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1 Table of contents Media Media information & fast facts... 3 Important media information...4 Race week Media Center...4 Race week schedule of events...7 Quick Facts...8 Top storylines...10 Prize purse...13 Time bonuses...14 Participant demographics...15 Participants by country/territory...16 Participants by state...23 Marathon pace chart...25 Elite athletes Elite athlete roster...28 Men s biographies...30 Women s biographies...67 Men s wheelchair biographies Women s wheelchair biographies Bank of America Chicago Marathon Course map Grant Park map Street-by-street time & location Viewing areas by CTA trains Points of interest Course aid & safety Course activations Abbott Health & Fitness Expo Charity Program Sustainability Chicago champions Champions by country Masters champions Wheelchair champions Wheelchair champions by country Champions with multiple victories Runner-up finish followed by victory Top 10 finishers Top 5 wheelchair finishers Historic event statistics Historic weather conditions Year-by-year event summary Course records Course records Course record split times Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1 Sunday, October 8, 2017

2 Course record progressions Margins of victory Fastest finishers by place Closest finishes Fastest cumulative races World, national and American records set in Chicago Top 10 American performances in Chicago Top 10 non-american performances in Chicago Top 100 men s performances in Chicago Top 100 women s performances in Chicago World & U.S. records top 10 marathon performances top 10 American marathon performances All-time top 100 men s marathon performances All-time top 100 women s marathon performances All-time top 25 men s American marathon performances All-time top 25 women s American marathon performances All-time top 10 masters marathon performances All-time top 5 American masters marathon performances Men s world record progression Women s world record progression World record split times Men s American record progression Women s American record progression All-time fastest American debut marathon times Media information & fast facts Important media information...4 Race week Media Center...4 Race week schedule of events...7 Quick Facts...8 Top storylines...10 Prize purse...13 Time bonuses...14 Participant demographics...15 Participants by country/territory...16 Participants by state...23 Marathon pace chart...25 Media World Marathon Majors About Points system Abbott World Marathon Majors Races Series XI Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI leaderboards Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI results Past series champions Multiple marathon winners About the marathons Staff & sponsors Executive staff biographies Bank of America Chicago Marathon staff Sponsors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3 Sunday, October 8, 2017

3 Important media information Media contacts Cindy Hamilton Diane Wagner Strategic Communications Consultant Senior VP, Media Relations Bank of America Chicago Marathon Bank of America Alex Sawyer Communications Manager Bank of America Chicago Marathon Media center press services Event media representatives and race information will be available in the media center throughout race weekend. The media center will be open to credentialed members of the working media during the listed hours of operation. Media dining Beverage service will be provided throughout race weekend in the media center. Lunch will be served following the Thursday press conference. Breakfast and lunch will be served on race day. Dining will be held in Continental Ballroom C, located next to the media center. Operational services Wireless internet and modems will be available in the media center for members of the working press beginning Thursday, October 5 through Sunday, October 8. Media Media staff Dave Bayless Nicole Meagher Ximena Larkin Bridget Montgomery Tamrin Navarro Kelsey Pfleka Matt Purtell Jason Ziegler Race week media center Hilton Chicago 720 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago Continental Ballrooms Phone: Media Center hours of operation / Press conference schedule Thursday, October 5 Media center hours 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Kick-off press conference 11 a.m. Friday, October 6 Media center hours Elite athlete press conference Saturday, October 7 Media center hours Media availability with Executive Race Director and Medical Director Sunday, October 8 Media center hours Champions press conference Post-race media availability with Executive Race Director Post-Event Post-race media availability with Executive Race Director and Medical Director 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 11 a.m. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 a.m. - 4 p.m. 10:30 a.m. (approx.) 11:30 a.m. (approx.) 2:30 p.m. High-resolution photos and additional media materials will be available to the media for download. To access the photos, follow the instructions below: 1. Log on to 2. Enter user name: chicagomarathon 3. Enter password: chicago A web-based runner tracking system will be available on race day to monitor split timing for the elite race. Internet connectivity is required for viewing. To access in-race timing, follow the instructions below: 1. Log on to 2. Enter user name: chicago 3. Enter password: pressroom Interviews Elite athletes will be available for interviews on Friday, October 6, following the 11 p.m. press conference. Please submit any specific interview requests to the media relations team prior to the Friday press conference to confirm time with athletes. Interviews will not be permitted at the start or finish lines on race day with any media outlet except official event broadcast partners. The men s and women s champions, other top finishers, and Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski will be available to the media following the race in the media center. Race day services The NBC 5 broadcast will air live in the media center on race day from 7 to 11 a.m. Direct video feeds of the men s and women s races will accompany the live broadcast in the media center to provide complete, uninterrupted coverage of both races. A web link will be provided to track the leaders during the race. The tracking website will include a race leader board, as well as mile and 5K split times for the race leaders. Printouts of split times will be provided to working media throughout the race, and official race results will be distributed shortly after the completion of the race. The top three finishers and top American athletes in both the men s and women s races will address the media in the media center following the completion of the race. Additional interviews with athletes will be available upon request. Please submit those requests to the media relations Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5 Sunday, October 8, 2017

4 team before the finish of the race. On race day, Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski will offer a brief address at approximately 11:30 a.m. in the media center. At 2:30 p.m. both Pinkowski and Medical Director Dr. George Chiampas will offer a report of the day s events and be available for questions from the media. Post-race information A race recap, photos and race results will be available following the race on chicagomarathon.com. Downloadable race results can be accessed by following these directions after the conclusion of the elite race: 1. Go to 2. Enter user name: chicago 3. Enter password: pressroom 4. Search results by category (e.g. city, state, country) If you have any trouble with the website or downloadable results, see a member of the media team for assistance. Race week schedule of events Thursday, October 5 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Media center hours Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 11 a.m. Kick-off press conference Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 12 p.m. Media luncheon Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms Friday, October 6 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Media center hours Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 9 a.m. 8 p.m. Abbott Health & Fitness Expo McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Hall D 11 a.m p.m. Elite athlete press conference Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 12-1 p.m. Elite athlete cluster interviews Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms Media Saturday, October 7 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Media center hours Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Abbott Health & Fitness Expo McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Hall D Sunday, October 8 6 a.m. 4 p.m. Media center hours Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 7 11 a.m. 670 The Score Sports Radio live broadcast 7 11 a.m. NBC 5 live broadcast 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Live streaming on nbcchicago.com 7:20 a.m. Wheelchair Marathon start Monroe St. & Columbus Dr. 7:30 a.m. Wave 1 Marathon start Monroe St. & Columbus Dr. 8 a.m. Wave 2 Marathon start Monroe St. & Columbus Dr. 8:35 a.m. Wave 3 Marathon start Monroe St. & Columbus Dr. 8:45 a.m. Wheelchair men s champion finish (approx.) 9 a.m. Wheelchair women s champion finish (approx.) 9:35 a.m. Overall men s champion finish (approx.) 9:50 a.m. Overall women s champion finish (approx.) 10:30 a.m. Champions press conference (approx.) Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 11:30 a.m. Media availability with Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski (approx.) Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 2:30 p.m. Media availability with Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski and Medical Director Dr. George Chiampas Hilton Chicago, Continental Ballrooms 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 27th Mile Post-Race Party Grant Park, Butler Field Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7 Sunday, October 8, 2017

5 Quick facts 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champions Open men: Abel Kirui, KEN, 2:11:23 Open women: Florence Kiplagat, KEN, 2:21:32 Wheelchair men: Marcel Hug, SUI, 1:32:57 Wheelchair women: Tatyana McFadden, USA, 1:42:28 Bank of America Chicago Marathon course records Open Men: Dennis Kimetto, KEN, 2:03:45 (2013) Open Women: Paula Radcliffe, GBR, 2:17:18 (2002) Wheelchair Men: Heinz Frei, SUI, 1:26:56 (2010) Wheelchair Women: Tatyana McFadden, USA, 1:41:10 (2015) World records set at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Men Khalid Khannouchi, MAR, 2:05:42 (1999) Steve Jones, GBR, 2:08:05 (1984) Women Paula Radcliffe, GBR, 2:17:18 (2002) Catherine Ndereba, KEN, 2:18:47 (2001) Bank of America Chicago Marathon by the numbers People Field size (approx.)...40,000 Finishers in ,313 Largest finisher field (2014)...40,659 Finishers since ,021 Anticipated Abbott Health & Fitness Expo attendees...140,000 Race day volunteers...12,000 Medical personnel...1,500 Course marshals Massage therapists Media credentials Estimated on-course spectators million International runners...10,000 Charity runners...10,000 Nike+ Run Club Pacers Geography Official Chicago neighborhoods (on course)...29 Countries represented U.S. States represented...50 Media American records set at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Men Khalid Khannouchi, 2:07:01 (2002) Women Joan Benoit Samuelson, 2:21:21 (1985) * Official results as of September Result standings are subject to change in accordance with International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. Food and beverages Aid stations...20 Gatorade Endurance Formula (gallons)...48,000 Water (gallons)...77,760 Gatorade Endurance Energy Gels (individual packets)...56,000 ZonePerfect Nutrition Bars...57,000 Bananas...75,000 Granola bars...70,000 Chips (individual bags)...47,000 Belvita Breakfast Biscuits...47,000 Charity Program Charity teams Charity dollars raised in $16.9 million Charity dollars raised since $167 million Other materials Official programs...75,000 Spectator guides...120,000 Street pole banners Port-a-potties...1,500 Safety pins...200,000 Water cups million Gatorade cups million Heat sheets...41,000 Trash bags...4,000 clear trash bags Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9 Sunday, October 8, 2017

6 Top storylines The Bank of America Chicago Marathon Celebrates 40 years of Running and History World Record Holders, Past Champions and Alumni Runners Return Running legends, world record holders and past champions, Steve Jones (1984, 1985), Khalid Khannouchi (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002), Catherine Ndereba (2000, 2001), Paula Radcliffe (2002) and Deena Kastor (2005) will help kick off the 40th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon race week festivities as Race Ambassadors. Jones, Khannouchi, Ndereba and Radcliffe all set world records on the iconic Chicago Marathon course. Kastor, a multi-time American record holder and an Olympic bronze medalist, is the last American woman to have captured the Chicago crown. All five champions will be available to meet with runners and the community at the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo, the Advocate Health International Chicago 5K, and at various points throughout race week. To have Steve, Khalid, Catherine, Paula and Deena returning to Chicago adds an extra layer of excitement and historic significance to race week as we look forward to celebrating 40 years of one of the greatest marathons in the world, said Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski. All of their victories shine in our record books, and on top of being great champions, they have been dedicated ambassadors to the running community. We are honored to welcome them back to Chicago. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is also excited to welcome back its six remaining alumni runners, Joe Antonini, Randy Burt, Henry Kozlowski, Larry Moon, George Mueller and Ron Williams. All six men ran the inaugural Chicago Marathon in 1977, and they have returned ever since to become part of the event s storied history. Top American Marathon Runners Galen Rupp and Jordan Hasay Lead the Elite Field Two-time Olympic medalist Galen Rupp and American marathon debut record holder Jordan Hasay make their windy city marathon debuts on October 8. Rupp, a three-time Olympian, an eight-time USATF 10,000m champion and a member of the Nike Oregon Project, made his marathon debut in 2016 by winning the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. He currently owns four American records and he is the 15th fastest man in history over 10,000m; his 5000m PR, 12:58.90, puts him in an exclusive category of American runners he is one of only six Americans to break 13:00 for the distance. At the 2012 London Olympics, Rupp became the first American since 1964 to land on the podium; he captured the silver medal after throwing down a final 400m lap in a blazing 53.8 seconds. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Rupp earned a bronze medal in the marathon, proving that he can compete with the best on the global stage. He followed his Olympic performance with a dazzling run in Boston in April, finishing second in 2:09:58. Hasay, also a member of the Nike Oregon Project, turned heads at the 2017 Boston Marathon with a spectacular debut performance. She finished third in 2:23:00, the fastest marathon debut ever by an American woman by almost three minutes, and the fourth fastest Boston Marathon time in history by an American woman. Before her impressive performance in Boston, she recorded the fourth fastest time ever by an American woman in the half marathon, 1:07:55, at the Prague Half Marathon (only Molly Huddle and Deena Kastor have run faster). And prior to turning her attention to the roads in 2016, Hasay focused on the track, initially making her name as a 1,500m runner (she competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials as a high school runner). She was a two-time Foot Locker Cross Country national champion in high school and a 15-time All American at the University of Oregon. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks her second go at the marathon distance. Florence Kiplagat and Abel Kirui Return to Defend their Championship Titles Florence Kiplagat (KEN) and Abel Kirui (KEN) return to Chicago to defend their 2016 titles. Kiplagat, a two-time winner of the Berlin Marathon and the former half marathon world record holder, captured back-to-back victories in 2015 and Her strongest challenge will come from 2:17:56 marathon runner (fifth fastest time in history), three-time Olympic gold medalist and 5000m world record holder Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH). In both 2015 and 2016, Kiplagat ran aggressively from the gun. Last year, she led a pack of women through the first 19 miles on sub 2:22 pace and then threw down a 5:10 mile to break away from her rivals and defend her title. She ran the fifth fastest time in the world in 2016 and the 13th fastest time in Bank of America Chicago Marathon history, 2:21:32. Kirui, the 2012 Olympic marathon silver medalist and the 2009 and 2011 IAAF World Marathon champion, put on a show for fans last October in a tactical race that witnessed extreme pace swings from 4:33 per mile to 5:24. He held off 2015 Chicago Marathon champion Dickson Chumba (KEN) down the homestretch by three seconds to claim his first Abbott World Marathon Majors win. Kirui will face a tough field of contenders, including 2012 Olympic Marathon gold medalist, Stephen Kiprotich (UGA), current marathon world record holder Dennis Kimetto (KEN), current half marathon world record holder, Zersenay Tadese (ERI), 2016 Olympic Marathon silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) and 2016 Olympic Marathon bronze medalist Galen Rupp (USA). American Icon Joan Benoit Samuelson Seeks a New Record Joan Benoit Samuelson - the first female Olympic marathon gold medalist in 1984 and former world record and American record holder - hopes to rewrite the record books by accomplishing something no woman has done before: running a sub-three marathon at age 60 (the current record is 3:01:30). Samuelson ran into the record books in Chicago in 1985 when she beat one of the most competitive women s fields in history, defeating world record holder Ingrid Kristiansen and Olympic bronze medalist and defending Chicago Marathon champion Rosa Mota. Samuelson set an American record in 2:21:21 (a record that stood until 2003). Storytelling is important to me and it s how I motivate myself, Samuelson said. My race decisions often reflect my narrative. Once I turned 60 I knew that the Oct. 8 Chicago race would represent the next chapter in my career. Samuelson made progress in her story in 2008 when at the Olympic Trials she succeeded in securing a sub 2:50 at age 50. I thought that was my last competitive marathon, but there were more stories for me to tell, she said. In 2009, the 40th anniversary of the New York City Marathon was the 25th anniversary of my Olympic gold medal, and the 25th anniversary of my Chicago win fell on I couldn t pass up those numbers. The Second Annual Advocate Health Care International Chicago 5K Set for Saturday, October 7 Every October, runners from across the country and around the world gather in Chicago to participate in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. The Advocate Health Care International Chicago 5K was established in 2016 as a way to invite runners from around the world to celebrate Chicago s global and cultural diversity, and to highlight Chicago s unique footprint as an Abbott World Marathon Major, a global gateway and an international hub for business and tourism. 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7 national Chicago 5K offers runners the unique opportunity to start at Federal Plaza near the original start line of the 1977 Chicago Marathon - and to take over the streets of downtown Chicago. To mark Advocate s role as the new title sponsor, race organizers will donate $2.00 to Advocate Children s Hospital for every runner who crosses the finish line. More than 2,700 participants crossed the finished line last fall, a number that is expected to increase this fall. Bank of America Chicago Marathon prize purse Open division men/women 1st...$100,000 2nd...$75,000 3rd...$50,000 4th...$30,000 5th...$25,000 Media Wheelchair division men/women 1st...$15,000 2nd...$10,000 3rd...$8,000 4th...$6,000 5th...$4,000 6th...$2,500 7th...$1,500 8th...$1,000 9th...$750 10th...$500 American division men/women 1st...$15,000 2nd...$12,000 3rd...$10,000 4th...$5,000 5th...$4,500 6th...$3,000 7th...$2,500 8th...$1,500 9th...$1,000 10th...$500 Illinois division men/women 1st...$3,000 2nd... $2,500 3rd...$2,000 4th...$1,500 5th...$1,000 Masters division men/women 1st...$2,000 2nd...$1,750 3rd...$1,500 4th...$1,250 5th...$1,000 Total prize purse:...$803,500 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 12 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 13 Sunday, October 8, 2017

8 Time bonuses Open division men Course Record: 2:03:45...$75,000 Open division women Course Record: 2:17:18...$75,000 Wheelchair division men Course Record: 1:26:56...$5,000 Wheelchair division women Course Record: 1:41:10...$5,000 Participant demographics Female/male breakdowns by age group Gender Description Percentage of field Gender Description Percentage of field M to % F...16 to % M to % F...20 to % M to % F...25 to % M to % F...30 to % M to % F...35 to % M to % F...40 to % M to % F...45 to % M to % F...50 to % M to % F...55 to % M to % F...60 to % M to % F...65 to % M to % F...70 to % M to % F...75 to % M and older % F...80 and older % Media Total % Average male age Total % Average age Bank of America Chicago Marathon 14 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 15 Sunday, October 8, 2017

9 Participants by country/territory Country Aaland Isalnds Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Somoa Andorra Antartica Angola Anguilla Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia/Herzegovina Botswana Brazil 1, British Indian Ocean Terr. Brunei Darussalam Country Bulgaria Burundi Cameroon Canada 1,369 1,138 1,225 1,189 1,761 1,395 1,250 1, ,104 Cape Verde Cayman Islands Chile China 1, Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Media Bank of America Chicago Marathon 16 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 17 Sunday, October 8, 2017

