The 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon streams live on NBC5 Chicago and the NBC Chicago channel on Peacock on Sunday at 8 a.m. ET.
The Chicago Marathon is one of eight annual World Marathon Majors — the highest level of marathon running — and one of three annual majors held in the U.S. along with the Boston Marathon in April and the New York City Marathon in November.
In each of the last four years, Chicago’s pancake-flat course produced either a world record or an American record.
In 2025, Conner Mantz broke a 23-year-old American men’s record.
The 2026 men’s elite field is headlined by defending champion Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda, who is the third-fastest marathoner in history with a personal best of 2:00:28 from the 2026 London Marathon on April 26.
Top Americans include Charles Hicks, who on April 20 in Boston ran the second-fastest marathon by an American citizen in history: 2:04:35. Hicks, a former Stanford All-American, was born in London and lived in England until age 12. He became eligible to represent the U.S. in July.
Also signed up are Olympians Clayton Young and 40-year-old Galen Rupp, the last American runner to win Chicago in 2017.
The women’s field is led by defending champion Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia, plus Kenyan Brigid Kosgei, who broke the world record in Chicago in 2019.
American women entered include 2024 Olympian Dakotah Popehn and, in her marathon debut, Emma Grace Hurley, who was fifth in the half marathon at the World Road Running Championships on Sept. 20.
For more information on how to watch Sunday’s race, see below.
How to Watch the 2026 Chicago Marathon
- Date: Sunday, October 11th
- Start Time: 8 a.m. ET (7 a.m. CT)
- TV Coverage: NBC5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago
- Live Streaming: NBC Chicago Channel on Peacock, nbcchicago.com and telemundochicago.com
2026 Chicago Marathon Finish Line Camera
The four-hour broadcast as well as an additional four hours of finish-line coverage will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET on nbcchicago.com, telemundochicago.com and the NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago apps.
2026 Chicago Marathon Course
For more information on the marathon course and amenities, click here.
2026 Chicago Marathon Race Day Schedule
**All Times Eastern**
8:20 a.m.: Marathon Wheelchair start (men)
8:21 a.m.: Marathon Wheelchair start (women)
8:23 a.m.: Marathon Handcycle start
8:30 a.m.: Men’s and Women’s Professional Open Division and Wave 1 start
2026 Chicago Marathon Live Runner Tracking
Runners can be tracked on the Chicago Marathon website here. A live leaderboard is here.
The Chicago Marathon app will also have live tracking.
2026 Chicago Marathon Men’s Elite Runner Field
| Name | Country | Personal Best |
| Jacob Kiplimo | UGA | 2:00:28 (London 2026) |
| Amos Kipruto | KEN | 2:01:39 (London 2026) |
| Milkesa Mengesha | ETH | 2:03:17 (Berlin 2024) |
| Tadese Takele Bikila | ETH | 2:03:23 (Tokyo 2025) |
| Bashir Abdi | BEL | 2:03:36 (Rotterdam 2021) |
| Daniel Mateiko | KEN | 2:03:44 (Tokyo 2026) |
| Asrar Hiyrden | ETH | 2:03:59 (Seville 2026) |
| Charles Hicks | USA | 2:04:35 (Boston 2026) |
| Suguru Osako | JPN | 2:04:55 (Valencia 2025) |
| Mohamed Reda El Aaraby | MOR | 2:05:18 (Hamburg 2026) |
| Clayton Young | USA | 2:05:41 (Boston 2026) |
| Sondre Moen | NOR | 2:05:48 (Fukuoka 2017) |
