannon is new to the sport of track and field and road racing, and he hopes to improve his skills and gain experience through the Elite Athlete Mentor Program. Brannon is paired with 2016 Columbus Marathon winner and 2018 18th place finisher in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Christian Clemmons.

Nellie is an avid basketball player who currently plays for the Synergy Jr. Bulls as part of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. She is outgoing and energetic.

Nellie is paired with Arielle Rausin, a five-time Boston Marathon competitor and a six-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon finisher.

Rausin founded Ingenium Manufacturing, a company that makes wheelchair racing gloves using 3D printing.

CAREY PINKOWSKI CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

BY SARAH PINKOWSKI Carey Pinkowski came to the helm of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 30 years ago when marathon running was viewed as an extreme sport for the ultra competitive. Online registration and chip timing were a decade away, and Oprah Winfrey had yet to ignite a second running boom that would spark radical changes across the running industry.

In the mid 1990s, marathon running suddenly went from an individual, competitive endeavor to a social movement that welcomed people of all genders, ages, abilities and time goals.

While so much has shi ed over the past three decades, one thing remains true: runners still have to commit to the training; they still have to put one foot in front

of the other; and they still have to show up on race day ready to run 26.2 miles.

Pinkowski’s daughter, Sarah (a budding marathon runner herself and an aspiring writer), interviewed her dad about his experience as the executive race director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

OUT OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE MET, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT?

and where it was going to go — this is when the New York City Marathon had 12,000 people.

That was the big event. Chicago was still trying to identify itself and get off the ground. We talked So many individuals have come about how running was going in and out of the Marathon over to be a cultural phenomenon. the years. First, the volunteers He forecasted people coming have been phenomenal — to the event. Lebow’s playbook everyone who has helped out was that you have to go meet throughout the years. The City people and be out there and of Chicago has always been talk to people and see what a champion for the event. We they do. You just connect with have also been fortunate to have people. You have to take the athletes like Paula Radcliffe, marathon to the people. And Khalid Khannouchi, Joan Benoit never underestimate the power Samuelson and Deena Kastor of a good t-shirt. Fred was very who have been and continue to generous. He wanted to see the sport grow — he loved it. be great ambassadors for us.

The late Fred Lebow was there from the beginning. He actually invited me to run in some of the events he did when I was in college. He really influenced me. When I became involved in Chicago, I remember meeting him and talking about running

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HOW HAS THE SPORT CHANGED OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS? Running has evolved. Thirty years ago, most runners came from a competitive background

with a specific goal in mind. The marathon today has completely shifted into a social, mass participation phenomenon. It has become about community.

The vast majority of our participants are drawn to it for other reasons - not to win their age group — but to help charity and to test themselves.

Last year, we welcomed 12,500 first-time marathon runners to our start line, and that is part of our identity in Chicago. We have been welcoming new runners to the sport for the past four decades. The competition is still part of it, but the growth has been incredible, and women have really been at the forefront of that growth. In 1990, my first year, there were 800 women total. Now almost half the field is women. And there have been changes on both the operational and technical side of things.

Apparel and footwear have changed. There are training groups everywhere, and there is

information on training and diet.

All of this is still relatively new.

Now you become part of this collective journey that wasn’t around back then. There’s just so much information and shared information on what to do and how to get there.

WHAT HAS NOT CHANGED ABOUT RUNNING OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS?

at the end of the day, running is still about the human spirit, doing the training and putting one foot in front of the other.

It stays so genuine and basic. It is an individual expression. You control the result — you finish, you hit a time goal. It’s you. It’s about getting up and doing the training. We are still going to run 26.2 miles of roadway in Chicago. And it’s going to be heartbreaking and exhilarating and depressing and euphoric — sometimes all in the same mile.

Running is still a celebration of humanity and that is never going to change. So many things swirl around our busy lives, but,

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY? Khalid Khannouchi’s first world record. He was a guy who debuted in Chicago. He was our guy and he decided Chicago was going to be a second home for him and he delivered. When he started running professionally, he was a bus boy in a restaurant in New York City. When he came to Chicago, we always got him a room at the Palmer House and he loved the routine and he got to know everyone. All of the staff connected with him, and he became their champion.

He was just an amazing guy

GROWTH OF BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON 1990-2019 1990

YEAR

2019

7,957

Number of finishers

45,000

>1,500

Number of volunteers

12,000+

>10%

% Female marathon runners

45%

8:00 a.m.

Start time

7:30 a.m.

$250,000

Total prize purse

$803,5000

Daley Plaza

Official start line

Grant Park

First year in Grant Park

Official finish line

Grant Park

0

Start corrals/ wave start

15/ 3 Waves

Not invented yet

Online registration and chip timing

Yes

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and a great story. He really became part of our identity in Chicago.

