The Boston Marathon featured a record time and a historic family first on the 250th anniversary of the first shots fired in the American Revolution.
Category: Chicago Marathon
Sharon Lokedi breaks Boston Marathon course record. John Korir joins his brother as a Boston winner
Six months after winning the Chicago Marathon, Korir mastered the Boston course in an unofficial 2:04:44 — the second-fastest winning time in race history.
Today in History: Boston Marathon allows women to compete
On April 17, 1972, the Boston Marathon allowed women to compete for the first time. Nina Kuscsik was the first officially recognized women’s champion, with a time of 3:10:26.
From drag shows to makeshift breakfast buffets and a chicken costume, spectators bring energy to Chicago Marathon
Cheers, music and cowbells are not Chicago’s typical Sunday morning soundtrack, but little was typical about the city streets during the 46th Chicago Marathon.
Chicago Marathon: Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashes the world record by nearly 2 minutes
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon, winning in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds.
Photos: 2024 Chicago Marathon
Photos from the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2024.
Watch the Chicago Marathon live
It’s marathon weekend in Chicago and here is how to watch some 47,000 runners from around the world follow a route around 29 of Chicago’s neighborhoods.
Today in Sports History: Eliud Kipchoge runs a marathon in under two hours
2019 — Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge becomes the first to run the marathon in under two hours (1:59:40)
As Hurricane Milton advances, Florida runners registered for the Chicago Marathon have a big decision to make
Dave Richardson was not going to miss the Chicago Marathon. When the news began to warn of the advance of Hurricane Milton toward Florida, where Richardson and his wife Stephanie live just a few miles outside of Fort Lauderdale, the couple decided to move up their flight to Chicago by four days. Now, they’re staying […]
Tres hombres han corrido todos los maratones de Chicago desde 1977. Ahora, a sus 70 años, no romperán la racha.
Randy Burt cenó pizza de pepperoni y bebió vino tinto el 24 de septiembre de 1977. A la mañana siguiente, se puso su antiguo uniforme de gimnasia del instituto y se dirigió a la línea de salida del primer Maratón de Chicago.