The Chicago Marathon

“The urban marathon has been called “a moving spectacle” and Andrew Suozzo has captured more of the moving parts than any other writer. Most marathon books dig no deeper than the winners and their great performances. The Chicago Marathon uncovers how the organizers, sponsors, runners, and neighborhoods mesh together to create a magnificent event.” – Amby Burfoot, executive editor, Runner’s World magazine and winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon “Suozzo goes far beyond the history of a specific race, examining the marathon both as a societal movement and a personal quest for our age. All aspects of the race–from initial planning to the runners themselves–are presented with the thorough-ness of an academic and the understanding of a participant. The Chicago Marathon will appeal to all who are interested in marathoners and the role of marathons in the modern world.” – Jonathan Beverly, editor in chief, Running Times

Andrew G. Suozzo Jr. is a professor of modern languages at DePaul University. He is the author of The Comic Novels of Charles Sorel and coauthor of Teaching French Culture: Theory and Practice. His article “The Chicago Marathon and Urban Renaissance” won the Russel B. Nye Award. Suozzo is also an avid amateur runner.