2018 Chicago Marathon

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41st Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DateOctober 7, 2018
Champions
MenMo Farah (Elite)
Daniel Romanchuk (Wheelchair)
WomenBrigid Kosgei (Elite)
Manuela Schär (Wheelchair)
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The 2018 Chicago Marathon was the 41st edition of the

World Marathon Major win, in a European record time of 2:05:11. The women's race was won by Kenya's Brigid Kosgei in a personal best time of 2:18:35, nearly three minutes ahead of the next finisher. The men's wheelchair races came down to a sprint finish, which was won by Daniel Romanchuk, with Marcel Hug a second behind, while the women's race was won by Manuela Schär
.

Course

The marathon is defined as a race 26 miles and 385 yards (26.219 miles (42.195 km)) long by the international athletics governing body

Boystown, Old Town, and River North. The runners crossed the Chicago River via the Wells Street Bridge before re-crossing the river heading west via the Monroe Street Bridge. The course passed through Greektown on Adams Street before turning back east in the 16th mile. The course continued down Jackson Boulevard then turned south through Little Italy and Pilsen before crossing the river again via Cermak Road. It then continued south through Chinatown before turning north just after mile 23 back towards the downtown. There was a slight uphill section after mile 26 before the course re-entered Grant Park to finish.[4][5]

Field

In the elite men's race, the defending champion, American

Augustine Choge, and Japanese runners Yuki Kawauchi, Suguru Osako, and Ryo Kiname.[8][9]

In the May 2018 press release, the participation of American

Madai Perez.[8]

The field for the wheelchair races was announced on September 18, 2018. The fourth fastest in the women's field,

Aline dos Santos Rocha. The previous year's race was "dominated" by Marcel Hug, who returned to defend his title. Hug had most recently won in Boston and finished second in London, and with a personal best of 1:18:04, he was the fastest in the field. Australian Kurt Fearnley, a "veteran" of the discipline, joined Hug. He had won the Chicago Marathon five times between 2007 and 2015 and had most recently finished fourth in Tokyo and fifth in London. With a personal best of 1:18:51, he was the third fastest in the field. The British seven-time London Marathon winner David Weir was debuting in Chicago while four-time Chicago Marathon winner Josh George was returning, having not won since 2014. Others in the field included the Canadian Josh Cassidy, who held the second fastest personal best in the field, Americans Daniel Romanchuk and Aaron Pike, Spaniards Rafael Botello and Jordi Madera, and Japan's Hiroki Nishida and Ryota Yoshida. The wheelchair field was described as "internationally diverse" and "very competitive".[12]

Summary

The race took place on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The wheelchair men's race started at 7:20 a.m., the wheelchair women's race one minute later with the first wave of runners at 7:30 a.m.[13] There was a 30% chance of rain, temperatures of 60 °F (16 °C) with humidity at 87%, described as "high" by the Chicago Tribune. There were 20 aid stations along the course.[14][15] The IAAF post-race report noted that it had rained prior to the race, leaving a "sheen of water on the streets", with the rain returning "briefly" during the race.[16] A total of 44,584 runners, comprising 23,934 men and 20,650 women, finished the race, with an average time of 4:34:01.[17]

Romanchuk won the men's wheelchair race in 1:31:34 with Hug finishing a second behind. Weir finished third in 1:31:43. The three had led together for much of the race before Weir was dropped with about 200 metres (660 ft) to go before the other two competed for the win in a "terrific sprint finish". Schär won the women's wheelchair race in a time of 1:41:38, with de Rozario in second and Scaroni in third in 1:43:16 and 1:44:48, respectively.[18]

The elite men's race started with a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of 14:52 before a lead pack of 14 went through 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in 30:10 accompanied by two pacemakers. The group was reduced to 13 by the halfway point, which they passed in 1:03:03. Just after the 30 kilometres (19 mi) mark, following a "scorching" 4:29 19th mile, the pack began to break up, with Karoki, Abel Kirui, Kipkemoi, Geoffrey Kirui, Geremew, Legese, Farah, Rupp, and Osako still present. Abel Kirui was the next to drop before a move by Kipkemoi dropped Karoki, Legese, then Rupp. Nearly 1:56 into the race, Farah and Geremew broke away from the others. At 2:03:35, Farah gapped Geremew and held his lead to the line, winning in a time of 2:05:11, a European record and his only

World Marathon Major win.[19] Geremew crossed the line in 2:05:24 with Osako coming third in an Asian record of 2:05:50, an achievement which earned him ¥100 million (equivalent to $879,000 in 2018) through a marathon development project by the National Corporate Federation of Japan.[20] Kipkemoi and Rupp finished fourth and fifth in times of 2:05:57 and 2:06:21, respectively.[16][21]

The women's race set off at a "brisk tempo", passing through the first 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in 16:47. The leading group consisted of Kosgei, Kiplagat, Demise, Dibaba, Dereje, and Veronica Nyaruai, which went through 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in 33:24, before Nyaruai dropped off the pace at 15 kilometres (9.3 mi). After passing through the halfway mark in 1:10:09, Kosgei made a move about 30 kilometres (19 mi) in, dropping Kiplagat and Birhane, and building a lead of 45 seconds over second-placed Dereje, a lead which grew to two minutes by 40 kilometres (25 mi). Kosgei went on to win the race in 2:18:35, a personal best of 1:38. Dereje finished second in 2:21:18 and Demise in third in 2:22:15. Nearly four minutes behind her was Kiplagat, who finished fourth in 2:26:08.[16][22]

Results

The results were as follows.[23]

Men

Men's top-10
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mo Farah  Great Britain 2:05:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mosinet Geremew  Ethiopia 2:05:24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Suguru Osako  Japan 2:05:50
4 Kenneth Kipkemoi  Kenya 2:05:57
5 Galen Rupp  United States 2:06:21
6 Geoffrey Kirui  Kenya 2:06:45
7 Abel Kirui  Kenya 2:07:52
8 Taku Fujimoto  Japan 2:07:57
9 Bedan Karoki  Kenya 2:07:59
10 Birhanu Legese  Ethiopia 2:08:41

Women

Women's top-10
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 2:18:35
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roza Dereje  Ethiopia 2:21:18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shure Demise  Ethiopia 2:22:15
4 Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 2:26:08
5 Veronicah Nyaruai  Kenya 2:31:34
6 Sarah Crouch  United States 2:32:37
7 Taylor Ward  United States 2:32:42
8 Kate Landau  United States 2:33:24
9 Melanie Myrand  Canada 2:34:08
10 Marci Klimek  United States 2:34:53

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair men's top-3
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Romanchuk  United States 1:31:34
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcel Hug  Switzerland 1:31:35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Weir  Great Britain 1:31:43

Wheelchair women

Wheelchair women's top-3
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Manuela Schär  Switzerland 1:41:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Madison de Rozario  Australia 1:43:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Susannah Scaroni  United States 1:44:48

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