One of the world's biggest road races is underway, and the 2024 Chicago Marathon gives runners a chance to win the prestigious event and fans a chance to mourn the loss of a great former champion With a VPN, you can watch a live stream of the Chicago Marathon from anywhere

This year's edition of the 47-year-old event is a sad but also a celebration of the late, great Kelvin Kiptam Last year he set an amazing world record of 2 hours 00 minutes and 35 seconds on this course, but died in a tragic car accident earlier this year Organizers paid tribute to Kiptam today by placing a commemorative sticker on each runner's bib

It will take an elite group of runners to challenge the course record set by Kiptam and Sifan Hassan in 2023, but both men and women are strong contenders

The men's race has been won by Kenyans in the last two races, and today's winner, Vincent Ngetich, Amos Kipruto, and Daniel Ebenyo, all from the same country, are looking for their third consecutive victory Ethiopians Birhanu Legese and Amedework Walelegun are likely to stop them

With Hassan sidelined, Keira D'Amato, Betsy Saina, Sarah Hall, and Emma Bates are in threatening form and could well produce the first American women's champion in nearly 20 years Ruth Chepungetich and Szume Kebede will also inevitably be there or thereabouts when the runners cross the finish line in Grant Park later today

The full race day schedule is at the bottom of this page But first, check out the TV and streaming details below on how to watch the 2024 Chicago Marathon from anywhere (including free streams)

The 2024 Chicago Marathon will be streamed live for free on the NBC Chicago website in the US and on RTVE in Spain

But what if you are normally based in one of these countries but won't be home for the free Chicago Marathon coverage? Perhaps you are on vacation and don't want to spend money on a paid streaming service in a foreign country when you can usually watch it for free at home

Don't worry - you can watch via VPN instead We tested a variety of services and chose NordVPN as the best VPN overall They offer great speed and excellent customer service

Using a VPN is surprisingly simple:

1 Install the VPN of your choice As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite

2 select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app For example, if you are out of the US but want to watch your usual services, select a US-based server from the list

3 sit back and enjoy the action; visit NBC Chicago or another website to watch a live stream of the 2024 Chicago Marathon

US viewers can live stream the 2024 Chicago Marathon for free on the NBC Chicago website

NBC is also making the Chicago Marathon stream available on Telemundo Chicago and the station's Roku and Apple TV channels

Subscribers to FloTrack, a streaming company specializing in track and field events, can also watch there

If you are not in the US, you can still watch the Chicago Marathon on these streams using NordVPN

To watch the Chicago Marathon 2024 live stream across the border, you will need access to the specialized streamer FloTrack

Note that prices are in US dollars $2999 per month (about $41 Canadian) or $210 per year (about $290 Canadian)

Live coverage of the 2024 Chicago Marathon will be broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+ in the UK

If you do not already watch Eurosport, you can subscribe to Discovery+'s standard plan to watch live streaming of the race online The subscription is £699 per month, but you can also pay £30 For $99/month, TNT Sports has been added, offering Champions League and Premier League soccer, plus rugby, WWE, UFC, MotoGP, and much more

If you are currently traveling abroad, don't worry, you can watch from abroad using NordVPN

The 2024 Chicago Marathon is televised on FloTrack in Australia, which costs US$2999 (about A$45) per month to subscribe or US$210 (about A$310) per year

With the best VPN services, Australians who are not Down Under can watch streaming services to which they are already subscribed

(all times Eastern Standard Time)

8:20 am, wheelchair men 8:21 am, wheelchair women 8:23 am, hand cycle 8:30 am, marathon wave 7 pm, marathon wave 29:35 am, marathon wave 3