Marathons have long since been a draw for travelers. The host city not only attracts the actual marathon runners, but also friends and families showing their support as well as marathon enthusiasts who want a front-row seat of the action.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon returns on Sunday, October 8, 2023, for the 45th running of one of the nation’s most iconic road races, and it promises to be historic in athleticism, inspiration, and milestones.
This year, participants from around the world, all walks of life, and all levels of skill are running for themselves, their family members, and their communities. The inspiring stories of those taking on 26.2-miles in Chicago make each year’s race special, and this year will be no different. One of the deepest and most decorated professional athlete lineups in the event’s history will lead the way on race day.
Following in the footsteps of the front runners, more than 47,000 participants will make up one of the race's largest finisher fields, which will include the event's millionth finisher – both milestones and a testament to the race’s significance and global popularity.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon welcomes thousands of participants from more than 100 countries and all 50 states. The race’s iconic course takes participants through 29 vibrant neighborhoods on an architectural and cultural tour of Chicago. The 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will start and finish in Grant Park on Sunday, October 8, 2023. In advance of the race, a three-day Abbott Health & Fitness Expo will be held at McCormick Place Convention Center on Thursday, October 5, Friday, October 6, and Saturday, October 7.
From athletes breaking barriers and records to those running for a cause, below is what you should know about this year’s event.
The 2023 Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Championships will be held as a part of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 8, with 2,700 top age-group runners from across the world vying for podium positions in their respective age categories. One of these participants is 60-year-old Jenny Hitchings from Sacramento, CA. Jenny has run 33 marathons and hopes to break the American record, if not the World Record, as she enters a new age category this year. She already holds five American Records and a World Best for her age group (60-64).
The inaugural Bank of America Chicago Distance Series culminates at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Participants who completed the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K in March, the Bank of America Chicago 13.1 in June and the Chicago Marathon will receive a unique medal and a guaranteed entry into the 2024 Chicago
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Good news for deal-seeking shoppers: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is finally here. This savings event is similar to Amazon's annual Prime Day, which took place this past July and featured some of the retailer's best deals of the year on everything from luggage and electronics to home goods and shoes. Through today, October 11, Prime members can enjoy major savings once again with Prime Big Deal Days.
If you haven’t heard of Alula, don’t sweat it — the fact that it’s relatively unknown among Western travelers is just proof that it’s still mostly free from over-tourism.
Good news for deal-seeking shoppers: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is finally here. This savings event is similar to Amazon's annual Prime Day, which took place this past July and featured some of the retailer's best deals of the year on everything from luggage and electronics to home goods and shoes. This October 10 and 11, Prime members can enjoy major savings once again with Prime Big Deal Days.
It’s the Czech Republic — the birthplace of pilsner and the original Budweiser lager (born in Plzeň and České Budějovice, respectively). Ever since the nation split from Slovakia 30 years ago, the Czech Republic has proudly topped the charts — head and shoulders above its European neighbours. According to recent research, the average Czech puts away 184 .1 litres of beer a year — the equivalent of 324 pints.
After bedbug sightings on trains and cinemas in France, an expert is warning that the blood-sucking parasites could be hitching a ride to the UK on the Eurostar.
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: bed bugs have taken over the city of Paris, and we are now faced with the prospect that the outbreak could travel overseas. The infestation began just before Paris Fashion Week (yes, these bugs have good taste), when reports broke of increased sightings of the insects in homes, cinemas, trains and even hospitals. Now, questions are being asked about the safety of traveling to and from Paris; what we can do to prevent the spread, and whether the critters are already settling in our mattresses. Below, we answer all your questions about travel and the bed bug spread.
With major hotel companies announcing new brands left and right, it's hard to keep up with all of them. But of all the announcements coming out in the last few years, few have been as exciting as Hilton's new Tempo by Hilton, designed to cater to "active, ambitious travelers."
It's been just a year since Japan reopened its borders to international travel after the pandemic. But tourism has rebounded in ways almost no one could have predicted, setting up a potentially record-breaking 2024.
Cities and countries across Europe have introduced visitor taxes as they battle the return of mass tourism following the pandemic. The extra fees can mean increasing the cost of your holiday by hundreds of dollars.