Grant Park Closed to Closed to spectators until spectators until Schedule of events Spectators will not have access to the race start and fi nish 11 a.m. 11 a.m.

Columbus Dr. Download the E. Monroe St. Sunday, October 7 areas within Grant Park on race day. These areas will be Grant Park accessible only to participants displaying their event-issued Bank of America bib numbers, event staff with proper credentials, and ticketed Marathon Wheelchair Start (men) guests (where applicable). Family, friends and individuals 7:20 a.m. Biofreeze 27th Mile who are not registered for the race will not be able to escort Marathon Marathon Wheelchair Start (women) Post-Race Party runners to the start line or greet runners at the fi nish line. 7:21 a.m. Stage We recommend that spectators support runners from app by TCS Marathon Handcycle Start elsewhere on the course, and meet runners aſt er the race in RUNNER REUNITE App features: 7:22 a.m. designated areas within Grant Park. Athletes with Disabilities Start (AWD) • Advanced & unlimited Gate #1 E. Jackson Blvd. 7:23 a.m. Biofreeze 27th Mile Post-Race Party and runner tracking Wave 1 Start Runner Reunite • Elite athlete profi les 7:30 a.m.

The Biofreeze 27th Mile Post-Race Party and Runner Reunite Michigan Ave. Lake Shore Dr. • Interactive expo & Wave 2 Start area of Grant Park will open to spectators at 9:30 a.m. To course map 8 a.m. access this area, spectators must pass through security • Live NBC5 and bag screening at Entrance Gate #1 (Jackson Drive and broadcast streaming Wave 3 Start Michigan Avenue) or Entrance Gate #4 (Congress Drive and • Interactive course map 8:35 a.m. Michigan Avenue). • Race week schedule Spectator access to Grant Park W. Congress Pkwy. Information presented by Molex Gate #4 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Information Tents presented by Molex will be available to E. Congress Pkwy. assist participants and spectators with event information, Biofreeze 27th Mile Post-Race Party course maps and general event inquiries as well as lost and 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. found items. Participant access only Grant Park map key Visit the App Store Runner Reunite Molex Information tent Participant access only 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Biofreeze 27th Mile or Google Play to City Scents Post-Race Party download today! Closed to Spectators Runner Reunite chicagomarathon.com (until 11 a.m.) E. Balbo Ave.

Watch live on race day Course entertainment NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago will provide complete live Bank of America Cheer Zones – Miles 13.7 and 26 TV coverage and live streaming of the Bank of America Chicago Join Bank of America at two cheer zones to support all race participants. Cheer items will be provided to help you support your Marathon on Sunday, October 7. The live television broadcasts runners, and we encourage you to “high-fi ve” runners as a way of will air from 7 – 11 a.m. and the live stream will be available at motivating and celebrating their journey to the fi nish. The Mile nbcchicago.com and telemundochicago.com from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. 13.7 Cheer Zone will be located on Monroe and Jeff erson Streets (two blocks from Union Station). The Mile 26 Cheer Zone is near Listen live on race day the fi nish line at Michigan Avenue and (two blocks 670 The Score Sports Radio will provide complete live radio from CTA Red Line Roosevelt stop). coverage of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on race day Connect to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and each other at from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. bankofamerica.com/chicagomarathon or at #ChicagoMarathon.

Offi cial Bank of America Chicago Marathon Merrill Lynch Cheer Zone merchandise from Nike Head to the Merrill Lynch Cheer Zone to grab a bull bell and join the DJ encouraging runners as they make their way through the Commemorate your Bank of America Chicago Marathon experience West Loop. The Merrill Lynch Cheer Zone is located at Mile 17.1 with offi cial merchandise off ered by Nike. The offi cial merchandise ( and Jackson Boulevard). Also, don’t forget to collection includes commemorative performance running and ring the super-sized Merrill Lynch Bull Bell at the Biofreeze 27th lifestyle apparel and can be purchased at the following locations. Mile Post-Race Party to celebrate with your friends, family and Offi cial fi nisher merchandise will be available on Sunday, October 7. neighbors.