| Vincent Mauri | USA | 2:05:54 (Toledo 2026) |
| Yemane Haileselassie | ERI | 2:06:06 (Boston 2026) |
| Galen Rupp | USA | 2:06:07 (Prague 2018) |
| Akira Akasaki | JPN | 2:06:15 (Berlin 2025) |
| Boki Diriba | ETH | 2:06:26 (Doha 2026) |
| Hendrik Pfeiffer | GER | 2:06:34 (Boston 2026) |
| Abbabiya Simbassa | USA | 2:06:53 (Valencia 2024) |
| Tsegay Weldlibanos | ERI | 2:07:35 (Sacramento 2024) |
| Haftu Knight | USA | 2:07:38 (Boston 2026) |
| Patrick Tiernan | AUS | 2:07:45 (Houston 2024) |
| Kiyoshi Koga | JPN | 2:07:46 (Oita 2026) |
| Matthew Richtman | USA | 2:07:57 (Los Angeles 2025) |
| CJ Albertson | USA | 2:08:17 (Chicago 2024) |
| Daniel Mesfun | USA | 2:08:24 (Seville 2026) |
| Alex Maier | USA | 2:08:33 (Dusseldorf 2025) |
| Murphy Smith | USA | 2:08:58 (Boston 2026) |
| Jorge Castelblanco | PAN | 2:09:24 (Seville 2024) |
| Thomas Nobbs | CAN | 2:09:25 (Congers 2026) |
| Nadeel Wildschutt | RSA | 2:09:40 (Chandler 2025) |
| Jorge Luis Cruz | MEX | 2:09:43 (Valencia 2025) |
| Brian Shrader | USA | 2:09:46 (Chicago 2023) |
| Reed Fischer | USA | 2:09:47 (Seville 2026) |
| Ben Rosa | USA | 2:09:47 (Chandler 2025) |
| Frank Lara | USA | 2:09:53 (Rotterdam 2025) |
| Ryan Johnson | USA | 2:10:20 (Boston 2026) |
| Tesfu Tewelde | ERI | 2:10:21 (Minneapolis 2024) |
| Thomas Fafard | CAN | 2:10:29 (Chandler 2025) |
| Nathan Martin | USA | 2:10:45 (Duluth 2023) |
| Chris Maxon | USA | 2:10:55 (Sacramento 2025) |
| Patrick Cullen | USA | 2:12:15 (Gold Coast 2026) |
| Afeworki Zeru | USA | 2:13:22 (Tokyo 2026) |
| Ethan Gregg | USA | 2:13:32 (Houston 2026) |
| Awet Beraki | USA | 2:14:13 (Houston 2026) |
| Benjamin Flanagan | CAN | 2:15:39 (Toronto 2025) |
| Brian Kibor | KEN | Debut |
| Tomoki Ota | JPN | Debut |
| Cole Sprout | USA | Debut |
| Kieran Tuntivate | THA | Debut |
| Adriaan Wildschutt | RSA | Debut |
2026 Chicago Marathon Women’s Elite Runner Field
| Name | Country | Personal Best |
| Brigid Kosgei | KEN | 2:14:04 (Chicago 2019) |
| Hawi Feysa | ETH | 2:14:57 (Chicago 2025) |
| Sutume Kebede | ETH | 2:15:55 (Tokyo 2024) |
| Megertu Alemu | ETH | 2:16:34 (London 2024) |
| Brillian Kipkoech | KEN | 2:17:05 (Hamburg 2026) |
| Sharon Lokedi | KEN | 2:17:22 (Boston 2025) |
| Degitu Azimeraw | ETH | 2:17:58 (London 2021) |
| Loice Chemnung | KEN | 2:18:24 (Chicago 2025) |
| Joan Kilimo | KEN | 2:18:40 (Barcelona 2026) |
| Magdalyne Masai | KEN | 2:18:58 (Frankfurt 2024) |
| Fantu Worku | ETH | 2:19:08 (Dubai 2026) |
| Mary Ngugi Cooper | KEN | 2:19:26 (Chicago 2025) |
| Sara Hall | USA | 2:20:32 (Chandler 2020) |
| Yuka Akasaki | JPN | 2:21:33 (Osaka 2025) |
| Susanna Sullivan | USA | 2:21:56 (Chicago 2024) |
| Des Linden | USA | 2:22:38 (Boston 2011) |
| Isobel Batt-Doyle | AUS | 2:22:59 (Valencia 2024) |
| Sara Vaughn | USA | 2:23:24 (Chicago 2023) |
| Natosha Rogers | USA | 2:23:28 (Chicago 2025) |
| Molly Born | USA | 2:24:10 (Sacramento 2025) |
| Dakotah Popehn | USA | 2:24:20 (Chicago 2025) |
| Gabriella Rooker | USA | 2:24:29 (Chicago 2024) |
| Elena Hayday | USA | 2:24:45 (Boston 2026) |
| Jess Warner-Judd | GBR | 2:24:45 (New York 2025) |
| Kristine Eikrem Engeset | NOR | 2:28:57 (Tokyo 2026) |
| Lexie Thompson | USA | 2:30:37 (Philadelphia 2021) |
| Amanda Mosborg | USA | 2:32:01 (Indianapolis 2025) |
| Alexandra Aldana | COL | 2:40:41 (Cali 2025) |
| Laura Galvan | MEX | Debut |
| Emma Grace Hurley | USA | Debut |
| Amy-Eloise Neale | GBR | Debut |
