Chicago Marathon: Amos Kipruto, Hawi Feysa win; Emma Grace Hurley runs fastest debut in U.S. history
The top American runners finished seventh in the men's and women's elite races.
In the 2026 Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Amos Kipruto and Ethiopian athlete Hawi Feysa emerged victorious, while Emma Grace Hurley made history with her fastest debut marathon in U.S. women's history. Kipruto completed the race in an unofficial 2:01:09, tying for the fifth-fastest marathon time in history, marking his second major marathon title after his win in London in 2022.
Ethiopian Tadese Bikila finished second, 1:47 minutes behind Kipruto. American Clayton Young secured the top spot among U.S. runners in seventh place with a time of 2:05:23, the second-fastest time in American history on a record-eligible course. Hurley's performance was particularly impressive, as she shattered the previous record for the fastest debut marathon by a U.S. woman, set by Fiona O Keeffe in the 2024 Olympic Trials, by a mere second.
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