July 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern

Defending Champions Ready to Take on Stacked Field at 48th Bank of America Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, Illinois – Returning Bank of America Chicago Marathon champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa will defend their titles against one of the deepest fields in race history on Sunday, October 11. Announced today, the professional athlete fields feature some of the sport's biggest stars, including Sharon Lokedi, Brigid Kosgei, Amos Kipruto and rising American Charles Hicks.

Kiplimo returns after running 2 hours 2 minutes 23 seconds to win last year's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the second-fastest performance in race history. Since then, the Ugandan has further cemented his place among the world's greatest distance runners. His 2 hours 0 minutes 28 seconds third-place finish at the twenty twenty six T C S London Marathon ranks as the third-fastest marathon ever, and earlier this year he broke the world half marathon record with a stunning 57 minutes 20 seconds victory in Lisbon. Kiplimo opened twenty twenty six by claiming his third consecutive World Cross Country title at the World Cross Country championships in Tallahassee.

"Winning Chicago was a special moment, but defending the title means even more,” said Kiplimo, the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters. "My preparation has given me a lot of confidence, and having raced this course before is a real advantage. Right now, I believe I'm capable of competing with anyone in the world, and I'm coming to Chicago with the ambition to prove it once again.”

Kiplimo will face the same challengers who joined him on last year's podium. Kenya's Amos Kipruto returns after consecutive podium finishes in Chicago, placing third in twenty twenty four and second in twenty twenty five. The twenty twenty two London Marathon champion enters in top form after finishing one spot behind Kiplimo in London this year with a personal best of 2 hours 1 minute 29 seconds. Fellow Kenyan Alex Masai also returns after placing third last year.

The international field also includes twenty twenty four Berlin Marathon champion Milkesa Mengesha (Ethiopia), and back-to-back Tokyo Marathon champion Tedese Tekele Bikila (Ethiopia). In total, six men in the field have broken 2 hours 4 minutes.

Charles Hicks headlines a strong American contingent. His 2 hours 4 minutes 35 seconds at the twenty twenty six Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America is the second-fastest marathon ever run by an American.

"The Chicago Marathon has always captivated me," said Hicks, who made his marathon debut in New York last fall. "I love the city, the energy, and so many of my friends and family live there. But most importantly, it's a place where people run fast, and I want to put myself in a position to be a part of that."

Also representing the United States are twenty twenty four Olympian Clayton Young, twenty seventeen Chicago champion and Olympic medalist Galen Rupp, and Vincent Mauri, who will make his Abbott World Marathon Majors debut after stunning the running world with a 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds victory at the Toledo Marathon this spring as a relatively unknown athlete.

On the women's side, Ethiopia's Hawi Feysa returns to defend the title she won in commanding fashion last year, crossing the line more than two minutes ahead of the field. While her twenty twenty six season has been quieter, highlighted by a second consecutive third-place finish at the Tokyo Marathon, she knows another victory won't come easily.

"I believe it will be even more difficult this year to repeat, but I am preparing very well and am confident I will arrive at the start line in good form," said Feysa, who also won the twenty twenty four Frankfurt Marathon. "Chicago is known for being fast and fiercely competitive, so I hope to run a personal best. But the most important thing is to fight for a place on the podium."

Among her biggest challengers is a familiar face on the Chicago streets: Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei, former world record holder and two-time Chicago champion. Fresh off her victory at this year's Tokyo Marathon, Kosgei returns to Chicago for the first time since her dominant twenty nineteen victory.

Joining her is fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi, one of the sport's premier marathoners after wins at the twenty twenty two T C S New York City Marathon and twenty twenty five and twenty twenty six Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America. She will make her Chicago debut and race a flat major marathon course for the first time. Ethiopia's Sutume Kebede and Megertu Alemu also return aiming to build on consistent performances on the streets of Chicago and compete for the win.

Leading the American woman are Susanna Sullivan and twenty twenty five top American Natosha Rogers. Both Sullivan and Rogers have history in Chicago, setting their personal bests here in twenty twenty five and twenty twenty four respectively.

"I've made some incredible memories at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon," said Sullivan, who first raced in Chicago in twenty twenty two. "I can't wait to return and make some more."

