The short version: The 48th Bank of America Chicago Marathon is Sunday, Oct. 11. Watch it live 7–11 a.m. Central on Peacock and Roku anywhere in Texas (6–10 a.m. in El Paso). Defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa headline the field. Among the U.S. women, look for Natosha Rogers, an NCAA champion at Texas A&M. If you want to run Chicago next year, the 2027 application window opens Oct. 8.
How to watch and follow from Texas
Chicago is on Central Time, like most of Texas, so the race's listed times are your times. El Paso and Hudspeth counties are an hour earlier.
| How | Where | Time (Central) |
|---|---|---|
| National stream | Peacock and Roku | 7–11 a.m. |
| Extended finish-line coverage | nbcchicago.com, telemundochicago.com and the NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago apps | 7 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Radio | 104.3 The Score on the Audacy app, or SiriusXM | 7–11 a.m. |
| Track a runner | Free official Bank of America Chicago Marathon app | All day |
NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago carry the race on local TV in English and Spanish. That's Chicago only; in Texas, use Peacock or Roku. Kara Goucher and Ed Eyestone are among the NBC analysts.
The biggest Chicago yet
The race says more than 200,000 people applied for this year's race and it expects more than 55,000 finishers in Grant Park, another record. New this year are four on-course water refill stations for runners carrying their own bottles or vests. They sit just before aid stations at miles 5.7, 10.1, 15.7 and 20.3.
Who to watch
- Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) won Chicago last year in 2:02:23. He ran 2:00:28 for third in London this spring, so he's the man to beat.
- Hawi Feysa (Ethiopia) defends her women's title. Her 2:14:57 personal best came in Chicago last year.
- Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) is back in Chicago for the first time since her 2:14:04 win in 2019. Sharon Lokedi, the 2022 New York and 2025–26 Boston champion, makes her Chicago debut.
- U.S. men: Charles Hicks (2:04:35 at Boston this year), Clayton Young, 2017 Chicago champion Galen Rupp, Vincent Mauri and late addition Matt Richtman.
- U.S. women: Susanna Sullivan (2:21:56), Natosha Rogers, Dakotah Popehn, Des Linden, and Emma Grace Hurley in her marathon debut.
Since the field was announced in July, Alex Masai, Zach Panning, Jacob Thomson, Felicia Pasadyn, Tiaan Bosch and Rafael Botello Jimenez have withdrawn. Bashir Abdi, Sondre Moen, Matt Richtman and Frank Lara are among the additions.
The Texas connection: Natosha Rogers
Rogers was the top American woman in Chicago last year. Her 2:23:28 there is her personal best. Before she was a marathoner, she ran for Texas A&M from 2010 to 2012. As a junior she won the NCAA 10,000-meter title in 32:41.63, an Aggie school record and, per A&M, the fourth-fastest time in NCAA meet history at that point. If you're following from College Station, she's the one to cheer for on Oct. 11.
Warm-up: Hurley's world championship half
Hurley arrives three weeks after the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen. There she ran 1:06:23 for fifth in the women's half marathon on Sept. 20. Weini Kelati Frezghi (6th) and Jess McClain (7th) helped the U.S. to team silver behind Kenya. Agnes Ngetich won in 1:05:15, a women-only world record. Hurley also set the American 8K record at Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle in March, so her marathon debut is one of the day's most interesting races.
Want to run Chicago in 2027?
The three-week application window for the 2027 Chicago Marathon opens Thursday, Oct. 8, the Thursday before this year's race. With more than 200,000 applicants this year, the odds are long, so have a Texas fall marathon as a backup. Our Texas big-race registration check shows which marathons are still open, and the Texas marathon calendar lists all of them.
Chasing Boston instead? Chicago is flat and often fast, which makes it a popular qualifier. Check the Boston 2027 cutoff and what it means for Texas qualifiers. New York is three weeks after Chicago, on Nov. 1; see the NYC Marathon field and how a Texas marathon can earn a 2027 time-qualifier entry.
