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GRANT PARK Closed to Closed to spectators until spectators until Spectators will not have access to the race start and fi nish 11 a.m. 11 a.m. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS areas within Grant Park on race day. These areas will be E. Monroe St. Columbus Dr. Download the SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 accessible only to participants displaying their event-issued GRANT PARK bib numbers, event staff with proper credentials, and ticketed Bank of America Marathon Wheelchair Start (men) guests (where applicable). Family, friends and individuals 7:20 a.m. who are not registered for the race will not be able to escort 27th MILE Marathon Wheelchair Start (women) runners to the start line or greet runners at the fi nish line. POST-RACE PARTY Chicago Marathon 7:21 a.m. STAGE We recommend that spectators support runners from Marathon Handcycle Start RUNNER REUNITE app by TCS elsewhere on the course, and meet runners aſt er the race in 7:22 a.m. designated areas within Grant Park. Athletes with Disabilities Start (AWD) GATE #1 E. Jackson Blvd. 7:23 a.m. Biofreeze 27th Mile Post-Race Party App features: Wave 1 Start and Runner Reunite 7:30 a.m. Lake Shore Dr. The Biofreeze 27th Mile Post-Race Party and Runner Reunite Michigan Ave. Advanced & unlimited Wave 2 Start area of Grant Park will open to spectators at 9:30 a.m. To runner tracking 8 a.m. access this area, spectators must pass through security Wave 3 Start and bag screening at Entrance Gate #1 (Jackson Drive and Interactive expo & 8:35 a.m. Michigan Avenue) or Entrance Gate #4 (Ida B. Wells Drive and course map Michigan Avenue). NBC5 Chicago live SPECTATOR ACCESS TO GRANT PARK race coverage 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Information presented by Molex W. Ida B. Wells Dr. GATE #4 Race week schedule Information Tents presented by Molex will be available to E. Ida B. Wells Dr. assist participants and spectators with event and course BIOFREEZE 27TH MILE POST-RACE PARTY information and general event inquiries as well as lost and PARTICIPANT 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. found items. ACCESS ONLY RUNNER REUNITE Grant Park map key 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Molex Information tent Participant access only Visit the App Store chicagomarathon.com Biofreeze 27th Mile City Scents Post-Race Party or Google Play to #chicagomarathon Closed to Spectators Runner Reunite (until 11 a.m.) download today! E. Balbo Ave. WATCH LIVE ON RACE DAY COURSE ENTERTAINMENT NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago will provide complete Bank of America Cheer Zone – Mile 26 live TV coverage and live streaming of the Bank of America Join Bank of America at the on-course cheer zone to support all Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 13. The NBC 5 Chicago race participants. Cheer items will be provided to help you support and Telemundo live television broadcast will air from 7 – 11 your runners, and we encourage you to grab Bank of America a.m. and the live stream will be available at nbcchicago.com and noisemakers to motivate runners in their journey to the fi nish. 10.13.2019 I AM telemundochicago.com from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. A DJ and drumline will be there to increase the excitement and POWERFUL. celebrate all the runners. The Bank of America Cheer Zone is near LISTEN LIVE ON RACE DAY the fi nish line at Michigan Avenue and 16th Street and continues 670 The Score Sports Radio will provide complete live radio onto Roosevelt Road. coverage of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 13 from 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. Connect to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and each other at bankofamerica.com/chicagomarathon or at #ChicagoMarathon. OFFICIAL BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON 8K Cheer Zone MERCHANDISE FROM NIKE Cheer on runners as they shamROCK through the Bank of America Commemorate your Bank of America Chicago Marathon experience Shamrock Shuffl e Cheer Zone located in Lincoln Park at the with offi cial merchandise off ered by Nike. The offi cial merchandise 8K mark. The Shamrock Shuffl e is the kick off to the Chicago collection includes commemorative performance running and running season and is a continuation of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day lifestyle apparel and can be purchased at the following locations celebrations. Visit shamrockshuffl e.com for more information. starting September 19, 2019. Offi cial fi nisher merchandise will be available on Saturday, October 12, only at Nike Chicago, Nike Charity Block Party Running Bucktown and Nike.com. Thousands of Bank of America Chicago Marathon participants are running and fundraising on behalf of important local, national and • Abbott Health & Fitness Expo (October 11 & 12) global causes. To