How to watch the 2023 Chicago Marathon

ATHLETICS How to watch the 2023 Chicago Marathon

Abigael Wafula 07:28 - 08.10.2023

The 2023 Chicago Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 8 and here is how you can watch the races live.

The Chicago Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 8, having assembled strong fields in both the men’s and women’s races.

The event will be broadcast live on NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago, and TeleXitos and the competition will be livestreamed on Peacock, NBCChicago.com, and TelemundoChicago.com. Peacock users can find the feed by going on the, clicking on the “channels” tab, and finding NBC Chicago News.

As reported by Runner’s World, the race begins and ends in Grant Park, located in downtown Chicago. It is a fast and flat course that covers 29 neighbourhoods throughout the city.

The men’s wheelchair division kicks off the race at 3:20 PM (EAT) and the women’s wheelchair division and handcycle athletes follow minutes after. The first wave of runners, including the elite field, takes off at 3:30 PM EAT.

NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo Chicago will provide extensive live TV and online streaming coverage of the 2023 Chicago Marathon in both English and Spanish.

Race Day Schedule:

• Marathon Wheelchair Start (men): 3:20 p.m.

• Marathon Wheelchair Start (women): 3:21 p.m.

• Marathon Handcycle Start: 3:23 p.m.

• Marathon Wave 1 Start (red): 3:30 p.m.

• Marathon Wave 2 Start (blue): 4 p.m.

• Marathon Wave 3 Start (orange): 4:35 p.m.

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