British curiosity on this yr’s race on October 12 contains Philippa Bowden and Eden Rainbow-Cooper too
Calli Hauger-Thackery and Marc Scott will lead the British problem on the Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon on October 12.
For Hauger-Thackery it is going to be a fast turnaround as she is because of run for Britain within the marathon on the World Championships in Tokyo one month earlier. Along with her 2:21:24 from Berlin final yr she sits No.2 on the UK all-time rankings behind Paula Radcliffe.
Marc Scott has raced calmly in 2025 however will hope to enhance on his marathon greatest of two:11:19 set in London final yr.
Elsewhere, three of the 4 reigning Chicago Marathon champions are within the line-ups. They embody John Korir of Kenya, whose 2024 victory in 2:02:44 was the second quickest time in race historical past.
In April, Korir confirmed his Chicago victory was no fluke with a convincing win on the Boston Marathon.
“I’m assured that I can defend my title on the 2025 Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon this October,” mentioned Korir. “My coaching goes properly, and I’m targeted on attaining one other private greatest time.”
Korir may have firm up entrance from six males who’ve damaged 2:04. Kenya’s Timothy Kiplagat, second eventually yr’s Tokyo Marathon, is the second quickest man within the area with a private greatest of two:02:55. Fellow Kenyans Amos Kipruto (2:03:13), who was third in Chicago final yr, and CyBrian Kotut (2:03:22), who took third in Boston, will look to interchange Korir atop the rostrum, as will two-time Olympic marathon medalist Bashir Abdi (2:03:36) of Belgium.
Jacob Kiplimo (2:03:37) of Uganda, the world document holder within the half marathon, will come to Chicago for his second profession marathon begin after ending runner-up within the London Marathon this spring. Two-time New York Metropolis Marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya makes his Chicago debut after setting a private greatest of two:04:33 with a victory within the Rotterdam Marathon in April.
As beforehand introduced, the American contingent will likely be led by Conner Mantz, who will try to interrupt the American document of two:05:38 set by Khalid Khannouchi in 2002. Mantz ran his private greatest of two:05:08 on the 2025 Boston Marathon, which isn’t document eligible.
He’ll be joined by Galen Rupp (2:06:17), the 2017 Chicago champion and third quickest American of all time, and native runner Matt Richtman (2:07:56) who received the 2025 Los Angeles Marathon.
The 2025 Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon will welcome a brand new ladies’s winner to its historical past books. The sector options Hawi Feysa (2:17:00), who took third on the Tokyo Marathon earlier this yr, making her Chicago debut. Additionally coming from Ethiopia is the 2023 Chicago Marathon third place finisher Megertu Alemu (2:16:34) who will likely be seeking to declare her first victory on American soil.
The ladies’s race final yr was received by Ruth Chepngetich in a world document of two:09:56 however she has since been banned after testing optimistic for medicine.
“I stay up for returning to the Chicago Marathon to try to enhance on my earlier efficiency there,” mentioned Alemu, winner of the 2024 Valencia Marathon. “The course could be very flat and quick and with my good coaching this yr I really feel that I’m match to run higher this time in Chicago and transfer greater up on the rostrum. I stay up for the race and the vitality that town offers you.”
Different notables on the ladies’s facet embody Irine Cheptai (2:17:51) of Kenya, who was third right here final yr, Bedatu Hirpa (2:18:27) of Ethiopia, who earned her private greatest in Dubai earlier this yr, Haven Hailu Desse (2:19:17) of Ethiopia, who completed fourth within the 2025 London Marathon, plus Ethiopia’s Ejgayehu Taye, the 2023 World Championships bronze medalist within the 10,000m, who will make her marathon debut.
The American race will likely be led by 2024 Paris Olympian Dakotah Popehn (2:24:40) who set her private greatest in Chicago in 2023. Popehn will likely be joined by Lindsay Flanagan (2:23:31), ninth-place finisher on the 2024 Chicago Marathon, Natosha Rogers (2:23:51), who set a large private greatest in Japan final spring, and former College of Utah standout Emily Venters, who will make her marathon debut.
The reigning champions of the lads’s and ladies’s wheelchair divisions, Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug, will return to defend their Chicago Marathon titles in 2025. Debrunner will look to make it a three-peat after successful right here in 2023 and 2024, whereas Hug will chase his fourth consecutive and sixth general Chicago victory.
British wheelchair racers Eden Rainbow-Cooper and JohnBoy Smith are among the many challengers.