I was able to ride on the lead vehicle when he set his world record in Chicago, and it was a phenomenal race. Moses Tanui got away from him, and Tanui was on world record pace.

And then Khannouchi started chopping down. Tanui had a 33-second lead at Mile 24.

When we entered the tunnel at McCormick Place, Tanui went into the tunnel in the lead and Khannouchi came out in the lead. He loved the tunnel. He popped out and I got the last split and we knew he was going to break the record. No one in history had broken 2:06 and he ran 2:05:42. It was unbelievable.

After that, people realized Chicago was a place you could break world records. It put us on the map big time.

DID YOU ENVISION THE BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON GETTING AS BIG AS IT IS TODAY?

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There were little indicators early on that kept us going. You would see people who would say, “I’m coming back next year!” Somebody would write a letter and say it was great. I had seen the success in New York and Boston, and all the pieces were here in Chicago. They just needed to be connected.

Chicago is such a great sporting city. The cancellation of the 1987 race put a question mark on the event, and it took a

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while to recover from it. Things needed to connect organically and the event would be the best marketing vehicle itself. You can pitch sponsors, but once you get them here and they see it, it sells itself. I don’t think that I initially imagined that 45,000 runners would come to Chicago every year to run, but I am not surprised that so many people have developed a passion for the sport and for our race.

YOU’VE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF SEEING RUNNERS AT THE BACK OF THE PACK AT THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER. CAN YOU SAY MORE ABOUT THAT? I was in college and decided to go to New York with some friends to watch the marathon.

I had never been to New York and I had never really seen a marathon. I was coming from an elite running perspective, and New York had great athletes like Bill Rogers. I was fascinated by the elites, but the runners who streamed in after them also fascinated me. You would see the 2:10 guys and then see another gap and another group.

Then you would see a procession of people who have no chance of winning, but they were just as intent. I felt this energy and connection and I couldn’t figure it out, but that’s the humanity of it. I sat at the finish line and just watched this stream of people.

Just kind of hunkered down on the grass. People cheered just as loud for the back of the pack runners as they did for Bill Rogers. That moved me. I knew there was something there.

WHERE DO YOU SEE THE SPORT GOING? I think people will continue to discover running. It will come to them in different ways, and I think the ultimate expression of running is the marathon. The word marathon is embedded in our culture — “marathon” campaign, “marathon” negotiating. When the Cubs go extra innings — it’s a “marathon.”

Life is a “marathon” and not a sprint. The Galen Rupps and Mo Farahs will come in and out.

Who is coming behind them? I just think people will continue to be fascinated. In Chicago alone, we turn thousands of people away through the lottery. Some people don’t go elsewhere. If they don’t get in, they don’t run.

They wait until next year. That’s a testament to what we do.

And the marathon itself is the most democratic of all activities.

It is inclusive of people of all abilities. It is celebrated. We are all part of the community.

Whether you are Farah going for a European record or a teacher from Gainesville trying to raise money for charity, you are part of the same community. Your goals aren’t the same, but it’s all integrated. We all line up together. Everyone is running on the same streets. Runners can be different shapes and sizes, and it all gets parked. It’s about one foot in front of the other.

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TRANSFORMING 26.2 MILES OF ROADWAY INTO THE ICONIC BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON

BY BRIDGET MONTGOMERY

In 1988, award-winning journalist Philip Hersh argued that the Bank of America Chicago Marathon failed to gain the national traction of the New York and Boston marathons because two-thirds of it was effectively run on a highway, thereby rendering it inaccessible to spectators. Hersh insisted that Chicago take a page out of New York’s playbook and bring the race to the people. Runners, like the course they ran on back then, existed on the fringes of society.

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TODAY’S ICONIC COURSE TAKES RUNNERS ON A LOOPED FOOT TOUR THROUGH 29 OF CHICAGO’S MOST ETHNICALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS

global sensation, he recognized the need to redesign the course.

And that’s exactly what he did — he took the race to the people in 1994.

Today’s iconic course takes runners on a looped foot tour through 29 of Chicago’s most ethnically and culturally diverse neighborhoods. It attracts more than one million spectators annually, and it is globally acclaimed for its fan-friendly navigation. Runners tout the course as “fast and flat”; it attracts both beginners and the world’s best elite athletes (the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is home to four World Records).