Olympian Dakotah Popehn returns after finishing seventh last year, while Emma Grace Hurley will make her highly anticipated marathon debut. Hurley made history in Chicago earlier this year, setting the American 8 K record at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle in March. Two-time Olympian and twenty ten Chicago runner-up Des Linden will also take part as she trains for her 100 mile debut later this fall.

In the men’s wheelchair division, Marcel Hug will look to continue his historic Chicago victory streak. The Swiss Silver Bullet is a six-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon Champion including the last four editions of the event.

“I'm really excited to be back in Chicago - it's a course I love, fast and flat, and the crowd support here is always incredible,” said Hug, who set the course record here in twenty twenty three. “I'm looking forward to racing alongside other great athletes again and seeing what's possible this year.”

Hug will face Daniel Romanchuk (United States), the only other man to win Chicago’s wheelchair division in the past ten years. Romanchuk last won in twenty twenty one and has victories in twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen as well. Aaron Pike (United States), who has 15 top 10 finishes in Chicago, and David Weir (Great Britain), top international wheelchair athlete, will also return this year.

While defending women’s wheelchair champion Susannah Scaroni is taking this year off to welcome her first child, the other three women who have won the division since twenty fifteen will return. That includes nine-time champion Tatyana McFadden (United States) and two-time champions Manuela Schär (Switzerland) and Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland).

“I’m really looking forward to racing the twenty twenty six Chicago Marathon. Chicago will always be special to me because it was where I ran my first marathon, and the energy of the city and the fans is unforgettable,” said McFadden, the most decorated athlete in event history. “Hopefully, I can compete for another major marathon win, but more than anything, it’s the strength of the field and the challenge of racing the best that keeps bringing me back.”

Media interested in covering the twenty twenty six Bank of America Chicago Marathon can apply for media credentials now through Thursday, September third. Visit the Chicago Marathon website for more information on the media credential application.

More than fifty five thousand runners are expected to participate in the forty eighth Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which starts and finishes in Grant Park. For the latest event updates, registered participants and community members are encouraged to visit the Event F A Q, available at the Chicago Marathon website.

Professional Men’s Field

  • Jacob Kiplimo, Uganda, 2 hours 0 minutes 28 seconds (London, twenty twenty six) NR
  • Amos Kipruto, Kenya, 2 hours 1 minute 39 seconds (London, twenty twenty six)
  • Milkesa Mengesha, Ethiopia, 2 hours 3 minutes 17 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty four)
  • Tadese Takele Bikila, Ethiopia, 2 hours 3 minutes 23 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty five)
  • Daniel Mateiko, Kenya, 2 hours 3 minutes 44 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty six)
  • Asrar Hiyrden, Ethiopia, 2 hours 3 minutes 59 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty six)
  • Charles Hicks, United States, 2 hours 4 minutes 35 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Alex Masai, Kenya, 2 hours 4 minutes 37 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Suguru Osako, Japan, 2 hours 4 minutes 55 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty five)
  • Mohamed Reda El Aaraby, Morocco, 2 hours 5 minutes 18 seconds (Hamburg, twenty twenty six)
  • Clayton Young, United States, 2 hours 5 minutes 41 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Vincent Mauri, United States, 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds (Toledo, twenty twenty six)
  • Yemane Haileselassie, Eritrea, 2 hours 6 minutes 6 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Galen Rupp, United States, 2 hours 6 minutes 7 seconds (Prague, twenty eighteen)
  • Akira Akasaki, Japan, 2 hours 6 minutes 15 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty five)
  • Boki Diriba, Ethiopia, 2 hours 6 minutes 26 seconds (Doha, twenty twenty six)
  • Hendrik Pfeiffer, Germany, 2 hours 6 minutes 34 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Abbabiya Simbassa, United States, 2 hours 6 minutes 53 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty four)
  • Tsegay Weldibanos, Eritrea, 2 hours 7 minutes 35 seconds (Sacramento, twenty twenty four)
  • Haftu Knight, United States, 2 hours 7 minutes 38 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Patrick Tiernan, Australia, 2 hours 7 minutes 45 seconds (Houston, twenty twenty four)
  • Kiyoshi Koga, Japan, 2 hours 7 minutes 46 seconds (Oita, twenty twenty six)
  • CJ Albertson, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 17 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Daniel Mesfun, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 24 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty six)
  • Alex Maier, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 33 seconds (Dusseldorf, twenty twenty five)
  • Murphy Smith, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 58 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Zach Panning, United States, 2 hours 9 minutes 16 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Jorge Castelblanco, Panama, 2 hours 9 minutes 24 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty four) NR
  • Thomas Nobbs, Canada, 2 hours 9 minutes 25 seconds (Congers, twenty twenty six)
  • Nadeel Wildschutt, South Africa, 2 hours 9 minutes 40 seconds (Chandler, twenty twenty five)
  • Jorge Luis Cruz, Mexico, 2 hours 9 minutes 43 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty five)
  • Reed Fischer, United States, 2 hours 9 minutes 47 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty six)
  • Jacob Thomson, United States, 2 hours 9 minutes 51 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Ryan Johnson, United States, 2 hours 10 minutes 20 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Tesfu Tewelde, Eritrea, 2 hours 10 minutes 21 seconds (Minneapolis, twenty twenty four)
  • Thomas Fafard, Canada, 2 hours 10 minutes 29 seconds (Chandler, twenty twenty five)
  • Chris Maxon, United States, 2 hours 10 minutes 55 seconds (Sacramento, twenty twenty five)
  • Benjamin Flanagan, Canada, 2 hours 15 minutes 39 seconds (Toronto, twenty twenty five)
  • Brian Kibor, Kenya, Debut
  • Tomoki Ota, Japan, Debut
  • Kieran Tuntivate, Thailand, Debut
  • Adriaan Wildschutt, South Africa, Debut

