Sun Oct 12 14:40:00 UTC 2025: **Kiplimo and Feysa Conquer Chicago Marathon**
**Chicago, IL – October 12, 2025** – Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia emerged victorious at the 47th Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Kiplimo, in only his second marathon, surged to victory with a time of 2:02:23, improving upon his debut second-place finish in London. Feysa secured the women’s title in 2:14:56, a personal best that made her the first Ethiopian woman to win the Chicago Marathon since 2017.
The men’s race saw Amos Kipruto of Kenya finish second in 2:03:54, followed by compatriot Alex Masai. Conner Mantz of the United States took fourth place, clocking a time of 2:04:43, pending ratification, which could break the North American and U.S. national records previously set by Khalid Khannouchi in 2002.
Megertu Alemu, also of Ethiopia, secured second place in the women’s elite race with a time of 2:17:18, while Tanzania’s Magdalena Shauri finished third in 2:18:03.
In the wheelchair races, Marcel Hug of Switzerland claimed his fourth consecutive and sixth overall Chicago Marathon title, while Susannah Scaroni of the United States won the women’s race, adding to her victory in Boston earlier this year.
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