Kiplimo and Gejia win Chicago Marathon as Mantz sets US record

More than 50,000 runners took to Chicago streets on Sunday, Oct. 12, for the 47th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a flat, fast 26.2 mile course that began and ended in Grant Park and passed through 29 neighborhoods. Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo won the men’s race in 2:02:23, Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa Gejia won the women’s race in 2:14:56, and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug claimed the men’s wheelchair title in 1:23:20. American Susannah Scaroni won the women’s wheelchair race in 1:38:14.

Organizers opened Grant Park for runners before dawn and released athletes in timed waves beginning at 7:20 a.m., with elite and wheelchair starts scheduled in the first minutes. Security and bag screening were in place at park entrances and all participants were required to use clear, event‑issued bags. Spectators were directed to cheer zones along the route and were not permitted to congregate near the start or finish lines; access to the post‑race Runner Reunite area required security screening.

The Chicago Marathon, one of six World Marathon Majors, is known for producing fast times and qualifiers for other races. Conner Mantz was the top American finisher in the men’s race, clocking...