 

Professional Women’s Field

  • Brigid Kosgei, Kenya, 2 hours 14 minutes 4 seconds (Chicago, twenty nineteen)
  • Hawi Feysa, Ethiopia, 2 hours 14 minutes 57 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Sutume Kebede, Ethiopia, 2 hours 15 minutes 55 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty four)
  • Megertu Alemu, Ethiopia, 2 hours 16 minutes 34 seconds (London, twenty twenty four)
  • Brillian Kipkoech, Kenya, 2 hours 17 minutes 5 seconds (Hamburg, twenty twenty six)
  • Sharon Lokedi, Kenya, 2 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty five)
  • Degitu Azimeraw, Ethiopia, 2 hours 17 minutes 58 seconds (London, twenty twenty one)
  • Loice Chemnung, Kenya, 2 hours 18 minutes 24 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Joan Kilimo, Kenya, 2 hours 18 minutes 40 seconds (Barcelona, twenty twenty six)
  • Magdalyne Masai, Kenya, 2 hours 18 minutes 58 seconds (Frankfurt, twenty twenty four)
  • Fantu Worku, Ethiopia, 2 hours 19 minutes 8 seconds (Dubai, twenty twenty six)
  • Mary Ngugi Cooper, Kenya, 2 hours 19 minutes 26 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Sara Hall, United States, 2 hours 20 minutes 32 seconds (Chandler, twenty twenty)
  • Yuka Akasaki, Japan, 2 hours 21 minutes 33 seconds (Osaka, twenty twenty five)
  • Susanna Sullivan, United States, 2 hours 21 minutes 56 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Des Linden, United States, 2 hours 22 minutes 38 seconds (Boston, twenty eleven)
  • Isobel Batt-Doyle, Australia, 2 hours 22 minutes 59 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty four)
  • Natosha Rogers, United States, 2 hours 23 minutes 28 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Molly Born, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 10 seconds (Sacramento, twenty twenty five)
  • Dakotah Popehn, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 20 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Gabriella Rooker, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 29 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Elena Hayday, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 45 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Jess Warner-Judd, Great Britain, 2 hours 24 minutes 45 seconds (New York, twenty twenty five)
  • Kristine Eikrem Engeset, Norway, 2 hours 28 minutes 57 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty six)
  • Amanda Mosborg, United States, 2 hours 32 minutes 1 second (Indianapolis, twenty twenty five)
  • Felicia Pasadyn, United States, 2 hours 35 minutes 17 seconds (New York, twenty twenty five)
  • Alexandra Aldana, Colombia, 2 hours 40 minutes 41 seconds (Cali, twenty twenty five)
  • Laura Galvan, Mexico, Debut
  • Emma Grace Hurley, United States, Debut
  • Amy-Eloise Neale, Great Britain, Debut

