Chicago Marathon
Illinois endurance event
The Chicago Marathon is an annual 26.2-mile footrace through the streets of Chicago, held each October.
One of the six World Marathon Majors, it draws elite runners and tens of thousands of amateurs to a flat, fast course along Lake Michigan and through diverse city neighborhoods: She qualified for Boston by running the Chicago Marathon in under three hours.
Those who race on foot
- startlineRace's beginning marker
- bibMealtime chest covering
- paceSpeed of movement
- coursePlanned path forward
timing · splits · checkpoint · corral · personal-best · pacers · cutoff · registration
Asian immigrant neighborhood
- PilsenCzech city, brewing center
- BoystownNebraska youth care community
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- lakefrontShore of inland water
neighborhoods · October · autumn · wind · downtown
Goodwill among companions
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
- cowbellStruck metal percussion instrument
signs · team · solidarity · inspiration · celebration · reunion · tradition
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
persistence · willpower · discipline · fortitude · fatigue · exhaustion · bonking · cramping
runners
Those who race on foot
course · timing · splits · checkpoint · corral · personal-best · pacers · cutoff · registration · lottery
Chinatown
Asian immigrant neighborhood
- PilsenCzech city, brewing center
- BoystownNebraska youth care community
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
lakefront · neighborhoods · October · autumn · wind · downtown
camaraderie
Goodwill among companions
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
cowbell · signs · team · solidarity · inspiration · celebration · reunion · tradition
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
determination · persistence · willpower · discipline · fortitude · fatigue · exhaustion · bonking · cramping · depletion
jogging
Slow-paced locomotion exercise
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- strideExtended single footstep
- footstrikeFoot's ground contact
gait · mileage · training · long-run · tempo · intervals · taper · hydration · fueling · chafing
Chicago Marathon100-meter dash
Brief straight-line footrace
sprint race · dash · mile run · 5K · 10K
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