10 Country Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadalupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Country Korea, Dem. Peop. Rep. Korea, Republic of Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lao People s Dem. Rep Lebanon Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Macau Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Martinique Mauritius Mayotte Mexico 2,546 1,738 1,899 2,280 2,375 1,767 1,495 1,475 1,108 1,209 2,129 Micronesia Moldova Monaco Montenegro Mongolia Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia Media Bank of America Chicago Marathon 18 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 19 Sunday, October 8, 2017

11 Country New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territory Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Rep. of China (Taiwan) Reunion Romania Russian Federation Saint Helena Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Country Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard & Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Syrian Arab Rep Tanzania Tawain, Republic of China Thailand Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turks & Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Minor Outlying Islands Uruguay Media Bank of America Chicago Marathon 20 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 21 Sunday, October 8, 2017

12 Country Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Zambia Zimbabwe Total Countries Participants by state State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California 2,540 2,208 1,681 1,484 1,074 1, ,155 1,042 1,218 1,210 Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida 1,762 1,559 1,327 1, , ,030 1,185 Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois 20,912 21,337 16,796 17,317 18,623 22,458 19,233 19,408 19,172 20,973 18,084 Indiana 1,473 1,500 1,333 1,332 1,360 1, ,628 1,605 1,627 1,409 Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts 1,980 1,699 1, Media Michigan 1,491 1,290 1,262 1,104 1,192 2, ,647 1,628 1,733 1,513 Minnesota Mississippi Missouri ,010 1, Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey 1, New Mexico New York 3,486 2,515 1,802 1,343 1,155 1, ,242 1,058 1,184 1,095 North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Bank of America Chicago Marathon 22 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 23 Sunday, October 8, 2017

13 State Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas 1,735 1,798 1,410 1, , ,264 1, ,076 Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C West Virginia Wisconsin 1,109 1, , ,136 1,340 1,276 1,169 Wyoming Pace chart - Miles Mile 5Mi 10Mi 13.1Mi 15Mi 20Mi 25Mi 26.2Mi 4: : :40...1:01:11...1:10:00...1:33:20...1:56:40...2:02:21 4: : :00...1:01:37...1:10:30...1:34:00...1:57:30...2:03:14 4: : :20...1:02:03...1:11:00...1:34:40...1:58:20...2:04:06 4: : :40...1:02:29...1:11:30...1:35:20...1:59:10...2:04:59 4: : :00...1:02:56...1:12:00...1:36:00...1:60:00...2:05:51 4: : :20...1:03:22...1:12:30...1:36:40...2:00:50...2:06:43 4: : :40...1:03:48...1:13:00...1:37:20...2:01:40...2:07:36 4: : :00...1:04:14...1:13:30...1:38:00...2:02:30...2:08:28 4: : :20...1:04:40...1:14:00...1:38:40...2:03:20...2:09:21 4: : :40...1:05:07...1:14:30...1:39:20...2:04:10...2:10:13 5: : :00...1:05:33...1:15:00...1:40:00...2:05:00...2:11:06 5: : :20...1:05:59...1:15:30...1:40:40...2:05:50...2:11:58 5: : :40...1:06:25...1:16:00...1:41:20...2:06:40...2:12:50 5: : :00...1:06:51...1:16:30...1:42:00...2:07:30...2:13:43 5: : :20...1:07:18...1:17:00...1:42:40...2:08:20...2:14:35 5: : :40...1:07:44...1:17:30...1:43:20...2:09:10...2:15:28 5: : :00...1:08:10...1:18:00...1:44:00...2:10:00...2:16:20 5: : :20...1:08:36...1:18:30...1:44:40...2:10:50...2:17:13 5: : :40...1:09:03...1:19:00...1:45:20...2:11:40...2:18:05 5: : :00...1:09:29...1:19:30...1:46:00...2:12:30...2:18:58 5: : :20...1:09:55...1:20:00...1:46:40...2:13:20...2:19:50 5: : :40...1:10:21...1:20:30...1:47:20...2:14:10...2:20:42 5: : :00...1:10:47...1:21:00...1:48:00...2:15:00...2:21:35 5: : :20...1:11:14...1:21:30...1:48:40...2:15:50...2:22:27 5: : :40...1:11:40...1:22:00...1:49:20...2:16:40...2:23:20 5: : :00...1:12:06...1:22:30...1:50:00...2:17:30...2:24:12 5: : :20...1:12:32...1:23:00...1:50:40...2:18:20...2:25:05 5: : :40...1:12:59...1:23:30...1:51:20...2:19:10...2:25:57 5: : :00...1:13:25...1:24:00...1:52:00...2:20:00...2:26:49 5: : :20...1:13:51...1:24:30...1:52:40...2:20:50...2:27:42 5: : :40...1:14:17...1:25:00...1:53:20...2:21:40...2:28:34 5: : :00...1:14:43...1:25:30...1:54:00...2:22:30...2:29:27 5: : :20...1:15:10...1:26:00...1:54:40...2:23:20...2:30:19 5: : :40...1:15:36...1:26:30...1:55:20...2:24:10...2:31:12 Media Bank of America Chicago Marathon 24 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 25 Sunday, October 8, 2017

14 Pace chart - Kilometers 1K 5K 10K 15K 20K 21K 25K 30K 35K 40K 42K 2: : : :30...0:58:00...1:01:11...1:12:30...1:27:00...1:41:30...1:56:00...2:02:22 2: : : :45...0:58:20...1:01:32...1:12:55...1:27:30...1:42:05...1:56:40...2:03:04 2: : : :00...0:58:40...1:01:53...1:13:20...1:28:00...1:42:40...1:57:20...2:03:46 2: : : :15...0:59:00...1:02:14...1:13:45...1:28:30...1:43:15...1:58:00...2:04:29 2: : : :30...0:59:20...1:02:35...1:14:10...1:29:00...1:43:50...1:58:40...2:05:11 2: : : :45...0:59:40...1:02:56...1:14:35...1:29:30...1:44:25...1:59:20...2:05:53 3: : : :00...1:00:00...1:03:18...1:15:00...1:30:00...1:45:00...2:00:00...2:06:35 3: : : :15...1:00:20...1:03:39...1:15:25...1:30:30...1:45:35...2:00:40...2:07:17 3: : : :30...1:00:40...1:04:00...1:15:50...1:31:00...1:46:10...2:01:20...2:07:59 3: : : :45...1:01:00...1:04:21...1:16:15...1:31:30...1:46:45...2:02:00...2:08:42 3: : : :00...1:01:20...1:04:42...1:16:40...1:32:00...1:47:20...2:02:40...2:09:24 3: : : :15...1:01:40...1:05:03...1:17:05...1:32:30...1:47:55...2:03:20...2:10:06 3: : : :30...1:02:00...1:05:24...1:17:30...1:33:00...1:48:30...2:04:00...2:10:48 3: : : :45...1:02:20...1:05:45...1:17:55...1:33:30...1:49:05...2:04:40...2:11:30 3: : : :00...1:02:40...1:06:06...1:18:20...1:34:00...1:49:40...2:05:20...2:12:13 3: : : :15...1:03:00...1:06:27...1:18:45...1:34:30...1:50:15...2:06:00...2:12:55 3: : : :30...1:03:20...1:06:49...1:19:10...1:35:00...1:50:50...2:06:40...2:13:37 3: : : :45...1:03:40...1:07:10...1:19:35...1:35:30...1:51:25...2:07:20...2:14:19 3: : : :00...1:04:00...1:07:31...1:20:00...1:36:00...1:52:00...2:08:00...2:15:01 3: : : :15...1:04:20...1:07:52...1:20:25...1:36:30...1:52:35...2:08:40...2:15:44 3: : : :30...1:04:40...1:08:13...1:20:50...1:37:00...1:53:10...2:09:20...2:16:26 3: : : :45...1:05:00...1:08:34...1:21:15...1:37:30...1:53:45...2:10:00...2:17:08 3: : : :00...1:05:20...1:08:55...1:21:40...1:38:00...1:54:20...2:10:40...2:17:50 3: : : :15...1:05:40...1:09:16...1:22:05...1:38:30...1:54:55...2:11:20...2:18:32 3: : : :30...1:06:00...1:09:37...1:22:30...1:39:00...1:55:30...2:12:00...2:19:15 3: : : :45...1:06:20...1:09:58...1:22:55...1:39:30...1:56:05...2:12:40...2:19:57 3: : : :00...1:06:40...1:10:20...1:23:20...1:40:00...1:56:40...2:13:20...2:20:39 3: : : :15...1:07:00...1:10:41...1:23:45...1:40:30...1:57:15...2:14:00...2:21:21 3: : : :30...1:07:20...1:11:02...1:24:10...1:41:00...1:57:50...2:14:40...2:22:03 3: : : :45...1:07:40...1:11:23...1:24:35...1:41:30...1:58:25...2:15:20...2:22:46 3: : : :00...1:08:00...1:11:44...1:25:00...1:42:00...1:59:00...2:16:00...2:23:28 3: : : :15...1:08:20...1:12:05...1:25:25...1:42:30...1:59:35...2:16:40...2:24:10 3: : : :30...1:08:40...1:12:26...1:25:50...1:43:00...2:00:10...2:17:20...2:24:52 3: : : :45...1:09:00...1:12:47...1:26:15...1:43:30...2:00:45...2:18:00...2:25:34 3: : : :00...1:09:20...1:13:08...1:26:40...1:44:00...2:01:20...2:18:40...2:26:17 3: : : :15...1:09:40...1:13:29...1:27:05...1:44:30...2:01:55...2:19:20...2:26:59 3: : : :30...1:10:00...1:13:50...1:27:30...1:45:00...2:02:30...2:20:00...2:27:41 3: : : :45...1:10:20...1:14:12...1:27:55...1:45:30...2:03:05...2:20:40...2:28:23 3: : : :00...1:10:40...1:14:33...1:28:20...1:46:00...2:03:40...2:21:20...2:29:05 3: : : :15...1:11:00...1:14:54...1:28:45...1:46:30...2:04:15...2:22:00...2:29:48 3: : : :30...1:11:20...1:15:15...1:29:10...1:47:00...2:04:50...2:22:40...2:30:30 3: : : :45...1:11:40...1:15:36...1:29:35...1:47:30...2:05:25...2:23:20...2:31:12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 26 Sunday, October 8, 2017

15 Elite athletes Elite athlete roster...28 Men s biographies...30 Women s biographies...67 Men s wheelchair biographies Women s wheelchair biographies Elite athletes Bank of America Chicago Marathon 27 Sunday, October 8, 2017

16 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon elite field Men First name Last name Country Marathon PR Dennis...Kimetto...KEN... 2:02:57 Stanley...Biwott...KEN... 2:03:51 Feyisa...Lilesa...ETH... 2:04:52 Abel...Kirui...KEN... 2:05:04 Ezekiel...Chebii...KEN... 2:06:07 Bernard...Kipyego...KEN... 2:06:19 Kohei...Matsumura...JPN... 2:08:09 Galen...Rupp...USA... 2:09:58 Luke...Puskedra...USA... 2:10:24 Zersenay...Tadese...ERI... 2:10:41 Jeffrey...Eggleston...USA... 2:10:52 Chihiro...Miyawaki...JPN... 2:11:50 Ryoichi...Matsuo...JPN... 2:12:11 Aaron...Braun...USA... 2:12:54 Stephen...Sambu...KEN... 2:13:35 Diego...Estrada...USA... 2:13:56 Andrew...Bumbalough...USA... 2:13:58 Sam...Chelanga...USA Noah...Droddy...USA Chris...Derrick...USA... Debut Yuki...Takamiya...JPN... Withdrawn Jordan...Chipangama...ZAM... Withdrawn Women First name Last name Country Marathon PR Tirunesh...Dibaba...ETH... 2:17:56 Florence...Kiplagat...KEN... 2:19:44 Madaí...Pérez...MEX... 2:22:59 Valentine...Kipketer...KEN... 2:23:02 Jordan...Hasay...USA... 2:23:00 Brigid...Kosgei...KEN... 2:24:54 Lisa...Weightman...AUS... 2:25:15 Karolina...Nadolska...POL... 2:26:31 Jessica...Draskau-Petersson...DEN... 2:30:07 Becky...Wade...USA... 2:30:41 Dot...McMahan...USA... 2:31:48 Sarah...Crouch...USA... 2:32:44 Maegan...Krifchin...USA... 2:33:30 Alia...Gray...USA... 2:34:00 Michelle...Lilienthal...USA... 2:34:50 Danna...Herrick...USA... 2:34:53 Kristen...Heckert...USA... 2:39:37 First name Last name Country Marathon PR Kota...Hokinoue...JPN... 1:21:14 Josh...George...USA... 1:21:47 Rafael...Botello Jimenez...ESP... 1:22:09 Aaron...Pike...USA... 1:22:09 Ryota...Yoshida...JPN... 1:23:18 Jun...Hiromichi...JPN... 1:23:23 Kozo...Kubo...JPN... 1:23:24 Jordi...Madera Jimenez...ESP... 1:23:26 Krige...Schabort...USA... 1:23:44 Simon...Lawson...GBR... 1:25:06 Adam...Bleakney...USA... 1:26:03 Tomoki...Suzuki...JPN... 1:26:03 Brian...Siemann...USA... 1:26:46 Sho...Watanabe...JPN... 1:28:01 Patrick...Monahan...IRL... 1:29:10 Thomas...Frühwirth...AUT... 1:29:39 Gyu...Dae Kim...KOR... 1:30:08 Jose...Jimenez...CRC... 1:31:36 Alexandre...Dupont...CAN... 1:33:14 Jose...Pulido...USA... 1:37:22 Fidel...Aguilar...USA... 1:38:28 Christian...Clemmons...USA... 1:39:02 Brendan...Quinn...USA... 2:15:08 Stephen...Koziel...USA... 2:41:35 Tye...DeWald...USA... 3:19:36 Joey...Gibbs...USA... Debut Wheelchair women First name Last name Country Marathon PR Manuela...Schär...SUI... 1:28:17 Amanda...McGrory...USA... 1:33:13 Susannah...Scaroni...USA... 1:33:17 Tatyana...McFadden...USA... 1:35:04 Sandra...Graf...SUI... 1:35:44 Chelsea...McClammer...USA... 1:37:09 Katrina...Gerhard...USA... 1:40:34 Arielle...Rausin...USA... 1:41:26 Madison...de Rozario...AUS... 1:53:44 Jenna...Fesemyer...USA... 1:59:52 Sammi...Kinghorn...GBR... Debut Elite athletes Wheelchair men First name Last name Country Marathon PR Marcel...Hug...SUI... 1:18:04 Ernst...Van Dyk...RSA... 1:18:04 Kurt...Fearnley...AUS... 1:18:51 Hiroki...Nishida...JPN... 1:20:28 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 28 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 29 Sunday, October 8, 2017

17 Men s biographies Stanley Biwott Birthdate: 04/21/86 Citizenship: Kenya Sponsor: Nike 30K World Record holder (shared with Eliud Kipchoge) 04/21/13 London Marathon 8th 2:08:39 12/02/12 Shanghai International Marathon 3rd 2:09:05 04/15/12 Paris Marathon 1st 2:05:12 10/23/11 Chunchon Chosunilbo Marathon 1st 2:07:03 10/17/10 Reims Marathon 2nd 2:09:41 05/02/10 Sao Paulo Marathon 1st 2:11:19 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:03:51 (London, 2016) Half marathon 58:56 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2013) Biwott will make his Chicago Marathon debut as the seventh fastest man in history over the marathon distance (2:03:51) and the 11th fastest man in history over the half marathon on a record eligible course (58:56). Biwott made his mark in the AbbottWMM with a victory at the 2015 New York City Marathon by dominating the final 10K in 28:35 (his road 10K PR is 28:00). He followed that race with a standout performance at the 2016 London Marathon, finishing second to Eliud Kipchoge in a career best, 2:03:51 (Biwott and Kipchoge share the 30K world record, 1:27:13, set during the London Marathon). Biwott has finished in the top five of ten marathons, including winning his debut marathon in Brazil in 2010, the 2011 Chunchon Marathon and the 2012 Paris Marathon. Biwott entered the 2016 Olympic Games as a strong medal contender, but dropped out shortly after the 22-mile mark, citing stomach problems. He closed out 2016 with a DNF at the New York City Marathon, and he was forced to withdraw from the 2017 London Marathon due to a persistent hamstring injury. If Biwott toes the line in Chicago healthy, he should finish on the podium. He is a smart runner who can race well with or without pacers. Personal Biwott s older brother, Norris Kipkemboi Biwott, is a 2:11:29 marathoner Races 07/30/17 Bogota Half Marathon 4th 1:05:54 Career marathons 11/06/16 New York City Marathon - DNF 08/21/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games - DNF 04/24/16 London Marathon 2nd 2:03:51 11/01/15 New York Marathon 1st 2:10:34 04/26/15 London Marathon 4th 2:06:41 04/13/14 London Marathon 2nd 2:04:55 11/03/13 New York City Marathon 5th 2:10:41 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 30 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 31 Sunday, October 8, 2017