All of that changed in 1990 when former professional runner and Hammond, Indiana native Carey Pinkowski emerged as the new executive race director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. “Redesigning the course took our While Pinkowski signed on with race from the margins to the the vision to make the race a center, and it required building

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When the Bank of America Chicago Marathon debuted in 1977 as a local, grassroots project staged by a collection of passionate runners, the course reflected the bare bones nature of a race lacking in significant resources. Runners spent the majority of their time pounding their legs down Lake Shore Drive, a mundane, concrete thoroughfare.

strong partnerships with the City of Chicago, local neighborhoods and our professional sports teams,” says Pinkowski. “I have watched the marathon grow from 6,000 runners to 45,000 runners over the past 30 years, and the course keeps them coming back — it is what took us from a local race to a world renowned sporting event.

There’s unbelievable energy now with huge crowds; you can hear this roar that echoes up the street.”

So what does it take to essentially shut down a major metropolitan city and transform 26.2 miles of roadway into one of the biggest marathons on earth?

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26.2 MILES BY THE NUMBERS A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT COURSE OPERATIONS

1.7 MILLION

The number of spectators — 1.7 million — that annually line the course to cheer on runners!

10,000

The number of community outreach brochures mailed and delivered by hand to everyone along the course, including businesses, residents, churches and property managers.

22,300

The number of flyers volunteers manually place on car windshields to alert people of race day street closures and parking restrictions. Flyers are placed on cars directly parked on the race route and On surrounding blocks. This process starts in late September.

24,000

The total length, in feet, of barricades that Lakeshore Athletic Services (LAS) uses to mark the course (2,400 barricades total, or 4.5 miles of barricades). LAS starts setting up and marking the course around 1 a.m. race morning. Streets open and close on a rolling schedule between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. The course is broken down into four different sections or zones that LAS manages.

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The total number of motorcycles and vehicles in the elite vehicle procession.

There are 15 event vehicles, five event motorcycles and six police motorcycles. Neyl A. Marquez, USATF RRTC Certifier & IAAF-AIMS Course Measurer (A), worked with the Chicago Marathon for the first time in 1989, and he currently coordinates the lead vehicle procession and certifies the course. In order to ensure that Chicago remains a world record eligible course, Marquez measures and certifies the course every five years and any time there is a change to the course (the IAAF requires the marathon to have both an “A” measure and a “B” measure to validate the “A”). It takes about eight hours to measure the course. On race morning, Marquez sends out a vehicle two hours, one hour, half an hour, 15 minutes and three minutes before the race. These vehicles drive the course and spot potential issues (e.g. parked cars) before the runners take off. “Once the race starts, everything is passing me backwards, and I am watching the motorcycles, the media trucks,” says Marquez. “It’s a continuous production.” Marquez, who drove the lead vehicle when Khalid Khannouchi set the world record in 1999 and became the first runner to break 2:06, says that runners would be surprised to learn about “all of the things in the background that they don’t see that are part of the event. But if they don’t see it, then that is the success of the event.”

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The number of aid stations on the course. In total, it takes 650 Gatorade tables, 650 water tables, 72,000 gallons of Gatorade, 100,000 gallons of water, over 1 million water cups, over 1 million Gatorade cups, 6,000 (300 per station) volunteers, 400 course marshalls, 22 forklifts and 40 semi-trucks to set up and staff the aid stations.

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The number of hours it takes to set up and break down the entire course, from the time the first semi-trucks arrive on Saturday to the time the last barrier is removed on Sunday. The entire course is broken down and cleaned up by 5 p.m. on race day.

Runners have 6 hours and 30 minutes to complete the course.

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The number of neighborhoods the Bank of America Chicago Marathon travels through.

Chicago is often referred to as a “city of neighborhoods.”

It officially recognizes 77 neighborhoods, which means that the marathon course runs through nearly 40 percent of the city!

The total number of bridges The number of months it took that the event carpets on for course changes to go into race morning, starting at effect to be ready for the 2018 5 a.m. (there are six total race. Brad Rogstad, senior bridges, but the State Street manager, event productions bridge does not have grates and Logistics for Chicago that require carpeting). The Event Management (CEM), longest carpet on the Cermak explained that marathon staff Bridge runs 210 feet. Runners had to work with the city reach the Columbus Bridge and local aldermen to weigh first. The final runner crosses how the proposed course the bridge at 9:07 a.m., and changes would impact local the carpet is removed by residents. “We had to do our 9:55 a.m. All five bridges have due diligence,” says Rogstad. specific race day timelines “It involved a lot of door to door knocking and walking the and teams managing them. marathon course to see how it might effect churches and local businesses.” Once race organizers gained the approval of the local community and aldermen, they took the proposed changes to the City of Chicago in order to secure permits. The overall course changes were significant in six places (extending 3/4 mile north and impacting the west and south sides), and they The number of bike marshals The number of months the were intentionally made to on the course. Eric Goodwin Chicago Department of avoid major changes to the and Cecile Redoble from Transportation (CDOT) spends start and finish lines; in the Burnham Racing (an elite driving the course prior to end, the official start line in level cycling program based race day. CDOT is frequently Grant Park remained the same in Chicago) organize the bike checking on potholes, and the finish line only moved marshal team; each marshal construction and permits. All six feet. receives an 18-page binder construction work on the race with information on positions, route must be completed rules, schedules, etc. There prior to the race, and CDOT are lead bikes with the elite plans a healthy bulk of its wheelchair competition, in construction work specifically front of the lead vehicles, around the Chicago Marathon. around the press trucks The relationship between the (men’s and women’s), in Chicago Marathon and the Waves 1, 2 and 3 and at the City of Chicago is one of the very end. Cyclists with the most critical ingredients in elite wheelchair athletes must the success, longevity and be capable of maintaining a world-class status of the race. speed of 18 mph.

