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Contents
3Event schedule
12Two towers of U.S. running
16Athletes to watch
20Bank of America Chicago MarathonProfiles
262014 Top performances
28Course Map
36Abbott World Marathon Majors
38By the numbers
48The city that runs
52Explore the city
84Sponsors
86Nike Pace team
92Charities
102Volunteers
104City Agencies
113Post-Race Party
114Abbott Health & Fitness Expo
PublisherEliot [email protected]
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The 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Official program was jointly produced by the Bank of America Chicago Marathon staff and Chicago Athlete Magazine.
Marathon staff editorial contributorsBridget Montgomery, Alex Sawyer
Designers Emma Cook,Janet Raugust
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Schedule of events
October 9Abbott Health & Fitness Expo; Packet pick-up 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.McCormick Place; North Building, Hall B1
October 10Abbott Health & Fitness Expo; Packet pick-up 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.McCormick Place; North Building, Hall B1
October 11Grant ParkMarathon Wheelchair Start 7:20 a.m.Marathon Handcycle Start 7:21 a.m.Athletes with Disabilities Start (AWD) 7:22 a.m.Wave 1 Start 7:30 a.m.Wave 2 Start 8 a.m.Spectator access to Grant Park begins 9 a.m.
Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.27th Mile Post-Race PartyGrant Park, Butler Field
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Dear Friends,
On behalf of the entire Bank of America Chicago Marathon staff, Bank of America, the City of Chicago, our generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers, I am excited to welcome you to the 38th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
On Sunday, October 11, you will etch your name in the history books as you travel through 29 dynamic Chicago neighborhoods. Your marathon journey is about more than 26.2 miles: it is about the commitment you made months ago to cross the finish line; it is about the time you heard your alarm buzz before 6 a.m. on the weekend and you laced up your running shoes and put in 20 miles; it is about the family and friends who supported you along the way; and it is about testing your individual will, courage and endurance on race day.
Since our inaugural race in 1977, 664,249 runners have crossed the finish line. Whether you are a debut runner, a charity runner, a seasoned runner or a competitive runner, we welcome you and the City of Chicago welcomes you. From the start line in Grant Park to the finish line down Columbus Drive, race day is a celebration among thousands of runners, 1.7 million spectators and 12,000 volunteers. The spirit of the marathon is alive in Chicago.
This year’s official program pays homage to two women who have shaped the sport and paved the way for a new generation of runners. Joan Benoit Samuelson and Deena Kastor recorded Chicago victories in 1985 and 2005, respectively. They have stood at the pinnacle of the sport at the same time that they have inspired – and keep inspiring – all of us to put one foot in front of the other. In addition to Samuelson and Kastor, we highlight several runners and non-runners who share a special connection to the Chicago Marathon, and who embolden us to strive for more than just a finish line in life.
Good luck to all of you on race day. Make the most of your 26.2-mile odyssey, and we’ll see you at the finish line!
Sincerely,
Carey PinkowskiExecutive Race DirectorBank of America Chicago Marathon
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Dear Friends,
I am honored to join my fellow Bank of America colleagues in welcoming you to the 38th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
At Bank of America, we’re extremely proud to host this world class event every year in one of the world’s great cities. This is just one example of the many ways in which we demonstrate our commitment to our community, work closely with local government and key partners, and strengthen Chicago’s economy. We’re privileged to be able to help the city be economically and culturally vibrant, and to provide a vehicle for runners to support a wide range of nonprofit organizations.
Last year’s race generated a remarkable $254 million in economic impact for the city. Over the past decade, the marathon has offered runners the opportunity to raise more than $132 million for charitable causes. In fact, more than 10,000 runners provided an overwhelming $17 million benefitting more than 190 nonprofits last year alone. This year, Chicago’s streets will once again overflow with more than a million and a half cheering people. The winding course weaves 45,000 runners through 29 distinctive neighborhoods highlighting the beauty and diversity of Chicago. Thank you for being part of this incredible day and here’s to a great race.
Sincerely,
Tim MaloneyBank of AmericaIllinois President
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WE’RE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON
Bringing dedication, insight and a global perspective to the city of Chicago. Deeply understanding your individual needs. Creating a personalized wealth management strategy that’s right for you. All aspects of an approach that connects to your values and goals. One that’s been trusted for over 200 years.
To learn more, please contact Amy Hughes, Managing Director, at 312.828.9530 or [email protected].
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Dear Friends:
Welcome to the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
We are proud to help bring together thousands of racers, volunteers and spectators from all corners of the globe each year. The marathon gives us a great opportunity to support Chicago’s local economy and community. It is one of the many ways that connect Bank of America and Chicago together so closely.
Our relationship also includes nearly 6,000 employees who call Chicagoland home, working to meet the needs of our customers and clients as well as $1.4 billion in lending and investing last year to help fuel Chicago’s economy. We also donated more than $10 million to address local needs like housing, job training and hunger, and our employees provided nearly 50,000 volunteer hours to local organizations. Chicago is one of the most diverse and scenic cities in America, and we look forward to an event that showcases all that this great city has to off er. Thank you to everyone who has worked to again make this one of the most popular marathons in the world.
Enjoy the race.
Sincerely,
Brian T. MoynihanChief Executive Offi cerBank of America
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WE’RE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON
Bringing dedication, insight and a global perspective to the city of Chicago. Deeply understanding your individual needs. Creating a personalized wealth management strategy that’s right for you. All aspects of an approach that connects to your values and goals. One that’s been trusted for over 200 years.
To learn more, please contact Amy Hughes, Managing Director, at 312.828.9530 or [email protected].
Life’s better when we’re connected®
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Welcome to the 38th annual Bank of America
Chicago Marathon. Runners from more than 100
countries and all 50 states have made the journey
to etch their names in the history books. From
the start line in Grant Park to the fi nish line on
Columbus Drive, we welcome you to our great city!
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Panama94
Canada 1,330
Bahamas7
Aruba 5
Mexico 1,940
Spain213
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Brazil444
Hong Kong106
France130
Australia114
Hungary13
Ireland86
Italy153
Philippines82
Canada 1,330
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Russia56
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Spain213
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It’s a big town on a big lake in a big hurry to get where it’s going. One hundred years ago Carl Sand-burg famously penned it “stormy, husky, (and) brawling.” Ironic, then, that two of the most cele-brated runners to ever capture the big city’s imagi-nation don’t together stack up much higher than a basketball rim.
But like Chicago’s 110-story Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the 100-story John Hancock Center, the two burly skyscrapers that bracket the bristling Chicago skyline, the careers of Joan Ben-oit Samuelson and Deena Kastor tower over the American women’s distance running landscape. Each has won memorably in Chicago. And though their time at the top has come and gone, both continue to inspire all in their shadow while tak-ing on new challenges with undimmed desire and a largeness of purpose that make all who watch stop and take an appre-ciative note. This year America’s two most decorated wom-en’s marathoners will once again come to the big city on the big lake to compete and celebrate in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Joan Benoit Samuelson: Chicago 1985Now 30 years past, Samuelson’s 1985 performance in Chicago still stands the test of time. She arrived
in Chicago that fall for her first marathon since winning the inaugural women’s Olympic Mara-thon in Los Angeles in the summer of 1984. On that historic August morning in the City of Angels,
she blew away every great champion she faced, setting an Olym-pic record that lasted until 2000. When she finally toed the line at the Chicago Marathon—when the
event was still called “America’s Marathon”—women’s marathoning was on the cusp of break-ing 2:20:00 for the first time. That spring Norway’s Ingrid Kristiansen had set a new world record in London, 2:21:15. And with the defending Chicago champion Rosa Mota of Portugal having taken
THIS YEAR AMERICA’S TWO MOST DECORATED
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by Toni Reavis
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TWO TOWERS OF U.S. WOMEN’S RUNNING
by Toni Reavis
“Joanie and Deena are the two women in the sport
whom I look up to most—both for their positivity and
their resilience. I will never forget when I asked Deena
for advice before my first road race, and she told me
to ‘take in the positive energy of the crowds’—this
sense of drawing strength from within but also from
my surroundings is something I carry with me always.
