2023 Chicago Marathon

The 2023 Chicago Marathon was the 45th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, held on Sunday, October 8, 2023.[1][2] A Platinum Label marathon, it is the fifth of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2023.[3][4] The race is also scheduled to host the age group world championships for the year.[5] Around 45,000 runners were expected to take part in the event, including a runner expected to become the millionth finisher of the Chicago Marathon.[2][lower-alpha 1]

45th Chicago Marathon
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
DatesOctober 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)
Websitewww.chicagomarathon.com
Champions
MenKelvin Kiptum (2:00:35)
WomenSifan Hassan (2:13:44)
Wheelchair menMarcel Hug (1:22:37)
Wheelchair womenCatherine Debrunner (1:38:44)

Kenyan runner Kelvin Kiptum set a new marathon world record, winning the race with a time of 2:00:35, and beating the previous world record of 2:01:09, set by his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, by 34 seconds.[6][7][8][9] Kiptum broke free from all the other runners by the 35 km (22 mi) mark, and finished the race with a significant negative split.[10][11] This was Kiptum's third marathon, after he set the course record at the 2022 Valencia Marathon with a time of 2:01:53 in what was the fastest marathon debut ever, and then set another course record at the 2023 London Marathon with a time of 2:01:25.[12][10][13]

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan set a new course record by finishing the race with a time of 2:13:44, running the second-fastest marathon by a woman, in what was her second marathon ever.[12][14][15] Hassan had debuted at the marathon distance with the 2023 London Marathon, which she won with a time of 2:18:33.[16]

Swiss wheelchair athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner both set course records with their victories, finishing with times of 1:22:37 and 1:38:44, respectively.[17][7][18] The marathon was Debrunner's debut race in the United States; Hug broke his own course record.[7]

Background

The first running of the modern incarnation of the Chicago Marathon was held on September 25, 1977.[19] Since then, the Chicago Marathon has gained a reputation of having a flat course that is capable of producing fast performances.[20][21] Five marathon world records had been set at the Chicago Marathon, including, most recently, a marathon world record for women, 2:14:04, set at the 2019 race by Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei.[21][lower-alpha 2]

Competitors
Defending champion Ruth Chepng'etich during the 2021 race, which she also won[23]

Benson Kipruto of Kenya, who won the previous year's race with a time of 2:04:24, returned to defend his title.[24] His compatriot (and second-fastest male marathoner ever) Kelvin Kiptum, who won the 2023 London Marathon months earlier with a time of 2:01:25 also competed.[25][24][lower-alpha 3] Belgian runner Bashir Abdi, who won the bronze medal at the men's marathon event of the 2020 Olympics, is also expected to make an appearance.[24]

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepng'etich is the defending champion (and third-fastest female marathoner ever), who won the race in 2022 with a time of 2:14:18.[27][28][29][lower-alpha 4] U.S. runner Emily Sisson, the runner-up in 2022 who also set the U.S. marathon record of 2:18:29 during that race, is also scheduled to return.[25][28] Dutch runner Sifan Hassan, who debuted at the marathon distance by winning the London Marathon earlier that year, was also announced as part of the elite field for the race.[30][28]

Swiss wheelchair athlete Marcel Hug, the previous year's champion, is planning to return to defend his title.[31] Also expected to return are Daniel Romanchuk and Aaron Pike of the United States, and Sho Watanabe of Japan, who placed second, third, and fourth in 2022, respectively.[31] Susannah Scaroni of the United States is also scheduled to defend her title, with her compatriot Tatyana McFadden looking to secure her tenth Chicago Marathon victory, and Manuela Schär of Switzerland aiming to earn her third.[31]

Two Americans secured a place for the United States in the Olympics Marathon in 2024. Chicago is a qualifying race for the Olympics, where timed nationals may secure a place for a national in the Olympics. Sixth place finisher Conner Mantz (2:07:47), and seventh place finisher Clayton Young (2:08), ran sufficiently fast races to open spots for at least two Americans in the 2024 Olympics Marathon.[32]

Results

Men
Elite men's top 10 finishers
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kelvin Kiptum Kenya02:00:35 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Benson Kipruto Kenya02:04:02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bashir Abdi Belgium02:04:32
4John Korir Kenya02:05:09
5Seifu Tura Abdiwak Ethiopia02:05:29
6Conner Mantz United States02:07:47
7Clayton Young United States02:08:00
8Galen Rupp United States02:08:48
9Sam Chelanga United States02:08:50
10Takashi Ichida Japan02:08:57

Women
Elite women's top 10 finishers
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sifan Hassan Netherlands02:13:44 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ruth Chepngetich Kenya02:15:37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Megertu Alemu Ethiopia02:17:09
4Joyciline Jepkosgei Kenya02:17:23
5Tadu Teshome Nare Ethiopia02:20:04
6Genzebe Dibaba Keneni Ethiopia02:21:47
7Emily Sisson United States02:22:09
8Molly Seidel United States02:23:07
9Rose Harvey United Kingdom02:23:21
10Sara Vaughn United States02:23:24

Notes
  1. The last time the marathon had this many participants was in 2019, when 45,956 runners completed the marathon.[2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race was not held in 2020, and only saw 26,112 and 39,420 finishers in 2021 and 2022, respectively.[2]
  2. This world record was broken at the 2023 Berlin Marathon by Tigst Assefa, who finished with a time of 2:11:53.[22]
  3. At the time of the London Marathon, the world record was 2:01:09, set by Eliud Kipchoge at the 2022 Berlin Marathon.[26][24]
  4. At the time of the previous year's race, the world record was 2:14:04, set by Brigid Kosgei at the same race three years earlier.[27]

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