We’re lower than per week out from the 2023 Chicago Marathon and the long-awaited launch of the 2023 Nike gear line is right here! Nike by no means fails to place out a top quality, performance-driven clothes line to assist marathon runners, and this yr isn’t any totally different. The attention-catching designs and connection to the Metropolis of Chicago with the colours and kinds within the 2023 gear is unbelievable. The road can be accessible on the Chicago Marathon Expo, which begins at 11 am this Thursday at McCormick Place, or you possibly can order on-line now to make sure you get your measurement. This gear will promote out rapidly so in case you are not planning to hit the expo on Thursday of Friday, you could wish to order forward. I’m telling you, this yr’s Nike assortment knocks it out of the park.
In my view, Nike’s primary operating singlet is the Dri-FIT ADV AeroSwift. The slim becoming tank stays linked to my physique, decreasing the possibilities for chafing and motion. Its gentle cloth retains me cool on sizzling race days, with a sweat-wicking know-how that retains me dry even within the sweatiest of circumstances. The Chicago Marathon brand emblazoned on the chest bears our Metropolis colours in a singular and proud illustration of Chicago.
This singlet is accessible in males’s and ladies’s kinds and in sizes starting from XS to XXL. The white coloring is good for these sizzling days we’ve been having the place the relentless solar beats down on you.
The Nike Miler has additionally been adorned with this yr’s brand in one other tribute to Chicago runners. This lengthy sleeve prime is a favourite amongst runners and can be good because the temps cool over subsequent two months. This long-sleeve Miler High is made with easy, sweat-wicking cloth that can assist you keep cool. Plus, its relaxed lower sits barely off the physique so you possibly can really feel comfy whereas reaching your operating objectives.
This prime additionally is available in each males’s and ladies’s kinds and a variety of sizes from XS to 4XL. The comfortable cloth can even be a deal with to placed on post-race, as race day temps look to be within the 50’s. Proper now.
I like this yr’s assortment of drugs, however my two favourite items are the Nike Repel Impossibly Gentle jacket and the Nike Epic Luxe Ladies’s Mid-Rise Full-Size Leggings.
The colour scheme and design of those two items is a deal with to the attention and the graphics are so carefully tied to the vibe that’s Chicago runners.
Whereas I can’t wait to put on this combo post-race, it’s also a performance-based duo that may protect runners from the cooler and wetter Chicago components. The water-repellent end and adjustable hood of the jacket make it ultimate for our windy and wet fall mornings. Plus, the light-weight, stretchy design helps you keep comfy whereas tacking on the miles.
The stretchy cloth of the leggings permits for fast motion, whereas staying in place. There can be no sagging legging points with these. They keep safe permitting you to focus in your run, not on yanking them up. With perforations across the calves and a light-weight really feel, you possibly can keep cool as your physique temp rises.
Nike describes the colour as “deep jungle” and I feel that is essentially the most correct depiction of this distinctive shade of darkish inexperienced. It enhances the sunshine blue, white and purple of Chicago’s colours and actually makes the brand pop.
Additionally included within the assortment are the Nike Dri-FIT One Luxe Ladies’s Tank High and the Nike Dri-FIT Rise 365 Males’s Operating High. The stretchy cloth and sweat-wicking know-how present in each of those items will assist longer runs and more durable exercises, as you rep the Windy Metropolis.
No assortment could be full with no themed pair of sneakers. Nike has produced a specifically themed Nike Pegasus 40 for the Chicago Marathon.
This reliable shoe brings a springy trip for each run that can assist you accomplish your objectives. This model has the identical responsiveness and impartial assist you’re keen on, however with improved consolation in these delicate areas of your foot, just like the arch and toes. Whether or not you’re logging lengthy marathon miles, squeezing in a pace session earlier than the solar goes down or hopping right into a spontaneous group jaunt, it’s nonetheless the established street runner you possibly can put your religion in, day after day, run after run.
Ensure you go to the Nike merchandise sales space on the Chicago Marathon expo this yr to see these and lots of extra items of the 2023 assortment. Thanks to Nike for representing our marathon and our Metropolis with an ideal mix of vitality and power.
LOCATION & HOURS
McCormick Place, Lakeside Heart
2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
Thursday, October 5
11 a.m. to six p.m.
Friday, October 6
9 a.m. to six p.m.
Saturday, October 7
9 a.m. to six p.m.