{"id":230301,"date":"2025-10-13T07:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/?p=230301"},"modified":"2025-10-13T07:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:45:43","slug":"jacob-kiplimo-wins-the-2025-chicago-marathon-in-20223","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/jacob-kiplimo-wins-the-2025-chicago-marathon-in-20223\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Kiplimo wins the 2025 Chicago Marathon in 2:02:23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacob Kiplimo wins the 2025 Chicago Marathon in 2:02:23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob Kiplimo, a 24-year-old runner from Uganda, won the 2025 Chicago Marathon with an unofficial time of 2:02:23. It was his second marathon appearance\u2014his debut came in London in April of the same year, where he clocked 2:03:37 and finished second behind Sebastian Sawe.<\/p>\n

In Chicago, he confirmed his class by leading most of the race and finishing with a significant margin. Although he couldn\u2019t maintain world record pace, his performance and running style earned widespread admiration.<\/p>\n

Race Summary<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Kiplimo started the race at a blistering pace, reaching 5 km in 13:58 (average 2:48 min\/km). The tempo remained very high through the halfway point, which he passed in 1:00:16. At that moment, Kiplimo broke away from the rest of the field. He was leading ahead of the defending Chicago champion and Boston Marathon winner, John Korir. His pace suggested a potential world record attempt, but the second half of the race saw a slowdown.<\/p>\n

His run through 30 km (1:25:31) was faster than the legendary record pace of Kiptum (2:00:35), set in Chicago in 2023. However, a visible drop in pace followed\u2014the final kilometers exceeded 3 min\/km, and the stretch from 40 km to the finish took over 6 minutes, reflecting natural fatigue after an aggressive start.<\/p>\n

Key Split Times:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022 5 km: 13:58 (2:48 min\/km)
\n\u2022 10 km: 28:25 (2:54 min\/km)
\n\u2022 Half marathon: 1:00:16 (2:54 min\/km, projected sub-2:01 finish)
\n\u2022 30 km: 1:25:31 (still near record pace)
\n\u2022 40 km: 1:55:10 (slower final kilometers \u2013 3:08, 3:23 min\/km)
\n\u2022 Finish: 2:02:23 (average 2:54\/km; maintained lead, but pace dropped)<\/p>\n

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Jacob Kiplimo\u2019s Splits \u2013 Chicago Marathon 2025<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Checkpoint<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nPace (min\/km)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
5K<\/td>\n00:13:58<\/td>\n2:48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10K<\/td>\n00:28:25<\/td>\n2:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15K<\/td>\n00:42:41<\/td>\n2:52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20K<\/td>\n00:57:06<\/td>\n2:53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HALF<\/td>\n01:00:16<\/td>\n2:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25K<\/td>\n01:11:12<\/td>\n2:49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30K<\/td>\n01:25:31<\/td>\n2:52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile 20<\/td>\n01:31:41<\/td>\n2:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile 21<\/td>\n01:36:19<\/td>\n2:53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35K<\/td>\n01:39:53<\/td>\n2:57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile 22<\/td>\n01:41:05<\/td>\n3:02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile 23<\/td>\n01:45:55<\/td>\n3:01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile 24<\/td>\n01:50:50<\/td>\n3:04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40K<\/td>\n01:55:10<\/td>\n3:08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile 25<\/td>\n01:55:55<\/td>\n3:23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mile 25.2<\/td>\n01:57:03<\/td>\n3:27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finish<\/td>\n02:02:23<\/td>\n3:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Top Finishers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Behind Kiplimo, Kenyan Amos Kipruto crossed the finish line 91 seconds later. Third place went to Alex Masai. Kiplimo\u2019s time of 2:02:23 is a new Ugandan national record and one of the fastest marathon times in history, although not the season\u2019s best. Two weeks earlier, Sebastian Sawe ran 2:02:16 in Berlin despite high temperatures.<\/p>\n

Kiptum\u2019s Record Context<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelvin Kiptum, who tragically died in a car accident in February 2024, set the world record in Chicago in 2023 with a time of 2:00:35. His achievement remains a benchmark for future generations of runners. Kiplimo was briefly on pace to break that record, underscoring the exceptional form he displayed in the first half of the race.<\/p>\n

See also more about the Chicago Marathon<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022 Conner Mantz breaks U.S. marathon record at Chicago 2025<\/a> \u2013 discover the story behind the fastest American marathon ever.
\n\u2022 Chicago Marathon 2025 \u2013 elite field<\/a> \u2013 see who lined up at the start and what expectations surrounded the race<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf8 Chicago Marathon\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jacob Kiplimo won the 2025 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:02:23, defeating John Korir and Amos Kipruto. The article provides a detailed analysis of his split times and a comparison of his pace across different sections of the course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":230300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicago-marathon-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}