 

Professional Men’s Wheelchair Field (T 53/T 54)

  • Marcel Hug, Switzerland, 1 hour 15 minutes 33 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Aaron Pike, United States, 1 hour 20 minutes 2 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • JohnBoy Smith, Great Britain, 1 hour 20 minutes 5 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Daniel Romanchuk, United States, 1 hour 20 minutes 37 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Rafael Botello Jimenez, Spain, 1 hour 22 minutes 9 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • David Weir, Great Britain, 1 hour 22 minutes 12 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Patrick Monahan, Ireland, 1 hour 22 minutes 23 seconds (Duluth, twenty nineteen)
  • Miguel Jimenez Vergara, United States, 1 hour 22 minutes 24 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty four)
  • Jetze Plat, Netherlands, 1 hour 24 minutes 28 seconds (Dubai, twenty twenty three)
  • Brian Siemann, United States, 1 hour 26 minutes 46 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • Evan Correll, United States, 1 hour 27 minutes 19 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Jason Robinson, United States, 1 hour 29 minutes 1 second (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Simon Lawson, Great Britain, 1 hour 25 minutes 6 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • Tiaan Bosch, South Africa, 1 hour 33 minutes 17 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty four)
  • Lito Anker, Netherlands, 1 hour 33 minutes 53 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty four)

 

Professional Men’s Wheelchair Field (T 51/T 52)

  • Robert Smith, Great Britain, 1 hour 55 minutes 51 seconds (Dubai, twenty seventeen)
  • Norbert Holowat, United States, 2 hours 13 minutes 16 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty five)

 

Professional Women’s Wheelchair Field (T 53/T 54)

  • Manuela Schär, Switzerland, 1 hour 28 minutes 17 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • Tatyana McFadden, United States, 1 hour 31 minutes 30 seconds (Duluth, twenty nineteen)
  • Catherine Debrunner, Switzerland, 1 hour 34 minutes 16 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty three) WR
  • Eden Rainbow Cooper, Great Britain, 1 hour 34 minutes 17 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty three)
  • Jenna Fesemyer, United States, 1 hour 33 minutes 50 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Patricia Eachus, Switzerland, 1 hour 40 minutes 22 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Hoda Elshorbagy, Egypt, 1 hour 47 minutes 32 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Eva Houston, United States, 1 hour 59 minutes 49 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Hannah Dederick, United States, 2 hours 2 minutes 23 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty two)
  • Rachel Cleaver, United States, 2 hours 23 minutes 38 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)

 

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

In its forty eighthth year, on Sunday, October 11, twenty twenty six, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will welcome thousands of participants from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, including a world-class professional athlete field, top regional and Masters runners, race veterans, debut marathoners and charity participants. The race’s iconic course takes participants through 29 vibrant neighborhoods on an architectural and cultural tour of Chicago. Annually, more than a million spectators line the streets cheering on tens of thousands of participants from the start line to the final stretch down Columbus Drive. As a result of the race’s national and international draw, the Chicago Marathon assists in raising millions of dollars for a variety of charitable causes while generating over seven hundred fifty five point nine million dollars in annual economic impact to its host city. The twenty twenty six Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will start and finish in Grant Park beginning at 8 30 a m Eastern Time on Sunday, October 11. In advance of the race, a three-day Abbott Health & Fitness Expo will be held at McCormick Place Convention Center on Thursday, October 8, Friday, October 9, and Saturday, October 10. For more information about the event and how to get involved, go to the Chicago Marathon website.

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July 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern

Defending Champions Ready to Take on Stacked Field at 48th Bank of America Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, Illinois – Returning Bank of America Chicago Marathon champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa will defend their titles against one of the deepest fields in race history on Sunday, October 11. Announced today, the professional athlete fields feature some of the sport's biggest stars, including Sharon Lokedi, Brigid Kosgei, Amos Kipruto and rising American Charles Hicks.

