Registration Station

Pricing Schedule

Race DistanceCurrent Pricing
Half MarathonSOLD OUT
10K$105
Junior Dash$25

*Prices are subject to change.

Confirm Your Registration

Did you register and can’t find your email confirmation? No sweat. Click the button below to confirm your registration. See you at the start line!

CONFIRM HERE

Refunds, Transfers, and Deferrals

Please review our policy on entry refunds, transfers, and deferrals to provide more athlete flexibility for event participation. A link to this policy will be included in the registration process, whereby participants must indicate that they understand and accept the terms.

Cancellation Policy

Days Out By Life Time By Participant
90+ 60% Refund 60% Refund
Free Deferral $40 Half Transfer/Defer
$10 10K Transfer/Defer
89 or less No Refund No Refund
Free Deferral $40 Half Transfer/Defer
$10 10K Transfer/Defer
  • No refunds on services fees, donations or merchandise.
  • Deferrals are only good for the following year in the same event, space permitting.
  • Deferral redemption deadlines apply.
  • No refunds or changes permitted on transactions over 365 days.
  • Life Time reserves the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to deny entry, to revoke the entry application of any applicant at any time, and/or to disqualify any individual from the Event. Those who violate our registration/racing policy may be disqualified and potentially banned from participating in this and/or any other Life Time Event.

Deferrals

Deferrals allow a participant unable to attend this year’s event to defer their registration to the following year ONLY.

The deferral is applied only to the event in question – in this case, the Life Time Spring Half Marathon & 10K. Deferrals can only be applied to the same event the following year and cannot be carried over multiple years. Deferrals must be made online at least one week prior to race day (Sunday, May 18), after which requests must be made in-person with Athlete Services at the Expo.

A deferral fee of $40.00 will be administered at the time you defer. Once completed, you will be sent an email confirmation from ChronoTrack with your unique deferral code, a code needed to register for the following year. Your registration does NOT automatically roll over to the following year – you must officially register.

How to Defer Your Registration

Deferrals allow a participant unable to attend this year’s event to transfer their registration to the following year. The deferral is applied only to the event in question, in this case the 2025 Life Time Chicago Spring Half Marathon & 10K.

Should you need to defer or decide to change your registration for any reason, please follow the instructions on how to defer your registration through the link below.

DEFER MY REGISTRATION

Bib to Bib Transfer

You may officially transfer your race entry to another non-registered runner, space permitting. Transfers are available for request up until Thursday, May 15, 2025 (11:59 PM ET). For further details and steps, see the instructions below.

BIB TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS

Before you begin the transfer process, please note:

  • You will not be refunded/reimbursed for your original registration. Any transfer compensation must be arranged between you and the transfer recipient. The race organizers are not responsible for the terms of payment between parties in the transfer process* and we do not condone the resale of registrations at elevated prices.
  • The current registered runner will be charged a $40 transfer/deferral fee to complete the transfer for the half marathon distance and $10 for the 10K race distance.
  • A new bib will be assigned to the race entry recipient only after the new registration is complete online.
  • This policy is strictly available for race entry only. This policy does not apply to add-on purchases.
  • There are no transfer/deferral fee refunds under any circumstances.

How To Transfer Your Bib:

  1. Find a non-registered runner interested in officially participating in the said event. Race organizers do not participate in this part of the process.
  2. To complete the transfer, the registered runner will log-in to their ChronoTrack account, click “Change Race”, select “Defer my entry to another event”, then follow the steps to complete the deferral. A unique code will be auto-generated which may be used by the new runner to register for the event.
    • The currently registered athlete will be withdrawn from the event.
    • Once the registered athlete completes the deferral and pays the deferral fee, the unique code may be used by the new runner to register for the event at no additional cost. The recipient runner should use this link to complete their registration.
    • Once the transaction is finalized, the transfer recipient will receive an email confirming race registration.
    • Once the transfer recipient completes the registration, the deferral will no longer be valid for the following year’s event.