The number of Chicago wards the marathon runs through.

Chicago is divided into 50 legislative districts or wards, and each ward is represented by an alderman (alderman are elected by their constituency to serve four-year terms).

The Chicago Marathon draws volunteers and participants from all 50 wards. The 11 wards that the course runs through are as follows: 2, 3, 4, 11, 25, 27, 28, 42, 43, 44 and 46.

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The time race morning that the first volunteers arrive on the course.

Volunteer opportunities at aid stations are reserved for groups. The recruitment base includes non-profit organizations, high school sports teams, college student organizations, companies and more. According to the coordinator of the volunteer program, Nicole Lockwood, the most loyal groups of volunteers have been involved with the marathon for more than 30 years.

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OUR LONG-TIME KEY VOLUNTEERS HAVE CREATED A LEGACY AROUND AID STATION VOLUNTEERING,” SAYS LOCKWOOD. “I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS THEIR ENTHUSIASM AND DRIVE THAT MOTIVATES INCOMING VOLUNTEERS TO ARRIVE BEFORE THE SUN RISES AND COMMIT THEIR ENTIRE DAY TO SERVING PARTICIPANTS.

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NICOLE LOCKWOOD VOLUNTEER PROGRAM COORDINATOR

The time in the afternoon the last volunteers leave from Aid Station 20.

After every race, hundreds of runners head to Facebook and Instagram to recap their experience – almost all of them mention the positive impact that course volunteers had on their race. @kijaco wrote on Instagram: “Chicago getting me in the feelings STILL. Thank you to the best volunteers, course support and spectators a marathon could have. You’ve set the bar so high in the best possible way!” Deena K. reflected on Facebook: “This was mine and my husband’s first marathon and we couldn’t have picked a better race. Chicago, you know how to do a marathon and the volunteers and crowd support was insane. We will be back.”

1994

The year Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski significantly changed the marathon course so that it traveled through the city’s neighborhoods, thereby inviting local residents to spectate and embrace the marathon as a unique and fun event in Chicago’s sporting landscape.

“I knew when I became the race director in 1990 that we needed to change the course in order to compete with Boston and New York,” remembers Pinkowski. “I spent my first few years building relationships with not only our running community but with the mayor, local aldermen, residents, businesses, churches. If we were going to take the race to the neighborhoods, then we needed the support of the entire city.

I love that our course gives runners a true taste of Chicago and its beautiful diversity and architecture. And it’s logistically easy to navigate for both runners and spectators.”

I LOVE THAT OUR COURSE GIVES RUNNERS A TRUE TASTE OF CHICAGO AND ITS BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY AND ARCHITECTURE.

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2005

In 2005, the Chicago White Sox made it to the World Series against the Boston Red Sox. The marathon suddenly found itself colliding with MLB playoffs, and it swiftly changed its course to avoid running directly by the old Comiskey Park. Pinkowski, a long-time White Sox fan, remembers this year fondly — he changed the course with enthusiasm in anticipation of many, many more World Series championships. Unfortunately, the South Siders haven’t regained their 2005 form . . . so Pinkowski is still waiting.

1989

The 1989 marathon, held the same day as a Chicago Bears home game and a convention at McCormick Place, created a traffic nightmare downtown.

Drivers in the Loop found major streets blocked off for long periods while runners went by. Following the race, marathon organizers sat down with the city to change the course, and today, the Chicago Marathon and the Bears coordinate schedules so that the Bears do not play a home game on “Marathon Sunday.”

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COOL FACT IN 2017, HASAY AND TEAMMATE GALEN RUPP BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN DUO TO LAND IN THE TOP THREE IN CHICAGO SINCE 1996.

