Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia won Sunday's 47th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, besting more than 50,000 athletes in the 26.2-mile run of the Windy City.
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia won Sunday's 47th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, besting more than 50,000 athletes in the 26.2-mile run of the Windy City.
Kiplimo won the men's competition with a time of 2 hours, 2 minutes, 23 seconds, more than 90 seconds faster than Amos Kipruto of Kenya who finished second.
Kiplimo's time was also the fastest in the marathon's history, second only to Kelvin Kiptum's 2 hours, 35 seconds recorded in 2023, which is also the world record.
According the race organizers, Sunday was only Kiplimo's second-ever marathon.
"An incredible performance, congratulations, Jacob!" Bank of America Chicago said in a post on Facebook that included a video of the 24-year-old crossing the finish line with no competitors in sight.
Conner Mantz of Utah finished fourth with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 43 seconds, setting the fastest time ever by an American in any marathon race.
With his record-setting run, the Chicago Marathon boasts being the site where both the men's and women's world records were set, as well as the men's and women's American records.
"This is the City of Records," Bank of American Chicago Marathon said online in celebrating Mantz' achievement.
Feysa won the women's competition with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, 57 seconds -- 2 minutes, 21 seconds faster than fellow Ethiopian Megertu Alemu's 2 hours, 17 minutes, 18 seconds.
Natosha Rogers had the fastest time set by an American at 2 hours, 23 minutes, 28 seconds.
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