18 Aaron Braun Birthdate: 05/28/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Sponsor: Hoka NAZ Elite Andrew Bumbalough Birthdate: 03/14/87 Citizenship: United States Residence: Portland, OR Sponsor: Nike 2013 U.S. 12K Champion 2013 U.S. 5K Champion Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:12:54 (Houston, 2015) Half marathon 1:01:38 (Houston, 2014) On Twitter, Braun describes himself by writing, I love my wife and baby girls, sometimes I like running. Running loves Braun. He was a self-professed mediocre high school runner with modest PRs, but he smashed mediocrity at Division II Adams State where he emerged as a 16-time All-American with six national titles. Today Braun stands out as one of the most versatile American runners from 5000m to the marathon, boasting PRs of 13:20.25 for 5000m, 27:41.54 for 10,000m, 1:01:38 for the half and 2:12:54 for the marathon. Braun started his professional career with a fifth place finish in the 10,000m at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and he grabbed headlines in 2013 when he won the U.S. 12K National Championships. He made his marathon debut in 2014 (2:19:51) and ran his personal best 10 months later in Houston, finishing as the top American in 2:12:54. Injuries derailed him from running the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, but he returned to racing in the fall of 2016 to capture the crown at the Big Sur Half Marathon. While 2017 has not been a banner year for Braun, it has been a good year. He finished fifth at the U.S. 25K National Championships in May, and he won the Sacramento SacTown 10 mile in April. With a pair of top 10 finishes in just two career marathons, Braun is still an exciting newcomer to the 42K distance Races 08/05/17 Cape Elizabeth Beach to Beacon 7th 29:00 05/29/17 Boulder International Challenge 13th 30:14 05/13/17 Grand Rapids U.S. 25 km Road Running Ch. 5th 1:16:24 04/29/17 Columbus U.S. Half Marathon Ch. 6th 1:03:44 04/02/17 Sacramento SacTown 10M 1st 49:08 03/31/17 Palo Alto Stanford Invitational - DNF 01/15/17 Houston Half Marathon 17th 1:04:01 Career marathons 01/18/15 Houston Marathon 7th 2:12:54 03/09/14 Los Angeles Marathon 7th 2:19:51 Personal records Marathon 2:13:58 (Tokyo, 2017) Half marathon 1:02:04 (New York, 2015) Bumbalough showed immense promise as a high school runner arguably the best high school runner ever to materialize from the state of Tennessee when he finished his career with 10 state championships in cross country and track. He graduated from Brentwood Academy in 2005 and started his collegiate jaunt at Georgetown where he accumulated six All-American honors and cemented his reputation as a 5000m star. He reached the Olympic A standard in the 5000m in 2012, but his Olympic dream was deferred when he finished a heartbreaking fourth in the final. He rebounded in 2013 by becoming the U.S. 5K national champion. Bumbalough s marathon debut came after a long gestation period, according to the Bowerman Track Club, where he is a member. While he exhibited signs of a strong marathon runner early on, injuries sidelined him from making his debut in 2015, and from competing in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. He finally made his debut this February in Tokyo, running a steady and controlled pace to finish in 2:13:58. Following Tokyo, he took part in the Nike Breaking2 project as a pacer for 2014 Chicago Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge. He clicked off a series of 4:35 miles in an attempt to lead Kipchoge to history s first sub two-hour marathon. While Kipchoge missed the mark by a mere 25 seconds, Bumbalough gained a new perspective for the marathon distance. It was pretty out-of-this world stuff, he told the Scene. It was really cool to see an athlete like Kipchoge to be so relaxed and so comfortable and so confident about his ability to do it. Bumbalough has represented the U.S. on the track in the 5000m at the 2011 IAAF World Championships, finishing ninth, and at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, finishing seventh. He also represented the U.S. at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in He made his global debut as a junior competitor in the 1500m in Races 06/25/17 Boston B.A.A. 10K 11th 29:47:00 02/26/17 Tokyo Marathon 25th 2:13:58 Career marathons 02/26/17 Tokyo Marathon 25th 2:13:58 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 32 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 33 Sunday, October 8, 2017

19 Ezekiel Chebii Birthdate: 01/03/91 Citizenship: Kenya Residence: Eldoret Sponsor: Adidas 10/18/15 Amsterdam Marathon 2nd 2:07:18 04/26/15 Madrid Marathon 1st 2:12:00 01/23/15 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 17th 2:13:14 04/27/14 Madrid Rock n Roll Marathon 1st 2:09:15 10/21/12 Amsterdam Marathon - DNF Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:06:07 (Amsterdam, 2016) Half marathon 59:05 (Lille, 2012) Chebii started running internationally as a teenager in After a brief attempt at a track career, he quickly moved to the roads where he excelled in the 10K distance. He dipped under 28:00 on the roads in 2010 and he used that speed to make his half marathon debut in By 2012, he became the 16th fastest man in history over the half marathon distance when he set a course record in Lille, 59:05. Given his half marathon speed, expectations were high for his marathon debut, and Chebii delivered, opening his marathon career in 2014 in style (he DNF d his first attempt in 2012). He won the Madrid Marathon and set both a course and an all-comers record (2:09:15). He returned to Madrid in 2015 to pick up another win, and he finally hit his stride in the marathon in 2016 when he ran closer to his potential in Amsterdam, finishing fifth in 2:06:07. Prior to that breakthrough, most of his marathon times hovered in the 2:09-2:12 range. Chebii started his 2017 season at the Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon fit and ready to run 2:06, but strong winds spoiled his ambitions. In spite of less than ideal conditions, he still finished first in 2:09:06. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks his first time competing in the AbbottWMM series. Personal Chebii has trained with some great marathon runners, including Moses Mosop, Wilson Chebet and 2014 and 2015 Chicago Marathon runner up, Sammy Kitwara. When asked if his training partners would stop and wait for him to tie his shoe if one of his laces came untied, Chebii smiled and said, no, no Races 06/10/17 Zwolle Half Marathon 4th 1:03:40 03/05/17 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 1st 2:09:06 Career marathons 03/05/17 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 1st 2:09:06 10/16/16 Amsterdam Marathon 5th 2:06:07 04/17/16 Hamburg Marathon 6th 2:12:45 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 34 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 35 Sunday, October 8, 2017

20 Sam Chelanga Birthdate: 02/23/85 Citizenship: United States Residence: Tucson, AZ Sponsor: Nike 2015 & 2016 U.S. 10 Mile Champion 2015 U.S. 12K Champion 04/29/17 Columbus U.S. Half Marathon Ch. 2nd 1:03:04 04/09/17 New York Healthy Kidney 10K 1st 28:21:00 03/26/17 Kampala IAAF World Cross Country Championships 11th 29:12:00 3/11/17 Jacksonville Gate River Run 15K 3rd 43:28:00 2/26/17 San Juan World s Best 10K 1st 28:19:00 Career marathons 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 1:01:04 (Boston, 2013) Half marathon 27:08.39 (Palo Alto, 2010 NCAA record) Sam Chelanga, a back-to-back NCAA cross country champion and a two-time NCAA champion in the 5000m and 10,000m and the NCAA 10,000m record holder (27:08.39), will make his second attempt at the marathon distance. After becoming a U.S. citizen in 2015, Chelanga (with a half marathon personal best of 1:01:04) made his marathon debut at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. After briefly moving to the front of the race amid hot and humid conditions, he eventually lost contact with the lead pack and dropped out. In 2015 and 2016, Chelanga won the U.S. 10 Mile championships, and he started 2017 with a bang, winning both the World s Best 10K in San Juan and the New York Healthy Kidney 10K; he also finished 11th at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and third at the U.S. 20K Championships. Chelanga made history as a collegiate athlete at Liberty University, repeatedly smashing school and course records (and engaging in some epic battles with fellow Chicago Marathon competitor, Galen Rupp). In 2010, he became the first back-to-back IC4A 5K champion in program history, he enjoyed the largest margin of victory (25 seconds) at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships since 1996, and in 2011, he went undefeated in cross country. Personal Chelanga was the 10th of 11 children born in a small village in Kenya. His brother, Joshua, was a professional runner with a personal best of 2:07:05 (run in Berlin in 2004). His brother trained with former world record holder and legend, Paul Tergat. While Chelanga initially wanted to become a lawyer, Tergat convinced him that he needed to take up running in order to receive a scholarship and fulfill his dreams of receiving a college education. With Tergat s help, Chelanga was able to secure a visa and a scholarship to Farleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. He transferred to Liberty University after a year. Outside of running, Chelanga and his wife, Marybeth, have been instrumental in providing water filters to his home village in Kabarsel Races 09/04/17 U.S. 20K Championships 2nd 59:16 07/04/17 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 3rd 28:25:00 06/22/17 Sacramento USA Championships 10K 7th 29: /29/17 Boulder International Challenge 10K 3rd 29:08:00 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 36 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 37 Sunday, October 8, 2017

21 Chris Derrick Birthdate: 10/17/90 Citizenship: United States Residence: Portland, OR Sponsor: Nike Noah Droddy Birthdate: 09/22/90 Citizenship: United States Residence: Boulder, CO Sponsor: Saucony 2013, 2014, 2015 U.S. Cross Country Champion Elite athletes Personal records Marathon debut Half marathon 1:01:12 (New York, 2017) Derrick made a name for himself as a high school student at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. where he won the 2007 Illinois state cross country championships. He made a smooth transition to Stanford University where he set the former American junior 5000m record (13:29.98) and became a 14-time All-American. He is one of only six athletes to finish in the top 10 at the NCAA championships four times, and he still holds the fastest collegiate 10,000m time ever run by an American, 27: As a professional athlete with the Bowerman Track Club, he became a three-time U.S. Cross Country national champion ( ), and he finished fourth in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials 10,000m. Early in his professional career, he looked unstoppable, but his training from was frequently interrupted by injuries and a series of starts and stops. Derrick re-emerged in good form in 2016 (he finished fifth in the U.S. Olympic Trials 10,000m), and he will be making his much anticipated marathon debut on the heels of two standout performances: a 1:01:12 at the New York City half marathon, and as one of the elite pacers for Nike s Breaking2 project (where 2014 Chicago Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge became the fastest marathoner in history with a stunning 2:00:25 performance). Derrick left Italy inspired by both his experience as a pacer and by Kipchoge s calm, confident demeanor. He later explained to Runner s World: I was already pretty excited to run a marathon but now in some ways I m more inspired and in some ways more afraid, because seeing that a person can run that pace for that long is almost scary. I ve been moving towards the marathon stuff for a while. Being around guys that have run 2:05 has given me new perspective hopefully it will help me aim higher in my career Races 07/04/17 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 4th 28:39 06/22/17 Sacramento USA Championships 10,000m 8th 29: /11/17 Portland Track Festival 1500m 9th 03: /27/17 Eugene Prefontaine Classic 5000m 24th 13: /19/17 New York Half Marathon 6th 1:01:12 02/26/17 Boston BU Last Chance Meet 5000m 8th 13:19.4 Personal records Half marathon 1:01:48 (New York, 2017) Droddy s image went viral after his appearance at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials 10,000m. His hippielike long hair, tinted sunglasses, backwards hat and mustache set off a Twitter and social media bonanza with everyone asking the same question, Who is Noah Droddy? One headline went so far as to call Droddy the Mustachioed, beer-drinking hero who crashed the Trials. But Droddy didn t crash the Trials; he qualified like every other runner on the start line... he just had a bad day and finished last. Since then, the former two-time All-American Division III Depauw University star has made a statement in the sport and gained national respect. He finished second at the 2016 U.S. 10 Mile Championships (on the heels of Sam Chelanga) and ninth at the U.S. Half Marathon Championships. He is a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, and his most recent performance, a 1:01:48 half marathon, speaks volumes about his potential in the marathon (Droddy made his official debut at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, but dropped out). Droddy trains in Boulder, CO with the Roots Running Project. Personal On the Roots Running Project website (rootsrunning.org), Droddy explains his story this way: I ran by a front lawn the other day. A mother was pushing her son in a swing hanging from a tree. He said, Mom, why is that man running? She answered, Well, honey, some people like to run. A smile on my face, I thought, That about covers it. In Boulder, by way of Indiana. Thankful for the successes I ve had and those that got me there Races 05/05/17 Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000m 15th 28: /14/17 Torrance Mt. SAC Relays Invitational 5000m 12th 13: /19/17 New York Half Marathon 7th 1:01:48 01/15/17 Houston Half Marathon 15th 1:03:22 Career marathons 02/16/16 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials - DNF Bank of America Chicago Marathon 38 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 39 Sunday, October 8, 2017

22 Jeffrey Eggleston Birthdate: 10/01/84 Citizenship: United States Residence: Boulder, CO Sponsor: Adidas Personal records Marathon 2:10:52 (Gold Coast, AUS 2014) Half marathon 1:02:41 (Houston, 2015) Eggleston, a veteran of 20 marathons, made his debut quietly in 2010, debuting in 2:14:32 and then finishing second at the U.S. Marathon Championships. Over the past seven years, he has been a consistent performer and a steady presence on U.S. national teams, competing in the 2011, 2013 and 2015 IAAF World Marathon Championships and the 2011 Pan-American Games. He finished as high as 13th in the world championships and eighth in an AbbottWMM (Boston 2014). Eggleston first raised eyebrows at the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon when he was contracted to pace the first 18 miles. Instead of dropping out, he hammered to the finish and won. He ran his personal best, 2:10:52, at the 2014 Gold Coast Airport Marathon in Australia, and he entered the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with the fourth fastest qualifying time (he finished 13th). Eggleston, a prolific racer, competed in his first Chicago Marathon in 2012, finishing 16th, and he has continued to run well in the U.S. AbbottWMM events, including a 14th place in New York (2013) and a twelfth place in Boston (2015). He kicked off 2017 with back-to-back-to back-to-back marathons, finishing 27th at the Beppu-Oita Marathon in February, finishing fourth in Warsaw in April, winning the Movistar Marathon in Lima, Peru in May and then taking the crown at the San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon in June. Unlike most professional runners who compete in one to two marathons per year, the Chicago Marathon marks Eggleston s fifth marathon in /05/17 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 27th 2:18:42 01/15/17 Tempe Rock n Roll Arizona Half Marathon 1st 1:04:50 Career marathons 06/04/17 San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon 1st 2:21:17 05/21/17 Lima Marathon 1st 2:15:25 04/23/17 Warszawa Marathon 4th 2:14:00 02/05/17 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 27th 2:18:42 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 13th 2:17:20 08/22/15 Beijing IAAF World Championships - DNF 07/05/15 Gold Coast Airport Marathon - DNF 04/20/15 Boston Marathon 12th 2:14:17 12/07/14 Fukuoka Marathon - DNF 07/06/14 Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2nd 2:10:52 04/21/14 Boston Marathon 8th 2:11:57 01/19/14 Houston Marathon - DNF 11/03/13 New York City Marathon 14th 2:16:35 08/17/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships 13th 2:14:23 04/07/13 Paris Marathon 17th 2:14:57 10/07/12 Chicago Marathon 16th 2:12:03 06/03/12 San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon 8th 2:13:13 05/06/12 Pittsburgh Marathon 2nd 2:14:26 03/03/12 Woodlands Marathon 1st 2:15:42 10/30/11 Guadalajara Pan American Games - DNF 09/04/11 Daegu IAAF World Championships 37th 2:23:33 06/18/11 Duluth Grandma s Marathon 5th 2:13:12 05/15/11 Pittsburgh Marathon 1st 2:16:40 10/03/10 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon (Men s US Marathon Ch.) 2nd 2:14:09 01/17/10 Tempe Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon 6th 2:14:32 Elite athletes Personal Eggleston trains alone and tends to avoid the spotlight. He explained his philosophy to Competitor in 2015: I keep pretty quiet and I don t share a lot of what I do, and I think it works to my advantage. You can be pretty quiet and run 2:12 or 2:10 and even finish 13th in the world championships. But I love that. It also keeps me grounded in reality because, although I m really happy with the things I ve been doing, it also keeps me really hungry. And it really makes me appreciate where I have been the last few years and really wanting to seize the opportunities I have now and be able to maximize my potential in the major races and championship races Races 06/04/17 San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon 1st 2:21:17 05/21/17 Lima Marathon 1st 2:15:25 04/23/17 Warszawa Marathon 4th 2:14:00 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 40 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 41 Sunday, October 8, 2017

23 Diego Estrada Birthdate: 12/19/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Flagstaff, AZ. Coach: Joe Vigil Sponsor: Asics 2015 U.S. Half Marathon champion Career marathon 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 8th 2:13:56 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:13:56 (Chicago, 2016) Half marathon 1:00:51 (Houston, 2015) 10,000m 27:30.53 (Eugene, 2015) Diego Estrada took the running world by storm when he won the 2015 U.S. Half Marathon Championships in Houston, turning in the seventh fastest time in American history, 1:00:51. Comparisons to American record holder Ryan Hall followed and many in the sport eagerly awaited Estrada s marathon debut. He finally made his 26.2-mile entrance at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles. He hung with the leaders for 18 miles before succumbing to the heat and dropping out. Estrada attempted to make the U.S. Olympic team one more time on the track, finishing a distant 11th in the 5000m - well outside of the position he needed to represent the United States in Rio (prior to the 5000m, he dropped out of the 10,000m). Overall, Estrada ranks 14th on the all-time list of fastest American men over 10,000m (27:30.53). Estrada made a solid post-trials comeback by ending his 2016 season at the Chicago Marathon with an eighth place finish in 2:13:56 despite a fall at the 10K aid station. He kicked off his 2017 season with a 1:01:54 eighth place at the New York City half marathon and a second place finish at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K. Born in Mexico but raised in the U.S., Estrada represented Mexico at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the 10,000m, making the final and finishing 21st in 28:36. At the time, he was already an accomplished runner at Northern Arizona University. He graduated from NAU in 2013 as a nine-time All-American. He became a U.S. citizen in 2014 and won his first U.S. title soon after at the 5K Road Championships Races 06/22/17 Sacramento USA Championships 10,000m 6th 29: /11/17 Portland Track Festival 5000m 8th 13: /29/17 Boulder International Challenge 10K 9th 29:59 05/05/17 Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000m 6th 27: /02/17 Shamrock Shuffle 8K (Chicago) 2nd 23:06 03/19/17 New York Half Marathon 8th 1:01:54 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 42 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 43 Sunday, October 8, 2017

