Chicago Marathon: Top celebrities competing ft. USA 2024 Alma Cooper 

Alma Cooper will compete in Chicago Marathon 2024 (Image Source: Alma Cooper Instagram)
Alma Cooper will compete in Chicago Marathon 2024 (Image Source: Alma Cooper Instagram)

Marathons have always been a hub for celebrities through which they test their fitness and stamina and Chicago Marathon 2024 is no different. As the event is set to start on Sunday (October 13), numerous celebrities have registered their names to run this major marathon event.

Celebrities from different fields such as acting and singing will run this mega event that offers a prize money of $100,000 for the first position. On this note, let's know the celebrities who are set to feature in the 2024 edition of the Chicago Marathon.


Top celebrities featuring at the 2024 Chicago Marathon

#3. Claire Holt

Holtb playing pedal during the Reserve Cup Presented by Richard Mille - (Image via Getty)
Holtb playing pedal during the Reserve Cup Presented by Richard Mille - (Image via Getty)

36-year-old Australian-born actress Claire Holt will be one of the top celebrities to feature in the Chicago Marathon 2024. She has acted in numerous films such as "A Violent Separation" and "The Divorce Party" and has also earned award nominations for her works in the television show, "The Originals".

Besides having an impressive acting career, Holt also has a knack for competing in marathons. She competed at the 2022 NYC marathon where she touched the finishing line in 4:03:17.

In an interview in 2022, the actress said (via E! Online):

"I'd always wanted to run a marathon, but I've never had the guts to do it."

#2. Patina Miller

Miller during the world premiere event of "A Journal of Jordan" (Image via Getty)
Miller during the world premiere event of "A Journal of Jordan" (Image via Getty)

2023 Grammy award-winning singer Patina Miller will also be gracing the 2024 Chicago Marathon. Similar to Claire Holt, Miller too, has prior experience of competing in a marathon race.

The 39-year-old competed at the TCS New York City Marathon in 2022 and 2023. Last year, Miller ran the TCS NYC marathon race to help a women's empowerment organization named Komera and clocked a run time of 4:00:36.

Besides her profound singing career that includes works such as "Into the Woods", Miller has also acted in films such as "The Hunger Games" and "The Many Saints of Newark".

#1. Alma Cooper

Miss America 2024, Alma Cooper, will also grace the Chicago major marathon on Sunday. A United States Military University graduate, Cooper is a woman of many talents. She currently holds the position of second lieutenant in the United States Army and is also pursuing a Masters degree in Statistics. On Sunday, Cooper will also step into the Chicago Marathon to test herself in this elite event.

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