• Abbott Health & Fitness Expo (October 5 & 6) U.S. Trust Cheer Zone Come make some noise and cheer on the runners giving them • Nike Chicago, 669 N. Michigan Ave. an extra push of motivation for the second half of the race. • Nike Running Bucktown, 1640 N. Damen Ave. The U.S. Trust Cheer Zone is located at Mile 13.7 on Jeff erson • Nike.com Street between Monroe and Adams Streets. • Fleet Feet Old Town, 1706 N. Wells St. • Fleet Feet South Loop, 1520 W. Roosevelt Rd. Charity block party • Fleet Feet Lincoln Square, 4762 N. Lincoln Ave. Thousands of Bank of America Chicago Marathon participants are • Fleet Feet Lakeview, 3359 N Southport Ave. running and fundraising on behalf of important local, national and • Fleet Feet Elmhurst, 124 E. Schiller St. global causes. To celebrate the impact these participants make, • Fleet Feet Oak Park, 102 N Marion St, Oak Park, IL. the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will host a Charity Block • Fleet Feet Deerfi eld, 800 IL-43, Deerfi eld, IL. Party near Mile 15. Spectators, family and friends are welcome to Spectator guide cheer on their charity runners at the Charity Block Party located at Adams Street and Loomis Street near Whitney Young High School. #ChicagoMarathon PURPLE LINE continues downtown UPTOWN weekday rush periods Linden Sheridan Rd. Central Noyes Foster Inner Lake Shore Dr. Mile marker Davis Downtown Inset 8 Dempster-Skokie Dempster Brown Purple Red Main Line Line Exp Line to transfer, Participant arrival times Spectator viewing areas by CTA trains Oakton-Skokie South Blvd use farecard, Green Clark/ State/ walk between WRIGLEYVILLE elevated and Howard Clinton Line Lake Lake St Lake subway Below are the approximate times YELLOW LINE Jarvis Kilometer marker Use Chicago’s convenient and aff ordable CTA rail system to cheer on Pink Morse Line Loyola the fi rst and last participants your runner from start to fi nish at the 2018 Bank of America Chicago RED LINE Granville Blue Line Lake BROWN LINE N Thorndale to transfer, use farecard, Bryn Mawr Washington/ walk via will pass through the listed Marathon. Find out your runner’s planned pace per mile to estimate pedway Washington Aid station Wells Washington/ Berwyn Wabash Cumberland O'Hare Harlem Contains medical, toilets, water Rosemont mile markers. BLUE LINE Argyle Western Francisco Damen when they will arrive at easy to reach locations along the course. Rockwell Kimball Kedzie State St Gatorade Endurance Formula Lawrence Subway Subway

BOYSTOWN 7 Jefferson Park Dearborn St

Wells St Wells Monroe Wilson Adams/ NORTH CENTER Montrose Montrose Wabash Sheridan Quincy Jackson Irving Park Irving Park

SheridanSheridan Rd. Rd.

Broadway Start to Mile 2 Grand Red Line Station – Miles 1, 3 and 12.5 Ave Southport Medical Paulina Addison Addison Addison to transfer, use farecard, Wabash 9 walk between Board a Red Line train and exit at Grand Ave. (Mile 1). Walk Belmont elevated and Van Buren St Wheelchair participants: 7:20 a.m. Belmont subway Wellington LaSalle/ Harold Van Buren Washington three blocks west to LaSalle St. (Mile 3) and four blocks west Logan Square Diversey LAKE VIEW Blue Line Library Food on course Runners: 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. California Fullerton Clinton Congress LaSalle Pkwy to Wells St. (Mile 12.5). Sedgwick Red Line Orange Line Green Line Western Armitage

Damen North/Clybourn Clark/Division Cannon Dr. Diversey Ave. 15 Cannon Dr. Gatorade Endurance Division Mile 2 to Mile 4 Monroe Red Line Station – Mile 2 Chicago Chicago Chicago 10 Merch Lincoln Ave. Clark St. Grand Grand Austin Cicero Conservatory- Central Park Oak Park Central Laramie Pulaski Harlem/Lake Ridgeland Energy Gel Wheelchair participants: 7:26 a.m. Board a Red Line train and exit at Monroe St. Kedzie Mart GREEN LINE See Lake Gatorade Endurance Runners: 7:39 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Downtown California Inset Ashland 6 Morgan Michigan Western Austin Oak Park Cicero Harlem Kedzie- Homan Pulaski Medical District Carb Energy Chews Forest Park