Kiplimo returns after running 2 hours 2 minutes 23 seconds to win last year's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, the second-fastest performance in race history. Since then, the Ugandan has further cemented his place among the world's greatest distance runners. His 2 hours 0 minutes 28 seconds third-place finish at the twenty twenty six T C S London Marathon ranks as the third-fastest marathon ever, and earlier this year he broke the world half marathon record with a stunning 57 minutes 20 seconds victory in Lisbon. Kiplimo opened twenty twenty six by claiming his third consecutive World Cross Country title at the World Cross Country championships in Tallahassee.

"Winning Chicago was a special moment, but defending the title means even more,” said Kiplimo, the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters. "My preparation has given me a lot of confidence, and having raced this course before is a real advantage. Right now, I believe I'm capable of competing with anyone in the world, and I'm coming to Chicago with the ambition to prove it once again.”

Kiplimo will face the same challengers who joined him on last year's podium. Kenya's Amos Kipruto returns after consecutive podium finishes in Chicago, placing third in twenty twenty four and second in twenty twenty five. The twenty twenty two London Marathon champion enters in top form after finishing one spot behind Kiplimo in London this year with a personal best of 2 hours 1 minute 29 seconds. Fellow Kenyan Alex Masai also returns after placing third last year.

The international field also includes twenty twenty four Berlin Marathon champion Milkesa Mengesha (Ethiopia), and back-to-back Tokyo Marathon champion Tedese Tekele Bikila (Ethiopia). In total, six men in the field have broken 2 hours 4 minutes.

Charles Hicks headlines a strong American contingent. His 2 hours 4 minutes 35 seconds at the twenty twenty six Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America is the second-fastest marathon ever run by an American.

"The Chicago Marathon has always captivated me," said Hicks, who made his marathon debut in New York last fall. "I love the city, the energy, and so many of my friends and family live there. But most importantly, it's a place where people run fast, and I want to put myself in a position to be a part of that."

Also representing the United States are twenty twenty four Olympian Clayton Young, twenty seventeen Chicago champion and Olympic medalist Galen Rupp, and Vincent Mauri, who will make his Abbott World Marathon Majors debut after stunning the running world with a 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds victory at the Toledo Marathon this spring as a relatively unknown athlete.

On the women's side, Ethiopia's Hawi Feysa returns to defend the title she won in commanding fashion last year, crossing the line more than two minutes ahead of the field. While her twenty twenty six season has been quieter, highlighted by a second consecutive third-place finish at the Tokyo Marathon, she knows another victory won't come easily.

"I believe it will be even more difficult this year to repeat, but I am preparing very well and am confident I will arrive at the start line in good form," said Feysa, who also won the twenty twenty four Frankfurt Marathon. "Chicago is known for being fast and fiercely competitive, so I hope to run a personal best. But the most important thing is to fight for a place on the podium."

Among her biggest challengers is a familiar face on the Chicago streets: Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei, former world record holder and two-time Chicago champion. Fresh off her victory at this year's Tokyo Marathon, Kosgei returns to Chicago for the first time since her dominant twenty nineteen victory.

Joining her is fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi, one of the sport's premier marathoners after wins at the twenty twenty two T C S New York City Marathon and twenty twenty five and twenty twenty six Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America. She will make her Chicago debut and race a flat major marathon course for the first time. Ethiopia's Sutume Kebede and Megertu Alemu also return aiming to build on consistent performances on the streets of Chicago and compete for the win.

Leading the American woman are Susanna Sullivan and twenty twenty five top American Natosha Rogers. Both Sullivan and Rogers have history in Chicago, setting their personal bests here in twenty twenty five and twenty twenty four respectively.

"I've made some incredible memories at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon," said Sullivan, who first raced in Chicago in twenty twenty two. "I can't wait to return and make some more."

Olympian Dakotah Popehn returns after finishing seventh last year, while Emma Grace Hurley will make her highly anticipated marathon debut. Hurley made history in Chicago earlier this year, setting the American 8 K record at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle in March. Two-time Olympian and twenty ten Chicago runner-up Des Linden will also take part as she trains for her 100 mile debut later this fall.