JORDAN HASAY (USA) Hasay, a member of the Nike Oregon Project, offers incredible inspiration when it comes to successful comebacks. After a storybook 2017 season that saw her run the American debut marathon record, 2:23:00 for a third place finish in Boston and then post the second fastest time ever run by an American woman in Chicago, 2:20:57 (finishing third), she shut down her 2018 season due to two stress fractures in her foot. She announced her comeback with confidence this spring in Boston, acquiring another podium finish and posting a swift time, 2:25:20. Hasay hopes to take down Deena Kastor’s long-

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GALEN RUPP (USA) Rupp, a two-time Olympic medalist and current holder of four American records, ran into history at the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, becoming the first American male to claim victory since 2002. Rupp finished fifth last fall by running the fifth fastest time in American history on a record eligible course, 2:06:21.

This year’s race marks a significant comeback for Rupp — he underwent Achilles tendon surgery following last year’s race.

“I could not be more excited to return to a city and marathon that is so special to me,” says Rupp. “After undergoing surgery following last year’s race, I have been pouring all of my energy into my recovery and returning strong in 2019.”

COOL FACT IN 2018, RUPP NARROWLY MISSED BREAKING RYAN HALL’S AMERICAN RECORD

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fifth place finish at the London Marathon in 2:05:39. “Winning the Chicago Marathon last year was very special for me,” says Farah. “It was my first time to win a World Marathon Major and my time was a European and British record. I am looking forward to returning in 2019 to defend my title on the streets of Chicago.”

COOL FACT UP UNTIL THE FALL OF 2017, FARAH TRAINED WITH RUPP AND THE NIKE OREGON PROJECT. FARAH HAS A 22-1 RECORD AGAINST RUPP IN HEAD-TOHEAD COMPETITIONS.

MO FARAH (GBR) Farah’s last performance in Chicago delighted fans across the globe as he dismantled the European record to win with the eighth fastest time in Bank of America Chicago Marathon history, 2:05:11. Farah, a fourtime Olympic gold medalist, shook his final competitor in the 26th mile and pumped his fists down Columbus Drive as the newly crowned champion.

He returns to Chicago after starting his 2019 season with a

MANUELA SCHÄR (SUI) Schär enters this year’s race not only as the defending champion, but also as the reigning champion of the Berlin, New York, Tokyo, Boston and London marathons. She is the fastest female marathon racer of all time with a 1:28:17 personal best and she holds the official world record. Schär spent five years on Chicago’s podium as either the runner-up (four times) or third place finisher (once), but that all changed last fall when she crushed a talented field by almost two minutes to win her first Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

“When I first started doing marathons in 2013, I remember a conversation I had with my coach,” says Schär. “We talked about all the Majors and the different courses. We said if I ever achieve my goal of winning one of the big marathons, it would most likely be Chicago…

So it is a special relationship that I have to Chicago. My win last year was a very, very special moment.”

COOL FACT SCHÄR LIVES BY THE MOTTO: “NEVER HOPE FOR IT MORE THAN YOU WORK FOR IT.”

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to me,” says Romanchuk. “It was the first Marathon Major I ever did, so I use it to gauge my progress over the years. I was shocked to win it in 2018, and I'm so excited to be returning again this October!"

COOL FACT IN ADDITION TO HIS HISTORY MAKING IN NEW YORK, ROMANCHUK BECAME THE YOUNGEST MALE EVER — AT AGE 20 — AND THE FIRST AMERICAN MAN IN 26 YEARS TO WIN THE 2019 BOSTON MARATHON.

DANIEL ROMANCHUK (USA) Romanchuk seized his first Abbott World Marathon Major win in Chicago last fall and he has been invincible ever since.

He welcomed 2019 with a runner-up finish in Tokyo and a pair of crowns at the Boston and London marathons. The London Marathon doubled as the World Para-athletics Marathon Championships so Romanchuk added “marathon world champion” to his long list of accomplishments. “The Chicago Marathon is so special

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JUSTIN GALLEGOS (USA) Gallegos, a student at the University of Oregon, gained global attention last year when he became the first professional athlete with cerebral palsy (CP) to sign a contract with Nike. News outlets like Sports Illustrated and Runner’s World helped his story go viral, but his relationship with Nike started years before he signed a professional contract. Nike first learned of Gallegos when he was in high school, and Gallegos helped the powerful brand develop a shoe for athletes of all abilities: the FlyEase (the shoe features a zipper-andstrap system to make it easier to get on and off). Gallegos will be making his marathon debut in Chicago.

COOL FACT GALLEGOS FOLLOWED IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HIS RUNNING IDOL, ELIUD KIPCHOGE, AND EMBARKED ON HIS OWN “BREAKING2” CAMPAIGN — TO BREAK TWO HOURS IN THE HALF MARATHON. AFTER DEBUTING IN 2:03, HE FINALLY BROKE TWO HOURS THIS SPRING, RUNNING 1:56:36.