I am so grateful for Joanie and Deena, who inspire me
to not only run fast but also have a positive impact
on our sport.”
– Alexi Pappas
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bronze in L.A. ’84, we pundits had our pens poised as the three women met up for a historic run along the shores of Lake Michigan. On October 20, 1985, a raw and overcast day, per-fect for hard running, Samuelson attacked early, as she so often did. With split times written on her inner arm, Kristiansen tucked in behind as Samuel-son ripped through the first mile in 5:09. Mile two lasted but 5:07. The first 10K flew by in 32:30s. Kristiansen had come to Chicago to break 2:20, but Samuelson had come to Chicago to break Kristiansen. By 19 miles, Samuel-son’s punishing, irregu-lar pace had sapped Kristiansen of her strength and will to fight, and by Mile 20 she was done. Though Sam-uelson would slow in the final miles and miss out on Kristiansen’s Lon-don world record by 15 seconds, her win, the eighth in her 13 career marathons to date, produced an American record, 2:21:21. Kristiansen crossed in 2:23:05, the second best of her career, while defending champion Rosa Mota finished a strong third in a PR, 2:23:30. Samuelson’s winning time would stand as the American record for 18 years, until another tiny terror from the other side of the broad American continent, Deena Kastor, took it down by five sec-onds in London 2003 (2:21:16).
Deena Kastor: Chicago 2005In 2005, Kastor landed in Chicago with the same goal Samuelson and Kristiansen had set 20 years earlier: break 2:20. But instead of contending with the marathon world record holder, the Augora Hills,
California, native and All-American from the Uni-versity of Arkansas had the defending Chicago Marathon champion, Constantina Dita of Roma-nia, to battle. Earlier in the year Dita had taken the bronze medal at the IAAF World Championships Marathon, and then a week before the Chicago Marathon she had won gold at the Half Marathon World Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In her final prep race three weeks out, Kastor broke Samuelson’s American half-marathon re-
cord in Philadelphia by 41 seconds (Kastor ran 1:07:53). As I wrote in my contemporaneous race report: “If it had been 60 degrees and overcast rather than near 80 and sunny, Dee-na might have taken the record close to 67-flat. Watch out Chicago!” Like Samuelson before her, once Kastor got the bite in her teeth she was an aggressive front runner. “It has been 30 degrees in Mammoth
the last few weeks,” said her coach Terrence Ma-hon the day before the marathon. “Nothing here will be too cold. We didn’t taper for Philly. She did lots of volume, so just nothing stupid in the early miles.” Race day dawned with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees and winds coming from the northeast at 10 to13 m.p.h. Out of the gate Kastor, Dita and Japanese star Masako Chiba, bronze med-alist from the 2003 Paris World Championships Marathon, bolted to a course record pace, averag-ing 5:14 per mile in the early stages. That was a pretty rich effort for women whose PRs stood at 2:21 and 2:22.
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After 15K the pace began to moderate, but Kastor still passed the halfway mark in 1:09:16, the split was 11 seconds slower than Paula Radcliffe in her 2002 course record year (2:17:18), but still faster than Kenyan Catherine Ndereba’s 2001 split when she ran 2:18:47 in Chicago. By this point, Chiba was long gone, but Dita was mere seconds behind as past Chicago Marathon champion, Samuelson, rode alongside aboard the lead women’s TV motor-cycle calling the race. Soon after halfway, Kastor began to build an ad-vantage as Dita drifted back, leaving the whip-lean Californian alone with a group of 10 to 15 male runners, including two designated escorts to help give her room to maneuver. Three times through-out the second half Dita, the great Romanian (who would go on to win the Olympic gold medal in Bei-jing ’08), was dropped by Kastor’s relentless effort. Three times she managed to grind her way back into contact.
Dita appeared broken once more at Mile 19, seem-ingly for the final time, as Kastor, the 2004 Olym-pic bronze medalist in Athens, opened a 50-second gap. But as Kastor turned north for the final few miles, she was met by a headwind that had previ-ously been an ally to her back. In short order she began to pay for her early race speed, losing time at an increasingly alarming rate.
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Jessie Davis (USA)
Jessie Davis has raced every distance from the 100 meters to the ultramarathon and he has won the Carmel Marathon four years in a row. With a Marathon PR of 2:18:13, he isn’t vying for the win in Chicago, but he is seeking redemption. Last year, Davis fi nishd 14 seconds out of the qualifying window for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Can he erase the 14 seconds needed to get back in 2016?
Takehiro Deki (JPN)Deki started 2015 with an impressive 13th place fi nish in one of the most competitive Tokyo Marathons in the event’s history. He was the fourth overall man from Japan to cross the fi nish line in 2:11:14. His PR, 2:10:02, dates back to 2012, but if the begin-ning of the year is any indication of his potential 2015 fi tness, he could threaten the 2:10 mark and fi nish inside of the top 10 at this year’s race.
Satoshi Yoshii (JPN)Yoshii started his year with a promising fi st h place fi nish at the Beppu-Ota Mainichi Marathon (Japan) in 2:12:48. He holds a PR of 2:10:45 (2011). Yoshii is part of a strong contingent of Japanese runners to compete in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Joshua George (USA)A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumnus, George competed in his fi rst Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2002 as an 18-year-old. He has fi nished in the top six of the race nine times, and he is a four-time Chicago Marathon champion. Most recently, George won the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon. He is a six-time world champion and he has won fi ve Paralympic medals.
Kurt Fearnley (AUS)Fearnley is one of Chicago’s most decorated athletes with four titles. He has captured nine medals at the Paralympic Games, including a pair of gold medals in the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Marathon. He won four consecutive TCS New York City Marathons from 2006 to 2009 and won in a sprint fi nish in 2014. His 1:29:22 course record in New York still stands. Fearnley is a passionate disability advocate and devotes himself to a number of charitable initiatives.
Athletes to Watch
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Jessie Davis (USA)
Jessie Davis has raced every distance from the 100 meters to the ultramarathon and he has won the Carmel Marathon four years in a row. With a Marathon PR of 2:18:13, he isn’t vying for the win in Chicago, but he is seeking redemption. Last year, Davis fi nishd 14 seconds out of the qualifying window for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon
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Fionnuala Britton (IRL)
Deena Kastor (USA)
Tatyana McFadden (USA)
Britton is best known for her exploits on the grass: she is a two-time European Cross-Country champion (2011, 2012), and she has fi nished in the top 16 at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships three times. She represented Ireland on the track in the steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 2012 London Olympics. She made a last minute marathon debut at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich, Switerland, cracking the top 10, in 2:31:46
Kastor became a household name ast er she ended a 20-year medal drought for U.S. women in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Olympics. That historic moment sparked a string of jaw-dropping performances: Kastor won the 2005 Chicago Marathon, and she became the fi rst American woman to break the 2:20 barrier en route to her 2006 London Marathon vic-tory (2:19:36). She currently holds the American Record in the marathon and half marathon (1:07:34), but she has held records in distances ranging from 5K to the marathon. She has made 19 U.S. teams, won 18 U.S. titles and earned two silver medals at the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships. In 2014, she set fi ve world masters records.
