Sun 11 Oct 2026
Chicago Marathon
107 Australians ran Chicago, and we were at The Rabbit Hole & Cal's Corner, around 19km / 11.8mi, making sure every one of them heard it.
Race day
11 Oct
Location
The Rabbit Hole & Cal's Corner
Marker
19km / 11.8mi
Runners
107
The day in photos
62 photos from race day in Chicago. Tap one to see it properly.
Who we cheered for
107 Australians ran Chicago. Every one of them got a cheer.
107 runners
2:25Tim Bryant
Fluro yellow shoes
2:45Matt Davies
2.40
Lachlan Reynolds
2:40Jon Awramenko
3:00Clarke Bull
Blue cap
Andrew Doyle
2:52Kaine McIntosh
Red and orange cap. singlet says Sydney
2:55George Elturk
2:55Amy Partrige
3:09Emalina Fogale
Maroon ribbon pinned to my top
3:09Anna Pearce
3:15Thomas O’Brien
Green cap
3:09:59Damien Leonard
3:28
Scott Dawson
4:30Brad Clifton
Green Aussie Hat
Raising for Weish4Ever
3:00
Nathan Merlino
3:00:00
Jak Jak
3:06Bree Bryant
Singlet says "Love the Run"
2:58Cameron Smith
Black Cap
3:00Leonel Brime
Green cap
3:30Paul Tho
3:45Carolyn Vankalken
3:30David Stevens
3.45
Danny Shiu
Red sunglasses
4:15Helena Granziera
3:30Zev Costi
White hat
4:00Amy Ryan
Jennifer Shen
3:20Yuchen Shen
3:20Alan Tan
Purple shoes
3:20David Simon
Chicago runner shirt
3:25Wen Wen
Red and white T-shirt, with “Cheering Me On to Finish My Six Star Journey” and my race bib on the back!
3:30
Monica Haydock
White visor
2:59Lachlan Pickering
Just the pink shoes really
3:20Georgia Murphy
3:00Hiroshi Takakusaki
Amy Cameron
2:54Kat Watt
Yellow puma Fast R 3
2:59
Justin A
12461
2:50Matt Howden
3:15Venu Karjala
White and Blue Singlet says "JCR, Jersey City Runners" & White Cap...(Similar to profile photo)
Raising for Team Healthy Kids
2:44Peter Whiting
White bandit hat
3:00Daniel Causon
Fluro Green Visor
2:55Hugh O’Brien
Mercy Home charity singlet!
2:59Bryan Lip
4:00Stirling Sharpe
Indigenous Marathon Project singlet. Foot steps on uniform
5.30Claudia Stevenson
Achilles Melbourne
4:30Graeme Forrest
Raising for Imerman Angels
3:50Cushla Sheehan
My blue shirt will have an ‘elevate’ logo on it, my Canberra based running club
3.45Alan Morrison
Raising for UNIQUE
3:40
Mark Ciscato
white cap
3.50
Ceri (Kerry)
4:30Dominique Holland
I’m wearing a multicoloured singlet from the brand Sash active. It should stand out! Very unique.
3:45
Brad Amos
Green Cap
4:30Marichris Vincent
Purple cap, pink shirt
3:59Christina Prior
Black sun visor and my shirt is white and fades into blue-ish dots it says CHRIS on the left hand side
3:59
Paige Oliver
blue singlet, blue shorts
4:10Lee Corey
IMF singlet
3:30Andrew C. Panther
White cap
340
Steven Ngo
STEVE on front and back
3:50
Katrina Cox
3:24Jon Delgado
White Nike Hat, QK Sydney Singlet
3:30
Tim Dyball
3:35Lachie McMichael
3:35Helen Ramsay
Left knee taped (black), pale pink Lorna Jane visor, white tshirt, mint shorts, black running belt, black shoes
3:59Millie Muroi
Green cap, blue and green shorts
3:30
Timothy Sullivan
3:40Susan Keetels
Lime hat
5:00Kelby Hunt
4:20
Karin Wolff
Bright Yellow hat
Blake Isaacs
3:30Olivia Rorke
3:45Peter Gray
Gold stripe on singlet
3:36Annabelle Marvin
3:30Viraj Mitra
White cap. Small Aussie flag on singlet
3:29Olivia O’Rourke
Raising for Blood Cancer United
4:30Lisa Bourke
4:00Ryan Hamilton
4:15Jordan Townsend
Cream Cap
3:45Thomas Shiels
Movember singlet with a Moustache
Raising for Movember
4:00Kimberley Vincent
Parkinson’s NSW shirt
Raising for Parkinson’s NSW
4:15Jen Kluver
3:45Anna Carlisle
"Anna" will be on my singlet and I'll be wearing a Brisbane Lions visor!
3:59
Scott Rutherford
Pink Berlin Marathon cap
4.10
Jacquie Folsom
Pink and orange visor cap
Bec Waugh
Pink & Orange Coogee cougar visor
5:00Sheridan O’Brien
Sunglasses and white shoes
Raising for Autism Speaks
5.00John Bond
Blue cap
4:50Chloe Cleverley
Black cap, aqua superblast 3s
4:40Emma Deaves
5:00Marianne Jaques (Maz)
‘MAZ’ in big pink letters on my chest
4.30Rachel Bowes
Energy Galore - Check 5 on back of race dress
4:30
Trevor Builder
Red cap, Kirribilli Runners TShirt
6:30Stephanie Taylor
4:30Katie Rees
4:30Denise Hoosen
Abbott sun visor
5:00Emma McElroy
5:30Jules Ploof
Black cap, name on my chest, light purple crop
Raising for Imerman Angels
6.30
Kylie Simpson
5:30
Kelly Hourigan
White cap
4:10Renee Page
purple sports bra, purple biker shorts, black sunnies, and a whole lot of glitter
5:30Emil Gorgees
White hat, sunnies, poor form, much discomfort.
4:30 to 4:40Jo Metzke
I do not know which top I will wear could be pale pink or a pale green. I tend to make my mind up on the day! White Cap. Will have hydration belt on. Not sure about colour top but if a cool day I will similar looking black tights on
6:30
Jennifer Janowski
Will be wearing lots of ribbons for American Caner Society
Raising for ACS
4:15Braelie-ann Veit
Gold hair accessories, purple oakleys +\- purple vest
Raising for Alive rescue
5:30
Erika Brosas
Maggie White
Raising for Cure Epilepsy
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Where we were
We were at The Rabbit Hole & Cal's Corner, around 19km / 11.8mi — under the flags, at the point in the course where a familiar voice does the most good.
- Where
- The Rabbit Hole & Cal's Corner, Chicago, IL
- Marker
- 19km / 11.8mi
- Race day
- Sun 11 Oct 2026
How the day went
- 7:00amCal’s Corner opens for the Aussie Coffee Club. Find the flags, make your sign.
- 8:00amWe move next door to The Rabbit Hole.
- 8:15amDJ starts, with a Bondi Beer activation as the elite runners come through.
- 8:30amPeak Aussie Cheer Zone until 10:30am: DJ, MC and live runner tracking.
- 10:30amThe party rolls on.
- 12:00pmThe Rabbit Hole wraps up, and the Aussie Marathon Afterparty starts at Rounders Pub, until 7:00pm.
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