BLUE LINE Chicago Red Line Station – Miles 3.5 and 12.25 Polk Harrison

Fullerton Dr. StocktonStockton Dr. Dr. Clybourn Ave. UIC- Mile 4 to Mile 6 Roosevelt 18th Racine 10 Biofreeze Relief Zone Board a Red Line train and exit at Chicago Ave. Walk three Halsted LINCOLN PARK PINK LINE Cermak-McCormick Place Wheelchair participants: 7:32 a.m. Map Not to Scale Cermak-Chinatown blocks west to LaSalle St. (mile 3.5) and four blocks west to Halsted

Cicero ORANGE LINE Kedzie Damen Pulaski

Webster Ave. Kostner Webster Ave. Accessible station Western Bank of America Runners: 7:49 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Wells St. (Mile 12.25). California Ashland Central Park 54th/Cermak

Sedgwick St. Sedgwick St. Park & Ride Lot Cheer Zone 35th/Archer Sox-35th 35th-Bronzeville-IIT Rush periods only Indiana BUCKTOWN Free connection 43rd Mile 6 to Mile 8 Clark/Division Red Line Station – Miles 4 and 12 Kedzie Merrill Lynch between routes 47th 47th Board a Red Line train and exit at LaSalle St. (Mile 4). Walk Boarding in direction Western 51st Cheer Zone Wheelchair participants: 7:40 a.m. shown only Pulaski Garfield RED LINE Garfield 5 one block west to Wells St. (Mile 12). Runners: 7:58 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Midway GREEN LINE 63rd GREEN LINE LaSalle Dr. U.S. Trust Ashland Branch East 63rd Branch OLD TOWN 8 69th Halsted TRIANGLE 79th King Dr boarding only

11 Cheer Zone Harlem-bound North Ave. Sheridan Red Line Station – Mile 8 87th February 2018 Ashland/63rd Mile 8 to Mile 10 Board a Red Line train and exit at Sheridan Rd. Walk four Grove Cottage Marathon course 95th/Dan Ryan OLD TOWN Wheelchair participants: 7:45 a.m. blocks east to Broadway. Wells St. WICKER PARK/ Wells St. Charity block party WEST TOWN Runners: 8:08 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Run club block party Addison Red Line Station – Mile 8.5 Division St. CTA fare information Milwaukee Ave. Board a Red Line train and exit at Addison St. Walk four Mile 10 to Mile 12 The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) encourages all participants 4 blocks east to Broadway.

LaSalle St. Wheelchair participants: 7:52 a.m. and spectators to purchase CTA fares in advance to avoid 12 GOLD COAST UKRANIAN VILLAGE/ Runners: 8:17 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sedgwick Brown Line Station – Mile 11 waiting in long lines at the airports and on race day. Visit EAST VILLAGE MAGNIFICENT ventrachicago.com to learn more and to purchase fares MILE Board a Brown Line train and exit at Sedgwick St. Walk a Ashland Ave. NEAR Mile 12 to Mile 14 half-block north to North Ave. in advance. NORTH STREETERVILLE 20 Wheelchair participants: 7:58 a.m.

RIVER Grand Ave. Grand Ave. Washington/Wells Elevated Station (Brown, Pink or Orange

Jefferson St. NORTH 1 Runners: 8:27 a.m. – 12:30 p.m

StateState St.St. Michigan Ave. Line) – Mile 13.5 Base/Regular fares* Full Reduced** 5 Ogden Ave. Board any Brown, Pink or Orange Line train and exit at ‘L’ train fare $2.50 $1.25 13 3 Mile 14 to Mile 16 Washington/Wells. Walk one block west on Washington St. to Wacker Dr. LaSalle St. NEW EAST Bus fare $2.25 $1.10 SIDE Wheelchair participants: 8:05 a.m. Franklin St. Randolph St. Randolph St. WEST LOOP WEST Runners: 8:36 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Transfer (up to 2 additional rides with 2 hours) $0.25 $0.15 LOOP UIC-Halsted Blue Line Station – Miles 14.25 and 17 UNITED GATE Cash bus fare $2.50 Damen Ave. Lakeshore Dr. Damen Ave. CENTER Monroe St. Lakeshore Dr. Board a Blue Line train and exit at UIC-Halsted. Use the THE Mile 16 to Mile 18 Columbus Dr. Adams St. Columbus Dr. Halsted St. exit or Morgan St. exit and walk two blocks north ‘L’ train fare from O’Hare $5.00 15 14 LOOP 2 Wheelchair participants: 8:11 a.m. 17 to Adams St. to view the runners at Mile 14.25 in Greektown. Or