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"Mo was spectacular last year against a very talented field of competitors,” said Executive Race Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Carey Pinkowski. “His years on the track and his ability to dig deep and go all out propelled him to his first Abbott World Marathon Majors victory and a European record."

Last year’s race featured a highly anticipated showdown between Farah, a four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 5,000m and 10,000m and a six-time world champion, and his former training partner, American Galen Rupp. Rupp entered the race as the defending champion, and many wondered if he could become just the second American

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With pacers on the line for Following last year’s victory, the first time since 2015, Farah told reporters that he the men’s field abandoned “could have gone a lot faster the pedestrian tempo of today.” That comment excited previous years and started fans, and prior to his race aggressively with a 4:49 this spring in London, media opening mile. In spite of the outlets touted a contest for fast speed, a tight pack of the decade between reigning more than a dozen emerged. London Marathon champion Things picked up after the half and current world record and the men’s field dwindled holder, Eliud Kipchoge, and from a pack of 13 to seven their very own Sir Mo Farah. by the 35K mark. Rupp peeled While Farah did not turn in off the back at Mile 22, and the performance he trained his chance at another title for (Kipchoge won the race swiftly evaporated into a and Farah finished fifth), he distant dream. By Mile 24, it quickly set his sights on was a two-man duel between defending his title in Chicago.

Farah and Ethiopia’s Mosinet Since 1977, only five men Geremew. Farah finally hit the have won back-to-back gas pedal at the 26 mile mark, titles. Can Farah make it one accelerating to victory while Mo time?

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Kipchoge, the current world record holder (2:01:39) and reigning Olympic marathon champion, made headlines in 2017 when he partnered with Nike in its Breaking2 project.

He narrowly missed going under two hours in Monza, Italy, clocking in at 2:00:25.

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ABBOTT WORLD MARATHON MAJORS SERIES XIII KICKS OFF IN CHICAGO Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) Series XII will wrap up at the BMWBerlin Marathon, resetting the leaderboards to prepare for AbbottWMM Series XIII to kick off at the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. At press time, reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge (KEN); 2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and 2019 London Marathon champion Brigid Kosgei (KEN); world record holder and 2018 Berlin, Chicago and New York and 2019 Tokyo, Boston and London champion Manuela Schär (SUI); and 2018 Chicago and New York and 2019 Boston and London champion Daniel Romanchuk (USA) all topped the leaderboards.

“We are excited to start Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XIII with strong elite fields across the board, and in a city we are so proud of,” said Executive Race Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Carey Pinkowski. “It has been incredible to watch the overall growth of the AbbottWMM since its founding in 2008, and to see its positive impact on raising the profile of elite running while also inspiring thousands of runners to become Six Star Finishers.”

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Inheritance of Hope

One Tail at a Time

Lymphoma Society

Jack's Fund

Open Heart Magic

Team One Step

JDRF

Opportunity Knocks

TEAM PAWS Chicago

Joslin Diabetes Center

Organization for Autism Research

The Anti-Cruelty Society

La Casa Norte

Palestine Children's Relief Fund

The ChadTough Foundation

Latinos Progresando

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

The Cure It Foundation

Les Turner ALS Foundation

Parkinson's Foundation

The Lynn Sage Foundation

LIVESTRONG

Pat Tillman Foundation

The Morton Arboretum

LuMind RDS

Pencils of Promise

Tragedy Assistance Program for

LUNGevity Foundation

Phil's Friends

Survivors (TAPS)

Lung Power Team

PKD Foundation

Unite 2 Fight Paralysis

Lupus Society of Illinois

Project AWARE

United Mitochondrial Disease

March of Dimes

Project Purple

Foundation

Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue

Recovery on Water

United Parent Support for

Martin Richard Foundation

Restoration Ministries, Inc.

Down Syndrome

Mercy Home for Boys & Girls

RISE International

University of Iowa Dance Marathon

Misericordia

Run Domestic Violence Out

Urban Initiatives

Mission of Our Lady of the Angels

of Town

Van Andel Institute

Movember Foundation

SALUTE, INC.

World Bicycle Relief

Multiple Myeloma Research

Save the Children

World Vision

Foundation

Semper Fi Fund

World Wildlife Fund

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Wright-Way Rescue

National Kidney Foundation

Shriners Hospitals for Children

ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer

of Illinois

Smile Train

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VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS The helpful hands and encouraging words of Bank of America Chicago Marathon volunteers welcome participants at every moment along the course, giving runners motivation when they need it most. Thank you for the spirit that you have provided and continue to bring to the Chicago Marathon year a er year. Visit chicagomarathon.com/volunteer to learn more.

