Champaign, Illinois, USA Photoblog
The 2006 Chicago Marathon (94 photos)
The 2007 Chicago Marathon is coming up on Sunday. A look back at last year's event...
Date captured: Sunday, October 22, 2006.
- 26.2 Miles
- 34,698 participants
- A million plus spectators
- Weather: cold
Pre Race
The Start Line on Columbus Dr
Runners head to the start area
The runners' start area
MILE 1
Spectators wait for the leaders on State St.
The lead pack.
MILE 2
LaSalle St
LaSalle Bridge over the Chicago River
MILE 3
RED LINE
MILE 7
Northern-most point: Addison St.
Heading back south on Broadway.
BLUE LINE
MILE 14
Adams St
The United Center
Western-most point: Damen Ave between Adams St and Jackson Blvd.
MILE 15
Left turn onto Jackson.
Malcolm X College
ORANGE LINE
MILE 20
Halsted St turning onto Archer Ave
90/94
MILE 21
Cermak Rd - Chinatown
Right turn onto Wentworth.
Back to the Red Line
Wentworth, straddling the Dan Ryan.
The Dan Ryan.
MILE 22
33rd St, turning south on State St
State St
MILE 23
Photo opp by the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Southern-most point: 35th St betwixt State and Michigan.
Turn north on Michigan Ave by the Chicago Police HQ and De La Salle Institute.
GREEN LINE
MILE 25
Michigan Ave
Turn onto Roosevelt Rd
Shedd Aquarium
MILE 26
Back on Columbus Dr, by the Field Museum.
4:32:45
The End
Date posted: October 2, 2007.
Filed under: Chicago, Marathon, Skyline.
This entry is a photo thread.
Comments (4)
Posted by Luis Neira | March 15, 2008 12:02 PM
Hi. Congratulations for your pictures. I'd like run there in the future. I'm marathoner since 20 years.
Best regards
Posted by Anonymous | September 26, 2008 7:37 AM
Great job with the pictures!
Nursing a hip injury for 2008. Fondly remembering my PR from 2006. I'll be there.
Posted by Ed Burnett | October 30, 2008 11:12 AM
Awesome photo's, we there in 2006 and randomly Im in one of the pics!
Happy days...
Posted by Cam | May 3, 2009 9:42 PM
I just did a google image search for Chicago Marathon and found your page. GREAT pics. Love this marathon. =)
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