Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2013Jan 16, 2014 by Christopher Chavez
Chicago Marathon moves to lottery
Chicago Marathon moves to lottery
The 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will use a lottery system to determine entries for the Oct. 12 race. Last year, the race website crashed on the first day of registration and was shut down for the weekend.
The registration fee for the 2014 race will be $185 for U.S. residents and $210 for particiapants from outside the country. The field will be capped at 45,000 participants. There were over 39,000 finishers in 2013.
Those interested in running 26.2-miles through the streets of Chicago can participate by:
1) Register with a guaranteed entry
2) Enter the non-guaranteed lottery for an entry
3) Time Qualify (Men: Sub-3:15, Women: Sub-3:45)
4) Raise money for a charity
The lottery will open on March 5 at 12 p.m. CT and will close April 7 at 12 p.m. CT. Winners will be notified of their selection status on April 14.
More information can be found on the Chicago Marathon website.
The registration fee for the 2014 race will be $185 for U.S. residents and $210 for particiapants from outside the country. The field will be capped at 45,000 participants. There were over 39,000 finishers in 2013.
Those interested in running 26.2-miles through the streets of Chicago can participate by:
1) Register with a guaranteed entry
2) Enter the non-guaranteed lottery for an entry
3) Time Qualify (Men: Sub-3:15, Women: Sub-3:45)
4) Raise money for a charity
The lottery will open on March 5 at 12 p.m. CT and will close April 7 at 12 p.m. CT. Winners will be notified of their selection status on April 14.
More information can be found on the Chicago Marathon website.