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How to watch the Chicago Marathon

Between Thanksgiving festivities and your weekend mileage, there's a lot going on this Sunday, but Chicago is a race you can't miss

Mo Farah

Sunday is the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and it’s lining up to be a great race. There’s the battle between former training partners and distance studs Mo Farah and Galen Rupp, official marathon debuts from Gwen Jorgensen and Alexis Pappas, and multiple former world major champions contesting the men’s title. Oh, Kevin Hart is also running. 

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Between Thanksgiving festivities and your weekend mileage, there’s a lot going on this Sunday, but Chicago is a race you can’t miss. Here’s how you can watch the Chicago marathon this weekend.

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Chicago Marathon
Photo: Chicago Marathon.

How to watch 

In Canada, Trackie.tv is live streaming the marathon. You can also catch the race from NBC Chicago. The website says they are streaming live around the world. 

For Americans, the marathon will also be streaming live on NBC starting at 8 a.m. EDT on the Olympic channel

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Chicago Marathon on social media 

Schedule of events 

8:20 a.m. EDT – Wheelchair Start (men)
8:21 a.m. EDT  – Wheelchair Start (women)
8:22 a.m. EDT  – Handcycle Start
8:23 a.m. EDT – Athletes with Disabilities Start
8:30 a.m. EDT – Wave 1 Start
9:00 a.m. EDT – Wave 2 Start
9:35 a.m. EDT – Wave 3 Start

The conditions 

Currently the conditions in Chicago aren’t looking great, but a lot could change between now and Sunday. As of now, weather for the race is fairly humid with a 70 percent chance of thundershowers. 

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