Event Day Schedule:

• 5:30 a.m. - Venue Opens (Pre-Race)

• 5:30 a.m. - Gear Check Opens

• 10:30 a.m. - Post-Race Amenities Begin (Guest can enter venue)

• 4:00 p.m. - Gear Check Closes / Venue Closes

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Location:

• Indoor Space: Palmer House Hilton Exhibit Hall 

  • 17 East Monroe St (Chicago)​

  • 16,909 square feet of indoor space

• Outdoor Private Start Corral Toilets​

  • Located at Michigan Ave.​ & Van Buren St.

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Tickets:​​

• $45 - CARA Supporter Level Members Tickets (Register HERE)

• $0 - CARA Summer Marathon Training Program Participants (Register HERE)

• Charity Runners (contact your charity team leader for details)

• Registration closes for all participants on 10/5 at 11:59 p.m.

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Ticket Access:​

• Tickets are only available to:

  • CARA Summer Marathon Training Program Runners (guaranteed access, registration required)

  • CARA Supporter Level Members

  • Official CARA Charity Partners (registration accessible by private link available from charity team leaders)

• Tickets are available to eligible persons only, no exceptions.

• Tickers available until capacity is reached.

• Tickets may NOT be purchased on behalf of others, and shoe tags may not be transferred to others.

• A photo ID of the named ticket holder is required to enter and to also pick up shoe tag at Marathon Expo

• Training program runners not participating in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon are asked not to attend, unless volunteering, to help limit the number of people gathering.

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Guest Policy (2022):​

• Registered attendees may bring a limited amount of friends and family to the VIP area. Please refrain from bringing more than four (4) guests to the VIP area

• Guest are not allowed in venue until after 10:30 a.m.

• Amenities are for runners only and NOT guest, shoe tag is required to access amenities  

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Shoe Tag Pick-Up:

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Mailing Option 

• Summer Marathon training program runners, who did not pick up their tag, did not receive a tag, or lost their tag can select to have it mailed to them starting on September 1st. 

• Avoid the line and utilize the mailing option which will be available from September 1st to September 27th.

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In-Person Option

• CARA will be back at the Abbott Health and Fitness Expo in 2022 from October 6-8.

• Summer Marathon training program runners who do not have a shoe tag and do NOT select the mailing option can pick up their tag in person at the Abbot Health and Fitness Expo.

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Gear Check Provided:

• Indoor VIP gear check provided at the Palmer House.

• Participants can check a bag of any reasonable size.

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Food & Beverage:

• Snack goody bags from various CARA partners will be available.

• Participants can purchase additional food/meals from the Palmer House in the main lobby.

• Participants may bring in personal food items.

• Coffee is not available at VIP. There is a Starbucks inside the Palmer House lobby.

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Changes for 2022:​

• Medal engraving are NOT included in 2022.

• Tickets are only available to CARA Supporter Level Members, marathon training program runners, and our charity partners as we adhere to the hotels capacity limit.