24 Brendan Gregg Birthdate: 05/15/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Rochester Hills, MI. Coach: Keith and Kevin Hanson Sponsor: Brooks Jonas Hampton Birthdate: 01/20/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Medford, MA Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:18:30 (Chicago, 2014) Half marathon 1:03:35 (Richmond, 2013) Gregg made his marathon debut in Chicago in 2014 in 2:18:30. He went on to run in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, but he dropped out before the nine-mile mark. His only other career marathon was last year at the California International Marathon he finished just outside of his PR in 2:18:33. Gregg is no stranger to the streets of Chicago, though. He raced well in the highly competitive Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K in 2014, 2015 and 2016, finishing second, fourth and seventh, respectively. Gregg, a two-time NCAA All-American in Track & Field, and a member of Stanford s third place team at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships, has made his reputation on the track. He finished eighth in the 10,000m at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials and he set a new personal best in the 10,000m in 2015, 28:03.27, making him the eleventh fastest American that year. Personal Gregg and his sister, Kaitlin Gregg Goodman, were the first brother and sister to compete in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on the same day Races 04/29/17 Columbus U.S. Half Marathon Ch. 17th 1:07:53 04/13/17 Torrance Mt. SAC Relays Invitational 10,000m - DNF Career marathons 12/04/16 Sacramento California International Marathon 9th 2:18:33 02/13/16 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 10/12/14 Chicago Marathon 28th 2:18:30 Personal records Marathon 02:15:58 (Hartford, 2015) Half marathon 01:03:57 (Houston, 2015) Jonas Hampton gained media attention after his debut marathon at the 2015 Hartford Marathon. While he considered making his debut at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials (he qualified based on his half marathon time), he ultimately decided to tackle the distance beforehand. After running with a small pack for 16 miles, Hampton made a break up a hill and never looked back. He went into the race expecting to run around 2:18, and then he experienced the kind of debut all runners hope for: he exceeded his expectations, achieved the Olympic Trials A standard and added a victory to his resume. He also ended a 19-year drought for the state of Connecticut he was the first person from the state to win the race since Hampton, a University of Hartford graduate and a full-time highway design engineer, didn t have the race he dreamed of having at the Trials. In spite of struggling with the heat over the final 13 miles of the course, he hung on to finish in the top 50. Hampton has spent a large portion of his 2017 season on the track honing his speed. His eighth place finish at the U.S. 20K Championships shows that his marathon training is on pace for Chicago Races 09/04/17 U.S. 20K Championships 8th 1:01:26 06/10/17 Portland Track Festival 10,000m 31st 29: /03/17 Waltham Battle Road Twilight Series 3000m 3rd 08: /07/17 Philadelphia Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Mile 7th 49:36:00 03/11/17 Jacksonville Gate River Run 15K 29th 46:18:00 02/25/17 Staten Island Fastrack Last Chance 5000m 2nd 14: /28/17 Boston John Thomas Terrier Classic 5000m 2nd 14:17.5 Career marathons 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 48th 2:27:21 10/10/15 Hartford Marathon 1st 2:15:58 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 44 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 45 Sunday, October 8, 2017

25 Luke Humphrey Birthdate: 04/10/81 Citizenship: United States Residence: Rochester Hills, MI Coach: Keith and Kevin Hanson Sponsor: Brooks Bernard Kipyego Birthdate: 07/16/86 Citizenship: Kenya Residence: Eldoret Sponsor: Adidas Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:14:39 (San Diego, 2011) Half marathon 1:03:58 (New Orleans, 2011) This year will be Humphrey s sixth Chicago Marathon appearance. He debuted at the 2004 race and has finished as high as 12th in He was one of the first, and has been one of the most consistent members, of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project for the past 13 years. He ran a personal best, 2:14:39, at the 2011 Rock n Roll San Diego Marathon, which gave him top American honors and fifth place overall. He has been a top-12 finisher at the Chicago, Boston and New York City marathons, and he has qualified for three U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (2008, 2012 and 2016). Humphrey and some of his teammates coach runners of all abilities as part of Hanson s Coaching Services, LLC. In 2012, he wrote a book, Hansons Marathon Method, along with his coaches, Keith and Kevin Hanson. To date, the book has received positive reviews and led to many runners setting new personal bests Races 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 24th 2:23:12 03/19/17 New York Half Marathon 42nd 1:09:52 Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 24th 2:23:12 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon - DNF 03/15/15 Los Angeles Marathon 18th 2:25:43 10/12/14 Chicago Marathon 27th 2:18:19 01/19/14 Houston Marathon 13th 2:16:34 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon - DNF 06/05/11 San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon 5th 2:14:39 10/10/10 Chicago Marathon 12th 2:15:49 04/20/09 Boston Marathon 16th 2:18:48 11/02/08 New York City Marathon 11th 2:18:38 11/03/07 New York U.S. Olympic Trials 43rd 2:20:34 10/22/06 Chicago Marathon 18th 2:15:22 04/17/06 Boston Marathon 11th 2:15:23 10/09/05 Chicago Marathon 17th 2:20:21 10/10/04 Chicago Marathon 17th 2:18:49 Personal records Marathon 2:06:19 (Amsterdam, 2015) Half marathon 59:10 (Rotterdam, 2009) Kipyego returns to Chicago after finishing third in 2011 and sixth in He started his international career 14 years ago as a junior competitor and he has represented Kenya on the track (5000m and 10,000m), in cross country and on the roads. He picked up a silver medal in cross country at the IAAF World Championships as a junior in 2005 and a bronze medal in the senior competition in He amassed another silver medal at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships where he clocked a swift 59:59 but he failed to match the dominating foot-speed of Zersenay Tadese (Tadese won in 59:35). He has consistently run under 60 minutes in the half marathon six times and under 2:07 in the marathon five times; he set his current personal best, 2:06:19, in Amsterdam in While he has fared well in the Abbott World Marathon Majors series, a victory continues to elude him; he has finished third in Boston and Chicago, and second and third in Tokyo. Outside of the AbbottWMM competition, he won the Amsterdam Marathon twice (2014, 2015) Races 05/18/17 Nairobi Kenya Police Ch. 1st 29: /23/17 Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon 4th 1:01:27 02/26/17 Tokyo Marathon 6th 2:08:10 Career marathons 02/26/17 Tokyo Marathon 6th 2:08:10 10/16/16 Amsterdam Marathon 8th 2:06:45 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 2nd 2:07:33 10/18/15 Amsterdam Marathon 1st 2:06:19 04/20/15 Boston Marathon 4th 2:10:47 10/19/14 Amsterdam Marathon 1st 2:06:22 04/13/14 Rotterdam Marathon 3rd 2:07:58 10/20/13 Beijing International Marathon 2nd 2:07:19 08/17/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships 12th 2:14:01 02/24/13 Tokyo Marathon 3rd 2:07:53 10/07/12 Chicago Marathon 6th 2:06:40 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 46 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 47 Sunday, October 8, 2017

26 04/16/12 Boston Marathon 3rd 2:13:13 10/09/11 Chicago Marathon 3rd 2:06:29 04/10/11 Paris Marathon 2nd 2:07:16 09/26/10 Berlin Marathon 6th 2:08:50 04/11/10 Rotterdam Marathon 5th 2:07:01 Abel Kirui Birthdate: 04/06/82 Citizenship: Kenya Sponsor: Nike 2016 Chicago Marathon Champion 2012 London Olympics Marathon Silver Medalist 2009 and 2011 IAAF World Marathon Champion Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:05:04 (Rotterdam, 2009) Half marathon 1:00:11 (Rotterdam, 2007) Kirui returns to Chicago to defend his Chicago Marathon title after putting on a show in 2016, outdueling Dickson Chumba to the line in a tactical race that saw pace swings from 4:33 per mile to 5:24 per mile. Kirui battled Chumba, the 2015 Chicago Marathon champion, for the final two and a half miles until Kirui launched an attack that Chumba could not match. In spite of running the slowest winning time since 1993, 2:11:23, Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski called the race spirited, entertaining and great theater. Kirui entertained fans with a dance at the finish line. Kirui knows how to win major championship races, and he fares particularly well when the race is more strategic and tactical than paced like a time trial. He took home a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the marathon, and he stood on top of the podium at the 2009 and 2011 IAAF World Marathon Championships. In addition to his major championship wins, he won the 2008 Vienna Marathon, and he finished as the runner-up at the 2007 Berlin Marathon. Kirui set his PR, 2:05:04, at the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon. Kirui has lined up at all of the AbbottWMM (although he started Boston in 2015, he did not finish). A lack of pacemakers, a solid showing in London this spring and the confidence that comes with being a defending champion should position Kirui well for another top finish in Chicago. Personal Kirui founded the Great Joy Educational Centre in Eldoret, Kenya. The Great Joy Educational Centre is a boarding school that helps children in poverty to receive a primary school education. Kirui regularly visits students to speak with them and check on their happiness and well-being. greatjoykenya.org 2017 Races 04/23/17 London Marathon 4th 2:07:45 02/12/17 Barcelona Half Marathon 4th 1:01:30 Career marathons 04/23/17 London Marathon 4th 2:07:45 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 48 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 49 Sunday, October 8, 2017

27 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 1st 2:11:23 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 5th 2:08:06 10/18/15 Amsterdam Marathon 10th 2:10:55 04/20/15 Boston Marathon - DNF 10/19/14 Amsterdam Marathon 6th 2:09:45 02/23/14 Tokyo Marathon 10th 2:09:04 08/12/12 London Olympic Games 2nd 2:08:27 04/22/12 London Marathon 6th 2:07:56 09/04/11 Daegu IAAF World Championships 1st 2:07:38 11/07/10 New York City Marathon 9th 2:13:01 04/25/10 London Marathon 5th 2:08:04 08/22/09 Berlin IAAF World Championships 1st 2:06:54 04/05/09 Rotterdam Marathon 3rd 2:05:04 04/27/08 Vienna City Marathon 1st 2:07:38 02/17/08 Tokyo Marathon - DNF 01/18/08 Dubai Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon - DNF 09/30/07 Berlin Marathon 2nd 2:06:51 04/29/07 Vienna Marathon 3rd 2:10:41 12/03/06 Singapore Marathon 3rd 2:15:22 09/24/06 Berlin Marathon 9th 2:17:47 Sisay Lemma Birthdate: 12/12/90 Citizenship: Ethiopia Resides: Ethiopia Sponsor: Nike Personal records Marathon 2:05:16 (Dubai, 2016) Half marathon 1:01:11 (Berlin, 2016) Lemma began his career running barefoot at the age of 17, and while many young athletes start on the track or in cross country, Lemma shot straight to the marathon. He made his debut in 2012 by winning the Capri Marathon in 2:11:58. Over the past five years, he has won a total of four marathons, including an historic win in Vienna in He outran the elite field by four minutes, the largest margin of victory in the event s history. In 2015, he also became the first Ethiopian to win the Frankfurt Marathon. His biggest time breakthrough came in Dubai in 2016 when he broke 2:06 and ran 2:05:16. He followed Dubai with his first appearances in the AbbottWMM series. He ran in London and Berlin, impressing in both with seventh and fourth place finishes, respectively. While Lemma is relatively new to the AbbottWMM, he is an exciting athlete who seems to thrive on flat and fast courses like Chicago. Elite athletes 2017 Races 01/20/17 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 3rd 2:08:04 Career marathons 01/20/17 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 3rd 2:08:04 09/25/16 Berlin Marathon 4th 2:06:56 04/24/16 London Marathon 7th 2:10:45 01/22/16 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 4th 2:05:16 10/25/15 Frankfurt Marathon 1st 2:06:26 04/12/15 Vienna City Marahon 1st 2:07:31 01/23/15 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 5th 2:07:06 10/13/13 Eindhoven Marathon 4th 2:09:44 04/21/13 Warszawa Marathon 1st 2:09:02 01/10/13 See Genezareth Tiberias Marathon 5th 2:09:08 10/28/12 Frankfurt Marathon 49th 2:28:14 10/14/12 Carpi Marathon Memorial Enzo Ferrari 1st 2:11:58 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 50 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 51 Sunday, October 8, 2017

28 Feyisa Lilesa Birthdate: 02/01/90 Citizenship: Ethiopia Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Sponsor: Nike 2016 Rio Olympic Games Marathon Silver Medalist Personal records Marathon 2:04:52 (Chicago, 2012) Half marathon 59:22 (Houston, 2012) Just two months after his 20th birthday in 2010, Lilesa became the youngest athlete to break 2:06 in the marathon with his 2:05:23 performance in Rotterdam. He went on to finish third at the 2010 Chicago Marathon, and he captured the bronze medal at the 2011 IAAF World Championships. Lilesa is known as an aggressive front-runner who isn t afraid to chase the leaders on record pace. This strategy has seen him either finish strong with a fast time or lose speed over the final miles before ultimately fading out of contention. 04/12/15 Rotterdam Marathon 5th 2:09:55 01/23/15 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 4th 2:06:35 10/12/14 Chicago Marathon - DNF 04/13/14 London Marathon 9th 2:08:26 10/27/13 Frankfurt Marathon - DNF 08/17/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships - DNF 04/21/13 London Marathon 4th 2:07:46 10/07/12 Chicago Marathon 2nd 2:04:52 04/22/12 London Marathon 9th 2:08:20 09/04/11 Daegu IAAF World Championships 3rd 2:10:32 04/10/11 Rotterdam Marathon 7th 2:11:42 10/10/10 Chicago Marathon 3rd 2:08:10 04/11/10 Rotterdam Marathon 4th 2:05:23 01/02/10 Xiamen International Marathon 1st 2:08:47 10/26/09 Dublin Marathon 1st 2:09:120 Elite athletes One of his most successful front-running tactics came at the 2012 Chicago Marathon where he battled it out with fellow countryman, Tsegaye Kebede, over the final miles of the course. Kebede broke the tape first, but both men cracked 2:05. Lilesa recently gained international attention following his Olympic silver medal at the Rio Olympics. He crossed his arms above his head at the finish line of the marathon to protest Ethiopia s treatment of his ethnic group, the Oromo people. Fearing for his life, Lilesa remained in Brazil and then came to the United States. He received a permanent green card and he has been living and training in Flagstaff. His 2017 season started with a second place finish at the Houston half marathon and a win at the competitive New York City Half Marathon. He struggled in London, but then rebounded with a win at the Bogota Half Marathon Races 07/30/17 Bogotá Half Marathon 1st 1:04:30 04/23/17 London Marathon 12th 2:14:12 03/19/17 New York Half Marathon 1st 1:00:04 01/15/17 Houston Half Marathon 2nd 1:01:14 Career marathons 04/23/17 London Marathon 12th 2:14:12 12/11/16 Honolulu Marathon 4th 2:15:57 08/21/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2nd 2:09:54 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 1st 2:06:56 09/27/15 Berlin Marathon 3rd 2:06:57 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 52 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 53 Sunday, October 8, 2017

29 Kohei Matsumura Birthdate: 11/05/86 Citizenship: Japan Residence: Nagasaki Sponsor: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ryoichi Matsuo Birthdate: 08/02/91 Citizenship: Japan Residence: Nobeoka, Miyazaki Pref. Coach: Tadayuki Ojima Sponsor: Asahi Kasei Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:08:09 (Tokyo, 2014) Half marathon 1:03:21 (Marugama, 2011) Toshihiko Seko was the last and only runner from Japan to ever win the Chicago Marathon (1986), but Matsumura has the potential to compete with the best athletes in this year s field. He gained international notoriety in 2014 when he was the first runner from Japan across the line at the Tokyo Marathon, finishing eighth in 2:08:09. He made his international marathon debut at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games where he finished second by just one second. Following the race, a disappointed Mastumura remarked: My goal was to win the gold medal. I m glad I could run well, but it s very disappointing not to get the gold. I have to train much harder. Matsumura started his year with a fifth place finish at the Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon in 2:11:04. This October marks his first time competing outside of Asia Races 05/20/17 Kita-Kyushu Kyushu Corporate Team Ch. 11th 28: /29/17 Nobeoka Spring Time Trials 6th 13: /05/17 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 5th 2:11:04 Career marathons 03/05/17 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 5th 2:11:04 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 19th 2:13:46 02/22/15 Tokyo Marathon 25th 2:16:08 10/03/14 Incheon Asian Games 2nd 2:12:39 02/23/14 Tokyo Marathon 8th 2:08:09 03/03/13 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 7th 2:10:12 02/05/12 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 4th 2:11:18 12/05/10 Fukuoka Marathon - DNF Personal records Marathon 2:12:11 (Nobeoka, 2014) Half marathon 1:04:13 (Osaka, 2016) Matsuo returns to Chicago after starting his 2017 season with a win at the Nobeoka Marathon. He struggled in his first Chicago Marathon and AbbottWMM appearance last fall, faltering over the second half of the race. In addition to running the Chicago Marathon in 2016, he has only raced one other marathon outside of Japan: Paris in After making his marathon debut in 2012 in 2:18:15, he has steadily improved, dropping his personal best to 2:12:11 to finish second at the 2014 Nobeoka Marathon. Matsuo trains up to 187 miles/week with a 31-mile long run. He says his hardest workout is running 25K (15.5 miles) in the morning and 30K (18.6 miles) in the afternoon for a total of 55K or 34 miles in one day Races 05/14/17 Sendai Half Marathon 26th 1:05:43 02/12/17 Nobeoka Marathon 1st 2:13:36 01/29/17 Osaka Half Marathon 13th 1:05:38 Career marathons 02/12/17 Nobeoka Marathon 1st 2:13:36 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 14th 2:18:50 02/14/16 Nobeoka Marathon 1st 2:15:09 12/06/15 Fukuoka Marathon 22nd 2:20:45 08/30/15 Sapporo Hokkaido Marathon 7th 2:18:56 03/01/15 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 12th 2:15:20 02/01/15 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 11th 2:13:39 08/31/14 Sapporo Hokkaido Marathon 2nd 2:16:32 04/20/14 Nagano Commemorative Marathon 4th 2:15:50 02/09/14 Nobeoka Marathon 2nd 2:12:11 04/07/13 Paris Marathon 21st 2:16:28 02/10/13 Nobeoka Marathon 17th 2:19:48 11/23/12 Otawara Marathon 1st 2:16:55 04/15/12 Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon 6th 2:18:15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 54 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 55 Sunday, October 8, 2017

