Amos Kipruto of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon on 11 October in 2:01:09, pulling clear of defending champion Jacob Kiplimo late in the race, while Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia retained the women’s title in 2:13:33.
Amos Kipruto of Kenya won the men’s race at the 48th Chicago Marathon on Sunday, 11 October 2026, in 2:01:09, according to Wikipedia’s page on the race and to reports by LetsRun and Run247. The women’s race was won by Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia in 2:13:33, a successful defence of the title she won in 2025. About 55,000 people took part, in temperatures that Wikipedia describes as slightly warmer than ideal.
The men’s race was decided in the second half. LetsRun’s headline says that Kipruto broke clear of the defending champion, Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda, between 30 and 35 kilometres, and went on to win by 1 minute and 47 seconds. Tadese Takele of Ethiopia was second in 2:02:56, a gap that matches the margin reported by LetsRun, where he is listed as Tadese Takele Bikila. Milkesa Mengesha of Ethiopia was third in 2:03:46.
Kiplimo finished fourth in 2:04:18 and Boki Diriba of Ethiopia was fifth in 2:05:01, according to the Wikipedia listing. Kiplimo’s fall from the lead group was the main change in the closing stages, though the sources reviewed do not describe how the race looked at the halfway point, the pace of the leaders or the splits.
In the women’s race Feysa finished 34 seconds ahead of Sharon Lokedi of Kenya, who ran 2:14:07, a margin that is Delima News’ own calculation from the two times. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya was third in 2:14:55, Mary Ngugi-Cooper of Kenya fourth in 2:17:23 and Joan Kilimo of Kenya fifth in 2:18:38. Run247 describes the race as a duel that Feysa won to keep her crown.
An American result stood out. Wikipedia says that Emma Grace Hurley ran the fastest debut marathon in the history of US women, and she finished seventh overall. The page does not give her time, so it is not stated here.
The wheelchair races went to Switzerland. Marcel Hug won the men’s race in 1:21:34 and Catherine Debrunner won the women’s race in 1:33:16, according to the same page.
The build-up to the race was disrupted. Wikipedia reports that hotel workers went on strike on the Friday before the event and that several elite runners withdrew, including the European record holder Bashir Abdi. The page does not say whether the strike caused the withdrawals, and Delima News does not link them.
The depth of the field is visible in the times. The top four men were within 2:19 of each other, from Kipruto’s 2:01:09 to Kiplimo’s 2:04:18, and the top three women were within 1:22, from Feysa’s 2:13:33 to Kosgei’s 2:14:55. Kipruto’s average pace was about 2 minutes 52 seconds per kilometre. These are Delima News’ own calculations from the published times.
The sources reviewed do not say whether either winning time was a course record, so no claim is made about records. A time of 2:01:09 is a very fast marathon by any standard, but the comparison with past winners and with the world record is not available from these sources.
Image: Runners in the Chicago Marathon (file photo, 2019). Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
