Today’s the day! The expo is open and prepared for you to attend. You should attend the expo to choose up your packet. You won’t be able to have a buddy choose up your packet for you. You will want your cellular affirmation ticket with the QR code. Mine was emailed to me on September twenty seventh. I took a display screen shot of mine and have it saved in my favorites folder on my cellphone. You might want to do that, as cell service might be spotty in and round McCormick Place.
If you don’t have your cellular affirmation ticket, you will discover a assist desk to give you your QR code. You will want your ID to do that.
LOCATION & HOURS
McCormick Place, Lakeside Center
2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive*
Chicago, IL 60616
Thursday, October 5
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday, October 6
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 7
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Times are topic to change.
*For driving and parking, use the above handle for the greatest entry to the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo. If you’re driving, observe the indicators for Parking Lot C for the most handy parking location. The publicly listed mailing handle for McCormick Place is 2301 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Here are a few of my suggestions to make the most out of your expo expertise.
1 – Validate parking. This might be the most useful tip I may give to you. When you park, take your parking ticket inside the expo with you. There might be a sales space, probably outdoors of the precise expo, the place they’ll validate your parking ticket and scale back the price you pay for parking at McCormick Place. You should do that at the expo, earlier than you pay, or you’ll not be granted the diminished worth. This will not be automated.
2 – Try in your shirt. You might be given your bib and be directed to an space to get your race shirt. Try it on instantly. If it doesn’t match, there might be an space the place you’ll be able to change sizes. If you permit the expo after which uncover it doesn’t match, you’ll probably have to return to the expo to get the appropriate measurement. I don’t imagine that is one thing you are able to do on-line.
3 – Nike Pace Tattoo. The Nike Pacer sales space could have tempo tattoos which you could adhere to your forearm on race morning. With 45,000 runners and 1 million spectators, your GPS will probably not work precisely. The tempo tattoos are divided by 5 minute increments and have the miles damaged down by time. There might be time clocks at every mile marker spot on the course so you’ll be able to examine the place you’re at and the place try to be to keep on tempo.
4 – Chicago marathon merch. There might be a small sales space towards the entrance of the expo with Chicago Marathon branded merchandise produced by the race itself. It might be small and you may simply miss it. This sales space has their annual Christmas decoration and pint glass. Both are gadgets you might have considered trying to choose up as keepsakes. They are cheap and lots of runners acquire these every year.
5 – Limited version Chicago marathon gear out of your favourite distributors. Nearly each health vendor might be at the marathon expo with a line of restricted version 2023 Chicago Marathon merchandise. They will make small batches and the gadgets will solely be out there at the expo. Take a fast peek via to see the distinctive designs every model has chosen to characterize the marathon. Nike will in fact, be entrance and heart. If you haven’t seen their line but, take a look at my article right here.
And, most significantly, don’t purchase something new with the intent to put on it on race day. No new sneakers. No new sports activities bra. No new tanks. You get the drift. Buy it and reserve it for Monday. Have enjoyable and I hope to see you there!