Our 2024 Chicago Marathon Preview, + Our Thoughts on Strava's "Athlete Intelligence" AI Feature

Our editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle breakdown everything you need to know about the 2024 Chicago Marathon, one of the biggest marathons in the world! But first they discuss their early experiences using Strava's new "Athlete Intelligence" AI (1:02), which provides a training prompt after each run. Is it merely a low-fi chatbot gimmick or the future of coaching? Then they get into the Chicago Marathon (11:05), unpacking the history of the race, the vibe in Chicago on race weekend, how to live stream the Chicago Marathon, and whether or not we'll see a marathon world record attempt (or perhaps an American women's marathon record). They unpack what to anticipate from the elite races, and what it's like to run the Chicago Marathon. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the Chicago Marathon Preview 01:02 Strava's New Athlete Intelligence Feature 11:05 Transitioning to the Chicago Marathon 21:49 History and Trivia of the Chicago Marathon 28:51 Previewing the Elite Races 32:53 Marathon Rankings and Performances 42:39 Women's Race Preview and Predictions 49:19 Men's Race Predictions and Insights 56:05 Chicago vs. Berlin: The Fastest Marathon Debate 1:00:02 Power Rankings of Major Marathons 1:04:37 Deep Dish Pizza Debate and Closing Thoughts Show Notes: Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Chicago Marathon, including how to live stream the race: https://marathonhandbook.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2024-chicago-marathon/ Start Date The 2024 Chicago Marathon is slated for Sunday, October 13, 2024. Start Time The professional men and women will go off at 7:30 a.m. CT Have family or friends running the race? We have the full list of start times below: Marathon Wheelchair Start (men): 7:20 a.m. Marathon Wheelchair Start (women): 7:21 a.m. Handcycle Start: 7:23 a.m. Wave 1 Start (corrals A, B, C, D, and E): 7:30 a.m. Wave 2 Start (corrals F, G, H, and J): 8:00 a.m. Wave 3 Start (corrals K, L, M, and N): 8:35 a.m. Our free marathon training plans: https://marathonhandbook.com/trainingplans/marathon-training-plans/ Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle Over 160,000 runners read our newsletter. Sign up here and get our free book The 26 Golden Rules Of Running: https://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/ Follow us on IG: https://instagram.com/marathon.handbook Follow us on Tikok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marathon.handbook Like us on FB: https://facebook.com/marathonhandbook Follow us on X: https://x.com/MarathonHB