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Chicago Marathon

Oct 11, 2015

4.8

Organizer`s website

Where

Chicago, IL, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

October 11, 2015 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Dickson Chumba 02:09:25

2. Sammy Kitwara 02:09:50

3. Sammy Ndungu 02:10:06

Top 3 Women

1. Florence Kiplagat 02:23:33

2. Yebrgual Melese 02:23:43

3. Birhane Dibaba 02:24:24

Top 3 Men

1. Dickson Chumba 02:09:25

2. Sammy Kitwara 02:09:50

3. Sammy Ndungu 02:10:06

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Reviews

4.8

Based on 4 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Gordon Celender

Posted: January 05, 2025

One of the best marathons in the world

I've run this marathon twice (2021 and 2024) and as a virtual race in 2020. After Boston, it's probably my favorite marathon. Sadly I lost my bib early on race morning (2021) so I had to get a replacement bib. It was quite an ordeal, but staff issued me a new bib. The crowd support is amazing all along the route.<Š

4.7

By: gary lok

Posted: November 21, 2022

Great organization and experience

Great weather and course. However, a little disappointed we didn't run by Wrigley Field nor Guaranteed Rate Field being a baseball guy.

5.0

By: KN T.

Posted: October 12, 2022

City of the Big Shoulders and a Big Heart

A Chicagoan, I ran this race for the 16th time. It is huge. The only organizational flaw was that there was no signage to guide runners from the parking lot to the expo for packet pickup. Volunteers and staff did a great job getting 40K+ runners to where they should be on race day. Aid stations were plentiful (22 of them). Fans lined the entire course (the Mexican neighborhood of Pilsen had the most color, music, and enthusiasm). There were plenty of distance markers and clocks on the very flat course. Start and finish areas were well organized with toilets and refreshments. Bravo, Chicago, my kind of town.

5.0

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Konovalova, who placed second in the 2010 Chicago Marathon and third in the 2013 event, has been banned for two years from October 27, 2015 to October 26, 2017, following irregularities in her biological passport. She will also have her results from August 14, 2009, annulled.

General News Athletics Weekly

Nov 06, 2015

Pacesetters, You Were Missed at the Chicago Marathon

Depending on whom you ask, the main story of Sundays Chicago Marathon was the absence of designated pacesetters, not included in the race for the first time in twenty-five years. A fixture at many major marathons, these rabbits are used to ensure a fast race from the gun and, potentially, help engender new world records.

General News Outside Online.com

Oct 14, 2015

How to predict a marathon PR

Wouldn't it be great if you knew going into your next marathon that you were going to set a personal record? Well, you can't know of course, but there are some early indicators that you're going to have a great race day.

General News Dallas News

Oct 14, 2015

Kenya's Chumba, Kiplagat win titles at Chicago Marathon

Kenyans Dickson Chumba and Florence Kiplagat each pulled away late to sweep the Chicago Marathon titles Sunday. Chumba broke out of a three-man pack around the 23rd mile and easily outdistanced the field for his first Chicago Marathon victory. Kiplagat, 28, also won her first Chicago title, finishing in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 33 seconds. Chumba, 29, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2:09:25, while fellow Kenyan Sammy Kitwara was 25 seconds back for his second consecutive runner-up finish in Chicago.

General News Pantagraph

Oct 11, 2015