Katelyn, Alex, and Michael bring you minute-by-minute action, bold hot takes, and the biggest storylines as they unfold—live in Chicago, right in the heart of race day.
The show goes live on our YouTube channel at 7:00 a.m. CT/8:00 a.m. ET.
You can also follow every step of the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with our live blog—real-time updates, key moments, and on-the-ground coverage by our team.
The course loops through 29 neighborhoods on Sunday, and with a CTA fare and a runner's pace, a spectator can see the same person six times between the Loop and the finish. These are the spots worth standing at, and when to get there.
Brigid Kosgei and defending champion Hawi Feysa lead a field with 12 women under 2:20, Sharon Lokedi runs her first flat marathon, and Emma Grace Hurley, the American 8K record holder, makes her marathon debut.
Three men in the field have run close enough to Conner Mantz's 2:04:43 to threaten it, and one has already gone faster on a course that does not count. Emily Sisson's 2:18:29 is a bigger ask, though a debutant coming off a 1:06:23 half-marathon believes she is in 2:20 shape.
The defending champion ran 2:00:28 in London in April, and beating Sabastian Sawe's 1:59:30 on Sunday would mean finding another 59 seconds on a morning forecast to start in the low 60s.
The 2026 Chicago Marathon is almost here, and in this bonus episode of The Running Story, Michael Doyle and Jessy Carveth cover everything you need to know before race day.
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