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18th Ward Democratic Org A Silver Lining Abbott AC San Luis Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Chicagoland Chapter Achilles Freedom Team Air Force Academy High School Alpine Runners AMA Foundation AmBest Education American Airlines American Legion Post 1003 American Postal Workers Union APO Midwest Chicago Alumni Assn. #39 APO Midwest-Chicago Alumni Association Arlington Trotters Athletes with Disabilities Team Au Pair in America Aurora University Circle K International Aurora University Sigma Delta Gamma and Delight Bank of America Bernie's Book Bank Bishop Noll Cross Country BJCA Eagles Black Girls Run BLESSONS Bolingbrook High School Calumet Region Striders CBCAC Chamberlain University Tinley Park SNA Chicago Advanced Client Solutions Chicago Bulls College Prep Chicago Military Academy Bronzeville

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Chinese American Civic Council Church of God College of DuPage CCI Program College of Lake County Cross Country Columbia Events Classes Conant Cross Country Team Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Critical Mass Cultural Care Au Pair Deerfield Girls Cross Country DePaul Accounting Club DePaul Alpha Kappa Psi DePaul Alpha Phi DePaul CHAARG DePaul Chi Omega DePaul DALE & HACE DePaul DECA DePaul Delta Sigma Pi DePaul Delta Zeta DePaul Food for Education DePaul Honors Student Government DePaul Lambda Phi Epsilon & Delta Phi Lambda DePaul National Society of Collegiate Scholars DePaul Pathways Honors DePaul Phi Kappa Psi DePaul Phi Mu DePaul Phi Sigma Pi DePaul Sigma Chi DePaul Sigma Phi Epsilon DePaul Student Nursing Association DePaul University Cross Country & Track and Field DePaul University Rowing DePaul University Special Events Class

DePaul Women in Business Evanston Running Club Evanston Township High School Cross Country Evergreen Park Community High School Evolent Health Fermi Research Alliance, LLC Fleet Feet Chicago French-American Chamber of Commerce - New York Chapter Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago Geneva Vikings Cross Country George Westinghouse College Prep Glen Ellyn Runners Glenbrook North Cross Country Team Golder College Prep Gonzalez Grayslake Central Cross Country Hancock College Prep High School Harvest Bible Chapel Holy Trinity High School IIT Phi Kappa Sigma IIT Triangle Fraternity Illinois School Psychologists Association Illinois Tech Circle K International Free and Accepted Modern Masons and Order of Eastern Stars Jesse Brown VA Jim's Bridge to a Brighter Future Jones College Prep Girls Cross Country Junior League of Chicago Kaplan Kellogg School of Management Kelly STUCO

Kennedy King College Health & Wellness Club Kroy Running Club Lakeshore Athletic Services Lane Tech Girls Lacrosse Lincoln-Way Central Track & Cross Country Loyola University Alpha Phi Omega Loyola University Delta Phi Lambda & Lambda Phi Epsilon Loyola University Peer Advising MacCormac College Criminal Justice League Make a Difference Foundation Malcolm X College Mayas Soccer Academy Metztli Molex Moraine Valley Community College Morton Ambassador Program Morton College PTA Program NCP Key Club NFA Niles West Oakton Runners Club NIU Alpha Phi Omega Eta Chapter NIU Beta Alpha Psi NIU Kappa Pi Beta NIU Lambda Sigma Northwestern Club of Chicago Northwestern University Oak Park Runners Club OES - Rebecca D. Boone Chapter #128 One Brick Chicago OPRF Swim and Dive OSIG: UIC College of Medicine Our Lady Tepeyac High School Palatine High School: Project Excel Peace & Education High School

People are Making a Difference PepsiCo Phil's Friends Planet Fitness Project:VISION Purude Northwestern Cross Country Riverside Brookfield Cross Country Romeoville High School Cross Country Roosevelt Alpha Phi Omega Roosevelt Hospitality Student Association Roosevelt Student Athletes Rosary High School Track & Cross Country Run to the Pub Saints Youth Track Club siniGANG Society for Future Physicians Sprouting Leaders Stevenson High School Runners Students Run Chicago Taft High School Eagles Team De La Salle Team TCS The Resurrection Project Thornwood Cross Country Tom's Team Tracy's Crew Tri Masters Sports Initiative UIC Accounting Club UIC ALPFA UIC Alpha Phi Omega UIC Alpha Sigma Tau UIC Association of PreMedical Students UIC Cancer Center UIC CHAARG