McFadden, a four-time Paralympian, made history in 2013 and 2014 as the only athlete to ever win four Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) in one year: London, Boston, Chicago and New York. In total, she has won 14 AWMM in just seven years of elite marathon racing, and her 2015 campaign is off to a good start: she earned victories in both Boston and London. McFad-den returns to Chicago to capture her fi st h consecutive victory and her sixth in the last seven years. McFadden currently holds Chicago’s course record, 1:42:35.
Sarah Attar (USA & KSA)Attar garnered headlines in 2012 when she became one of the fi rst two female athletes ever to represent Saudi Arabia in the Olympics. Attar, a southern California native with dual citi-zenship, received an invitation to compete in the London Olympics just six weeks before the Games offi cially started. Although Attar fi nished last in her preliminary heat in the 800m, she sent a powerful message to a new generation of women and girls that their participation in sports matters. Attar most recently competed in the 2015 Boston Marathon, and she hopes to represent Saudi Arabia again in 2016.
Manuela Schär (SUI)Schär made her Bank of America Chicago Marathon debut in 2013, fi nishing second by two seconds behind defending champion Tatyana McFadden. The two met multiple times in 2014, but Schär failed to snap McFadden’s winning streak. Schär competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, racking up three medals—two bronze and one silver—in the 100m and 200m.
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Deena Kastor (USA)Kastor became a household name ast er she ended a 20-year medal drought for U.S. women in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Olympics. That historic moment sparked a string of jaw-dropping performances: Kastor won the 2005 Chicago Marathon, and she became the fi rst American woman to break the 2:20 barrier en route to her 2006 London Marathon vic-
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With only a single escort still alongside, she went from a 5:18 22nd mile to a 5:31, then slipped to 5:41, then 6:02 and finally 7:07. And now Dita was closing like a freight train! With her legs turning to wood, her energy stores de-pleted, Kastor barely held on, breaking the tape in Grant Park in 2:21:25 to notch her first career major marathon win, but just five seconds up on Dita, who ran a personal best by 1:25. Kastor missed Samuel-son’s Chicago record by four seconds.
Two legends return As both Samuelson and Kastor return to Chica-go in 2015, the marks they have left behind still stand in bold relief. In 2006 Kastor got her sub-2:20 in London. Her 2:19:36 still stands as the American marathon record. But it is not just their times that have remained large in our memory, it is their personalities. Still a competitive firebrand, Samuelson ran this spring’s Boston Marathon where she produced an age-group record, 2:54:03 at age 57, even with
punishing headwinds slowing the entire field. Though she still isn’t a split-based runner, she chews over numbers to motivate herself. Think about it, 2:21:21 thirty years ago? Who wants to bet Samuelson’s going to run within 30 minutes of that time 30 years later? Out in California, Kastor still competes avidly, and after being its co-leading light for so many years (with fellow Olympic Marathon medalist Meb Ke-flizighi), Kastor and her husband, Andrew, have taken over the Asics Mammoth Track Club in the Sierra Mountains. Together, Samuelson and Kastor have set an ex-ample, not only as competitive racers, but also as ambassadors of the sport that has given them both so much. Any sport must be fortunate in those who become its champions, because any sport, but especially running, is a pure meritoc-racy. Running could not have chosen any better ambassadors if it had tried. Larger than life, you might call them. Chicago does. V
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The Bank of America Chicago Marathon invites ath-letes from around the world to tour its city on foot, to hear the thunderous roar of spectators and to feel a sense of community and accomplishment among a group of people who arrived at the start with a story in their soles and a goal in their minds. But the Chicago Marathon tells a much broader story. It tells a story about not only the runners who capture its indomitable spirit and will, but about the people who make it possible: the news anchor who excites
a city with her words, the doctor who treats ath-letes so they can make it to the start, the brewmas-ter who ensures runners quench their thirst with a Chicago specialty beer at the fi nish and the volun-teer who cheers runners on as their muscles fatigue and a wall looms. The Marathon is about connection and community. This year, we highlight some of our local runners and community builders who breathe life into the magical story that is the 38th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
THE MARATHON IS ABOUT
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© 2015 Bank of America Corporation. Member FDIC. ARXYW4M7
Life’s better when we’re connected®
October 11, 2015
Every morning has been leading up to a sunrise you’ll never forget.Let’s all be proud of the sweat and soul that goes into makingthe Bank of America Chicago Marathon the great event that it is.
Learn more at bankofamerica.com/chimarathon or join the conversation at #ChiMarathon
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Top 10 male finishers – OverallEliud Kipchoge (KEN) 02:04:11Sammy Kitwara (KEN) 02:04:28Dickson Chumba (KEN) 02:04:32Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 02:05:51Bernard Koech (KEN) 02:08:30Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 02:09:08Lani Rutto (KEN) 02:10:42Wesley Korir (KEN) 02:11:09Bobby Curtis (USA) 02:11:20Koji Kobayashi (JPN) 02:11:43
Top 3 male finishers – WheelchairJoshua George (USA) 01:32:12Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 01:32:13Ernst Van Dyk (RSA) 01:32:13
Top 3 male finishers – MastersNeil Pearson (GBR) 02:27:25Peter Lawrence (USA) 02:34:05Simon Stewart (CAN) 02:35:00
Top 3 male finishers – IllinoisMatthew Blume (Chicago) IL 02:20:28Dan Kremske (Woodstock) IL 02:21:17Matthew Marol (Evanston) IL 02:23:51
*Official results as of August 2015. Result standings are subject to change in accordance with IAAF Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations.
2014 Male top performances
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2014 Female top performances
Top 10 female finishers – OverallRita Jeptoo* (KEN) 02:24:35Mare Dibaba (ETH) 02:25:37Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 02:25:57Birhane Dibaba (ETH) 02:27:02Amy Hastings (USA) 02:27:03Clara Santucci (USA) 02:32:21Sarah Crouch (USA) 02:32:44Gelete Burka ETH) 02:34:17Melissa White (USA) 02:34:19Lauren Jimison (USA) 02:34:38
Top 3 female finishers – WheelchairTatyana McFadden (USA) 01:44:50Manuela Schar (SUI) 01:45:12Amanda McGrory (USA) 01:45:55
Top 3 female finishers – MastersTheresa Lowry (USA) 02:50:02Nina Ytterstad (NOR) 02:53:59Ingrid Walters (USA) 02:54:58
Top 3 female finishers – IllinoisKristen Heckert (Bolingbrook) IL 02:42:32Emily Kurian (Petersburg) IL 02:46:39Pamela Staton (Chicago) IL 02:48:02
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Bank of America Cheer Zones – Miles 12 and 26Connect with Bank of America to support the participants at the Bank of America on-course Cheer Zones. Cheering supplies will be on hand for you to show your support. Visit the Mile 12 Cheer Zone located near the halfway point between Franklin and Adams streets (one block from CTA Quincy/Wells stop; two blocks from Union Station), and the Mile 26 Cheer Zone near the fi nish line between Michigan Avenue and Roosevelt Road (two blocks from CTA Red Line Roosevelt stop) on race day to join Bank of America in sharing our passions with the participants. See you on race day!
