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Chicagoland Spring Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

USMay 2, 202742.195km · 21.1km · 10km

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Race date in 202 days: May 2, 2027 Sun
City · Distance: Schaumburg · 42.195km · 21.1km · 10km
Entry fee: $99.99Varies by event and entry period
Status: SoonTBD ~ Sun, May 2, 2027See how to enter ↗

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 12, 2026

About the race How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

The start and finish are both at 425 North Martingale Road, Schaumburg, Illinois, in the heart of a commercial district.

Course starts on that road and runs entirely on roads or paved trails.

Full marathon and half marathon are USATF-certified course events and Boston Marathon qualifying races.

The event offers three distances: 42.195 km, half marathon, and 10 km.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

No runner reports yet. We'll add them here as they come in.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Finisher vlog

kofuzi · Finisher vlog

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

Marathon

Entry cost $99.99

until May 3, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Marathon - Extended Online

Entry cost $159.99

until May 2, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half

Entry cost $69.99

until May 3, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Half Marathon - Extended Online

Entry cost $129.99

until May 2, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

About 10K · 10K - Extended Online

10K

Entry cost $39.99

until May 3, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

10K - Extended Online

Entry cost $59.99

until May 2, 2027 · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 42.195km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

Runners start · local timeFrom 07:15

START

425 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg, IL

Start · Google Maps

The start and finish are at 425 North Martingale Road.

Course starts on the roads of Schaumburg's commercial district, and all three events use only roads and paved trails.

Full marathon and half marathon are USATF-certified.

Their certification numbers are full marathon IL24010NM and half marathon IL21015NM.

Both are Boston Marathon qualifying races.

Full marathon has two course checkpoints.

Participants who do not pass the 5-mile point by time limit pace are automatically switched to half marathon and directed to half marathon.

If they do not pass the 24-mile point by the designated time, their race will be stopped because Martingale Road reopens to traffic at that time.

The course records are full marathon 2:26:20 for men (2026) and 2:47:10 for women (2025).

Half marathon records are 1:12:02 for men (2024) and 1:22:38 for women (2026);

the 10K records are 33:30 for men (2024) and 38:02 for women (2023).

The 2026 event was the 16th edition.

Typical race-season temperature: around 15°C (59°F): Short sleeves or light long sleeves + arm warmers

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

Bib pickup

You can choose to pick up by mail ($14.99), pick up in advance, which will be announced two weeks before the competition, or pick up onsite on the day of the competition.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startSchaumburg Metra Station (Milwaukee District West Line), plus Pace bus route 606 to the…

Source · checked Aug 23, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Schaumburg Metra Station (Milwaukee District West Line), plus Pace bus route 606 to the "Martingale/Higgins" stop about 390 yards (~5 min walk) from the venue

Start/finish is at 425 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg, IL, near I-90/I-355, about 35 min from downtown Chicago. The Schaumburg Metra station itself is roughly 2 miles away; the Pace 606 bus stop at Martingale/Higgins is the closer transit option.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same as start — 425 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg (Pace 606 bus stop at Martingale/Higgins, ~5 min walk)

Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10K all start and finish at the same Schaumburg business-district location.

Map

Source · checked Aug 23, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

The 2027 race takes place on May 2.

The full marathon starts at 7:15 a.m. The course time limits are 6 hours for the full marathon and 3 hours 30 minutes for the half marathon.

There are three bib-pickup options: paid mailing, advance pickup announced separately approximately two weeks before the race, and race-day pickup.

Organizers do not recommend race-day pickup and expect a wait of around 15 minutes.

To collect another runner’s bib, you need a participant waiver signed by that runner.

Unclaimed participant items after the race incur an additional mailing fee.

Parking is available at the parking garages at 150 and 200 North Martingale Road.

Parking elsewhere is not guaranteed.

Because 2,000 people enter these garages within one hour,

organizers warn that arriving later than 45 minutes before the start may result in missing the race start.

Pacers are provided for the half marathon at 5-minute intervals from 1:30 to 2:45.

All participants in the three events receive finisher medals, and awards are presented to overall finishers and the top three in each age group.

The full-marathon entry fee is $99.99.

Times are local to Schaumburg. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Hampton Inn & Suites By Hilton Chicago Schaumburg Il

Hotel · 1.3km

8.6/10(359)

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Chicago｜Private Airport Pickup/Drop-off Service from O'Hare International Airport

$73

Chicagoland Spring Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K

About Chicagoland Spring Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run