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Download it for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts. This article tagged under: chicago marathon tracker Chicago Marathon bank of america chicago marathon chicago marathon bank of america chicago marathon. Back to Article. Close Menu. Search for:. I did a quick shakeout run in the morning around 9 a. My legs felt good. I went to the Chicago Marathon expo around 11 a. They had the same bib pickup at McCormick Place, but it took over an hour to get through the vaccine check. It really held up the lines, so I spent more time than usual at the expo, but definitely worth the experience.

In the evening after eating some more, I mentally planned my race , set up my race outfit, used my massage gun, and wished my friends good luck. I went to bed early. I felt a little nervous when I woke up for the marathon, considering all the months of training that I put in.

My best workout was two mile long runs back-to-back, which gave me a lot of confidence that I could handle the distance. I had three Maurten gels before the race, and I was ready to go. I had everything I needed. The race started at a. The second half felt even more comfortable; I felt like I was just in rhythm. My training did really help; I felt like my endurance was there, and I took my gels at the right time. I ended up finishing , which put me in th place.

I felt pretty good about it. A lot of people talked about the weather in Chicago. I was sweating after the first couple miles, but so was everyone else. A lot of my good friends had a hard time. I was relatively fortunate that I did hold back because of Boston the next day. Conditions were definitely not ideal, but I was happy to finish and not overdo it. I think the most important aspect of the race is not only doing it, but finishing, and then making sure I was recovering as soon as possible.

After running the first marathon, how can I run the second? So after the first race, I immediately went back to the hotel, took a shower, cleaned up a little bit, used my massage gun , and took in a lot of fluids and electrolytes before leaving for the airport. I had a little pasta, but I took in much more electrolyte drinks.

You've come to the right place. You can track runners by heading to the official Chicago Marathon results page , where you can follow along with the race's live leaderboard and get real-time updates and splits every 5K on specific athletes. You can search for runners here and save specific runners to follow here. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon app also features live race day runner tracking, along with elite athlete profiles and a live broadcast stream of the event.

You can download the iOS app here and the Android app here. The race will air on NBC and nbcchicago.