Connect to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, neighborhoods, and the city at bankofamerica.com/chimarathon or at #ChiMarathon.
U.S. Trust Cheer ZoneDirectly beyond the Bank of America Cheer Zone at Mile 12 is the U.S. Trust Cheer Zone, at the intersec-tion of Adams Street and Wacker Drive. You can support runners at one of the most scenic points of the course, just before they cross the Chicago River and approach the half marathon checkpoint. The energy is certain to be high with the second half of the race on the horizon.
Merrill Lynch Cheer ZonesGrab a bull bell and ring on runners at the Merrill Lynch Cheer Zones as they make their way through the West Loop. Located at Miles 13.5 (Halsted and Adams streets) and 16.5 (Halsted Street and Jackson Boulevard), just a few blocks from the CTA Blue Line, the Merrill Lynch Cheer Zones feature a DJ and branded bull bells to give runners that extra bit of motivation for the second half of the race.
Join Nike Race WeekendNike will celebrate race week and race day with activities through-out Chicago, including special events, athlete appearances, race-day course activations and post-race celebrations. Follow Nike on Twitter @NikeChicago and check out nike.com/chicago for all race week information and updates on how to reserve your spot.
Charity Block PartyThousands of Bank of America Chicago Marathon participants are running and fundraising on behalf of important local, national and global causes. To celebrate the impact these participants make, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will host a Charity Block Party near Mile 14. Spectators, family and friends are welcome to cheer on their charity runners at the Charity Block Party located at Adams Street and Loomis Street near Whitney Young High School.
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The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is one of six races that comprise the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM). The global race series includes the following world renowned marathons: Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon. The AWMM provides global leadership in elite and mass participation marathons. The series energizes running enthusiasts everywhere encouraging runners to travel to six culturally diverse and dynamic cities, highlighting the inter-connectedness of running and the popularity of the mass marathon.
Runners from Illinois: 17,501Runners from Great Britain: 553
Runners from Germany: 69
Runners from Japan: 173
Runners from Massachusetts: 1,644
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Harlem. “My neighborhood where I live, historic Harlem, on the day of the 2013 New York City Marathon, my first. I was closing in on Mile 22 and losing steam after hitting the wall and I crossed over the bridge from the Bronx and into Harlem and instantly got uplifted by the vocal crowds, familiar sites, joyful music, majestic brownstones, hugs from friends and family and supportive Harlemites. I loved running through Harlem because it uplifted me when my tank was at its lowest point on Marathon day!” – Kwame Jackson, New York
Kwame Jackson is a United States Department of Commerce (SBA) National Entrepreneur Awardee, professional speaker, strategic consultant and media personality. His Harvard Business School and Goldman Sachs pedigree, civic engagement and affable nature allow him to touch audiences from the Boardroom to the Barrio.
Schlosspark. “The park changes its appear-ance completely with every season. During winter, the paths are covered with snow and are often untouched when I arrive for a morning run. It is full of life during the first glimpses of sunshine in the spring. In the summer, trees provide enough shade for long hours of training. And in the fall, the leaves change to the most beautiful colors.” – Jasmin Sulerz, Germany
Jasmin Sulerz started running four years ago, at the age of 23, with the goal of one day running the New York City Marathon. She started her marathon journey with the Berlin Marathon and soon after extended her goal to completing all six Abbott World Marathon Majors (by the age of 30!). She uses running as a way to decompress from her work as a Business Analyst, and she absolutely loves that her running shoes easily fit into her suitcase so that she can run no matter where she is in the world.
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Bank of America Chicago Marathon has record impact on local economy
40% tourism
$254 milliontotal contributions in business activity to the Chicago economy in 2014
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon continues to be a key economic driver for the city of Chicago. The Chicago Marathon contributed an estimated $254 million in total business activity to the Chicago economy in 2014, according to the annual University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (R.E.A.L.) report, with tourism accounting for more than 40% of the overall sum.
Food and beveragesAid stations: 20Gatorade Endurance Formula: 48,000 gallonsWater: 77,760 gallonsPowerGel (individual packets): 43,000Recovery PowerBars: 45,000Bananas: 75,000
Charity ProgramCharity dollars raised in 2014: $17.7 millionCharity dollars raised since 2002: $132 million
Other materialsOfficial programs: 75,000Spectator guides: 134,000Street pole banners: 450Water cups: 1.3 millionGatorade cups:1.4 million
The unique way eachrunner will leave his/her mark at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
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Anticipated Expo attendees: 140,000Race day volunteers: 12,000+Medical personnel: 1,500Course marshals: 400Massage therapists: 400
Finishers in 2014:
40,659Largest Finisher field year:
2014Finishers since 1977
664,249
Media credentials: 400Estimated on-course spectators: 1.7 millionInternational runners: 10,000+Charity runners: 10,000+Nike+ Pace Team leaders: 100
Official Chicago neighborhoods (on course):
29 100+Countries represented:
50U.S. States represented:
Charity ProgramCharity dollars raised in 2014: $17.7 millionCharity dollars raised since 2002: $132 million
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Hillary Gelfman 40, Chicago, ILMarathon PR: 4:37
Gelfman grew up in Maryland, the oldest of three sisters, and started running 5Ks in college in Virginia. Since college, she has lived in Arlington, Va.; Wash-ington, D.C.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Dallas, Tex.; and in Chicago since 2008. She is a Marketing Director at PepsiCo, and she is a veteran of five marathons, including four Bank of America Chicago Marathons. She is run-ning with Team in Training (as part of the Leukemia and Lym-phoma Society) in memory of her sister, Vickie. Gelfman re-cently received the Richard M. Daley and Maggie Daley Award, an award established to rec-ognize the Chicago Marathon participant who raises the most funds for charity; she raised more than $90,000 in 2014.
When I run, I think about the fact that I am lucky to be healthy enough to run—to have legs that work and that I live in a city that has such great scenery.
Running is like life—full of ups and downs, exciting parts and boring parts, and you meet great friends along the way.
Carolyn Nugent34, Chicago, ILMarathon PR: 4:10
Nugent is a pediatric physical therapist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chi-cago. In 2014 she signed up to run the Bank of America Chica-go Marathon to raise funds for brain tumor research after one of her patients, Andrew Zint, died from a brain tumor. Shortly after training began in June, she was diagnosed with stage 2B breast cancer at the age of 33. She recently celebrated her first “cancerversary.” She has fin-ished six marathons, including three Chicago Marathons. She currently lives in the city with her boyfriend, Brad, and their two rescued puppies.
When I run, I think about all of the kids I work with who can-not run, and those who never will. And I keep going for them.
The best advice I ever re-ceived was it’s not always about crossing the finish line. Enjoy every moment.
Zoraida SambolinChicago, ILNBC News Reporter for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Sambolin is a popular morning news anchor with Chicago’s NBC 5 News Today. She is also a former CNN News Anchor. She is a wife, mother, breast cancer survivor and occasional runner. She joined thousands of local runners in March to of-ficially kick off the spring racing season at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K.
I support the Bank of America Chicago Marathon because there is no place I would rather be than cheering on the people who are pushing the limits of their bodies and also supporting some great charitable causes. I think marathon runners are super human and a little crazy! The Chicago community comes out to cheer runners on because we are a passionate people who support each other and our city and it is the place to be.
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Chicago Tribune Look to the Chicago Tribune on Monday, October 12 for race coverage and results listings in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Commemorative Results Section.