16 Halsted St. Halsted St. Jackson Blvd. Jackson Blvd. Runners: 8:46 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. use the Halsted St. or Morgan St. exit and walk one block north to *As deducted from transit value in a Ventra transit account Congress Pkwy. **Applies to children ages 7 to 11 and to customers with a valid RTA Reduced Fare Permit Eisenhower Expy. Buckingham Harrison St. Fountain Jackson Blvd. (Mile 17). UNIVERSITY GREEKTOWN Balbo Ave. VILLAGE Mile 18 to Mile 20 Ogden Ave. 18th Pink Line Station – Mile 19 Taylor St. SOUTH Wheelchair participants: 8:18 a.m. Passes Full Taylor St. LOOP Board a Pink Line train and exit at 18th St. Walk four blocks 18 Runners: 8:55 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 1-Day CTA Pass $10 Ashland Ave.

Loomis St. east to Loomis St. LITTLE ITALY RooseveltRoosevelt Rd. Rd. O 26 Museum Campus 3-Day CTA Pass $20 30 Mile 20 to Mile 22 Cermak-Chinatown Red Line Station – Mile 21.5 Board a Red Line train and exit at Cermak-Chinatown. 7-Day CTA Pass $28 PRAIRIE Wheelchair participants: 8:24 a.m. DISTRICT Michigan Ave. Michigan Ave. Halsted St. Halsted St. Runners: 9:05 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 19 18th St. New Cards & disposable tickets Fare 20 Sox-35th Red Line Station – Mile 23 and 23.25 New Ventra Card* $5 load value/passes with PILSEN Mile 22 to Mile 24 Board a Red Line train and exit at Sox-35th. Use the 33rd St. L cash or card; pay up to NEAR SOUTH Wheelchair participants: 8:31 a.m. exit (Mile 23) or walk two blocks east on 35th St. to State St. 7 full fare-rides at once SIDE 25 Runners: 9:14 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Mile 23.25). Canalport Ave. N 21 CTA Single-Ride Ventra Ticket $3 good for up to 3 rides Cermak Rd. WentworthWentworth Ave. Ave. 40 within 2 hours of use LOWER WEST McCormick Place Abbott Health & Mile 24 to Mile 26 35th-Bronzeville-IIT Green Line Station – Mile 23 and 23.25 SIDE Fitness Expo Board a Green Line train and exit at 35th-Bronzeville-IIT. Use CHINATOWN Wheelchair participants: 8:37 a.m. M *Register your new Ventra card online or over the phone to have the $5 charge the 33rd St. exit (Mile 23) or 35th St. exit (Mile 23.25). immediately refunded as transit value to pay for rides 35 Runners: 9:24 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. State St. SOUTH 22 Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station – Mile 25 COMMONS Bankcard or NFC-enabled mobile phone Mile 26 to Finish N Board a Green Line train and exit at Cermak-McCormick Wheelchair participants: 8:44 a.m. Place. Walk two blocks east to Michigan Ave. Use your own contactless bankcard or NFC-enabled mobile phone with Apple Pay, Android Pay or Samsung Pay to tap and travel 24 Runners: 9:34 a.m. – 3:35 p.m. Indiana Ave. Indiana Ave. Roosevelt (Red, Green and Orange Line) Station – on CTA and Pace. Tap your card or phone to pay as you go. This

BRIDGEPORT symbol: means your card is contactless. (Transfers not available) 33rd St. Finish Line THE GAP Board a Red, Green or Orange Line train and exit at Roosevelt O 23 Rd. Walk east on Roosevelt Rd. toward the Museum Campus/ Visit the fares page of transitchicago.com for more information. BRONZEVILLE L M Grant Park. 35th St.