This year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon could be the largest ever, a sign that runners are past worrying about COVID-19.
More than 47,000 runners are registered for the Oct. 8 race, a sizable field that could sprint past the record attendance set in 2019 of 45,932 finishers, organizers told the Sun-Times.
"There’s just a great energy that’s fueling this record year," said Carey Pinkowski, the race’s executive director. Attendance dropped to 26,109 in 2021 because of public health rules that limited the size of the race, Pinkowski said. That race, held concurrently with the marathon, will bring in around 2,500 mostly international runners, Pinkowski said.New racers who began running during lockdown may also be boosting attendance, said Tim Bradley, executive director of the Chicago Area Runners Association.
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