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Coverage of the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon can be found on TV, radio, Web and in print.
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Among Chicago’s many nicknames, it has been re-ferred to—most notably by former Mayor Richard J. Daley—as “The City that Works.” However, it could just as easily be referred to as “The City that Runs.”From the first glimmer of spring to the frost-kissed days of late fall, the city’s lakefront path, suburban rail trails, forest preserve paths and new gems like the city’s first elevated trail, The 606, are less a pit-ter-patter of running diehards and more a roaring mass of movers and shakers.
Chicago is devoted to its beloved sports teams—including the 2015 Stanley Cup champion Black-hawks!—as well as its deep dish pizza and Chicago-style dogs, but it also impresses as a running city.“Chicago has its own unique running culture,” says Carey Pinkowski, Executive Race Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. “It’s very inclusive. Events like the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and outlets like the Lakefront Trail have a way of bringing everyone together. Runners are well sup-ported by the different training groups and running specialty stores. Plus, the city has done a wonder-ful job of creating excit-ing new recreational out-lets like The 606.” If you’re a runner who wants to feel a part of something much bigger than yourself; if you’re an early riser who wants to know what it’s like to watch a city of nearly three million people wake up; if you’re someone who contemplates your place in the world, not among the majesty of Mother Nature’s mountains but among the wonder of manmade urban trails and skyscrapers; then lace up your shoes and get moving in our great city: the Windy City.
Must Run: Bank of America Chicago Marathon It’s no coincidence that the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is one of the largest marathons in the world and one of the six Abbott World Mara-
thon Majors. Renowned Chicago architect and urban designer Daniel Burnham—who famous-ly said, “Make no little plans; they have no mag-ic to stir men’s blood”—would have been proud. When it comes to the Chicago Marathon, the
event has stirred the blood of the entire city and the worldwide running community.
At its founding in 1977, the Chicago Marathon was billed as the largest in the world with 4,200 runners. Fast forward 38 years and you have an event that still has the freak factor of being among the biggest in
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the world with more than 40,000 annual finishers, from world-class pros clocking mindboggling times to middle-of-the-pack runners just dreaming of a cold beer at the finish line.
The Chicago Marathon is a sports exhibit of strength and hope and unity; it is something worth cele-brating, especially in the heart of a global and culture-rich city.
The course starts and finishes downtown in Burnham’s very own Grant Park, and spans the north, west and south sides of the city. Along the way runners brush shoulders with towering icons like the Willis Tower, historic landmarks like Jane Addams’ Hull House and a host of culturally vi-brant neighborhoods (29 of them, in fact). The best part? Runners are spurred on the entire way by 1.7 million fans going full tilt.
The end result is an event that represents the city itself: it’s big, it’s beautiful, it’s historic and it’s the people—the runners, fans and residents—who make it great.
Must Run: Lakefront TrailThe Lakefront Trail is the life-blood of running in Chicago. Whether you live in the city or are in town for a visit; whether you
prefer the view of placid blue wa-ter as far as the eye can see or the halting tidal wave of buildings opposite it; or whether you favor the soft crunch of crushed lime-stone or the rhythmic clip-clop of pavement; the Lakefront Trail is the place to run.
“Chicago welcomes everyone with open arms,” says Olym-pic Trials qualifier and local elite Tera Moody. “There are so many groups to train with and oppor-tunities to connect. It just feels so good to be part of something so much bigger, and you see that when you run on the lakefront trail. Yes, we might have different paces, but it all pretty much boils down to the same thing. We re-spect running’s diversity and cel-ebrate it. Together.”
The path stretches (mostly) unin-terrupted for 18 miles from Edge-water Beach on the city’s north side to Jackson Park on the south side. Along the way, runners are privy to a broad array of Chicago’s sights, sounds and history, includ-ing: lush, sandy beaches and rock-ing boat houses; picturesque har-bors bobbing with sail boats and cabin cruisers; woodsy alcoves like the Montrose Bird Sanctu-ary and Promontory Point; and the stately Museum Campus and
historic/futuristic Soldier Field. If you’re lucky, you may even hear the roar of a big cat at Lincoln Park Zoo.
On any given morning, the trail serves as Chicago’s recreation hub, an artery for bike and run commuters, and on weekends it’s Grand Central for groups and in-dividuals training for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and other events.
Must Run: The 606The newest addition to Chicago’s arsenal of running hotspots is The 606 (a.k.a. the Bloomingdale Trail), a converted elevated rail trail that connects four northwest side neighborhoods: Wicker Park, Bucktown, Humboldt Park and Lo-gan Square.
The roots of the trail can be traced back to the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire when, in an effort to rebuild the city, a rail-road was constructed down the center of Bloomingdale Avenue to transport goods from factories on the northwest side to indus-trial ports on the Chicago River. The Bloomingdale Line served as a bustling manufacturing cor-ridor for about 100 years until a gradual reduction in freight traf-fic led to its closure in the mid 1990s. The tracks lay dormant for the better part of 20 years until an ambitious plan was hatched in 2013 to convert the tracks into an urban trail.
The 606 opened this past spring as a much-needed recreational outlet and an alternative trans-portation option for local resi-dents. But more than that, it’s the spirit of connecting neighbors and neighborhoods that rings true to anyone who has been part of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon experience. V
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Dr. Philip Skiba40, Highland Park, ILDirector of Sports Medicine for the Advocate Medical Group
Dr. Skiba has trained a large number of professional ath-letes, including several world champions. Olympic athletes all over the world have used his research on sports performance and training techniques. He works with athletes by not only helping them with their injuries and medical issues, but by edu-cating them about the smart-est ways to achieve their goals. His doctors support the Bank of America Chicago Marathon by working in several medical tents on race day.
I support the Bank of America Chicago Marathon because exercise is medicine. Exercise is more effective than any drug in reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes, among oth-er things. The Chicago Marathon both inspires people and gives them the opportunity to be part of a world-class sports event.
I think Marathon runners are dedicated, focused and driven. They aren’t afraid to suffer in the pursuit of great things.
The Chicago community comes out to cheer runners on because this is the City of Big Shoulders.
Randy Burt67, Antioch, ILMarathon PR: 3:05Alumni Runner
Burt is a veteran of 83 mara-thons (yes, 83!), including all 37 Bank of America Chicago Mara-thons. He has been actively rac-ing for 53 years. He is a retired safety professional with 35 years of experience, and he was an Army Ranger in Vietnam with a bronze star. He has been mar-ried for 42 years, and he is a fa-ther of three and a grandfather of five.
My favorite place to run in Chicago is the lakefront.
The best part of the course is the spectators. We have nearly two million spectators cheering wildly for all of the runners; it re-ally helps pick up a runner when the race gets tough.
Life is like a marathon be-cause there are times when the race and life are easy. Other times life and the marathon are extremely difficult. In both the marathon and life you never lose hope and continue to drive on to success.
Running is like a balancing act between fine tuning for a race and injury prevention.
Kevin Havel25, Chicago, IL Marathon PR: 2:20
Havel began running in middle school and went to Hershey High School in Illinois where he was all-state nine times. He ran for Stanford University in college before returning home to Illinois. He recently finished seventh in the Indy-Mini Half Marathon in 1:05 and first in the North Shore Classic Half Mara-thon in 1:05. Unlike some pro-fessional athletes, Havel works full time as an operations con-sultant in manufacturing and supply chain. He has run four marathons, including two Bank of America Chicago Marathons.
