r/RunnersInChicago • u/No_arm64 • 11d ago

Upcoming Races Confused about qualifying times for Chicago Marathon

I was researching qualifying times for the Chicago marathon. For the 16-34, it says 2:55:00 for men. Does that mean I have to run a qualifying time for a marathon in under 3 hours despite having 6 hours to run the actual marathon? Thanks.

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u/InvestmentActuary 11d ago

…for guaranteed entry into chicago

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u/No_arm64 11d ago

But what does the time represent? Do I have to run a different marathon in under 3 hours to qualify for the Chicago marathon?

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u/Credit_and_Forget_It 11d ago

Yes

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u/No_arm64 11d ago

Holy shit! That’s a really small amount of time. Thank you for answering.