UIC CHANCE Program UIC Chi Sigma Omega and Sigma Alpha Mu UIC Colleges Against Cancer UIC Competitive Gaming Club UIC FBI Chicago Citizens Academy for Students UIC Filipinos in Alliance UIC GEMS UIC Global Brigades UIC HOLA UIC HSA & SSO UIC Kinesiology Club UIC Korean American Student Association UIC Latino Greek Council UIC Medlife UIC Navigators UIC NRHH UIC Omega Delta UIC Phi Kappa Psi UIC Pre-Dental Club UIC Pre-Nursing Student Organization UIC Tau Kappa Epsilon & Phi Sigma Sigma UIC Theta Lambda Beta & Delta Kappa Delta UIC Theta Xi UIC Tigers & Pandas University of Chicago Alpha Phi Omega Von Steuben Environmental Club Von Steuben Key Club Whitney Young High School Women RUN The World World Bicycle Relief Course Marshals

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OSAKA MARATHON 2020

The race entry will start in April 2020. http://www.osaka-marathon.com/index_en.html

What is the OSAKA MARATHON ?

Thirty two thousand runners participating; ten thousand volunteers providing support; and hundreds of thousands of roadside spectators cheering the runners on.

Welcome to the Osaka Marathon, the biggest in Japan.

Every October, runners from around the world travel to Chicago to experience this international city by running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Be part of the excitement of race weekend, and join us at the Advocate Health Care International Chicago 5K! Runners will receive a commemorative item, bib and medal.

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BIOFREEZE 27TH MILE POST-RACE PARTY Upon exiting the finish area, Runner Reunite celebrate your accomplishment Connect with friends and at the Biofreeze 27th Mile family after the race, at Runner Post-Race Party in Butler Field, Reunite. Alphabetical signs (Anear the start line at Columbus Z) will be staged on Columbus Drive and Jackson Drive. The Dr. adjacent to the Biofreeze outdoor celebration will 27th Mile Post-Race Party. feature live music and food Plan to connect in this area and beverages available for and then head to the Postpurchase. Participants age 21 Race Party to celebrate. and over (photo ID required) can redeem the tear-off Massage therapy portion of their bib number for Trained massage therapists one Goose Island 312 Urban will offer complimentary postWheat Ale or Born + Raised race massage treatments for Cream Ale. participants from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Massage Tent will be The 27th Mile Post-Race Party located within the Biofreeze is open to the public from 9:30 27th Mile Post-Race Party at a.m. to 4 p.m., with live music the southwest corner, adjacent beginning at 10:30 a.m. to the Petrillo Band Shell.

City Scents flowers for sale City Scents is offering “good luck” and “congratulations” floral arrangements and bouquets for purchase online and on race day. For delivery to a hotel, home or office, go to the Marathon store page at chicagomarathon. com or call 312.836.0211 or 800.886.1050; or stop by their 209 E. Ohio Street location.

City Scents also offers floral bouquets for sale on race day in Grant Park at four locations near the start/finish area.

Information Presented

by Molex An information tent will be located within the Biofreeze 27th Mile Post-Race Party.

Volunteers will assist participants and spectators with general inquires as well as lost and found items.

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CITY AGENCIES MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT ALDERMAN BRIAN HOPKINS, 2ND WARD ALDERMAN PAT DOWELL, 3RD WARD ALDERMAN SOPHIA KING, 4TH WARD ALDERMAN PATRICK THOMPSON, 11TH WARD ALDERMAN BYRON SIGCHO LOPEZ, 25TH WARD ALDERMAN WALTER BURNETT, JR., 27TH WARD ALDERMAN JASON ERVIN, 28TH WARD ALDERMAN BRENDAN REILLY, 42ND WARD ALDERMAN MICHELE SMITH, 43RD WARD ALDERMAN THOMAS TUNNEY, 44TH WARD ALDERMAN JAMES CAPPLEMAN, 46TH WARD JAMIE RHEE, COMMISSIONER Department of Aviation MARK KELLY, COMMISSIONER

Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events

RICH GUIDICE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Office of Emergency Management and Communications

RICHARD FORD, FIRE COMMISSIONER Chicago Fire Department KAREN M. TAMLEY, COMMISSIONER

Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

EDDIE JOHNSON, POLICE SUPERINTENDENT

Chicago Police Department

JULIE MORITA, M.D., COMMISSIONER Department of Public Health

REBEKAH SCHEINFELD, COMMISSIONER Department of Transportation

MICHAEL P. KELLY, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT & CEO

Chicago Park District

DORVAL R. CARTER, JR., PRESIDENT Chicago Transit Authority

JOHN F. TULLY, COMMISSIONER

Department of Streets and Sanitation

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Ready, set, Chica-go!

We’re a part of Chicago. We live here too. That’s why we’re always listening for ways to improve the city we all love. This year, Bank of America will once again be joining forces with runners, volunteers and race fans who would like to use their power to strengthen our community. Learn more at bankofamerica.com/chicagomarathon.

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