I am running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon because it’s a great race! It’s fun to race at home in front of family and friends, it is great to race in a city where I recognize the land-marks, and the course is fast and the spectators engaged.
The thing I love most about running is the time to myself. It’s the only time of the day where I have time to clear my head and lose myself. It’s a great way to detox after a stressful day.
The best advice I ever received was from my parents —run fast and have fun!
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Chicago prides itself on being a city of culture, architecture, culinary surprises, sports, parks, music and so much more. While your 26.2 mile tour of the city will take you through 29 dynamic neighborhoods, the rest of the city remains ripe for explo-ration. Check out the following happenings around town race week:
Architectural BiennialState of the Art of ArchitectureOctober 3, 2015 – January 3, 2016chicagoarchitecturebiennial.orgThe inaugural Chicago Archi-tecture Biennial stands out as North America’s largest in-ternational survey of contem-porary architecture. Through its “constellation of exhibi-tions, full-scale installations, and program of events, the Chicago Architecture Bien-nial will invite the public to engage with and think about architecture in new and unex-pected ways, and to take part in a global discussion about the future of the field.”
Chicago Artists Month (CAM)October 1, 2015 - November 15, 2015chicagoartistsmonth.orgChicago Artists Month (CAM) is a program of the Chicago Depart-ment of Cultural Affairs and Spe-cial Events (DCASE) that show-cases the work of Chicago artists and arts organizations through independently produced events taking place throughout Chicago.
The Shedd Aquariumsheddaquarium.orgPart of the Museum Campus in Chicago, the Shedd Aquarium opened its doors in 1930, and it remains one of Chicago’s most popular cultural attractions. To-day it houses more than 32,500 fish, has 5 million U.S. gallons of water and welcomes more than two million annual visitors. Plan your visit today!
Don’t just run the city, relax and explore the city!
The Museum of Science and Industry msichicago.orgChicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, one of the largest science museums in the world, is home to more than 35,000 artifacts and 400,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits designed to spark scientific inquiry and creativity.
Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) – River Cruisearchitecture.orgVoted “Chicago’s Best Tour” by Chicago Reader, the CAF River Cruise is a “must” for out-of-towners and Chicagoans alike. CAF-certified volunteer tour guides—called docents—inter-pret more than 50 buildings along the Chicago River, revealing how the city grew from a small back-country outpost into one of the world’s most important cross-roads.
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Fuel your run and recover at these Chicago restaurants
You won’t have a problem fueling in a city that off ers everything from hot dogs to highly es-teemed culinary cuisines. The Marathon off ers 26.2 miles of diverse Chicago neighborhoods but the city’s restuarants off er more than 26.2 fl avors to energize your race and kick start your recovery. Bon appetit!
505 N. Michigan Avenuemjshchicago.com
18. E. Bellevue Place luxbar.com
130 E. Randolph Streetgiordanos.com
1301 S. Wabash Streetthescoutchicago.com
1014 W. Taylor Streettuscanychicago.com
Michael Jordon’s Steakhouse
Giordano’s
11 N. Michigan Avenueparkgrillchicago.com
The Scout
Tuscany On Taylor Street
939 W. 18th Streetdiadelostamales.com
2131 S. Archer Avenuephoenixchinatownchicago.com
Phoenix Restaurant
2333 N. Milwaukee Avenue & 3411 N. Halsted Streetveggiediner.com
The Chicago Diner
1800 W. Fulton Streetgooseisland.com
Goose Island Taproom (beer only!)
Dia De Los Tamales
Park Grill
Luxbar
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Jae Rockwell35, Chicago, ILFounder, Women RUN the World
Rockwell founded Women RUN the World in 2013 when she wanted to create an environment where all women, regardless of fitness level, felt empowered and encour-aged. What started off as a small Facebook page has grown to 2,000 members with chapters in Chicago, Milwaukee, Quad Cities and Fay-etteville. Women RUN the World not only encourages physical activity at every level, but giving back to the community. Rockwell has brought a group of volunteers to help at the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo every year since the inception of Women RUN the World. “We all enjoy help-ing while encouraging each and ev-ery runner that comes by,” shares Rockwell. “It is very exciting!”
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon energizes the city because it brings folks together of different ethnicities, ages and backgrounds for one reason: the love of running!
The best advice I have for runners is to enjoy the run and breathe in the experience! Enjoy every minute of it! Feed off the crowd and the cheers; high five ev-eryone you can, and take plenty of pictures of our beautiful city!
Brett Porter52, Park Ridge, ILBrewmaster, Goose Island Beer Company
If you are a runner who enjoys a cold, crisp beer after 26.2 miles, then Brett Porter is your man. As Goose Island’s popular Brew-master, Porter enthused running industry fans this summer as the welcome speaker at Goose Is-land Beer Company’s new Fulton Street Taproom (1800 W. Fulton Street). He helps make the 312 Urban Wheat Ale that greets run-ners at the finish line of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. He is also the proud husband and supporter of a Chicago Marathon runner, his wife, Amy.
I think marathon runners are typically thinner than I am.
The best thing about Chicago is beautiful Lake Michigan water for brewing beer.
The best advice I have for run-ners is wear a big name tag so ev-eryone will cheer for you.
My favorite thing (outside of cheering runners on race week!) to do in Chicago is basking in the beauty and genius at The Art Insti-tute, then heading to Argyle Street for Vietnamese food.
Amy Porter49, Park Ridge, ILMarathon PR: 4:50
Porter (wife of Goose Island Brewmaster Brett Porter), made her marathon debut at the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Mara-thon. This year she is not only running for herself, but for a great cause: the Alzheimer’s As-sociation. Porter and her husband moved to Chicago five years ago with their three children. She says that moving to the Windy City has been “a life-broadening experience for all of us.”
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon energizes the city because almost everyone you meet has a connection to it in one way or another. The course runs through so many neighbor-hoods that it is almost impossible to miss!
I think marathon runners are optimists (with a little crazy on the side…)!
The Chicago community comes out to cheer runners on be-cause Chicagoans appreciate hard work and a fun celebration!!!
Life is like a marathon because you can only run one mile at a time! V
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Gatorade Endurance is proud to be an Official Sponsor of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon fueling runners throughout the race. Grounded in years of hydration and sports nutrition research conducted by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, the Gatorade Endurance line of products help deliver fluids and nutrients endurance athletes need for a training session or race.
RACE DAY Product Guide
Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy ChewsGatorade Endurance Carb Energy Chews provide energy when consumed prior to and during prolonged training or racing. The gummy texture is easy to chew and swallow, so fueling won’t slow you down. One package of chews contains 31g carbohydrate per serving (4 chews) to help you continue to perform at your peak. Consume within an hour before and during training or racing.
Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy DrinkGatorade Endurance Carb Energy Drink is a liquid carbohydrate source to provide fuel when consumed shortly before training or racing. Carb Energy Drink contains 30g carbohydrate to provide fuel, and B vitamins, which as part of a daily diet, help with energy metabolism. Drink within an hour prior to the start of training or racing.
Endurance FormulaGatorade Endurance Formula is a specialized sports drink designed to provide hydration during prolonged training and racing when fluid and electrolyte losses can be significant. Endurance Formula contains nearly twice the sodium (300 mg) and more than three times the potassium (140 mg) of Gatorade Thirst Quencher per 12-fluid-ounce serving to help maintain hydration and replace critical electrolytes lost in sweat during these occasions. Gatorade Endurance Formula is served on course at over 250 endurance races each year. Ready-to-Drink Endurance Formula is available in a 24-fluid-ounce sport cap bottle.
