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By Prescott Carlson, About.com Guide to Chicago Travel

Chicago Marathon 2008 Registration Date Announced

Tuesday January 1, 2008

It's been announced that registration for the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon will open on February 1, 2008. This is a few weeks later than in previous years -- according to CBS, a marathon spokesperson claimed it was so that runners didn't have to commit to the race as early as in the past. I would imagine this is mainly in response to the heat related problems from 2007 (speaking of which, make sure you're up on the proper way to run safely. It's important to register early, as the strict limit of 40,000 participants is reached very quickly. The Chicago Marathon draws 1.5 million spectators from all over the world, so it might not hurt to book your hotel reservation early, too.

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Comments
February 26, 2008 at 8:58 am
(1) Judy De Young says:

I want to sign up for the Chicago marathon but want an application sent to my home. How do I go about doing that.

February 26, 2008 at 9:27 am
(2) gochicago says:

Hi Judy — I am not affiliated with the Chicago Marathon. You can contact the organizers of the marathon directly with your request at marathon.office@abnamro.com or call 312-904-9800.

Also, if your main goal is just to have a paper application rather than applying online, you can download and print a PDF of it here:

http://www.chicagomarathon.com/CMS400Min/Chicago_Marathon/runner_information/index.aspx?id=500

Hope that helps!

Prescott

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