In the men’s wheelchair division, Marcel Hug will look to continue his historic Chicago victory streak. The Swiss Silver Bullet is a six-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon Champion including the last four editions of the event.

“I'm really excited to be back in Chicago - it's a course I love, fast and flat, and the crowd support here is always incredible,” said Hug, who set the course record here in twenty twenty three. “I'm looking forward to racing alongside other great athletes again and seeing what's possible this year.”

Hug will face Daniel Romanchuk (United States), the only other man to win Chicago’s wheelchair division in the past ten years. Romanchuk last won in twenty twenty one and has victories in twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen as well. Aaron Pike (United States), who has 15 top 10 finishes in Chicago, and David Weir (Great Britain), top international wheelchair athlete, will also return this year.

While defending women’s wheelchair champion Susannah Scaroni is taking this year off to welcome her first child, the other three women who have won the division since twenty fifteen will return. That includes nine-time champion Tatyana McFadden (United States) and two-time champions Manuela Schär (Switzerland) and Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland).

“I’m really looking forward to racing the twenty twenty six Chicago Marathon. Chicago will always be special to me because it was where I ran my first marathon, and the energy of the city and the fans is unforgettable,” said McFadden, the most decorated athlete in event history. “Hopefully, I can compete for another major marathon win, but more than anything, it’s the strength of the field and the challenge of racing the best that keeps bringing me back.”

Media interested in covering the twenty twenty six Bank of America Chicago Marathon can apply for media credentials now through Thursday, September third. Visit the Chicago Marathon website for more information on the media credential application.

More than fifty five thousand runners are expected to participate in the forty eighth Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which starts and finishes in Grant Park. For the latest event updates, registered participants and community members are encouraged to visit the Event F A Q, available at the Chicago Marathon website.

Professional Men’s Field

  • Jacob Kiplimo, Uganda, 2 hours 0 minutes 28 seconds (London, twenty twenty six) NR
  • Amos Kipruto, Kenya, 2 hours 1 minute 39 seconds (London, twenty twenty six)
  • Milkesa Mengesha, Ethiopia, 2 hours 3 minutes 17 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty four)
  • Tadese Takele Bikila, Ethiopia, 2 hours 3 minutes 23 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty five)
  • Daniel Mateiko, Kenya, 2 hours 3 minutes 44 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty six)
  • Asrar Hiyrden, Ethiopia, 2 hours 3 minutes 59 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty six)
  • Charles Hicks, United States, 2 hours 4 minutes 35 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Alex Masai, Kenya, 2 hours 4 minutes 37 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Suguru Osako, Japan, 2 hours 4 minutes 55 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty five)
  • Mohamed Reda El Aaraby, Morocco, 2 hours 5 minutes 18 seconds (Hamburg, twenty twenty six)
  • Clayton Young, United States, 2 hours 5 minutes 41 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Vincent Mauri, United States, 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds (Toledo, twenty twenty six)
  • Yemane Haileselassie, Eritrea, 2 hours 6 minutes 6 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Galen Rupp, United States, 2 hours 6 minutes 7 seconds (Prague, twenty eighteen)
  • Akira Akasaki, Japan, 2 hours 6 minutes 15 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty five)
  • Boki Diriba, Ethiopia, 2 hours 6 minutes 26 seconds (Doha, twenty twenty six)
  • Hendrik Pfeiffer, Germany, 2 hours 6 minutes 34 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Abbabiya Simbassa, United States, 2 hours 6 minutes 53 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty four)
  • Tsegay Weldibanos, Eritrea, 2 hours 7 minutes 35 seconds (Sacramento, twenty twenty four)
  • Haftu Knight, United States, 2 hours 7 minutes 38 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Patrick Tiernan, Australia, 2 hours 7 minutes 45 seconds (Houston, twenty twenty four)
  • Kiyoshi Koga, Japan, 2 hours 7 minutes 46 seconds (Oita, twenty twenty six)
  • CJ Albertson, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 17 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Daniel Mesfun, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 24 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty six)
  • Alex Maier, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 33 seconds (Dusseldorf, twenty twenty five)
  • Murphy Smith, United States, 2 hours 8 minutes 58 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Zach Panning, United States, 2 hours 9 minutes 16 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Jorge Castelblanco, Panama, 2 hours 9 minutes 24 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty four) NR
  • Thomas Nobbs, Canada, 2 hours 9 minutes 25 seconds (Congers, twenty twenty six)
  • Nadeel Wildschutt, South Africa, 2 hours 9 minutes 40 seconds (Chandler, twenty twenty five)
  • Jorge Luis Cruz, Mexico, 2 hours 9 minutes 43 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty five)
  • Reed Fischer, United States, 2 hours 9 minutes 47 seconds (Seville, twenty twenty six)
  • Jacob Thomson, United States, 2 hours 9 minutes 51 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Ryan Johnson, United States, 2 hours 10 minutes 20 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Tesfu Tewelde, Eritrea, 2 hours 10 minutes 21 seconds (Minneapolis, twenty twenty four)
  • Thomas Fafard, Canada, 2 hours 10 minutes 29 seconds (Chandler, twenty twenty five)
  • Chris Maxon, United States, 2 hours 10 minutes 55 seconds (Sacramento, twenty twenty five)
  • Benjamin Flanagan, Canada, 2 hours 15 minutes 39 seconds (Toronto, twenty twenty five)
  • Brian Kibor, Kenya, Debut
  • Tomoki Ota, Japan, Debut
  • Kieran Tuntivate, Thailand, Debut
  • Adriaan Wildschutt, South Africa, Debut

