You believe it or not, the application period has begun to enter the Chicago 2025 marathon. In its 47th year, the Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
The application period is open for 4 weeks and there are no exceptions for late entry, so you must act on this now if you want to claim a lottery guarantee or entry. The application period was opened at 10 am (central time of the USA) on Tuesday, October 22 and will close at 2 PM (central time of the United States) on Thursday, November 21. You can find applications for all forms of entry here, as well as additional information about each type.
Input not guide
There are several different ways of looking for admission and all are notable until November 21. If you do not have a time qualifier and it is not eligible for the other input options, you can enter the lottery system or the unusual entry drawing application. To do this, follow the link on the website and complete the application, which includes the entry of a payment method for the input rate of $ 260.43, with processing rates.
At the end of the application window, the names are selected from the complete group of unesaled entry applications and the applicants will be notified by email of their entry status on Thursday, December 12. If an applicant receives an entry through the draw, the draw. Keep in mind that you can only send an application once. All duplicates are eliminated before the drawing bar.
Guaranteed entrance
The guaranteed entrance is obtained in some different ways. These applications are reviewed in a Rolling Basic, as applications come. Applicants are notified within 10 business days and the payment charged at that time of acceptance. If the application is not approved, the entry is automatically changed to an unwanted input application and the applicant is entered in the draw.
2025 will be the first year of the fastest time rating standards. The time qualification table establishes the new standards. An applicant must have a verifiable time of a classification career after January 1, 2023. A verifiable hour is a career in a course certified by USA Track & Field (USATF), world athletics or a similar government association. Applicants are asked to send a link to their results. If this route continues, be sure to verify and verify that the link it provides works and shows its results, since the marathon will not look for results.
| Age group | Men | Women | Non -binary |
| 16 – 34 | 2:55:00 | 3:25:00 am | 3:25:00 am |
| 35 – 39 | 3:00:00 | 3:30:00 am | 3:30:00 am |
| 40 – 44 | 3:05:00 | 3:35:00 | 3:35:00 |
| 45 – 49 | 3:15:00 am | 3:45:00 am | 3:45:00 am |
| 50 – 54 | 3:20:00 | 3:50:00 | 3:50:00 |
| 55 – 59 | 3:30:00 am | 4:00:00 | 4:00:00 |
| 60 – 64 | 3:45:00 am | 4:15:00 | 4:15:00 |
| 65 – 69 | 4:00:00 | 4:30:00 | 4:30:00 |
| 70 – 74 | 4:15:00 | 4:45:00 am | 4:45:00 am |
| 75 – 79 | 4:30:00 | 5:00:00 | 5:00:00 |
| 80 and on | 4:50:00 | 5:20:00 | 5:20:00 |
I have always used the results of Chicago Marathon because I think they can verify the results more quickly. This year was no exception. I received the confirmation of my acceptance on the same day of my application.
Another way to obtain a guaranteed entry is to be an inherited finalist or through the participation in the distance series of Chicago Marathon. If the Bank of America Marathon is over five or more in the last 10 years, it can guarantee its place in the Bank of America 2025 marathon as an inherited finalist. If you complete the three 2024 Bank of America Distancy Series events (Shamrock Shuffle 8k Run, Chicago 13.1 and Chicago Marathon), you can guarantee your place in the Chicago Marathon of the Bank of America 2025.
Many runners work with registered challenges to obtain a guaranteed entry. Each beneficial organization has different fund collection requirements and participation to ensure a guaranteed place. Charity program entries are limited and available in order of arrival.
Each beneficial organization manages its own unique charity team, benefits of participants and fundraising requirements. While Fundraising requirements May Vary from Charity to Charity, Participants Are Required to Raise No Less Than $ 1,500 (USD) If the entry is Claimed Duration the Application Window (Tuesday, October 22)
Only the letters that are part of the official Marathon Charity program of Chicago Bank of America have access to guaranteed entries. If you are interested in running for the beneficial organization, you must communicate with the beneficial organization of your choice through the charity index.
Finally, there is the high -performance program that requires runners to meet the fastest rating times. If you meet the qualification standards described below, you can guarantee your place in the Bank of America 2025 marathon through the high performance program.
| Qualification standards | Marathon |
| Men | Sub 2:25:00 |
| Women | Sub 2:45:00 |
| Non -binary | Sub 2:45:00 |
| Master – Men | Sub 2:35:00 |
| Master – Women | Less than 2:50:00 |
| Non -binary mastery | Less than 2:50:00 |
This program is limited to 150 runners and offers runners several advantages, including a reduced entry rate, race hospitality tent and a corral of the positioned front, the professional athlete begins the Corral and Corral A.
It doesn’t matter how the entrance seeks, the most important thing to consider is the deadline of November 21. Get your application now so that the 47th race of the Chicago Marathon is not lost.