30 Chihiro Miyawaki Birthdate: 08/28/91 Citizenship: Japan Sponsor: Toyota Motor Corporation Mike Morgan Birthdate: 02/20/80 Citizenship: United States Residence: Rochester Hills, MI Coach: Keith and Kevin Hanson Sponsor: Brooks Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:11:50 (Tokyo, 2014) Half marathon 1:00:53 (Yamaguchi, 2012) Miyawaki was dubbed the hottest distance runner in Japan after he won the 2012 Yamaguchi Japan Industrial Teams Half Marathon Championships as a 20-year-old in a Japanese debut record, 1:00:53. His half marathon PR makes him the fifth fastest Japanese half marathon runner of all time, and his 10,000m on the track, 27:41.57, makes him the 10th fastest Japanese runner over 10,000m in history. Expectations were exceedingly high for Miyawaki s marathon debut in While he didn t disappoint with a 15th place finish and a 2:11:50, his track speed and half marathon PR point to faster times on the horizon. The 2017 Chicago Marathon marks Miyawaki s first AbbottWMM competition, and his first time racing in the U.S. With just two marathons on his legs, he remains a relative newcomer and a bit of a wildcard Races 07/23/17 Shibetsu Half Marathon 29th 1:07:13 07/13/17 Abashiri Hokuren Distance Challenge 27th 29: /05/17 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 25th 2:16:51 02/05/17 Marugame Half Marathon 32nd 1:03:00 Career marathons 03/05/17 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 25th 2:16:51 02/23/14 Tokyo Marathon 15th 2:11:50 Personal records Marathon 2:14:22 (Houston, 2012) Half marathon 1:02:56 (New Orleans, 2010) Morgan is a longtime member of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project (since 2005). Some of his best results have come at the Chicago Marathon, including a 2:15:11 debut in 2006 and a 2:14:55 at the 2010 race, finishing 11th overall and third American. He ran a personal best 2:14:22 at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, good for 17th place. He has twice represented Team USA at the World Championships Marathon, finishing as high as 23rd at the 2007 race. He was three-time NCAA Division III All-American at Nebraska Wesleyan University Races 07/04/17 Frankenmuth 20K 1st 1:05:23 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 30th 2:25:02 03/19/17 New York Half Marathon 35th 1:08:42 Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 30th 2:25:02 02/13/16 U.S. Olympic Trials Los Angeles 20th 2:20:59 03/15/15 Los Angeles Marathon 7th 2:16:56 10/12/14 Chicago Marathon 15th 2:14:42 04/21/14 Boston Marathon 13th 2:14:40 10/13/13 Chicago Marathon 16th 2:15:01 04/14/13 Rotterdam Marathon 15th 2:17:05 01/14/12 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, Houston 17th 2:14:22 09/04/11 IAAF World Championships Marathon, Daegu 31st 2:18:35 10/10/10 Chicago Marathon 11th 2:14:55 12/06/09 California International Marathon 4th 2:15:27 10/05/08 Twin Cities Marathon 4th 2:17:58 11/03/07 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon, New York 12th 2:17:58 08/25/07 IAAF World Championships Marathon, Osaka 23rd 2:23:28 10/22/06 Chicago Marathon 15th 2:15:11 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 56 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 57 Sunday, October 8, 2017

31 Luke Puskedra Birthdate: 02/08/90 Citizenship: United States Residence: Eugene, OR Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 9th 2:14:45 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 19th 2:20:18 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 4th 2:14:12 10/11/15 Chicago Marathon 5th 2:10:24 06/20/15 Duluth Grandmas Marathon 6th 2:15:27 11/02/14 New York Marathon 36th 2:28:54 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:10:24 (Chicago, 2015) Half marathon 1:01:29 (Houston, 2016) With 10K to go, just get on the pony and ride. I was all-out, I think. I imagined myself to be Usain Bolt, but probably looked like Luke Puskedra out there. Luke Puskedra, 2015 Chicago Marathon post-race interview Luke Puskedra arrived in Grant Park in 2015 with a 2:15:27 PR and the confidence that he was ready to exchange that time for a much better one. In a race without pacesetters for the first time in more than two decades, Puskedra settled into the lead pack, his lanky 6 4 inch frame towering over the much smaller runners around him. With a calm cadence, he passed the half in 1:05:13, and he remained in the lead group until Dickson Chumba threw down a 4:35 20th mile to shake things up. Puskedra kept a consistent, steady pace, enough to run a five-minute PR, 2:10:24, earn a top five finish and turn in the fastest time by an American in He became just the sixth American over the last two decades to score a top five finish at the Chicago Marathon. Puskedra returned to Chicago in 2016 seeking another breakthrough race, but he struggled to reclaim his 2015 form. He finished 19th in 2:20:18. He started 2017 with a stronger performance in Boston, finishing ninth in 2:14:45. Puskedra gained a broader audience two years ago when he emerged as the comeback story of the year: after a highly anticipated, but disappointing debut at the 2014 New York City Marathon (2:28:54), he briefly quit the sport and gained 23 pounds. But he didn t give up. He slowly climbed his way back, and he was a favorite to make the 2016 Olympic marathon team, but he finished one spot off the podium in fourth place his Olympic dream postponed until Puskedra graduated from the University of Oregon in 2012, where he was an 11-time NCAA All-American; he made a seamless transition to the roads even before he finished his collegiate career. During his senior year, he excited fans with his half marathon debut in Houston, finishing in fourth place in 1:01: Races 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 9th 2:14:45 04/02/17 Washington Cherry Blossom 10M 13th 47:57:00 03/11/17 Jacksonville Gate River Run 15K 12th 44:46:00 01/15/17 Houston Half Marathon 12th 1:03:14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 58 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 59 Sunday, October 8, 2017

32 Galen Rupp Birthdate: 05/05/86 Citizenship: United States Residence: Eugene, OR Coach: Alberto Salazar Sponsor: Nike 06/22/17 Sacramento USA Championship 10,000m 5th 29: /16/17 Portland Stumptown Twilight 5000m 1st 13: /10/17 Portland Track Festival 10,000m 1st 28: /17/17 Boston Marathon 2nd 2:09:58 04/01/17 Praha Half Marathon 11th 1:01: Olympic Games Marathon Bronze medalist 2017 U.S. 20K Champion 2012 Olympic Games 10,000m Silver medalist U.S. 10,000m champion 2012 U.S. 5000m Champion American Records: 10,000m, indoor 3000m, indoor two-mile, indoor 5000m Career marathons 08/21/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 3rd 2:10:05 04/17/16 Boston Marathon 2nd 2:09:58 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 1st 2:11:13 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:09:58 (Boston, 2017) Half marathon 1:00:30 (New York, 2011) 10,000m 26:44.36 (Eugene, 2012) 5000m 12:58.90 (Eugene, 2012) Rupp, a three-time Olympian, an eight-time USATF 10,000m champion and a member of the Nike Oregon Project, made his marathon debut in 2016 by winning the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. He currently owns four American records in the 10,000m (26:44.36), indoor 3,000m (7:30.16), indoor twomile (8:07.41) and indoor 5,000m (13:01.26). He is the 15th fastest man in history over 10,000m, and his 5000m PR, 12:58.90, puts him in an exclusive category of American runners he is one of only six Americans to break 13:00 for the distance. At the 2012 London Olympics, Rupp became the first American since 1964 to earn a medal in the 10,000m; he captured the silver after throwing down a final 400m lap in a blazing 53.8 seconds. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he earned a bronze medal in the marathon, proving that he can compete with the best on the global stage (and eight days earlier, he placed fifth in the 10,000m final). He followed his Olympic performance with a dazzling run in Boston in April, finishing second to Geoffry Kirui in 2:09:58. It took Kirui 24 miles to finally shake the American off the top of the podium. Following Boston, Rupp explained, I was hurting a lot the last 3 or 4 miles.... You ve got to dig down deep and just find whatever it is to hold onto to drive you through the finish line. That s what I tried to do today. Even though it wasn t necessarily the result I wanted, I was very, very happy the way I was able to close it out. Rupp returned to his roots on the track in June, winning the Portland Track Festival 10,000m and the Portland Stumptown 5000m, but his failure to capture his ninth consecutive 10,000m U.S. championship on the track marked the end of an era. Rupp has run the 10,000m at the Olympic Games or World Championships every year since 2007, and he remained undefeated at the U.S. Championships from But as his track career draws to a close, his marathon career is just heating up Races 09/04/17 U.S. 20K Championships 1st 59:04 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 60 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 61 Sunday, October 8, 2017

33 Stephen Sambu Birthdate:07/07/88 Citizenship: Kenya Residence: Tucson, AZ Coach: James Li Sponsor: Nike 8K Road world best 2015, 2016 & 2017 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K Champion 03/19/17 New York Half Marathon 4th 1:00:55 02/26/17 San Juan World s Best 10K 3rd 28:34 Career marathons 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 5th 2:13:35 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:13:35 (Chicago, 2017) Half marathon 1:00:41 (Boston, 2013) 10,000m 26:54.61 (Eugene, 2014) 8K Road (world best) 22:01.1 (Boston, 2014) Stephen Sambu, a native of Kenya living and training in Arizona, stands out as one of the strongest competitors on the road racing circuit today. He made his marathon debut in Chicago in 2016, finishing fifth in 2:13:35 (the winning time in 2016 was the slowest since 1993). He enters this year s race with more experience and with another Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K title to his name he scored the hat trick in April when he claimed victory for the third year in a row. He now owns the fourth, sixth and fourteenth fastest times in Shamrock Shuffle 8K history. Sambu ran into the record books in 2014 when he posted a 22:01.1 8K en route to a 10K victory at the B.A.A. 10K. His time stands as the current world best, making him the fastest man in history over the 8K distance. He is on a roll in 2017, opening his season with a fourth place finish at the competitive New York Half Marathon, and then claiming second at the Boston B.A.A. 5K and 10K, third at the San Juan World s Best 10K and third at the New York Healthy Kidney 10K. Sambu regularly performs well, and after picking up back-to-back-to-back Shamrock Shuffle 8K titles, he is treated like a hometown hero by Chicago fans. Prior to bursting onto the professional road running circuit, Sambu spent some time in Illinois at Rend Lake Junior College where he captured 10 individual national championships, including two NJCAA national cross country titles. He finished his career at the University of Arizona as a nine-time NCAA All-American, and the 2011 PAC 10 10,000m champion and the 2012 PAC 12 10,000m champion. Sambu holds PRs of 13:13 in the 5,000m, 26:54 in the 10,000m and 1:00:41 in the half marathon. His 10K best on the road, 27:25, is the 18th fastest time in history Races 08/05/17 Cape Elizabeth Beach to Beacon 10K 4th 28:16 06/25/17 Boston B.A.A. 10K 2nd 28:03 06/02/17 Somerville Adidas Boost Boston Games - DNF 05/27/17 Eugene Prefontaine Classic 5000m 21st 13: /15/17 Boston B.A.A. 5K 2nd 13:22 04/09/17 New York Healthy Kidney 10K 3rd 28:31 04/02/17 Shamrock Shuffle 8K (Chicago) 1st 22:47 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 62 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 63 Sunday, October 8, 2017

34 Michael Shelley Birthdate: 11/11/87 Citizenship: Australia 04/17/11 London Marathon 9th 2:11:38 10/14/10 New Delhi Commonwealth Games 2nd 2:15:28 04/11/10 Rotterdam Marathon 12th 2:13: Commonwealth Games Champion 2010 Commonwealth Games Silver medalist Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:11:15 (Glasgow, 2014) Half marathon 1:01:27 (New York, 2012) Shelley, a two-time Olympian in the marathon (2012, 2016), began running at the age of 13. He focused his early efforts on shorter distances, and he made his global debut as a junior competitor in the steeplechase in From , he primarily competed in shorter distances, but when injuries overtook his career, he contemplated giving up the sport. Fortunately, his coach persuaded him to give longer distances a shot, and it paid off. Shelley made his marathon debut in Rotterdam in 2010, finishing 12th in 2:13:05. He chased his debut with a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and his real breakthrough came in 2014 when he took the gold at the Commonwealth Games in a personal best, 2:11:15. He became the first Australian to win the Commonwealth Games men s marathon since Steve Moneghetti in Shelley made his Bank of America Chicago Marathon debut in 2013, finishing 12th in 2:13:11. Outside of the marathon, Shelley has represented Australia at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2008 (16th place) and 2016 (20th place) Races 07/09/17 Sydney Harbour 10K 2nd 29:34:00 04/23/17 London Marathon 10th 2:11:38 Career marathons 04/23/17 London Marathon 10th 2:11:38 08/21/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 47th 2:18:06 09/27/15 Berlin Marathon 12th 2:12:20 04/26/15 London Marathon 12th 2:11:19 07/27/14 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 1st 2:11:15 10/13/13 Chicago Marathon 12th 2:13:11 02/03/13 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 6th 2:13:12 08/12/12 London Olympic Games 16th 2:14:10 10/16/11 Amsterdam Marathon 11th 2:11:23 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 64 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 65 Sunday, October 8, 2017

35 Zersenay Tadese Birthdate: 01/15/87 Citizenship: Eritrea Sponsor: Nike Half Marathon World Record holder (58:23) 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Champion 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Champion 2006 IAAF World 20K Champion 2004 Olympic 10,000m Bronze medalist Women s biographies Caitlin Chrisman Birthdate: 12/21/85 Citizenship: United States Residence: Mountain View, CA Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:10:41 (London, 2012) Half marathon 58:23 (Lisbon, 2010) 10,000m 26:37.25 (Brussels, 2006) Tadese arrives in Chicago beaming with untapped marathon potential. He reigns as the current half marathon world record holder (58:23), and he is a four-time Olympian, a four-time IAAF World Half Marathon champion, a one-time IAAF World 20K champion (2006) and a one-time IAAF World Cross Country champion (2007). He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in the 10,000m and he is the eighth fastest man in history over the distance (26:37.25). Tadese, who got his start in sports as a cyclist and then switched into serious running in 2002, has only finished three marathons: London in 2010 and 2012 and the Nike Breaking2 marathon this past spring (he recorded a DNF in Chicago in 2013 and Boston in 2015). While his official personal best is 2:10:41, he ran 2:06:51 in the Breaking2 marathon (times from the Nike Breaking2 marathon were not eligible for records). In the lead up to the Breaking2 marathon, Tadese was referred to as the Rocky Balboa of the group (the three men attempting to break two hours included Tadese, Eliud Kipchoge and Lelisa Desisa). Given his speed over 10,000m and 21K, he should be in the hunt for a top finish. Personal Tadese s younger brother, Kidane Tadese, is a 5000m/10,000m and cross country specialist; he finished sixth at the 2006 World Junior Championships in the 5000m, and he was a double finalist at both the Beijing Olympic Games (10th at 5000m, 12th at 10,000m) and the World Championships in Berlin in 2009 (9th at 10,000m) Races 05/06/17 Nike Breaking2 2nd 2:06:51 Career marathons 05/06/17 Nike Breaking2 2nd 2:06:51 04/20/15 Boston Marathon - DNF 10/13/13 Chicago Marathon - DNF 04/22/12 London Marathon 12th 2:10:41 04/25/10 London Marathon 7th 2:12:03 Personal records Marathon 2:38:47 (Chicago, 2016) Half marathon 1:14:24 (Duluth, 2014) Caitlin Chrisman enters this year s elite athlete field as a sub 2:40-runner. She broke the 2:40 barrier last fall in Chicago by running a smart, controlled and balanced race; she also earned the accolade of being the first Bank of America employee, male or female, to cross the line. Chrisman has not raced much in 2017, but her showing at the San Francisco Bay to Breakers 12K in May indicates that she is in strong form. Chrisman qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in both 2012 and Although she dropped out of the Trials before mile 10, she continued her build up to Chicago with a pair of victories on the road in the half marathon and 10K. What makes Chrisman s running journey so compelling is that she fits her training into a full-time job as the Digital Innovation Lead at Bank of America. Prior to graduating from Wake Forest University after a standout career, Chrisman called Carbondale, IL home. She earned eight varsity letters at Carbondale High School, finishing third in the Illinois State Cross Country Championships in 2002, second in the 3200m and fourth in the 1600m. She was valedictorian of her high school class. Chrisman documents her training on her blog, See Red Run at caitchris.blogspot.com. Personal Chrisman was raised a vegetarian Races 05/21/17 San Francisco Bay to Breakers 12K 10th 43:49 Career marathons 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 14th 2:38:47 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 12/08/13 Sacramento California International Marathon 9th 2:40:31 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 66th 2:44:04 10/03/10 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 8th 2:41:52 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 66 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 67 Sunday, October 8, 2017

36 Sarah Crouch Birthdate: 08/22/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Sponsor: 361 Career marathons 01/15/17 Houston Marathon 5th 2:38:37 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 9th 2:33:48 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 11th 2:37:36 10/11/15 Chicago Marathon 12th 2:32:51 02/08/15 Tallahassee Marathon 1st 2:46:59 10/12/14 Chicago Marathon 7th 2:32:44 11/06/11 New York City Marathon 22nd 2:44:25 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:32:44 (Chicago, 2014) Half marathon 1:12:10 (Duluth, 2014) Sarah Crouch started 2016 unable to compete in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, where she entered with the 17th fastest qualifying time in a field of more than 250 qualifiers. While a hip injury upset her dreams of representing her country in Rio, she rallied in time to compete in the Boston Marathon. She finished 11th overall and was the second American to finish. After regaining her confidence in Boston, she came to Chicago in the fall for the third time. With her sights set on breaking 2:30, she went out on 5:44 pace and hit the half in 1:15. She lost steam over the second half, but she hung on to finish inside of the top 10 and just 64 seconds shy of her personal best in 2:33:48. Crouch made a name for herself in the marathon at the 2014 Chicago Marathon. She lopped almost 12 minutes off of her previous PR and placed seventh in a personal best, 2:32:44. She returned in 2015 with another strong performance, finishing 12th in 2:32:51. Crouch, a 13-time All-American at Western Washington University and a 2011 NCAA Division II National Champion in the 10,000m, started running professionally with ZAP-Reebok fresh out of college. In one of her first races as a professional runner, she finished fifth at the U.S. 10 Mile Championships. In 2011, she made her marathon debut in New York and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and in 2012, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000m. She kept her momentum going, and in 2013, she captured her highest finish at a U.S. Championship when she placed third at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile. Her time of 54:15 was faster than the American Record. Personal Crouch s mom became an elite masters marathoner at the age of 42, posting a 2:49 marathon time. Her grandma began running in her 50s and completed several ultra-marathons. Crouch herself knows how to ride a unicycle and play the trombone Races 04/14/17 Torrance Mt. SAC Relays Invitational 5000m 15th 16: /25/17 Phoenix Puma Invitational 5000m 1st 16: /15/17 Houston Marathon 5th 2:38:37 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 68 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 69 Sunday, October 8, 2017