 

Professional Women’s Field

  • Brigid Kosgei, Kenya, 2 hours 14 minutes 4 seconds (Chicago, twenty nineteen)
  • Hawi Feysa, Ethiopia, 2 hours 14 minutes 57 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Sutume Kebede, Ethiopia, 2 hours 15 minutes 55 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty four)
  • Megertu Alemu, Ethiopia, 2 hours 16 minutes 34 seconds (London, twenty twenty four)
  • Brillian Kipkoech, Kenya, 2 hours 17 minutes 5 seconds (Hamburg, twenty twenty six)
  • Sharon Lokedi, Kenya, 2 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty five)
  • Degitu Azimeraw, Ethiopia, 2 hours 17 minutes 58 seconds (London, twenty twenty one)
  • Loice Chemnung, Kenya, 2 hours 18 minutes 24 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Joan Kilimo, Kenya, 2 hours 18 minutes 40 seconds (Barcelona, twenty twenty six)
  • Magdalyne Masai, Kenya, 2 hours 18 minutes 58 seconds (Frankfurt, twenty twenty four)
  • Fantu Worku, Ethiopia, 2 hours 19 minutes 8 seconds (Dubai, twenty twenty six)
  • Mary Ngugi Cooper, Kenya, 2 hours 19 minutes 26 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Sara Hall, United States, 2 hours 20 minutes 32 seconds (Chandler, twenty twenty)
  • Yuka Akasaki, Japan, 2 hours 21 minutes 33 seconds (Osaka, twenty twenty five)
  • Susanna Sullivan, United States, 2 hours 21 minutes 56 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Des Linden, United States, 2 hours 22 minutes 38 seconds (Boston, twenty eleven)
  • Isobel Batt-Doyle, Australia, 2 hours 22 minutes 59 seconds (Valencia, twenty twenty four)
  • Natosha Rogers, United States, 2 hours 23 minutes 28 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Molly Born, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 10 seconds (Sacramento, twenty twenty five)
  • Dakotah Popehn, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 20 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)
  • Gabriella Rooker, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 29 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty four)
  • Elena Hayday, United States, 2 hours 24 minutes 45 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty six)
  • Jess Warner-Judd, Great Britain, 2 hours 24 minutes 45 seconds (New York, twenty twenty five)
  • Kristine Eikrem Engeset, Norway, 2 hours 28 minutes 57 seconds (Tokyo, twenty twenty six)
  • Amanda Mosborg, United States, 2 hours 32 minutes 1 second (Indianapolis, twenty twenty five)
  • Felicia Pasadyn, United States, 2 hours 35 minutes 17 seconds (New York, twenty twenty five)
  • Alexandra Aldana, Colombia, 2 hours 40 minutes 41 seconds (Cali, twenty twenty five)
  • Laura Galvan, Mexico, Debut
  • Emma Grace Hurley, United States, Debut
  • Amy-Eloise Neale, Great Britain, Debut