celebrate the impact these participants make, • Nike Chicago, 669 N. Michigan Ave. the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will host a Charity Block • Nike Running Bucktown, 1640 N. Damen Ave. Party near Mile 15. Spectators, family and friends are welcome to • Nike.com cheer on their charity runners at the Charity Block Party located at • Fleet Feet Old Town, 1706 N. Wells St. Adams Street and Loomis Street near Whitney Young High School. • Heartbreak Hill Running Company, 2148 N Halsted St. SPECTATOR GUIDE UPTOWN PURPLE LINE continues downtown Sheridan Rd. weekday rush periods Linden Central Inner Lake Shore Dr. Noyes 8 Foster Mile marker Davis Downtown Inset SPECTATOR VIEWING AREAS BY CTA TRAINS Dempster Dempster-Skokie Brown Purple Red Main Line Line Exp Line to transfer, WRIGLEYVILLE Broadway Oakton-Skokie use farecard, PARTICIPANT South Blvd walk between Use Chicago’s convenient and aff ordable CTA rail system to cheer on Green Clark/ State/ Howard Lake Lake elevated and Kilometer marker Clinton Line Lake St subway YELLOW LINE Jarvis Pink ARRIVAL TIMES your runner from start to fi nish at the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Morse Line Aid station Loyola Contains medical, toilets, water RED LINE Granville Blue Line Lake Below are the approximate Marathon. Find out your runner’s planned pace per mile to estimate BROWN LINE N Thorndale to transfer, Gatorade Endurance Formula use farecard, Bryn Mawr walk via Washington/ pedway Washington when they will arrive at easy to reach locations along the course. Wells Washington/ times the fi rst and last Berwyn Wabash Cumberland O'Hare Harlem BOYSTOWN 7 Medical Rosemont BLUE LINE Argyle Western Francisco Damen Rockwell Kimball Kedzie State St participants will pass through Lawrence Subway Subway Jefferson Park Dearborn St NORTH CENTER Wilson St Wells Monroe Montrose Montrose Adams/ Sheridan Rd. Wabash Food on course the listed mile markers. Sheridan Quincy Jackson Irving Park Irving Park Grand Red Line Station – Miles 1, 3 and 12.5 Ave Southport 9 Addison Addison Paulina Addison to transfer, use farecard, Wabash walk between Gatorade Endurance Board a Red Line train and exit at Grand Avenue (mile 1). Belmont Belmont elevated and Van Buren St Start to Mile 2 subway LAKE VIEW Wellington LaSalle/ Harold Energy Gel Van Buren Washington Logan Square Diversey Walk three blocks west to LaSalle Street (mile 3) and four Blue Line Library Wheelchair participants: 7:20 a.m. California Fullerton Clinton Congress LaSalle Pkwy Gatorade Endurance Sedgwick Red Line Orange Line Green Line blocks west to Wells Street (mile 12.5). Western Armitage Cannon Dr. Carb Energy Chews Runners: 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Diversey Ave. 15 Damen North/Clybourn Clark/Division Lincoln Ave. Division 10 Chicago Chicago Chicago Clark St. Biofreeze Pain Relief Zone Monroe Red Line Station – Mile 2 Merch Grand Grand Austin Cicero Conservatory- Central Park Oak Park Central Laramie Pulaski Harlem/Lake Ridgeland Mile 2 to Mile 4 Kedzie Mart Board a Red Line train and exit at Monroe Street. GREEN LINE Bank of America See Lake 6 Cheer Zone Wheelchair participants: 7:26 a.m. Downtown California Inset Ashland Morgan Michigan Western Austin Oak Park Cicero Harlem Kedzie- Homan Pulaski Illinois Medical District Runners: 7:39 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Forest Park 26 Clybourn Ave. Fullerton Dr. StocktonStockton Dr. Dr. Charity block party BLUE LINE Polk Harrison Chicago Red Line Station – Miles 3.5 and 12.25 UIC- Roosevelt 10 18th Racine LINCOLN PARK Board a Red Line train and exit at Chicago Avenue. Walk Halsted Run club block party PINK LINE Cermak-McCormick Place Mile 4 to Mile 6 Map Not to Scale Cermak-Chinatown Webster Ave. three blocks west to LaSalle Street (mile 3.5) and four blocks Halsted Cicero ORANGE LINE Sedgwick St. Sedgwick St. Kedzie Damen Pulaski Kostner Accessible station Western Marathon course Wheelchair participants: 7:32 a.m. California Ashland Central Park west to Wells Street (mile 12.25). Park & Ride Lot 54th/Cermak 35th/Archer Sox-35th 35th-Bronzeville-IIT Runners: 7:49 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Rush periods only BUCKTOWN Indiana Free connection 43rd Clark/Division Red Line Station – Miles 4 and 12 Kedzie between routes 47th 47th Boarding in direction Western 51st 5 Board a Red Line train and exit at LaSalle Street (mile 4). RED LINE Mile 6 to Mile 8 shown only Pulaski Garfield Garfield LaSalle Dr. Walk one block west to Wells Street (mile 12). Midway GREEN LINE 63rd GREEN LINE 8 Wheelchair participants: 7:40 a.m. Ashland Branch East 63rd Branch 69th 11 Halsted 79th King Dr Runners: 7:58 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. boarding only North Ave. Harlem-bound Sheridan Red Line Station – Mile 8 87th May 2019 Ashland/63rd Cottage Grove Board a Red Line train and exit at Sheridan. Walk four blocks 95th/Dan Ryan Wells St. Wells WICKER PARK/ St.