Elite males
John Korir, KEN, 2:02:44 (Chicago, 2024)
Timothy Kiplagat, KEN, 2:02:55 (Tokyo, 2024)
Amos Kipruto, KEN, 2:03:13 (Tokyo, 2023)
CyBrian Kotut, KEN, 2:03:22 (Berlin, 2024)
Bashir Abdi, BEL, 2:03:36 (Rotterdam, 2021)
Jacob Kiplimo, UGA, 2:03:37 (London, 2025)
Philemon Kiplimo, KEN, 2:04:01 (Hamburg, 2025)
Geoffrey Kamworwor, KEN, 2:04:23 (London, 2023)
Huseydin Mohamed Esa, ETH, 2:04:39 (Chicago, 2024)
Conner Mantz, USA, 2:05:08 (Boston, 2025)
Daniel Ebenyo, KEN, 2:06:04 (Chicago, 2024)
Galen Rupp, USA, 2:06:07 (Prague, 2018)
Hiroto Inoue, JPN, 2:06:14 (Tokyo, 2025)
Zouhair Talbi, MAR, 2:06:39 (Houston, 2024)
Matt Richtman, USA, 2:07:56 (Los Angeles, 2025)
Ryan Ford, USA, 2:08:00 (Boston, 2025)
Rory Linkletter, CAN, 2:08:01 (Seville, 2024)
CJ Albertson, USA, 2:08:17 (Chicago, 2024)
Hideyuki Tanaka, JPN, 2:09:27 (Tokyo, 2025)
Patricio Castillo, MEX, 2:10:40 (Seville, 2023)
Marc Scott, GBR, 2:11:19 (London, 2024)
Colin Mickow, USA, 2:11:22 (Chandler, 2020)
Kevin Salvano, USA, 2:11:26 (Chicago, 2023)
Nick Hauger, USA, 2:11:55 (Sacramento, 2024)
Robert Miranda, USA, 2:12:07 (Sacramento, 2024)
Afewerki Zeru, USA, 2:18:54 (Porto, 2023)
Casey Clinger, USA, Debut
Tai Dinger, USA, Debut
Elite ladies
Megertu Alemu, ETH, 2:16:34 (London, 2024)
Hawi Feysa, ETH, 2:17:00 (Tokyo, 2025)
Irine Cheptai, KEN, 2:17:51 (Chicago, 2024)
Bedatu Hirpa, ETH, 2:18:27 (Dubai, 2025)
Haven Hailu Desse, ETH, 2:19:17 (London, 2025)
Mary Ngugi-Cooper, KEN, 2:20:22 (London, 2022)
Calli Hauger-Thackery, GBR, 2:21:24 (Berlin, 2024)
Lindsay Flanagan, USA, 2:23:31 (Chicago, 2024)
Natosha Rogers, USA, 2:23:51 (Nagoya, 2025)
Florencia Borelli, ARG, 2:24:18 (Seville, 2024)
Gabi Rooker, USA, 2:24:29 (Chicago, 2024)
Dakotah Popehn, USA, 2:24:40 (Chicago, 2023)
Melody Julien, FRA, 2:25:01 (Valencia, 2023)
Philippa Bowden, GBR, 2:25:47 (Berlin, 2024)
Aubrey Frentheway, USA, 2:27:14 (Duluth, 2025)
Maggie Montoya, USA, 2:27:50 (Rotterdam, 2025)
Loice Chemnung, KEN, Debut
Ejgayehu Taye, ETH, Debut
Emily Venters, USA, Debut
Males’s wheelchair race
Marcel Hug, SUI, 1:17:47 (Oita, 2021) World Document
Aaron Pike, USA, 1:20:02 (Duluth, 2022)
Johnboy Smith, GBR, 1:20:05 (Duluth, 2022)
Hiroki Nishida, JPN, 1:20:28 (Boston, 2017)
Daniel Romanchuk, USA, 1:21:36 (Boston, 2019)
Rafael Botello Jimenez, ESP, 1:22:09 (Boston, 2017)
Jetze Plat, NED, 1:24:28 (Dubai, 2023)
Simon Lawson, GBR, 1:25:06 (Boston, 2017)
Brian Siemann, USA, 1:26:46 (Boston, 2017)
Geert Schipper, NED, 1:26:51 (London, 2025)
Evan Correll, USA, 1:27:19 (Duluth, 2022)
Jason Robinson, USA, 1:29:01 (Duluth, 2022)
Rob Smith, GBR, 1:55:51 (Dubai, 2017)
Ethan Burkhart, USA, 2:00:53 (Duluth, 2019)
Ladies’s wheelchair race
Susannah Scaroni, USA, 1:27:31 (Duluth, 2022)
Manuela Schär, SUI, 1:28:17 (Boston, 2017)
Tatyana McFadden, USA, 1:31:30 (Duluth, 2019)
Catherine Debrunner, SUI, 1:34:16 (Berlin, 2023) World Document
Eden Rainbow-Cooper, GBR, 1:35:11 (Boston, 2024)
Vanessa De Souza, BRA, 1:40:21 (Seville, 2020)
Jade Corridor, GBR, 1:41:44 (Boston, 2017)
Hoda Elshorbagy, EGY, 1:58:38 (Chicago, 2023)
Hannah Dederick, USA, 2:02:23 (Chicago, 2022)
Rachel Cleaver, USA, 2:46:48 (Chicago, 2024)
