{"id":232512,"date":"2026-10-10T18:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T18:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/?p=232512"},"modified":"2026-10-10T18:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T18:29:49","slug":"chicago-marathon-2026-elite-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/chicago-marathon-2026-elite-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Marathon 2026: Elite Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Marathon 2026: Elite Field<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa return to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 11, facing an exceptionally strong lineup for the race\u2019s 48th edition. Among the most notable challengers are Brigid Kosgei, Sharon Lokedi and Amos Kipruto, while recent updates have further strengthened the men\u2019s field. Kiplimo enters with the fastest personal best among the men \u2014 a 2:00:28 from London \u2014 while Kipruto, who ran 2:01:39 in the same race, stands out as one of the main contenders. On the women\u2019s side, Kosgei holds the quickest listed time at 2:14:04, and Feysa returns as the defending champion. Below is the full elite field for both divisions.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Elite<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Athlete<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nBib<\/th>\nPB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Jacob Kiplimo<\/td>\nUGA<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2:00:28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amos Kipruto<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2:01:39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milkesa Mengesha<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n2:03:17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tadese Takele<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2:03:23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bashir Abdi<\/td>\nBEL<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n2:03:36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daniel Mateiko<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n2:03:44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asrar Hiyrden<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n2:03:59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles Hicks<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n2:04:35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suguru Osako<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2:04:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mohamed Reda El Aaraby<\/td>\nMOR<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n2:05:18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clayton Young<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n2:05:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sondre Moen<\/td>\nNOR<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n2:05:48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vincent Mauri<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n2:05:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yemane HaileSelassie<\/td>\nERI<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n2:06:06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Galen Rupp<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n2:06:07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Akira Akasaki<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n2:06:15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boki Diriba<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n2:06:26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hendrik Pfeiffer<\/td>\nGER<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n2:06:34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abbabiya Simbassa<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n2:06:53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tsegay Weldlibanos<\/td>\nERI<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n2:07:35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haftu Knight<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n2:07:38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matthew Richtman<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n2:07:57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brian Kibor<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n54<\/td>\nDebut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adriaan Wildschutt<\/td>\nRSA<\/td>\n58<\/td>\nDebut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The men\u2019s elite field for Chicago Marathon 2026 brings together championship experience, fast personal bests and broad international depth. Kiplimo and Kipruto lead the lineup, followed by a strong Ethiopian group with times around 2:03, ensuring a fast early pace. The American team is one of the largest in recent editions, with athletes ranging from 2:04 to 2:07. The addition of debutants such as Kibor and Wildschutt introduces unpredictability, creating one of the most balanced men\u2019s fields in recent years.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Elite<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Athlete<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nBib<\/th>\nPB<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Brigid Kosgei<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n2:14:04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawi Feysa<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n2:14:57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sutume Kebede<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n103<\/td>\n2:15:55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Megertu Alemu<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n2:16:34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brillian Kipkoech<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n105<\/td>\n2:17:05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharon Lokedi<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n2:17:22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Degitu Azimeraw<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n2:17:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loice Chemnung<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n2:18:24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joan Kilimo<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n109<\/td>\n2:18:40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magdalyne Masai<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n2:18:58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fantu Worku<\/td>\nETH<\/td>\n111<\/td>\n2:19:08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Ngugi Cooper<\/td>\nKEN<\/td>\n112<\/td>\n2:19:26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara Hall<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n113<\/td>\n2:20:32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yuka Akasaki<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n114<\/td>\n2:21:33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Susanna Sullivan<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n2:21:56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isobel Batt-Doyle<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n117<\/td>\n2:22:59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara Vaughn<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n2:23:24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Natosha Rogers<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n2:23:28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Molly Born<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n2:24:10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dakotah Popehn<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n121<\/td>\n2:24:20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gabriella Rooker<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n122<\/td>\n2:24:29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elena Hayday<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n123<\/td>\n2:24:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laura Galvan<\/td>\nMEX<\/td>\n130<\/td>\nDebut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emma Grace Hurley<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n131<\/td>\nDebut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The women\u2019s elite field for Chicago Marathon 2026 brings together athletes with world\u2011class personal bests in the 2:14\u20132:17 range and a wide group capable of competing between 2:20 and 2:25. Kosgei and Feysa lead the division, supported by strong Ethiopian and Kenyan contingents who regularly perform at major global marathons. The American lineup is notably large, and the debuts of Galvan and Hurley add fresh dynamics to the race.<\/p>\n

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The 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon brings back defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa, both returning to a field strengthened by major updates on the men\u2019s and women\u2019s sides. With Brigid Kosgei, Sharon Lokedi and Amos Kipruto leading the list of challengers, this year\u2019s edition sets up a fast, competitive race shaped by world\u2011class personal bests and one of the deepest elite rosters Chicago has seen in recent years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":232519,"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-232512","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\/232512","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=232512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232515,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232512\/revisions\/232515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}