by Alfonz Juck
2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, photo by David Wearn45,000 runners from 140 countries
CHICAGO (USA): Sunday’s 41st Bank of America Chicago Marathon will feature about 45,000 runners from 140 countries, all 50 states, and all 50 wards of Chicago. The race –which has grown 43% in finishers since 2008 and is now the second-largest marathon in the world– is simultaneously an elite-level sports competition and a community celebration which will generate $338 million in economic impact for what is America’s third-largest city with 2.7 million residents. Informs Race Results Weekly. The race winners will each pocket $100,000 out of a total prize money purse of $803,500. Course record bonuses of $75,000 are also on offer (2:03:45 / 2:17:18), and the top USA men and women will earn $15,000. Moreover, the two wheelchair champions will also earn $15,000 each.
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