The 2017 Chicago Marathon was the 40th annual edition of the Chicago Marathon held in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and was held on October 8. The race had 44,508 finishers, and the number of spectators was estimated at over 1.5 million.Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins seventh straight Chicago Marathon in record time. Baltimore Sun (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
Summary American Galen Rupp won the men's race, holding off defending champion Abel Kirui. Rupp is the first American man to win this event since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002 and the first American-born man to win it since Greg Meyer in 1982. This was his first career win at a World Marathon Majors event. In a relatively tactical race, over 20 runners remained in the lead pack by the halfway point, which was reached in 1:05:49 hours. Kirui's quickening of the pace left only five men in contention at the mark. Rupp then took the lead for good, finishing in a personal best of 2:09:20 hours. Kirui finished in second place around 30 seconds behind Rupp, while Bernard Kipyego finished in third around one minute behind Rupp.Dennehy, Cathal (October 8, 2017). Dibaba dominates and Rupp times it right to win in Chicago. IAAF. Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women's race in 2:18:30 hours, which was the second fastest in Chicago Marathon history. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya placed second in 2:20:22 hours, which was her first top-three finish at a World Marathon Major. American Jordan Hasay finished third in 2:20:57, which was the second fastest time ever by an American woman in this race. Dibaba dominated the race. She led the race early on, with only Dibaba, Kosgei, Florence Kiplagat, Valentine Kipketer, and Hasay in the lead group at the mark. Dibaba gradually pulled away from the other runners after the halfway point to win by almost two minutes. She stated that her goal in the future is to challenge the marathon world record.
The women's wheelchair marathon was won for a sixth consecutive time by American Tatyana McFadden in a course record of 1:39:15 hours – the same time recorded by runner-up Amanda McGrory who was a fraction of a second behind. Swiss athlete Marcel Hug took the men's wheelchair race in 1:29:23 hours, defending his title from the previous year and beating six-time champion Kurt Fearnley by over a minute.Athletics - Rupp, Dibaba claim Chicago Marathon victories. Reuters (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2017.
Results The results were as follows.Chicago Marathon 2017 Results. Chicago Marathon (October 8, 2017). Retrieved on October 8, 2010.
Men Position Athlete Nationality Time Galen Rupp 2:09:20 Abel Kirui 2:09:48 Bernard Kipyego 2:10:234 Sisay Lemma 2:11:015 Stephen Sambu 2:11:076 Kohei Matsumura 2:11:467 Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii 2:12:128 Zersenay Tadese 2:12:199 Chris Derrick 2:12:5010 Michael Shelley 2:12:52
Women Position Athlete Nationality Time Tirunesh Dibaba 2:18:30 Brigid Kosgei 2:20:22 Jordan Hasay 2:20:574 Madaí Pérez 2:24:445 Valentine Kipketer 2:28:056 Lisa Weightman 2:28:457 Maegan Krifchin 2:33:468 Alia Gray 2:34:259 Taylor Ward 2:35:2710 Becky Wade 2:35:46
Wheelchair men Position Athlete Nationality Time Marcel Hug 1:29:23 Kurt Fearnley 1:30:24 Jordi Madera Jiménez 1:30:25
Wheelchair women Position Athlete Nationality Time Tatyana McFadden 1:39:15 Amanda McGrory 1:39:15 Manuela Schär 1:39:17
References
External links Chicago Marathon