More than 55,000 expected runners took to the streets of the Windy City for the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 11. According to race organizers, it’s the largest field of entrants ever assembled for the World Marathon Major, and the event also featured star-studded elite races packed with intriguing storylines. Though 60-plus-degree morning temperatures and high humidity made for less than ideal racing conditions, the elite athletes still showed out.
Check out the results from the elite men’s and women’s races, along with results from the wheelchair fields, below. 9. Miguel Jimenez Vergara (USA) — 1:32:56 Ashley is Editor of Content Hype at Hearst’s Enthusiast & Wellness Group. She is a former collegiate runner at UNC Asheville where she studied mass communication.
Ashley loves all things running; she has raced two marathons, plus has covered some of the sport’s top events in her career, including the Paris Olympics, U.S. Olympic Trials and multiple World Marathon Majors.
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