Race Rundown: The 2025 Chicago Marathon
The 2025 Chicago Marathon, held on Sunday, Oct. 12, generated significant hype, with notable stories emerging from the event, despite no new world records being set.
The Chicago Marathon is one of the seven World Marathon Majors, which include Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago, and New York, in chronological order.
While Boston is the oldest and most popular marathon, Chicago's flat and quick course makes it an ideal stage for world-record-breaking performances, with both the men's and women's marathon world records having been set in Chicago.
These records include the men's record set by Kelvin Kiptum in 2023 with a time of 2 hours and 35 seconds, and the women's record set by Ruth Chepngetich in 2024 with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 56 seconds.
No new world records were broken.
Author's summary: Chicago Marathon had notable stories.