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As the New York marathon began to grow exponentially in the 1970s, the Chicago Marathon was established as a rival to the New York City Marathon. [4] By the mid-1980s, the Chicago Marathon was ensconced as one of the big four marathons. [20] During the mid-1980s, it was named America's Marathon/Chicago and opened up the way for appearance payments.
He continued to extend his lead through 40K where he was 90 seconds ahead of the chase pack, on 2:02:50 pace. Korir won the race with a time of 2:02:44, the second fastest time in the race history behind Kelvin Kiptum, who set the world record in the distance at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Ethiopian Huseydin Mohamed Esa finished second in 2:04:39.
Mantz completed his first half marathon at age 12, which motivated him to participate in other races. [3] At age 14, he finished a half marathon in 1:11:24, averaging a pace of 5:26.8 minutes per mile. He attended Sky View High School in Smithfield, Utah, where he was a three-time All-American at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. [4]
The Antioch resident will join more than 50,000 runners expected to make the 26.2-mile trek through the city on Sunday for the city’s 46th marathon, now called the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
[9] [10] At the 2023 Chicago Marathon, Young earned seventh place overall and second American with a time of 2:08:00, a time that met the Olympic qualifying standard of 2:08:10. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Young entered the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with the second fasted seed time with his 2:08 mark from the 2023 Chicago Marathon .
In the most recent New York City Marathon, women between 25 and 29 outnumbered every other age and gender segment — a major reversal from the years when men in their 40s were dominant.
The inaugural Sydney event in the series will be August 31, 2025. [3] Also in November 2024, the Cape Town Marathon passed stage 1, with stage 2 evaluation set for October 2025 and possible inclusion as a major in 2026. [4] Earlier in 2024, the Shanghai Marathon was announced as a major candidate and began the three year evaluation process. [5] [6]
Chepng'etich shattered the world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old Kenyan won the women's marathon in a record time of 2:09:56.