Overview
- The half marathon begins and ends at Garfield Park on race day and runs through multiple West Side neighborhoods along a mapped course.
- Organizers have put a block of street closures in place that start days before the event and extend through the weekend to allow for course setup, safety staging and festival areas.
- Race-day operations include gear check opening at 5:30 a.m., a wheelchair start before the main field, corrals opening an hour before the start and a 3 hour 15 minute finish cutoff that requires about a 15-minute-per-mile pace.
- Packet pick-up takes place at the Roosevelt Collection in the days leading up to the race, West Side community events and youth runs are scheduled near Garfield Park, and some volunteer roles remain open.
- NBC Chicago will stream the start and finish live and organizers warn that listed times and closures are subject to change so residents and participants should follow official race updates.