# Watch Chicago Marathon 2026 free live stream

> The 48th Chicago Marathon takes place October 11 with defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa returning to compete, with free streaming available in the US and paid options worldwide.
- Title: Watch Chicago Marathon 2026 free live stream · TechRadar
- Summary: The 48th Chicago Marathon takes place October 11 with defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa returning to compete, with free streaming available in…
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- Published: 2026-10-11T09:10:00+00:00
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## Defending champions return to Chicago
Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa will defend their men's and women's titles at the forty-eighth Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October eleventh, with more than fifty-five thousand runners competing.
## Kiplimo chasing world record
Since winning Chicago last year, Kiplimo became the third-fastest marathoner in history. He ran two hours zero minutes twenty-eight seconds at April's London Marathon, approaching Sabastian Sawe's world record of one fifty-nine thirty.
## Men's race features strong field
Kiplimo faces competition from Kenya's Amos Kipruto and Ethiopian duo Milkesa Mengesha and Tadese Takele Bikila. Americans Charles Hicks and Clayton Young will chase Conner Mantz's American record of two hours four minutes forty-three seconds.
## Feysa battles Kosgei and Lokedi
Ethiopia's Feysa will compete against Kenyan star Brigid Kosgei, a two-time Chicago winner who last ran here in two thousand nineteen when she set the then-world record.
## Course famous for fast times
The Chicago course has produced seven world records across men's and women's races over the years. More than a million people are expected to line the streets as runners start and finish in Grant Park.
## Free streaming in the US
NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago stream the marathon free on their websites and apps.Peacock costs twelve ninety-nine per month for live sports, or access it free with a thirty-day Walmart plus trial for one dollar.
## International viewing options
UK viewers can watch on TNT Sports via HBO Max at twenty-five ninety-nine per month on a twelve-month term.
## Race start times on October eleventh
Marathon wheelchair races start at eight twenty am and eight twenty-one am Eastern time.The handcycle race starts at eight twenty-three am, with the men's and women's races and wave one starting at eight thirty am.
## Key takeaway

Chicago Marathon 2026 runs October 11 with defending champions Kiplimo and Feysa competing; NBC Chicago streams free in the US, while UK viewers need TNT Sports and international audiences can use VPNs or paid services.