Bank of America Chicago Marathon fills up in record 31 days - Chicago Sun-Times

Bank of America Chicago Marathon fills up in record 31 days - Chicago Sun-Times: "he race isn’t until Oct. 9, but the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon has already set two records.

All 45,000 spots on the starting line — with the exception of a handful of places reserved for charities — were snapped up in a record 31 days as registration closed Thursday."