Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo dominated the men’s field in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing in two hours, two minutes, and 23 seconds in only his second race over the distance. Ethiopian Hawi Feysa also enjoyed a commanding victory in the women’s race.

Kiplimo, the half-marathon world record holder, crossed the finish line one minute and 31 seconds ahead of Kenyan Amos Kipruto, while Kenyan Alex Masai claimed third in 2:04:37. After breaking away by the 30-kilometre mark, Kiplimo had built a nearly one-minute cushion with five miles to go. During the final mile, he glanced over his shoulder a few times but cruised through the finish unchallenged, collapsing in exhaustion shortly after crossing the line. “To come here to win the race is a big achievement for me,” he said, adding that he was hungry to go even faster.

Feysa, who finished third in Tokyo, appeared emotional in the final mile, falling to her knees after crossing the line in 2:14:56. Her compatriot Megertu Alemu finished second in 2:17:18, while Tanzanian Magdalena Shauri was third in 2:18:03. Feysa ran the last five miles on her own, thriving in Chicago’s pristine, sunny conditions to shave more than two minutes off her personal best. “Winning here, it’s been amazing,” she said through a translator. “I worked really hard, trained really hard to have this victory.”

The famously flat Chicago course is known for producing fast times. In 2023, the late Kelvin Kiptum broke the men’s record in 2:00:35, and fellow Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich set the women’s mark in 2:09:56 in 2024, though Chepngetich was provisionally suspended in July for the presence of a prohibited substance.

While no world records were set this year, American Conner Mantz thrilled the home fans by breaking Khalid Khannouchi’s 23-year-old U.S. record, finishing fourth overall in 2:04:43. Khannouchi’s previous mark was 2:05:38, set in London.

In the wheelchair races, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug dominated the men’s event in 1:23:20, finishing more than four minutes ahead of Britain’s David Weir. American Susannah Scaroni won the women’s wheelchair race in 1:38:14, beating Swiss rival Manuela Schar by 49 seconds.