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Kiplimo and Feysa Win Chicago Marathon as Mantz Breaks American Record

Fast conditions on Chicago's record‑friendly course helped deliver personal bests, including a long‑sought U.S. mark.

Overview

  • Jacob Kiplimo won the men’s race in 2:02:23, a Ugandan record and the seventh-fastest marathon ever, after running at world-record pace through roughly 22 miles.
  • Hawi Feysa took the women’s title in 2:14:56 for her first World Marathon Majors victory, finishing ahead of Megertu Alemu (2:17:18) and Magdalena Shauri (2:18:03).
  • Conner Mantz finished fourth in 2:04:43 to surpass Khalid Khannouchi’s 2002 U.S. record, with the mark subject to standard ratification.
  • Marcel Hug won the men’s wheelchair race in 1:23:20 for his sixth Chicago crown, and Susannah Scaroni claimed the women’s wheelchair title in 1:38:14.
  • Race organizers paid $100,000 to each open-division winner as more than 50,000 participants took part, and the event proceeded peacefully despite recent immigration enforcement tensions in the city.