Episode 143: Part II of Our Fall Marathon Series: Bank of America Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director, Carey Pinkowski

Run Farther & Faster — The Podcast with Coaches Lisa Levin and Julie Sapper

What a legend! We were SO thrilled to speak the Executive Race Director of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Carey Pinkowski! Pinkowski is the founder of Chicago Event Management and has been serving as Chicago's Executive Race Director since 1990. During his tenure, Pinkowski witnessed Chicago's exponential growth, expanding from 6000 registered runners in 1990 to over 45,000 runners from all 50 states and more than 130 countries today. In 2006, Pinkowski, helped launch the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Pinkowski, along with the race directors at the Boston, London, Berlin and New York City marathons (Tokyo was added later). To commemorate his 20th anniversary as Executive Race Director, the City of Chicago and Bank of America bestowed Pinkowski with an honorary street naming – “Carey Pinkowski Drive” – at the intersection of Monroe Street and Columbus Drive, the site of the race’s start line. Pinkowski shared his favorite parts of the course, how runners can maximize their Chicago race experience, and many behind-the-scenes fun facts about the race and past participants. If you are running Chicago, or plan to run the race at some point, this is a must-listen! Thanks to Carey Pinkowski for making the tremendous effort to speak with us just eight days before race day and provide invaluable information to our listeners. Best of luck to all who are running Chicago! Interested in coaching with Run Farther & Faster? Send us an email! [email protected]. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram @runfartheranddfaster and at our website, www.runfartherandfaster.com. Thanks for listening!