37 Tirunesh Dibaba Birthdate: 06/01/85 Citizenship: Ethiopia Sponsor: Nike 5000m World Record Holder 2012 & 2008 Olympic 10,000m champion 2008 Olympic 5000m champion 2016 Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist 2012 and 2004 Olympic 5000m bronze medalist Three-time IAAF 10,000m World Champion (2005, 2007, 2013) Two-time IAAF 5000m World Champion (2003, 2005) 2017 IAAF 10,000m World silver medalist 2017 Races 08/05/17 London IAAF World Championships 10,000m 2nd 31: /28/17 Manchester Great 10K 1st 31:03:00 04/23/17 London Marathon 2nd 2:17:56 02/10/17 Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon 5th 1:06:50 Career marathons 04/23/17 London Marathon 2nd 2:17:56 04/13/14 London Marathon 3rd 2:20:35 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:17:56 (London, 2017) Half marathon 1:06:50 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2017) 10,000m 29:42.56 (Rio de Janeiro, 2016) 5,000m 14:11.15 (Oslo, 2008) Dibaba a legend on the track and over the grass - started 2017 by becoming the third fastest female marathon runner of all time when she finished second in London in 2:17:56. Her recent performances, including a 1:06:50 half marathon PR, and her stellar track record could put Paula Radcliffe s 2002 course record, 2:17:18, in jeopardy. From the grass to the oval to the road, many view Dibaba as the queen of distance running. In a recent interview, she said, I ve always been building to marathons. I want to use my 10K foot speed and make history (in Chicago). Chicago is ready for history to be made. Dibaba s list of career accomplishments nearly spans the marathon distance: she is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, a three-time Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time world champion in the 10,000m, a two-time world champion in the 5000m, a nine-time Golden League champion, a seventime Diamond League champion, a five-time World Champion in cross country (including one junior championship) and the current 5000m world record holder (14:11.15). She has set four world records during her career. Dibaba, who was 18-years-old when she won her first world title, made her marathon debut in 2014 with a third place finish in London in 2:20:35. She took 2015 off to welcome her first child; she announced her comeback in Rio with a bronze medal on the track in the 10,000m. Most recently, she won the silver medal in the 10,000m at the IAAF World Championships. At the age of 32, Dibaba the baby faced destroyer - is one of the best runners in history, and her marathon career is just getting started. Personal Dibaba s family is like Ethiopian running royalty. Her cousin is Deratu Tulu, the 1992 and 2000 Olympic 10,000m gold medalist. Her sisters, Genzebe and Ejegayehu, are both Olympians, and Tirunesh and Genzebe are the only two siblings in recorded history to hold concurrent world records. In 2008, Tirunesh married Olympic medalist Sileshi Sihine their wedding was nationally televised, drawing half a million people to the city s main square where Olympic races are broadcast. Off the track, Tirunesh has become a respected entrepreneur and investor in Ethiopia s economic growth. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 70 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 71 Sunday, October 8, 2017

38 Jessica Draskau Petersson Birthdate: 09/08/77 Citizenship: Denmark Alia Gray Birthdate: 12/21/85 Citizenship: United States Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Sponsor: Roots Running Project/361 Personal records Marathon 2:30:07 (Chicago, 2015) Half marathon 1:12:52 (Københaven, 2014) Jessica Draskau Petersson, a late bloomer in the sport, returns to the Chicago Marathon after struggling last year and recording her first career DNF. In 2015, she set her PR in the windy city and finished in the top 10. She will line up on October 8 as a newly established masters runner, and while the Danish national record, 2:29:34, has been on her radar for a few years, she hasn t verbally committed herself to breaking it. Draskau Petersson has dual Danish and British citizenship, and she represented Denmark in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics (finishing 39th and 40th, respectively). She started her career as an elite duathlete and triathlete; she has collected 11 Ironman finishes and competed in five Duathlon World Championships, winning three individual silver medals and a team silver and gold. In spite of a stellar record as a multi-sport specialist, she eventually found her stride in marathon competitions. She struggled with some significant setbacks early in her career: she was hit five times in three years by cars and motorbikes and one accident in 2007 required knee surgery. She lost four years of competition as a result, and didn t return to the roads until With her focus singularly on marathons, she has massively improved her times since her debut in Races No races recorded in 2017 Career marathons 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon - DNF 08/14/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Marathon 40th 2:36:14 10/11/15 Chicago Marathon 9th 2:30:07 08/16/14 Zürich European Championships 8th 2:30:53 08/05/12 London Olympic Marathon 39th 2:31:43 04/22/12 London Marathon 23rd 2:34:56 09/25/05 Berlin Marathon 10th 2:42:00 01/30/05 Las Vegas Marathon 5th 2:44:42 04/13/03 London Marathon 20th 2:46:10 Personal records Marathon 2:34:00 (Chicago, 2016) Half marathon 1:12:48 (Houston, 2016) There is no such thing as a perfect training block, Alia Gray wrote on her blog after the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. This is a credence that I firmly believe in, yet have consistently had to re-learn. Gray entered the Chicago Marathon last year with her sights set firmly on breaking 2:30. She had a strong build up to the race that left her feeling confident and ready to go. She shot out her first 5K on 5:37 pace and hit the half in 1:14:41, well within reach of her goal. But she slowed over the second half and her final 12K pace sailed north of six minute pace. In spite of struggling in the later stages of the race, she finished 10th in a new personal best, 2:34:00. Gray initially made news in 2016 after enduring an unconventional build-up to the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. She rolled her ankle on a training run and just eight weeks before the Trials, she learned that she actually fractured a bone. She relied on an AlterG treadmill to maintain her fitness, and she still ran a 10,000m track PR, followed by a half marathon PR in Houston. She continued training on the AlterG, and as her bone healed, she added some outdoor hard efforts. She lined up for the Trials undertrained with just one 20-mile run to callous her legs, but she felt mentally sharp, confident and prepared. On a day where so many athletes faltered due to tormenting heat, she shined. She finished 10th in 2:35:47. Gray started running her junior year in high school after knee surgery unsettled her soccer ambitions. She went on to Chico State where she became a four-time All-American (twice in track and field and twice in cross country). She moved to Boulder, CO to pursue her professional running goals, and she has steadily been a strong performer, notching top 10 finishes at the U.S. Track and Field Championships (10th in the 10,000m 2015 & 2017); U.S. Cross Country Championships (8th, 2014); and the U.S. Half Marathon Championships (9th, 2014). The legendary Joe Vigil coaches her Races 07/06/17 New York TrackTown USA Summer Series 5K 5th 16:42 06/22/17 Sacramento USA Championships 10,000m 10th 33: /05/17 Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000m 28th 33:28.2 Elite athletes Bank of America Chicago Marathon 72 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 73 Sunday, October 8, 2017

39 Career marathons 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 10th 2:34:00 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 10th 2:35:47 11/02/14 New York Marathon 15th 2:39:43 12/02/12 Sacramento California International Marathon 9th 2:44:21 Jordan Hasay Birthdate: 09/21/91 Citizenship: United States Residence: Portland, OR Coach: Alberto Salazar Sponsor: Nike U.S. Marathon Debut record holder (2:23:00) 2017 U.S. 20K champion 2016 U.S. 10 Mile champion Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:23:00 (Boston, 2017) Half marathon 1:07:55 (Prague, 2017) Hasay, a member of the Nike Oregon Project, turned heads at the 2017 Boston Marathon with a spectacular debut performance. She finished third in 2:23:00, the fastest marathon debut ever by an American woman by almost three minutes, and the fourth fastest Boston Marathon time in history by an American woman. Most recently, Hasay won the Jacksonville Gate River Run 15K and the U.S. 20K championships. Before her impressive performance in Boston, she recorded the fourth fastest time ever by an American woman in the half marathon, 1:07:55, at the Prague Half Marathon (only Molly Huddle and Deena Kastor have run faster). While her U.S. national 10 mile championship title in 2016 forecasted her half marathon and marathon potential, Hasay, widely regarded as a strong track runner, was still relatively new to the world of road racing. She changed course after a disappointing 2016 Olympic Trials on the track where she failed to punch her ticket to Rio. Hasay initially made her name as a high school phenom and a 1,500m runner (she competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials as a high school runner). She was a two-time Foot Locker Cross Country national champion in high school, and a 15-time All-American and two-time NCAA indoor champion in the mile and 3000m at the University of Oregon. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks her second go at extending her stride over the marathon distance Races 09/04/17 U.S. 20K Championships 1st 1:06:35 08/05/17 Cape Elizabeth Beach to Beacon 10K 7th 32:37 07/04/17 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 3rd 33:08 06/16/17 Portland Stumptown Twilight 5000m 5th 15: /17/17 Boston Marathon 3rd 2:23:00 04/01/17 Prague Half Marathon 6th 1:07:55 03/11/17 Jacksonville Gate River Run 25K 1st 49:28 01/15/17 Houston Half Marathon 4th 1:08:40 Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 3rd 2:23:00 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 74 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 75 Sunday, October 8, 2017

40 Kristen Heckert Birthdate: 11/07/86 Citizenship: United States Residence: Bolingbrook, IL Coach: Michael Lucchesi Sponsor: New Balance 10/07/12 Chicago Marathon 18th 2:47:56 10/09/11 Chicago Marathon 38th 2:51:04 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:39:37 (Chicago, 2016) Half marathon 1:15:52 (Highland Park, 2015) Heckert, a local runner with Full Potential Running/New Balance, will compete in her sixth Chicago Marathon. She ended her 2016 season in Chicago with a breakthrough performance that saw her dip under 2:40 and soar to a 15th place finish and a 2:39:37 PR. Heckert has improved her marathon performances every year since making her debut in Chicago in 2011 in 2:51:04. In 2016, she finished 27th at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Two hundred and five women qualified for the Trials and 198 started the race. While many runners became causalities of the heat and humidity in Los Angeles, Heckert thrived. After the Trials, she posted her best 8K time, 26:35, en route to a second place finish at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K. She has proved unbeatable on the local Chicago scene in both 2016 and 2017, taking victories at the Big Ten 10K, the 10,000m in Naperville in a PR, 33:03; the North Shore Half Marathon in 1:16:50; the Ravenswood Run 5K in a PR, 15:59; and the Elmhurst 4 on the Fourth in a near PR, 21:41. Heckert s best in the half marathon is 1:15:52. Heckert competed at Murray State University, College of DuPage and University of Illinois at Chicago. She says overtraining and being hard headed contributed to her collegiate struggles. She also came to the sport later. In high school, she focused on basketball and the 300m hurdles and 400m run. She credits her coach (and husband), Michael Lucchesi, with her rise from good local athlete to national elite. Heckert teaches math and coaches cross country at Plainfield South High School Races 07/22/17 Chicago BTN Big Ten 1st 35:13:00 04/02/17 Shamrock Shuffle 8K (Chicago) 6th 27:15:00 Career marathons 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 15th 2:39:37 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 27th 2:43:39 10/12/14 Chicago Marathon 23rd 2:42:32 10/13/13 Chicago Marathon 15th 2:44:13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 76 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 77 Sunday, October 8, 2017

41 Danna Herrick Birthdate: 10/31/86 Citizenship: United States Residence: Rochester Hills, MI Sponsor: Hansons-Brooks Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 12th 2:34:53 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 81st 2:52:17 05/03/15 Lincoln Marathon 1st 2:43:24 06/21/14 Duluth Grandma s Marathon 9th 2:40:09 11/03/13 New York City Marathon 21st 2:44:19 05/05/13 Lincoln Marathon 2nd 2:44:12 10/21/12 Des Moines Marathon 5th 2:46:24 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon 82nd 2:45:42 06/18/11 Duluth Grandma s Marathon 22nd 2:43:54 10/03/10 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 21st 2:51:36 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:34:53 (Boston, 2017) Half marathon 1:12:55 (La Jolla, 2015) Herrick recently transitioned from being a self-coached runner to a professional athlete with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. She experienced a massive breakthrough this spring in Boston, chopping almost six minutes off of her personal best to run 2:34:53. The Chicago Marathon marks her third appearance in an Abbott World Marathon Major (AbbottWMM) and her first time running the Chicago Marathon. Herrick competed in both the 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and she has fared well at the Lincoln Marathon, winning in 2015 and placing second in Before joining the ranks of professional running, she enjoyed a standout career at Truman State University where she set the school record in the 3000m steeplechase (10:58.78). She was an All-American in cross country, and in 2009, she finished third in the Division II Outdoor Championships 3000m steeplechase. Personal Herrick, an Iowa native, wrote about her new approach to training with the Hansons-Brooks in the Des Moines Register: My marathon training segment is a new approach, as [Boston] is the first marathon I have trained under professional coaches and with a professional team. My previous nine marathons have been self-coached and self-controlled. I haven t forgotten how to dance, but this is a whole different song. This marathon stint has differed with: a shorter segment time line, training location variety, higher mileage, more recovery mileage between workouts, different styles of workouts than my past and the impact of a team. In joining Hansons Brooks, I wanted to challenge myself with a different training approach to experience the potential of different results. Each of these areas continue to give me a new and exciting tune to groove to and I am excited to see the work in the dark pay off under the bright lights Races 07/04/17 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 23rd 36:39 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 12th 2:34:53 03/19/17 New York Half Marathon 29th 1:17:36 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 78 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 79 Sunday, October 8, 2017

42 Valentine Kipketer Birthdate: 01/05/93 Citizenship: Kenya Sponsor: Nike 08/10/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships - DNF 04/21/13 London Marathon - DNF 01/20/13 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 1st 2:24:33 04/29/12 Hamburg Marathon 5th 2:28:02 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:23:02 (Amsterdam, 2012) Half marathon 1:08:21 (Lille, 2011) Kipketer returns to the city of big shoulders after finishing third last year in 2:23:41, just 39 seconds off of her personal best. She valiantly hung on to the lead pack until Kiplagat s endurance and fitness proved insurmountable. Kipketer made her international debut as a junior competitor in 2008, and, as an 18-year-old in 2011, she took her abilities to the road and won three of the five half marathons she competed in, including wins in Lille (where she ran her current PR, 1:08:21) and Berlin. She made her marathon debut a year later in Hamburg and she followed her debut with a win and a course record at the Mumbai Marathon, 2:24:33. Kipketer was selected to represent Kenya at the 2013 IAAF World Championships Marathon, but she struggled and failed to finish the race. Two months later, she rallied to win the Amsterdam Marathon, setting a new PR, 2:23:02. After a maternity break in 2015, last year marked a comeback year for Kipketer. She proved her fitness was in tact in Chicago, and she started 2017 on a positive note with a sixth place finish in Boston. Personal Kipketer is the sister of elite marathon runner, Gideon Kipketer. Both Gideon and Valentine have recorded victories at the Mumbai Marathon, and both hold the Mumbai Marathon course record. The brother-sister duo also took home third place finishes in Chicago in Races 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 6th 2:29:35 02/26/17 Moshi Kilimanjaro Half Marathon 3rd 1:14:55 Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 6th 2:29:35 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 3rd 2:23:41 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 5th 2:33:13 01/17/16 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 3rd 2:34:07 10/20/13 Amsterdam Marathon 1st 2:23:02 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 80 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 81 Sunday, October 8, 2017

43 Florence Kiplagat Birthdate: 02/27/87 Citizenship: Kenya Sponsor: Nike 2015 & 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Champion 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Champion 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Champion 09/29/13 Berlin Marathon 1st 2:21:13 04/31/13 London Marathon 6th 2:27:05 04/22/12 London Marathon 4th 2:20:57 09/25/11 BMW Berlin Marathon 1st 2:19:44 04/18/11 Boston Marathon - DNF Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:19:44 (Berlin 2011) Half Marathon 1:05:09 (Barcelona, 2015) 10,000m 30:11.53 (Utrecht, 2009) Kiplagat returns to chase her third title in a row and her fourth podium finish (she finished second in 2014 and won in 2015 and 2016). She is the fifteenth fastest woman in history over the marathon distance with a personal best of 2:19:44. For the past two years, she dazzled fans in Chicago with an aggressive front-running style that saw her put in 26.2 miles of hard work; her winning time from last fall, 2:21:32, was the thirteenth fastest women s time in Chicago Marathon history and the fifth fastest time run in Kiplagat, the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon champion, held the half marathon world record until earlier this year (her PR of 1:05:09 now ranks her third on the all-time list). Her accolades include wins in Berlin in 2011 and 2013, and an IAAF World Cross Country title in She faces an exceptionally strong contender this fall in Tirunesh Dibaba. She lined up against Dibaba this spring in London and she failed to keep pace with both Dibaba and eventual winner Mary Keitany. But Kiplagat has more experience on Chicago s flat and fast course, and at the marathon distance; she has finished in the top 10 of her 11 career marathons. Personal Kiplagat is the niece of marathon runner William Kiplagat. She lives with her two daughters in Iten Races 04/23/17 London Marathon 9th 2:26:25 02/12/17 Barcelona Half Marathon 1st 1:08:15 Career marathons 04/23/17 London Marathon 9th 2:26:25 10/09/16 Chicago Marathon 1st 2:21:32 04/24/16 London Marathon 3rd 2:23:39 10/11/15 Chicago Marathon 1st 2:23:33 04/26/15 London Marathon 5th 2:24:15 10/12/14 Chicago Marathon 2nd 2:25:57 04/13/14 London Marathon 2nd 2:20:24 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 82 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 83 Sunday, October 8, 2017