Gatorade Recover Protein ShakeAfter training or racing, endurance athletes know it’s important to promote muscle recovery to get ready for their next training session. Gatorade Recover Protein Shake delivers an effective amount of protein that contains essential amino acids needed to help support muscle rebuilding after training or racing. Gatorade Recover Protein Shake provides 20 grams of protein and should be consumed as soon as possible after exercise.
On race day, you will find Gatorade Endurance Energy Chews and Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy drink in the start locations, Gatorade Endurance Formula and Carb Energy Chews on the race course and Gatorade Recover Protein Shake after the finish line.
Remember, athletes need to figure out what nutrition works best for them and what works best for their stomach, so it is best to train with what they will use on race day. Gatorade Endurance products are available for purchase where the endurance athlete shops, at run, bike and tri specialty stores and online at fuelbelt.com. Check out www.Gatorade.com/Endurance to find additional online retailers and specialty stores near you.
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Gatorade Endurance is proud to be an Official Sponsor of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon fueling runners throughout the race. Grounded in years of hydration and sports nutrition research conducted by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, the Gatorade Endurance line of products help deliver fluids and nutrients endurance athletes need for a training session or race.
RACE DAY Product Guide
Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy ChewsGatorade Endurance Carb Energy Chews provide energy when consumed prior to and during prolonged training or racing. The gummy texture is easy to chew and swallow, so fueling won’t slow you down. One package of chews contains 31g carbohydrate per serving (4 chews) to help you continue to perform at your peak. Consume within an hour before and during training or racing.
Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy DrinkGatorade Endurance Carb Energy Drink is a liquid carbohydrate source to provide fuel when consumed shortly before training or racing. Carb Energy Drink contains 30g carbohydrate to provide fuel, and B vitamins, which as part of a daily diet, help with energy metabolism. Drink within an hour prior to the start of training or racing.
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On race day, you will find Gatorade Endurance Energy Chews and Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy drink in the start locations, Gatorade Endurance Formula and Carb Energy Chews on the race course and Gatorade Recover Protein Shake after the finish line.
Remember, athletes need to figure out what nutrition works best for them and what works best for their stomach, so it is best to train with what they will use on race day. Gatorade Endurance products are available for purchase where the endurance athlete shops, at run, bike and tri specialty stores and online at fuelbelt.com. Check out www.Gatorade.com/Endurance to find additional online retailers and specialty stores near you.
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NIKE+ PACE TEAMThe people behind the large, red “lollipop” signs in Grant Park pace thousands of runners across the finish line each year. Instead of running 26.2 miles with their own, personal goals in mind,
they run with your goals in mind. They commit their race to helping people they have never met —runners from around the world—finish the marathon somewhere between 3:00 and 5:45.
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NIKE+ PACE TEAM Kenny Miller: 3:10 Nike+ Pace Team LeaderMiller began running in high school, competing in both cross-
country and track (as an alternative to playing football) and
has been a runner ever since. He has run more than 170 races
to date, including 34 marathons (PR of 2:52), and over 75 half
marathons (PR of 1:20). Through his high energy and motiva-
tion, Miller is confident he can help his group achieve their
goal time.
John Nguyen: 3:35 Nike+ Pace Team LeaderNguyen has run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon four
times and completed 15 marathons. Nguyen’s father passed
away two days after watching him finish his first half Ironman.
At the finish line of the race, Nguyen had the volunteers place
his finisher’s medal on his father. A lesson his father taught
him was to chase his dream while helping people accomplish
their dreams.
Rick Ganzi: 3:50 Nike+ Pace Team LeaderDr. Ganzi ran has run 104 marathons —including the last 14
Boston Marathons. Over the years he has figured out that with
proper training, pacing and smart race day decisions, Mile 26
can actually be a very pleasant experience. This will be his
ninth consecutive year leading the 3:50 pace team in Chicago.
Tricia Ruby: 3:55 Nike+ Pace Team LeaderThis will be Ruby’s eighth year pacing, and her 32nd
marathon. Chicago’s energy and excitement gives her
the chills every time she’s here. She was a “one and done”
marathoner in 2004, but after crossing the finish line with
nothing left to give, she knew she’d be back. The little part
in her head that didn’t ache after the race felt the accomplish-
ment and success of completing 26.2 miles and she says it
was a feeling like none other.
George Nietert: 4:00 Nike+ Pace Team LeaderNietert has run 60 marathons and has completed the Bank of
America Chicago Marathon 16 times. He believes that running
is a great way to connect with other fantastic people who are
also in search of a healthy lifestyle. Being part of the Nike+
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Kay Drew: 4:40 Nike+ Pace Team LeaderDrew has finished a marathon in every state, running the last
marathon a few weeks before her 50th birthday. She still
needs a marathon in Africa and Australia to finish the conti-
nents. The 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be
her 116th marathon. Her advice to first-time marathoners:
“the crowd, the music and the atmosphere at the Chicago
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difficult not to start too fast. Stay with your pacers, and you
will be smiling at the finish line!”
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Black Girls RUN! highlights a growing trend among black Americans and distance running
Earlier this year, USA Today cited a running boom among black Americans, highlighting growing membership numbers in organizations like the National Black Marathoners Association, Black Girls RUN! and Black Men Run. While the number of African-Americans who run is growing, pre-dominantly black and/or diverse running clubs are not new —many clubs emerged in major cities in the 1980s.
Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks created Black Girls RUN! In 2009 in an effort to tackle the growing obesity epidemic in the African-American com-munity (according to the Centers for Disease Control, 80% of African-American women are overweight), and to provide encouragement and resources to both new and veteran runners. Black Girls RUN! Chicago launched in 2012. Currently, there are more than 1,900 members in Chica-go, and more than 160,000 members nationally (Black Girls RUN! started with 15-20 women in Atlanta in 2011).
Sabrina Pitts-Johnson, a Black Girls RUN! Chicago Ambassador, says that Black Girls RUN! has the ability to impact on several levels. “Volunteer-ing at local races is just one way we are giving back,” she says. “We also mentor young girls with our partner, Girls on the Run, and support local running events as our way of giving back to the broader running community.”
Pitts-Johnson believes that groups like Black Girls RUN! have contributed to a growing trend of black runners because the presence of diverse running groups have made people more curious about the sport. “Seeing people like you inspires others and lets them know that someone like them can run in a race or a marathon, too,” she shares.
Abbott World Marathon Majors introduces new wheelchair championship series
For the first time, a male and female winner will be determined over a 12-month period based on scoring earned via results from six iconic global races, and each will be awarded $50,000 for the championships.
The new series is set to begin at the April 2016 Boston Marathon, which in 1975 became the first major U.S. road race to recognize wheelchair par-ticipation. Including each of the AWMM qualifying races, Tokyo, Boston, Virgin Money London, BMW Berlin, the Bank of America Chicago and the TCS New York marathons, AWMM Wheelchair Series X will begin at the April 2016 Boston Marathon and end upon completion of the April 2017 Bos-ton Marathon. Each subsequent series will begin and end at the next AWMM race on the calendar.
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“These athletes compete at the highest levels, and it’s time for us to formally recognize the achievements of wheelchair athletes,” said Tim Hadzima, AWMM general manager. “Our objec-tive, and that of our title sponsor, Abbott, is to elevate marathoning across the globe by advanc-ing and promoting all aspects of our great sport.”
