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  • 5K
  • 5 km
  • Chicago
  • Event weekend starts
  • Mixed entry

Life Time Chicago Half Marathon and 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Official entry options ↗
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Decision summary

Life Time Chicago Half Marathon and 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
51/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
16 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Life Time Chicago Half Marathon and 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Scenery
City, Historic, Parkland, Coastal, Lakeside, Countryside, Waterfront

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Parkland
  • Coastal
  • Lakeside
  • Countryside
  • Waterfront

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Community
  • Festival

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Mixed entry: Multiple entry routes are listed, such as ballot, charity, guaranteed or general entry.

Race day logistics

Expo / packet pickup
Pre-Race Party + Packet Pickup event with live music and entertainment held before race day
Race village
No

Course facts

Notable features
  • Offers exclusive race-day access to closed DuSable Lake Shore Drive with unrivaled Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan views
  • has been recognized by Runner's World as one of the top 10 half marathons in the United States and has historically ranked among the largest half marathons in the country

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 19°CTypical temperature
  • 24 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 51Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

How is the Life Time Chicago Half Marathon and 5K evaluated?

raceindex.org presents the race from currently available facts, including verified event facts, race-day conditions and race character. The page shows provenance and as-of dates for the data currently available.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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