44 Brigid Kosgei Birthdate: 02/20/94 Citizenship: Kenya Sponsor: Nike Michelle Lilienthal Birthdate: 04/15/82 Citizenship: United States Residence: Portland, ME Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:24:45 (Lisbon, 2016) Half marathon 1:07:35 (Verbania, 2017) Kosgei started her running career on the grass, entering the Discovery Kenya cross country competition. Her talents were recognized early on and she made her transition to the roads in She won her first marathon in a modest 2:47:59, and then stunned her competitors at the 2016 Milan City Marathon when she set a 20 minute PR and easily won the race in a gun-to-tape performance. After the race, Kosgei told reporters that she expected to run under 2:30. Her next two marathons continued to show her promise: she won the Honolulu Marathon and was runner up in Lisbon in a personal best, 2:24:45. Kosgei s 2017 season started with a half marathon personal best, 1:07:35, and a strong eighth place finish at the Boston Marathon (her Abbott World Marathon Majors debut). Most recently, she took first at the Bogota Half Marathon Races 07/30/17 Bogotá Half Marathon 1st 1:12:16 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 8th 2:31:48 03/05/17 Verbania Lago Maggiore Marathon 1st 1:07:35 Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 8th 2:31:48 12/11/16 Honolulu Marathon 1st 2:31:11 10/02/16 Lisbon Marathon 2nd 2:24:45 04/03/16 Milano City Marathon 1st 2:27:45 11/08/15 Porto Marathon 1st 2:47:59 Personal records Marathon 2:34:50 (St. Paul, 2013) Half marathon 1:12:46 (Houston, 2007) Lilienthal boasts a marathon PR of 2:34:50, set in 2013 after a two-year break from the sport. She is a three-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier with roots in the Midwest; she first made a name for herself as a seven-time champion at Iowa City High. She went on to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she earned Big Ten honors, and she made her marathon debut in 2005 with a third place finish in Philadelphia. She impressed the following year with a 16th place finish at the 2006 Boston Marathon she was the second American woman across the line. In 2006 and 2013, she finished one spot off the podium in fourth place at the U.S. Marathon Championships, and she has earned two third place finishes during her career at the U.S. Half Marathon championships. Chicago marks a long-awaited return to the marathon for Lilienthal. She has not raced 42K since Races 08/05/17 Cape Elizabeth Beach to Beacon 10K 13th 35:12 Career marathons 11/02/14 New York Marathon 21st 2:49:28 10/05/14 Portland Maine Marathon 2nd 2:58:46 10/06/13 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 4th 2:34:50 04/20/08 Boston U.S. Olympic Team Trials 85th 2:48:46 10/01/06 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 4th 2:35:51 04/17/06 Boston Marathon 16th 2:40:23 11/20/05 Philadelphia Marathon 3rd 2:49:22 11/02/14 New York Marathon 21st 2:49:28 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 84 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 85 Sunday, October 8, 2017

45 Maegan Krifchin Birthdate: 04/08/88 Citizenship: United States Residence: Atlanta, GA Sponsor: Mizuno Dot McMahan Birthdate: 11/06/76 Citizenship: United States Residence: Oakland Township, MI Coach: Keith and Kevin Brooks Sponsor: Hansons-Brooks 2013 U.S. 25K Champion Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:33:30 (Hamburg, 2015) Half marathon 1:09:51 (Philadelphia, 2015) Krifchin is an exciting runner who went into her marathon debut in 2015 completely under the radar and ran away with a 2:33:30 PR the ninth fastest time posted by an American woman that year. She followed her debut with another big performance at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. In spite of high heat and humidity beating most of the field, Krifchin finished seventh, running a disciplined race with nearly identical half splits she covered the first half in 1:16:38 and the second in 1:16:52 to come home in 2:33:34 (the 13th fastest American time in 2016). Heading into the Trials, she won the 2015 Philadelphia Rock n Roll Half Marathon in 1:09:51. Krifchin hit the national scene as a high school runner focused on mid-distance. She finished fourth at the 2006 New Balance Games in the mile, and she took her talents to Syracuse where she broke the school record in the 1500m (4:22.65) and posted a 4:48.10 mile PR. After graduating in 2010, she pushed her legs to the half marathon distance, debuting in 1:11:05. By 2012, she represented the U.S. internationally at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She had an impressive race, finishing 13th overall with a time of 1:12:29. Krifchin also has a pair of third place finishes at the 2012 U.S. 15K Championships and the 2012 U.S. 10K Championships. In February, the Atlanta Track Club announced the addition of seven athletes to its Olympic Development Team, coached by 2008 Olympian Amy Begley and Andrew Begley. Krifchin is among the athletes attempting to use this opportunity as a springboard to qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Races 07/04/17 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 21st 36:15:00 06/10/17 New York Mini 10K 21st 35:55:00 06/04/17 Albany Freihofer s Run for Women 15th 17:23 04/01/17 Prague Half Marathon 13th 1:14:30 Career marathons 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 7th 2:33:34 04/26/15 Hamburg Marathon 7th 2:33:30 Personal records Marathon 2:31:48 (Duluth, 2011) Half marathon 1:11:48 (Duluth, 2014) McMahan made her marathon debut in Chicago in 2006 and she returns this year as a newly minted masters runner with refreshed goals. After picking up her first masters win in New York on her birthday last fall, she took home another trophy in Boston this spring. With her sights set on a third win in Chicago, McMahan hopes to become the first masters runner to win all six AbbottWMM events. The last time she lined up in Chicago in 2012, she finished seventh in 2:32:11. McMahan has been a steady performer for the U.S. over the last decade. She finished eighth in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and ninth in the 2012 trials. She struggled in the heat of Los Angeles at the 2016 Olympic Trials and faltered to 34th place. Seeking redemption after the trials, she entered the New York City Marathon. She thought it would be a fitting exclamation point and exit to her running career. But McMahan surprised herself with a 12th place finish and the masters win, giving birth to a new wave of excitement. After New York, she explained, I was kind of surprised by what I was able to do at New York and by how much it refueled my passion for marathoning. As a master, I have new goals to chase... Internationally, McMahan represented the U.S. at the 2005 and 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and at the 2013 IAAF World Marathon Championships where she finished an impressive 18th Races 08/26/16 Flint Crim Festival of Races 10 Mile 11th 58:15 03/19/17 New York Half Marathon 22nd 1:15:40 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 14th 2:36:28 Career marathons 04/17/17 Boston Marathon 14th 2:36:28 11/6/16 New York Marathon 12th 2:38:46 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 34th 2:44:26 06/20/15 Duluth Grandmas Marathon 5th 2:34:52 08/10/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships 18th 2:39:52 10/07/12 Chicago Marathon 7th 2:32:11 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 86 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 87 Sunday, October 8, 2017

46 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon 9th 2:32:16 06/18/11 Duluth Grandma s Marathon 3rd 2:31:48 10/10/10 Chicago Marathon 15th 2:36:01 04/20/08 Boston U.S. Olympic Team Trials 8th 2:35:02 04/16/07 Boston US Women s Marathon 10th 2:43:56 10/22/06 Chicago Marathon 23rd 2:43:27 Karolina Nadolska Birthdate: 09/06/81 Citizenship: Poland 2009 & 2013 Poland national 5000m champion Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:26:31 (Osaka, 2014) Half marathon 1:09:54 (Poznan, 2017) Nadolska set her personal best, 2:26:31, at the 2014 Osaka Marathon, and she consistently runs in the 2:26-2:30 range. She finished 14th at the 2013 IAAF World Championships 10,000m, 20th at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and 17th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She represented Poland at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the marathon, coming home in 35th place, and she is a two-time national champion in the 5000m. Nadolska made her marathon debut in 2007 and rapidly improved from a 2:49 to a 2:33 in less than a year. She is a two-time winner of the Lodz Marathon (2013 and 2014), and she has earned top finishes in Osaka (second) and Frankfurt (third). Although she hasn t raced a marathon since 2014, Nadolska has been racing prolifically. She has spent her 2017 season racing regularly on the roads in distances ranging from the 10K to the half marathon. Some highlights include a third place finish at the Lilac Bloomsday 15K, fifth at the Cherry Blossom 10 mile and first at the Poznan Half Marathon in Poland. The Chicago Marathon is her first AbbottWMM Races 06/17/17 Langueux 10 km 4th 32:43 06/10/17 Oelder Sparkassen Citylauf 3rd 33:06 05/21/17 Bangalore TCS World 10K 9th 33:56 05/07/17 Spokane Lilac Bloomsday Run 3rd 40:29 04/23/17 Vancouver Sun Run 1st 32:39 04/15/17 New Orleans Crescent City Classic 3rd 32:29 04/02/17 Washington Cherry Blossom 10M 5th 54:48 03/26/17 Poznań Half Marathon 1st 1:09:54 01/22/17 Santa Pola Half Marathon 4th 1:13:51 Career marathons 04/13/14 Łódź Marathon 1st 2:28:12 01/26/14 Osaka International Ladies Marathon 2nd 2:26:31 04/13/13 Łódź Marathon 1st 2:26:45 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 88 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 89 Sunday, October 8, 2017

47 01/27/13 Osaka International Ladies Marathon 5th 2:30:29 08/05/12 London Olympic Games 35th 2:30:57 02/20/11 Yokohama Women s Marathon 5th 2:27:16 07/31/10 Barcelona European Championships - DNF 10/25/09 Frankfurt Marathon 3rd 2:29:10 05/10/09 Praha Marathon 7th 2:35:28 11/16/08 San Antonio Rock n Roll Marathon 3rd 2:33:19 04/20/08 Zürich Marathon 2nd 2:33:16 10/21/07 Porto Marathon 2nd 2:54:55 09/23/07 Warsaw Marathon 3rd 2:49:57 Madaí Pérez Birthdate: 02/02/80 Citizenship: Mexico Sponsor: Nike 2003 & 2010 Mexico National 10,000m Champion 2011 Pan American Games Marathon silver medalist Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:22:59 (Chicago, 2006) Half marathon 1:09:45 (New York, 2010) Pérez made her marathon debut in Chicago 14 years ago (2003), and she returned in 2006 to set her still-standing personal best, 2:22:59. Her performance in 2006 catapulted her into the national spotlight as she became the fastest female marathon runner ever from Mexico; she still holds the national record, and she has run Mexico s all-time 6th, 7th, 8th and 12th fastest times. She is a two-time Olympian in the marathon (2008 and 2016) and a two-time national champion in the 10,000m (2003, 2010). She finished seventh at the 2013 IAAF World Marathon Championships (she also competed in 2005 and 2007) and sixth at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She finally climbed toward the top in 2011 when she picked up a silver medal in the marathon at the Pan American Games. One of Pérez s most memorable races occurred at the 2007 Boston Marathon where she proved hard to shake and she hung with the leaders until the closing miles. She placed third, and that remains her best finish in an AbbottWMM. Pérez did not race in 2014 and 2015, but her times in 2016 and 2017 point to an athlete who is ready to be back on the global stage. Personal Pérez is married to Odilon Cuahutle, a professional runner (2:15:34 marathon personal best) and coach Races Date Competition Place Time 02/19/17 Guadalajara Half Marathon 6th 1:16:58 01/15/17 Houston Half Marathon 15th 1:15:16 Career marathons Date Race Time Place 08/14/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 32nd 2:34:42 04/17/16 Hamburg Marathon 5th 2:29:27 08/10/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships 7th 2:34:23 04/15/13 Boston Marathon 7th 2:28:59 10/23/11 Guadalajara Pan American Games 2nd 2:38:03 04/17/11 London Marathon 14th 2:27:02 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 90 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 91 Sunday, October 8, 2017

48 Date Race Time Place 11/07/10 New York City Marathon 8th 2:29:53 04/19/10 Boston Marathon 13th 2:36:04 08/17/08 Beijing Olympic Games 19th 2:31:47 09/02/07 Osaka IAAF World Championships 15th 2:35:17 04/15/07 Boston Marathon 3rd 2:30:16 10/22/06 Chicago Marathon 4th 2:22:59 08/14/05 Helsinki IAAF World Championships 11th 2:26:50 11/07/04 New York City Marathon 9th 2:29:57 04/04/04 Rotterdam Marathon 2nd 2:27:08 10/12/03 Chicago Marathon 12th 2:31:34 Kimi Reed Birthdate: 02/03/88 Citizenship: United States Residence: Springfield, MO Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:38:37 (Duluth, 2015) Half marathon 1:15:43 (Duluth, 2016) Reed was an impressive high school athlete, qualifying for state all four years, and she became one of the most highly decorated runners at Missouri Southern. She still holds school records in four events: the indoor 5000m, the outdoor 5000m, the outdoor 10,000m and the distance medley relay. She was a multiple time All-MIAA and All-American, and she was the 2008 South Central Region Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Reed initially focused on the half marathon distance, making her half debut in 2011 in 1:20:40. She has progressively improved each year, dropping her half marathon PR by five minutes and qualifying for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with a 2:38:37 PR at the 2015 Grandma s Marathon. Reed went into the trials with a goal of running 2:37, but she became the victim of high heat and humidity and edited her goal to just finishing in the top half of the race. The Chicago Marathon marks her debut in the AbbottWMM. Personal Reed documents her training and racing on her blog: runner4life-seekimirun.blogspot.com 2017 Races 06/17/17 Duluth Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon 10th 1:16:35 04/29/17 Columbus US Half Marathon Ch. 15th 1:16:42 04/08/17 Kansas City Parkway Half Marathon 1st 1:18:12 Career marathons 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 86th 2:52:52 06/20/15 Duluth Grandmas Marathon 8th 2:38:37 06/21/14 Duluth Grandma s Marathon 15th 2:41:54 10/16/13 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 16th 2:44:22 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 92 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 93 Sunday, October 8, 2017

49 Joanna Reyes Birthdate: 06/27/92 Citizenship: United States Residence: San Jose, CA Rocio Cantara Rojas Birthdate: 01/04/87 Citizenship: Peru 2013 National Peru National Champion 10,000m Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:37:55 (Los Angeles, 2017) Career Overview Reyes is a young athlete with an inspiring story that shows that hard work, passion and running fearlessly lead to significant improvements. She ran her first half marathon at age 16 and her energy at the end foreshadowed a future as a marathon star. She finished her first marathon at age 22, clocking a 3:08 debut and qualifying for Boston. Since her debut in 2014, she has improved every time she lines up, but her big breakthrough happened this winter in Los Angeles. In preparation for the race, she dramatically increased her mileage and had zero injury setbacks (she fits her training into a busy schedule as a Pharmacy student). She went into L.A. thinking she could break 2:45, and she ran across the finish line even faster: 2:37:55. Reyes explained, At the LA Marathon, I was just hoping to finish under 2:45. What I believe contributed to a good race in LA was running as a professional athlete; competing against runners from Kenya and runners who ran in the Olympics; being on the local news station during the race; meeting with Ryan Hall, Kara Goucher, and Deena Kastor the day before the race; good race weather; nearly flat course (compared to the San Francisco Marathon); training and tapering well; staying healthy and injury free the day of the race; not having to stress about school because I completed final exams two weeks before the race; and having the support of my family and friends throughout training Races 03/19/17 Los Angeles Marathon 4th 2:37:55 Career marathons 03/19/17 Los Angeles Marathon 4th 2:37:55 07/31/16 San Francisco Marathon 2nd 2:51:03 07/26/15 San Francisco Marathon 3rd 3:00:49 08/24/14 Santa Rosa Marathon 3rd 3:08:30 Personal records Marathon 2:37:05 (New York, 2015) Half marathon 1:14:17 (Miami, 2016) Career Overview Rojas has run four career marathons with a personal best of 2:37:05, set in New York in 2015 for an 11th place finish. She has competed in two IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and she won the 2013 Peru National Championships in the 10,000m. In 2009 and 2013, she finished fourth and seventh, respectively, in the South American 10,000m championships. Rojas finally made her marathon debut at the New York City Marathon in She finished in the top 20 and returned in 2015 to subtract eight minutes from her PR. She started her 2017 crusade with an eighth place finish at the Houston Marathon, a pair of podium finishes at the South American Half Marathon Championships (third) and the Guadalajara Half Marathon (third), and a win at the Santiago de Chile Half Marathon. Rojas will be competing in her second AbbottWMM Races 04/13/17 Torrance Mt. SAC Relays Invitational - DNF 04/02/17 Santiago de Chile Half Marathon 1st 1:17:17 03/18/17 Montevideo South American Half Marathon Ch. 3rd 1:15:56 02/19/17 Guadalajara Half Marathon 3rd 1:14:59 01/15/17 Houston Marathon 8th 2:49:51 Career marathons 01/15/17 Houston Marathon 8th 2:49:51 04/10/16 Rotterdam Marathon 19th 2:40:57 11/01/15 New York Marathon 11th 2:37:05 11/02/14 New York Marathon 18th 2:45:30 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 94 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 95 Sunday, October 8, 2017