Paralympic Games and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships races, when scheduled, will also count as part of the series
“This is a key milestone for all athletes and for the global sport,” said Tatyana McFadden, 11-time Paralympic medalist and multiple wheelchair champion of the Chicago, New York, London and Boston marathons. “It’s thrilling to be able to race on the best courses across the world, and a formalized AWMM series adds more honor and weight to any finish.”
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The Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon unveil a one-time professional wheelchair challenge between the two races
As a precursor to the 2016 Abbott World Mara-thon Majors Wheelchair Series, the Bank of Amer-ica Chicago Marathon and the TCS New York City Marathon are staging a one-time 2015 Chicago-New York Challenge, similar to the already suc-cessful wheelchair challenge between the Boston and London marathons. The male and female winner of the Chicago-New York Challenge will take home $10,000 each. To be eligible for prize money, athletes must compete in both races. Ath-letes will score points based on their overall place in each marathon.
The Chicago-New York Challenge highlights the growth of professional wheelchair racing among the six Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM). The AWMM has been at the forefront of creat-ing a cultural and generational shift in the way professional wheelchair athletes are perceived by giving them a global, mainstream stage to show-case their abilities and share their stories. The Virgin Money London Marathon, B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS New York City Marathon have collective-ly promoted and raised the profile of professional wheelchair racing for more than three decades. The Tokyo and Berlin Marathons have also in-creased the profile of their professional wheel-chair races.
“What athletes and past Chicago Marathon cham-pions like Kurt Fearnley and Tatyana McFadden are doing is just incredible. They are world-class athletes,” says Carey Pinkowski, Executive Race Director of the Bank of America Chicago Mara-thon. “We have been fortunate in Chicago to have one of the best wheelchair programs in the United States, headed by Adam Bleakney at the Univer-sity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, in our back-yard. Adam sends a strong team of athletes to Chicago every year. The Challenge between Chi-cago and New York is one way we can acknowl-edge the value, strength and excitement our pro-fessional wheelchair athletes bring to our races.”
The heightened interest in the 2012 London Para-lympics, coupled with the AWMM, has sparked an explosive growth of athletes with disabilities pro-grams at both the elite and recreational levels.
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Five-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon professional wheelchair champion and winner of 14 major marathons, Tatyana McFadden, writing children’s book series
Tatyana McFadden made headlines in 2013 when she became the fi rst athlete to ever win four Ab-bott World Marathon Majors in one year, a feat she repeated in 2014. McFadden, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities, is writing a book for 8-12 year-old children titled, Ya Sama! The Story of Tatyana McFadden. “Ya Sama” means “I can do it” in Russian. The story will in-clude colorful illustrations and details about Mc-Fadden’s journey from an orphanage, to America, to the sports arena and back to Russia for the 2014 Sochi winter Paralympics where she won a medal. McFadden’s book series will include two stories about her life (one for 8-12 year-olds and one for 5-8 year-olds) and an activity book for 5-8 year-olds.
McFadden was born in 1989 in St. Petersburg, Russia with spina bifi da, a condition that left her spine only partially developed. She was not
expected to live, and she was placed in an or-phanage. In spite of the huge obstacles facing her, McFadden pressed on, and, at the age of six, an American family adopted her. Over the next decade, McFadden proved that she could do it. By the age of 15, she earned her fi rst Paralympic medal in Athens. Now the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign alumna is regarded as one of the best athletes in the world.
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Mary Wittenberg steps down as CEO of the New York Road Runners ast er a decade of service and leadership
Mary Wittenberg stepped down as CEO of the New York Road Runners (NYRR) in May to launch Virgin Sport as Global CEO of the new lifestyle company focused on participatory fi tness events and programs.
Under Wittenberg’s leadership, NYRR elevated its prominence and impact by making running more accessible to a broader audience. More than 400,000 people of all ages are engaged annually in NYRR activities, including 200,000 students locally and nationally through NYRR’s free youth running programs, events, and resources, of which more than 120,000 are in New York City’s fi ve boroughs.
Wittenberg joined NYRR in 1998 and became its fi rst Chief Operating Offi cer in 2000. In 2005, she became the fi rst woman to lead NYRR as Presi-dent and CEO and also became the Race Director of the New York City Marathon. Wittenberg has been an infl uential fi gure in the running world and a prominent leader of the Abbott World Marathon
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“My days at NYRR have been fueled by the inspiration all around me and it has been an immense privilege to serve our runners and community while working side by side with so many amazing partners and talented and deeply committed staff, volunteers and Board of Directors,” said Wittenberg.
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Filmmaker behind Spirit of the Marathon making new documentary on Boston Marathon
Jon Dunham, the director behind the cult clas-sics, Spirit of the Marathon and Spirit of the Marathon II, is making the first-ever documentary film endorsed by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), about the Boston Marathon, simply titled, “BOSTON.” The film will be released in 2016.
On the heels of the success of his first two films, Dunham set out to make a film about one of the most historic, iconic and highly esteemed races in the world: the Boston Marathon. Production was almost halted after the 2013 Boston bombings, but after witnessing the strength of the Boston community and the resiliency of runners around the world, the producers knew that the story of the Boston Marathon had to be told. BOSTON tells the rich history of the oldest annually run marathon in the world. The film features inter-views with champions from across the globe, rare archival material from the vaults of the B.A.A. and captures the Boston Marathon’s impact and lega-cy on the sport.
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The latest Running USA annual report highlights running’s popularity in the U.S.
Running USA, a nonprofit organization that ad-vances the growth and success of the running industry, reports that the state of the sport is healthy and thriving, and that the running boom remains strong as it enters its third decade. 2014 saw a record number of marathon finishers in the United States, 550,637, up from 541,000 in 2013.
Women continue to keep the Boom alive; they made up 57% of the runners finishing races, and they are driving the popularity of the half mara-thon distance. 1.96 million people completed a half marathon in the U.S. in 2013. Sixty-one per-cent of all half marathon finishers were women. The 5K, with 8.3 million finishers, remains the most popular race distance.
Non-traditional events like mud runs, obstacle runs and color-themed runs have also grown ex-ponentially in the last few years. An estimated four million runners participated in an adventure-type race last year.
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27th Mile Post-Race PartyUpon exiting the finish area, celebrate your accomplishment at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 27th Mile Post-Race Party in Butler Field, near the start line at Columbus Drive and Jackson Drive. The outdoor celebration will feature live music, food and bever-ages available for purchase. Par-ticipants age 21 and over (photo ID required) can redeem the tear-off portion of their bib number for one free 312 Urban Wheat Ale.
The 27th Mile Post-Race Party is open to the public from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., with live music beginning at 10:30 a.m. and beer ticket redemption and sales from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Race day runner resultsLook up your finisher results at the Race Day Runner Results Tent within the Bank of America Chica-go Marathon 27th Mile Post-Race Party. Volunteers will be on-hand to help participants and spectators look up unofficial race day results.
City Scents flowers for saleCity Scents is offering “good luck” and “congratulations” floral ar-rangements and bouquets for purchase online and on race day. For delivery to a hotel, home or office, go to the Marathon store at chicagomarathon.com or call 312.836.0211 or 800.886.1050; or stop by their 209 E. Ohio Street location. City Scents also offers floral bouquets for sale on race day in Grant Park at four locations near the start/finish area.
Information presentedby MolexAn Information Tent will be located within the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 27th Mile Post-Race Par-ty. Volunteers will assist participants and spectators with general inqui-ries as well as lost & found items.
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