Note: there is no guarantee a transfer may be made.

Any participant who transfers their race entry or race bib without following the above process will be removed from official race results and disqualified from participating in any future Life Time event.

Life Time reserves the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to deny entry, to revoke the entry application of any applicant at any time, and/or to disqualify any individual from the Event.

It is important to note that Life Time is not involved in transactions between individuals. We do not endorse or guarantee the authenticity of race entries sold by individual users. We strongly recommend exercising caution and conducting thorough due diligence when purchasing race entries from other users. We do not condone the resale of registrations at elevated prices.

This policy is strictly available for race entry only. This policy does not apply to add-on packages. There are no transfer/deferral fee refunds under any circumstances.

Waitlist Rules

(The Waitlist is closed as of 3:00pm on April 17, 2025)

An official waitlist will be open for those who still wish to compete in the 2025 Life Time Chicago Half Marathon. Selections from the waitlist through a lottery system will begin on April 2, 2025. Those selected will receive an email from RunSignup with a link to register within 48 hours, after which the link expires, and the spot is offered to another person on the waitlist. Spots only became available if and when currently registered runners defer their race entry, or if someone selected on the waitlist did not register within 48 hours of receiving their invitation to register.

How the waitlist works:

  • It is free to sign up for the waitlist.
  • Once signed up, the athlete’s name will be on the waitlist and will then receive an email confirming they were added.
  • The waitlist will be open from April 2, 2025 until all slots are filled. Life Time will send out invitations via RunSignup starting on April 2, 2025 to those selected on the waiting list – based on the number of bibs that become available – to register at full price at the time of entry (see pricing below). Selections will be made via lottery. Those invited to register will be charged the entry fee at checkout.
  • The registration invitation email from RunSignup contains a special link that must be used to officially register within approximately 48 hours from the time it was received and after which time, the link will expire. If selected athletes do not use the link within the allotted time, the link and the waiting list entry will be deleted. Expired links cannot be reactivated. Note: be sure you are logged into your RunSignup account before starting your registration process.
  • If a selected athlete does not officially register with their unique link before the deadline, the spot will be offered to another athlete on the waiting list via lottery selection. The newly selected athlete then has approximately 48 hours from receiving the email invitation from RunSignup to officially register before the link expires.
  • Coupons/discounts/promotions are not applicable to waitlist entry fee pricing.

Waitlist — Terms of Use

  • We do not allow duplicate entries. We only accept one waitlist entry per person.
  • You cannot ask for another entry on a list for which you are already entered.
  • If you fail to meet the Terms and Conditions, your waitlist entry will be deleted and the spot will be offered to the next person on the list.

*All groups/charities that pre-paid for entries have their spots safely reserved. Please reach out to the Groups/Charity coordinator to obtain updated registration instructions.

Life Time reserves the right, in its sole and complete discretion, to deny entry, to revoke the entry application of any applicant at any time, and/or to disqualify any individual from the Event.

Refer a Friend

Race day is MORE FUN with friends. That’s why our Chicago Half Marathon & 5K team created a referral program for you to expand your #ChiHalf community this September. Here’s what you can do:

  1. FIND your unique referral link in your confirmation email.
  2. SHARE that link with your friends, family, co-workers, colleagues, etc.
  3. EXPAND your #ChiHalf community this September!

See the instructions below on how to refer a friend.

1. End of Registration

Once you complete the registration process, you will get a confirmation message that looks similar to the image on the right. You will be able to share or copy the referral link right from this page.

2. Confirmation Email

Your confirmation email will also include sharable links for you to get your friends and family involved. It will look similar to the image to the right.

3. Sharing Links

The link from the registration webpage can be copied and pasted into whatever platform you desire.

Share to Facebook

The Share to Facebook link will navigate you to Facebook with a default post. (Example shown below)

Invite Friends

The Invite Friends link will create a “new email” that can be sent to your friends. (Example shown below)

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