Changes Made to Naperville Marathon Route

The name says it all. 

This year's Inaugural Naperville Marathon and Half Marathon will now be held entirely within Naperville after City Council approved changes to the route on Tuesday.

The marathon's route will no longer travel into Bolingbrook or Woodridge and instead of traveling south on Naper Boulevard, runners will now head north on Naper Boulevard to 87th Street and head east on 87th street.  

The Naperville Marathon, which sold out within one day back in January, will take place Sunday, Nov. 10 and will be a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. 

The marathon will still start and finish at the North Central College athletic complex - near South Loomis Street and East Porter Avenue - and run through an extensive loop in central, south and east Naperville.

The course will cause road closures on some main streets in Naperville, such as 75th Street and Washington Street, but roads will reopen as runners clear each section.

The city plans on notifying residents and motorists by placing electronic message boards along the route a week prior to the inaugural marathon. Affected neighborhoods will also receive information regarding the marathon and closures.

Registration was nearly split in half, with 1,846 runners signing up for the half-marathon and 1,654 for the marathon.

Of the 3,500 registered for the marathon, 96 percent are from Illinois and four percent are from other states. Naperville residents account for 41% of the participants.

Depending on the success of the marathon, organizers said the runner demand could reach nearly 16,000 participants over the next five years.

View: Revised Naperville Marathon Route

For more information and details, visit www.naperville26.com.