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Also known as: Mayor Daley Marathon
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Chicago Marathon, annual 26.2-mile (42.2-km) footrace through Chicago that is held each October. Along with the Berlin, Boston, London, New York City, and Tokyo marathons, the Chicago Marathon is one of the world’s six major marathons. The first Chicago Marathon—which was originally known as the Mayor Daley Marathon after the city’s then recently deceased mayor, Richard J. Daley—took place in 1977. The marathon’s route begins downtown in Grant Park, winds through the Loop, and runs through the North Side before returning downtown. It then circles through the city’s West and South sides before ending back in Grant Park. Khalid Khannouchi ...(100 of 163 words)

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