If your goal or dream is to complete The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 7, we can help you make it happen. Our popular, 18-week program designed by Runner’s World Contributing Editor Hal Higdon will get your mind and body ready for one of the world's premier running events.

Exciting features of the program include a Super Clinic on May 19th with expert speakers, helpful training information, running with a group at your own pace on weekend long runs and CARA’s inaugural Ready to Run 20 Miler on September 16th!

Since its start in 1989, CARA has helped more than 17,000 runners complete the 26.2 mile course of The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. We've helped thousands of aspiring marathoners and seasoned veterans make it to the finish line, and we can help you, too. In the 18-year history of our program, we have a 99.9% finisher rate among participants who toe the starting line.

CARA is the official training program of the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. We can help you make your dream of running a marathon come true.

Registration for The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon is separate– to register, go to www.chicagomarathon.com