The Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2016

Since its inaugural running in 1977, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon has developed a global reputation for its fast, record-setting course.

Capacity	Largest Field	Estimated Spectators	Prize Purse	Affiliated Charity Organizations
45,000	40,659 (2014)	1.7 million	$550,000 *	195

* $100,000 to male and female champions

Year after year the Bank of America Chicago Marathon hosts representatives from more than 100 countries and all 50 of the United States to compete on this world stage, while the flat city landscape and cool fall climate combine to provide the best backdrop for posting records – personal, national and world.

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Recent Participation:

Year	Finishers	Male	Female
2003	32,361	18,690	13,671
2004	33,082	19,105	13,977
2005	32,868	18,602	14,266
2006	33,633	18,910	14,723
2007	25,534	15,348	10,186
2008	31,343	17,678	13,665
2009	33,703	19,077	14,626
2010	36,088	19,946	16,142
2011	35,752	20,282	15,470
2012	37,475	20,682	16,794
2013	39,122	21,488	17,395
2014	40,659	22,242	18,417

World Records (Men):

2:05:42 – Khalid Khannouchi, 1999
2:08:04 – Steve Jones, 1984

World Records (Women):

2:17:18 – Paula Radcliffe, 2002
2:18:47 – Catherine Ndereba, 2001

World Debut Records:

2:05:50 – Evans Rutto, 2003
2:06:54 – Ondoro Osoro, 1998

National Records (Men):

Cayman Islands: 2:40:28 (Tony Keely, 2000)
Ecuador: 2:09:49 (Silvio Guerra, 1997)
Great Britain: 2:07:13 (Steve Jones, 1985)
Japan: 2:06:16 (Toshinari Takaoka, 2002)
Peru: 2:11:36 (Miguel Mallqui, 1998)
Uruguay: 2:12:48 (Nestor Garcia, 1999)

National Records (Women):

Australia: 2:22:36 (Benita Johnson, 2006)
Ethiopia: 2:20:42 (Berhane Adere, 2006)
Kenya: 2:18:47 (Catherine Ndereba, 2001)
Mexico: 2:22:59 (Madai Perez, 2006)
Portugal: 2:23:29 (Rosa Mota, 1985)
Romania: 2:21:30 (Constantina Tomescu-Dita, 2005)
Russia: 2:18:20 (Liliya Shobukhova, 2011)

American Records (Men):

2000 – Khalid Khannouchi (2:07:01)
1999 – David Morris (2:09:32)
1997 – Jerry Lawson (2:09:35)
1996 – Jerry Lawson (2:10:04)

American Records (Women):

1985 – Joan Benoit Samuelson (2:21:21)

Course records:

2:03:45 – Dennis Kimetto, 2013
2:17:18 – Paula Radcliffe, 2002

Source: World Marathon Majors