Marathon Team – Chicago Marathon

1. Register for our Purple Community Marathon Team at this link.
2. Once you do this, you will receive email notification from ASHLEY with a unique URL to register for the Chicago Marathon, beginning on October 21, when registration for the marathon officially opens.
3. After you register on the Chicago Marathon site, ASHLEY will confirm your application.
4. Start training and raising funds to support cancer, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative disease research at Van Andel Institute!

NOTE: You must provide credit card information on both the Purple Community Marathon Team site and the Chicago Marathon site. You WILL NOT be charged anything, however this is a requirement to join. Purple Community is covering the cost for the Chicago Marathon entry for you ($205 savings)!

Athletes who wish to bypass the drawing registration process and secure a guaranteed entry into the Bank of America Chicago Marathon may join our Purple Community Marathon Team any time before 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2019 (follow the steps outlined above). If you choose to guarantee your entry into the race by joining our Purple Community Marathon Team, you are committing to a required and enforced fundraising minimum of $1,250 for Van Andel Institute by the deadline of Nov. 16, 2020.

Please note, that this type of entry is available on a first come, first serve basis. There is no cancellation or deferment policy for this type of registration, and the $1,250 fundraising commitment is non-reversible. Purple Community Marathon Team members still need to complete their registration with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon after they register with Purple Community.

A link to officially register for the marathon will be sent to you shortly after you join our Purple Community Marathon Team. The marathon registration (covered by Purple Community) will be invoiced to Purple Community at the standard $205 (U.S. Residents) / $230 (residents outside of the U.S.) registration fee for entry.

Athletes who did not receive an entry into the marathon during the drawing registration process and want to secure a guaranteed entry into the Bank of America Chicago Marathon may join our Purple Community Marathon Team any time after 3:00 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2019 (follow the steps outlined above). If you choose to guarantee your entry into the race after the drawing closes by joining our Purple Community Marathon Team, you are committing to a required and enforced fundraising minimum of $1,750 for Van Andel Institute by the deadline of Nov. 16, 2020.

Please note, that this type of entry is available on a first come, first serve basis. There is no cancellation or deferment policy for this type of registration, and the $1,750 fundraising commitment is non-reversible. Purple Community Marathon Team members still need to complete their registration with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon after they register with Purple Community.

A link to officially register for the marathon will be sent to you shortly after you join our Purple Community Marathon Team. The marathon registration (covered by Purple Community) will be invoiced to Purple Community at the standard $205 (U.S. Residents) / $230 (residents outside of the U.S.) registration fee for entry.

Athletes who secured their own entry into the Bank of America Chicago Marathon are highly encouraged to join our Purple Community Marathon Team through this registration type. The required fundraising commitment for our Purple Community Marathon Team with a “self-secured standard registration” for the marathon is $500.

• A welcome kit with official Purple Community Marathon Team gear.
• Complimentary entry into the 6^th annual Consumers Credit Union Purple Community 5K on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Mary Free Bed YMCA.
• Two complimentary tickets to attend Van Andel Institute’s Hope on the Hill Gala on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
• Complimentary Bank of America Chicago Marathon registration. This year’s race fees are $205 for U.S. residents and $230 residents outside the U.S. – that’s huge savings!
• Access to training programs with experts in marathon running.
• Team member contests for fabulous prizes!