 

Professional Men’s Wheelchair Field (T 53/T 54)

  • Marcel Hug, Switzerland, 1 hour 15 minutes 33 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Aaron Pike, United States, 1 hour 20 minutes 2 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • JohnBoy Smith, Great Britain, 1 hour 20 minutes 5 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Daniel Romanchuk, United States, 1 hour 20 minutes 37 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Rafael Botello Jimenez, Spain, 1 hour 22 minutes 9 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • David Weir, Great Britain, 1 hour 22 minutes 12 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Patrick Monahan, Ireland, 1 hour 22 minutes 23 seconds (Duluth, twenty nineteen)
  • Miguel Jimenez Vergara, United States, 1 hour 22 minutes 24 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty four)
  • Jetze Plat, Netherlands, 1 hour 24 minutes 28 seconds (Dubai, twenty twenty three)
  • Brian Siemann, United States, 1 hour 26 minutes 46 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • Evan Correll, United States, 1 hour 27 minutes 19 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Jason Robinson, United States, 1 hour 29 minutes 1 second (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Simon Lawson, Great Britain, 1 hour 25 minutes 6 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • Tiaan Bosch, South Africa, 1 hour 33 minutes 17 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty four)
  • Lito Anker, Netherlands, 1 hour 33 minutes 53 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty four)

 

Professional Men’s Wheelchair Field (T 51/T 52)

  • Robert Smith, Great Britain, 1 hour 55 minutes 51 seconds (Dubai, twenty seventeen)
  • Norbert Holowat, United States, 2 hours 13 minutes 16 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty five)

 

Professional Women’s Wheelchair Field (T 53/T 54)

  • Manuela Schär, Switzerland, 1 hour 28 minutes 17 seconds (Boston, twenty seventeen)
  • Tatyana McFadden, United States, 1 hour 31 minutes 30 seconds (Duluth, twenty nineteen)
  • Catherine Debrunner, Switzerland, 1 hour 34 minutes 16 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty three) WR
  • Eden Rainbow Cooper, Great Britain, 1 hour 34 minutes 17 seconds (Berlin, twenty twenty three)
  • Jenna Fesemyer, United States, 1 hour 33 minutes 50 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Patricia Eachus, Switzerland, 1 hour 40 minutes 22 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Hoda Elshorbagy, Egypt, 1 hour 47 minutes 32 seconds (Boston, twenty twenty four)
  • Eva Houston, United States, 1 hour 59 minutes 49 seconds (Duluth, twenty twenty two)
  • Hannah Dederick, United States, 2 hours 2 minutes 23 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty two)
  • Rachel Cleaver, United States, 2 hours 23 minutes 38 seconds (Chicago, twenty twenty five)

 

Bank of America Chicago Marathon

In its forty eighthth year, on Sunday, October 11, twenty twenty six, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will welcome thousands of participants from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, including a world-class professional athlete field, top regional and Masters runners, race veterans, debut marathoners and charity participants. The race’s iconic course takes participants through 29 vibrant neighborhoods on an architectural and cultural tour of Chicago. Annually, more than a million spectators line the streets cheering on tens of thousands of participants from the start line to the final stretch down Columbus Drive. As a result of the race’s national and international draw, the Chicago Marathon assists in raising millions of dollars for a variety of charitable causes while generating over seven hundred fifty five point nine million dollars in annual economic impact to its host city. The twenty twenty six Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will start and finish in Grant Park beginning at 8 30 a m Eastern Time on Sunday, October 11. In advance of the race, a three-day Abbott Health & Fitness Expo will be held at McCormick Place Convention Center on Thursday, October 8, Friday, October 9, and Saturday, October 10. For more information about the event and how to get involved, go to the Chicago Marathon website.

Reporters may contact

Alex Sawyer, Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Phone: one three one two nine nine two six six one eight
alex.sawyer@cemevent.com

Diane Wagner, Bank of America
Phone: one three one two nine nine two two three seven zero
diane.wagner@bofa.com

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