Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2025: Mantz Smashes American Record as Kiplimo and Feysa Dominate
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CHICAGO, IL — October 12, 2025
Featured Image Credit of Jacob Kiplimo/Hawi Feysa/Marcel Hug/Susannah Scaroni: © Bank of America Chicago Marathon
The 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon lived up to its reputation as the "World's Fastest" marathon, witnessing blistering paces and a major American milestone. Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo and Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa claimed the elite standard titles, delivering two of the fastest marathon performances of the year. The day’s biggest story, however, belonged to Conner Mantz (USA), who sensationally shattered the 23-year-old American men’s marathon record.
Swiss legend Marcel Hug and America's own Susannah Scaroni secured commanding repeat victories in the wheelchair divisions.
Men's Race: Kiplimo Flies to Victory as Mantz Makes History
The men’s race was fast from the gun, with a lead group on world record pace for the first two-thirds of the race. Jacob Kiplimo (UGA), the Half Marathon World Record holder, took control after 25km, surging away from his competitors.
Kiplimo, running only his second career marathon, held on despite fading slightly in the final miles, winning comfortably in a magnificent time of 2 hours, 2 minutes, and 23 seconds (2:02:23), the second-fastest time in Chicago Marathon history. He was followed by Amos Kipruto (KEN) and Alex Masai (KEN).
The moment of the race belonged to Conner Mantz (USA). Capitalizing on the near-perfect conditions, Mantz powered through to finish fourth in 2:04:43, taking nearly a minute off Khalid Khannouchi's 2002 U.S. national record of 2:05:38, firmly establishing himself as the fastest American marathoner in history.
Men's Leading Results (Standard Marathon)
Jacob Kiplimo (UGA): 2:02:23 Amos Kipruto (KEN): 2:03:54 Alex Masai (KEN): 2:04:37 Conner Mantz (USA): 2:04:43 (NEW AMERICAN RECORD) Huseydin Mohamed Esa (ETH): 2:04:50
Women's Division: Feysa's Flawless, Record-Setting Dominance
The women's elite field saw an equally impressive display of power and consistent pacing from Hawi Feysa (ETH). Feysa ran a perfectly executed race, running a negative split (running the second half slightly faster than the first) to take a massive chunk off her personal best.
Feysa crossed the line in a stunning 2 hours, 14 minutes, and 56 seconds (2:14:56), becoming the first Ethiopian woman to win the Chicago Marathon since 2017. Her time was the fastest marathon run by a woman in the world this year and cemented her place as the fifth-fastest woman in marathon history. The Ethiopian dominance continued with Megertu Alemu securing second place.
The top American finisher was Natosha Rogers, who placed sixth in 2:23:28.
Women's Leading Results (Standard Marathon)
Hawi Feysa (ETH): 2:14:56 Megertu Alemu (ETH): 2:17:18 Magdalena Shauri (TAN): 2:18:03 Loice Chemnung (KEN): 2:18:23 Mary Ngugi-Cooper (KEN): 2:19:25
Wheelchair Division: Hug Breaks Record for Most Chicago Wins
The wheelchair races reaffirmed the position of two dominant forces in the sport, with a spectacular new record set.
Marcel Hug (SUI) continued his peerless run in the men’s division, winning his sixth Chicago Marathon title in 1:23:20. This victory makes Hug the outright winningest man in the event's history. Hug finished minutes ahead of second place, Great Britain's David Weir.
In the women's wheelchair race, Susannah Scaroni (USA) defended her 2024 title, taking the victory in 1:38:14. Scaroni, a Chicago resident favorite, held off a late charge from Swiss rival Manuela Schär and American veteran Tatyana McFadden for a memorable hometown win.
Wheelchair Leading Results
Men
Marcel Hug (SUI): 1:23:20 David Weir (GBR): 1:27:26 Tomoki Suzuki (JPN): 1:27:29
Women
Susannah Scaroni (USA): 1:38:14 Manuela Schär (SUI): 1:39:03 Tatyana McFadden (USA): 1:39:04
The 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will forever be etched in the history books for Jacob Kiplimo's stunning victory, Hawi Feysa's near-record time, and Conner Mantz's history-making American record performance.