50 Joan Benoit Samuelson Birthdate: 05/16/57 Citizenship: United States Residence: Freeport, ME Sponsor: Nike Personal Samuelson and her husband, Scott, have two children, Abby and Anders. In 2012, Samuelson completed the Boston Marathon with her daughter, Abby. She remains committed to the sport through health and fitness clinics and motivational speaking. She has written two books, Running Tide (Knopf, 1987) and Joan Samuelson s Running for Women (Rodale Press, 1995), and she founded the popular Beach to Beacon 10K road race in Cape Elizabeth, Maine Olympic Marathon Champion 1985 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Champion Personal records Marathon 2:21:21 (Chicago, 1985) Half marathon 1:08:23 (Boston, 1983) Career Overview As every runner knows, running is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other; it is about our lifestyle and who we are. As a relatively unknown college student at Bowdoin, Joan Benoit Samuelson burst onto the scene in 1979 with an American Record win at the Boston Marathon, chopping eight minutes off the previous course record. In 1983, Samuelson returned to Boston and not only won again (2:22:43), but set her first of four career world records; her 2:22:43 remained Boston s course record for 11 years. In March of 1984, Samuelson injured her knee during a 20-mile training run and underwent arthroscopic knee surgery just 17 days before the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. In spite of her injury, she won the trials. Three months later, she became the first woman ever to win a gold medal in the Olympic Marathon, turning in a time of 2:24:52 ahead of running legends Grete Waitz, Rosa Mota and Ingrid Kristiansen. Carrying her Olympic momentum into 1985, she set another American Record en route to her Chicago Marathon victory. Her time, 2:21:21, is the fastest time an American woman has ever clocked in Chicago, and it stood as the American Record for 18 years (Deena Kastor broke it in London in 2003). Samuelson remains the third fastest American marathon runner of all-time, and her time in Chicago ranks as the fourth fastest time ever run by an American woman (only Deena Kastor and Shalane Flanagan have run faster). Outside of the marathon distance, Samuelson enjoyed success as a six-time champion of the historic Falmouth Road Race (7.1 miles). Samuelson has qualified for seven U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and she made news at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials when she ran sub 2:50 at age 50 she set a new American 50+ record, running 2:49:09. In 2010, she recorded the fastest-ever performance by a woman over 52 in Chicago: 2:47:50. Samuelson enters this year s Chicago Marathon with an ambitious goal: becoming the first woman ever to break three hours at age 60 (the current record is 3:01:30). She explained, Storytelling is important to me and it s how I motivate myself. My race decisions often reflect my narrative. Once I turned 60 I knew that the Oct. 8 Chicago race would represent the next chapter in my career. In her build up to Chicago, Samuelson set an American age group record at the Beach to Beacon 10K in August. She clocked 39:19 to win her division Races 08/05/17 Beach to Beacon 10K *278th 39:19 *Samuelson finished first in the age division, and she set a new American age group record for Career marathons 04/20/15 Boston Marathon 67th 2:54:03 04/21/14 Boston Marathon 58th 2:52:10 11/03/13 New York City Marathon 41st 2:57:13 04/15/13 Boston Marathon 47th 2:50:29 04/01/12 Washington Cherry Blossom 28th 1:02:30 04/18/11 Boston Marathon 44th 2:51:29 10/31/10 Athens Classic Marathon 22nd 3:03:37 10/10/10 Chicago Marathon 42nd 2:47:50 11/01/09 New York City Marathon 17th 2:49:09 04/20/08 Boston U.S. Olympic Team Trials 90th 2:49:08 10/02/05 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 11th 2:46:27 12/14/03 Honolulu Marathon 8th 2:53:54 10/13/02 Chicago Marathon 16th 2:42:28 11/04/01 New York Marathon 21st 2:42:56 02/26/00 Columbia Marathon 9th 2:39:59 11/01/98 New York Marathon 12th 2:41:06 02/10/96 Columbia US Women s Olympic Trials 13th 2:36:54 04/19/93 Boston Marathon 6th 2:35:43 10/11/92 Columbus Marathon 1st 2:32:20 11/03/91 New York Marathon 6th 2:33:57 04/15/91 Boston Marathon 4th 2:26:54 11/06/88 New York Marathon 3rd 2:32:40 10/20/85 Chicago Marathon 1st 2:21:21 08/05/84 Los Angeles Olympic Games 1st 2:24:52 05/12/84 Olympia US Olympic Trials 1st 2:31:04 04/18/83 Boston Marathon 1st 2:22:43 08/12/82 Eugene Marathon 1st 2:26:11 10/11/81 Columbus Marathon 2nd 2:39:07 08/23/81 Ottawa Avon Marathon 2nd 2:37:25 04/20/81 Boston Marathon 3rd 2:30:17 04/16/79 Boston Marathon 1st 2:35:15 Elite athletes Bank of America Chicago Marathon 96 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 97 Sunday, October 8, 2017

51 Becky Wade Birthdate: 02/09/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Boulder, CO Sponsor: Saucony 01/15/17 Houston Marathon 3rd 2:35:57 Career marathons 01/15/17 Houston Marathon 3rd 2:35:57 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 85th 2:52:42 03/15/14 Los Angeles Marathon 8th 2:37:30 12/08/13 Sacramento California International Marathon 1st 2:30:41 Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:30:41 (Sacramento, 2013) Half marathon 1:12:18 (Houston, 2015) Career Overview Becky Wade was once called America s best young distance runner, and for good reason. In her 2013 debut at the California International Marathon, she took first place in 2:30:41. This feat made her the third fastest American woman marathoner in history under the age of 25. She finished 2013 as the fifth fastest American, and she was the only one in the top five under the age of 30. In spite of her early success, Wade struggled in her next two marathons, including a disappointing showing at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. But she opened her 2017 season with a bold comeback in Houston. On a hot and humid day, she landed in the top three in 2:35:57. She maintained her momentum to finish fourth at the U.S. 20K Championships in September. Wade was a four-time All-American at Rice University. Her versatility as a runner made her successful in both the steeplechase and the 10,000m. In 2012, she qualified for the Olympic Trials in both events, and made it to the finals in the steeplechase. In 2016, she jumped up to the marathon trials, but still qualified for the steeplechase. Personal Wade spent a year traveling the world on a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship program to study running in different cultures. In one interview, she said the most interesting place she visited was Ethiopia: The most unique running place I visited during my fellowship year was in Ethiopia, where the culture of running was unlike anything I d ever encountered. In Ethiopian style, we trained in single-file lines through dense forests and eucalyptus patches, over undulating terrain, and without watches or specific plans. The two months I spent there really refreshed my appreciation for the purity and simplicity of running, and helped me learn to be more attentive to my body. Wade documented her travels which included nine countries, 72 host families and more than 3500 miles running - in her book, Run the World Races 09/04/17 U.S. 20K Championships 4th 1:08:05 07/04/17 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 6th 33:44 06/04/17 Albany Freihofer s Run For Women 5K 4th 16:16 05/07/17 Spokane Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K 10th 41:54 04/15/17 New Orleans Crescent City Classic 10K 7th 34:49 04/02/17 Charleston Cooper River Bridge Run 10K 9th 34:18 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 98 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 99 Sunday, October 8, 2017

52 Taylor Ward Birthdate: 09/23/90 Citizenship: United States Residence: Ogden, UT Sponsor: Saucony Lisa Weightman Birthdate: 01/16/79 Citizenship: Australia Sponsor: Adidas 2012 Commonwealth Games Marathon bronze medalist Elite athletes Personal records Marathon 2:36:25 (Philadelphia, 2016) Half marathon 1:14:10 (Tampa, 2017) Career Overview Ward was a gifted performer at Weber State University where she collected a Big Sky title in the 10,000m, 12 Academic All-Conference honors and some of the fastest times in the 5000m and 10,000m in school history. She graduated in 2014 and made a quick move to road racing. By 2015, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with a 2:38:32 tenth place finish in Houston. She did not have the race of her dreams at the trials, but she recovered well with a win at the 2016 Philadelphia Marathon and a new personal best, 2:36:25. Ward also won the 2016 La Sportiva Mountain Cup Trail race, and she was second at the 2016 Collegiate Mountain Running Championships. She welcomed 2017 with a third place finish and a PR at the Tampa Half Marathon, 1:14: Races 07/09/17 Utica Boilermaker 31st 55:53:00 05/07/17 Pittsburgh Half Marathon 7th 1:15:56 04/02/17 Charleston Cooper River Bridge Run 11th 35:01:00 02/26/17 Tampa Half Marathon 3rd 1:14:10 Career marathons 11/20/16 Philadelphia Marathon 1st 2:36:25 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials 107th 2:57:04 10/11/15 Chicago Marathon 23rd 2:45:01 01/18/15 Houston Marathon 10th 2:38:32 Personal records Marathon 2:25:15 (London, 2017) Half marathon 1:09:00 (Gold Coast, AUS 2010) Career Overview Weightman comes to Chicago on the heels of her best career performance to date, a 2:25:15 fifth place finish in London. Her time in London makes her the third fastest Australian woman in history. She is a three-time Olympian in the marathon (2008, 2012, 2016); her best Olympic showing came in London when she finished 16th in 2:27:31. She has competed in several World Championships: the marathon (2009), half marathon (2007), 20K (2006) and cross country (2007, 2008, 2009). She won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Weightman made her marathon debut in 2008 in 2:32:22, tying the fastest marathon debut record by an Australian woman, and she has banked a dozen career marathons since. She won the 2010 Nagano Marathon and the 2013 Melbourne Marathon, and she finished second in Houston in She should be in the running for a top five finish on October 8. Personal Weightman works full time as a business consultant for IBM Races 04/23/17 London Marathon 5th 2:25:15 Career marathons 04/23/17 London Marathon 5th 2:25:15 08/14/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 31st 2:34:41 01/17/16 Houston Marathon 2nd 2:27:35 10/13/13 Melbourne Marathon 1st 2:26:05 01/27/13 Osaka International Ladies Marathon 4th 2:29:09 08/05/12 London Olympic Games 16th 2:27:32 10/30/11 Frankfurt Marathon 12th 2:29:23 10/14/10 New Delhi Commonwealth Games 3rd 2:35:25 04/18/10 Nagano Commemorative Marathon 1st 2:28:48 08/23/09 Berlin IAAF World Championships 17th 2:30:42 08/17/08 Beijing Olympic Games 33rd 2:34:16 04/13/08 London Marathon 13th 2:32:22 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 100 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 101 Sunday, October 8, 2017

53 Men s wheelchair biographies Adam Bleakney Birthdate: 08/27/75 Citizenship: United States Residence: Savoy, IL Rafael Botello Jimenez Birthdate: 02/23/79 Citizenship: Spain Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:26:03 (Boston, 2011) Adam Bleakney is the 2002 Chicago Marathon champion and a three-time runner up, including in 2012 when he finished second to the fastest man in the world, Canada s Josh Cassidy. In 2011, Bleakney broke the American record for the all-conditions wheelchair marathon when he finished sixth in Boston in 1:26:03. Bleakney raced his first Chicago Marathon in 1999 and tied for second in a sprint finish down Columbus Drive. He has competed in the last 13 of 17 Chicago Marathons, including finishing in his fastest time ever on the streets of the windy city in Bleakney is the head coach of the world-class University of Illinois Wheelchair Racing Team, which includes seven-time Chicago Marathon champion Tatyana McFadden and three-time champion Amanda McGrory. Bleakney won a silver medal in the 800m at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. He finished 24th in the 2012 Paralympic Marathon in London. He finished his 2016 season with a 21st place in New York and he opened his 2017 season with a 21st place finish in Boston. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 16th 1:38: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 12th 1:31: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 23rd 2:03: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 17th 1:43: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:34: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:29: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:36: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:54: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:38: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:39: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:40: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:40: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:43:42 Personal record Marathon: 1:22:18 (Padua, 2007) Rafael Botello Jimenez Rafa started competing in wheelchair racing in 2003 (one year after he endured a dorsal spinal cord injury as a result of a bicycle accident). Botello Jimenez has recorded four top-ten finishes in Chicago (2009 4th; rd; rd; th). He struggled in 2014, finishing an uncharacteristic 19th and well out of the hunt for first. But he returned in 2015 and 2016 to erase that disappointment, finishing 11th both years. Botello Jiminez has competed in 36 AbbottWMM events since 2005, and while he has finished inside of the top three, he has never won a major. Botello Jimenez finished in the top 10 of the 2012 London Paralympic marathon, he is a two-time winner of the Valencia Marathon (2007, 2010) and he set his current PR in Padua (2007) a time that makes him the third fastest European on a legal course. He holds Spanish records for the mile and 10,000m on the track and the 5K, 10K and marathon on the road. He also competes for Spain in the para-triathlon and para-cycling. This spring, he finished 5th in London at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 11th 1:37: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 11th 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 19th 1:49: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:28: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:39:56 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 102 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 103 Sunday, October 8, 2017

54 Christian Clemmons Birthdate: 02/28/95 Citizenship: United States Residence: Beach Park, IL Alexandre Dupont Birthdate: 09/03/85 Citizenship: Canada Personal record Marathon: 1:39:02 (Boston, 2017) Personal record Marathon: 1:33:14 (Chicago, 2014) Elite athletes Christian Clemmons is an Illinois native and a relative newcomer to long distance racing. He started his athletic career as a basketball player and was encouraged by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) in Lake Forest, IL to give track racing a try. He rounded the oval for the first time in 2014 and started racing distances from 100m to 1500m. He made his marathon debut in Chicago in 2015, finishing 37th in 2:15:16. He is currently training under Adam Bleakney at the University of Illinois, and he will be back in Chicago for his third consecutive year. He started 2017 with a positive showing in Boston, finishing 23rd in a new personal best, 1:39:02. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 26th 2:03: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 37th 2:15:16 Dupont returns to Chicago for the fourth time. He has raced well in the windy city, placing in the top 12 three times, and being close to the podium twice. He competed in the 2017 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in London, but he dropped out of the race before the half marathon mark. Dupont is primarily known as a track racer he won three gold medals at the 2015 Parapan American Games (400m, 800m, 1500m), and he picked up a bronze at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the 4x400m relay. He competed in four track events at the 2012 London Paralympics, and he has been eying a full transition to the marathon for a while with the goal of being among the best. Outside of road racing, he owns Revolution Sports, a company that manufactures sports equipment for people with disabilities. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 10th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 12th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:37:07 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 104 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 105 Sunday, October 8, 2017

55 Kurt Fearnley Birthdate: 03/23/81 Citizenship: Australia Residence: Hamilton, New South Wales, AUS Thomas Frühwirth Birthdate: 08/12/81 Citizenship: Austria Elite athletes Personal record Marathon:1:18:51 (Boston, 2011) Kurt Fearnley is Chicago s most decorated male wheelchair athlete with five titles, including three in a row from 2007 to 2009 and then two more in 2011 and A veteran of more than 50 marathons (with over 30 wins), he has captured nine medals at the Paralympic Games, including a pair of gold medals in the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Marathon. He took another gold at the 2011 IPC World Championships Marathon, and he won four consecutive New York City Marathons from 2006 to 2009; he finished third in 2013 and was on top of the podium again in 2014 after a sprint finish through Central Park. His 1:29:22 course record in New York still stands. At the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Chicago Marathons, Fearnley was part of historic sprint finishes. In 2014, the top 11 professional wheelchair athletes finished within 11 seconds; in 2015, the top 11 men finished within 13 seconds; and in 2016, the top nine men were within 16 seconds of each other. Hug edged out Fearnely at the finish by one second last fall, and then repeated the feat at the New York City Marathon. Fearnley opened his 2017 season by finishing third at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup (behind Weir and Hug). One week earlier, he finished fourth in Boston. Personal record Marathon: 1:29:39 (Boston, 2017) Frühwirth is an exciting and versatile athlete best known for his feats in cycling and the triathlon. He made his marathon debut in Boston by finishing 19th in 1:29:39. He is a two-time Ironman finisher, and he holds the world record in both the Ironman and the 70.3 Ironman. He is the 2015 Ironman world champion, a 2014 and 2015 Paracycling World Championships bronze medalist and he won the silver medal in handcycling at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. He made headlines in 2012 when he finished the Race Across America with a teammate. Frühwirth is new to the AbbottWMM series, but he aims to finish all six events by Frühwirth will be making his Chicago Marathon debut on October 8. At the 2007 Chicago Marathon, the warmest day in event history, he broke the course record (Heinz Frei broke it again in 2010). Fearnley is a passionate disability advocate and devotes himself to a number of charitable initiatives. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:29: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:29: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:28:06 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 106 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 107 Sunday, October 8, 2017

56 Joshua George Birthdate: 03/18/85 Citizenship: United States Residence: McLean, VA Jun Hiromichi Birthdate: 12/21/73 Citizenship: Japan Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:21:47 (Boston, 2017) Josh George competed in his first Chicago Marathon in 2002 as an 18-year-old, finishing fourth among a talented field that included U of I coach Adam Bleakney. He has finished in the top five of the race 11 times, and he is a four-time Chicago Marathon champion, including back-to-back victories in 2003 and 2004, another in 2006 and a nail-biting victory in 2014 where he was chased to the line by 10 men in a near photo finish. George missed defending his 2014 title by two seconds, and he followed Hug and Fearnley to the line in 2016, losing the first spot by just two seconds. George has performed exceptionally well on the world stage. He is a six-time World Champion, including a win at the 2015 IPC World Championships Marathon, and a four-time Paralympian with one gold medal (100m), one silver (800m) and three bronze (100m, 400m, 800m). Prior to the age of 25, he set world records in the 100m, 400m and 800m events. He ended 2016 with a podium finish in New York (third place), and he started 2017 with a fifth place finish in Tokyo, a sixth place finish and a PR in Boston and an eighth place finish in London at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup. Personal record Marathon: 1:23:23 (Beijing, 2008) Hiromichi started racing in a wheelchair in 1991 and he made his international debut in 1994 (he injured his spine in a 1989 motorcycle accident). He competed in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics, and he owns two silver medals in the 800m from 2000 and For a track racer, he fared extremely well in the 2008 Paralympic Marathon, coming home seventh in his personal best, 1:23:23. Hiromichi started his 2017 season with a decent showing in Tokyo, finishing 11th overall. Between 2004 and 2010, he was presented with the Medal of the Oita Prefecture, the Hinodecho Sports Achievement Award, the Osaka Sports Achievement Award, the Osaka Prefectural Honor, the Honorary Citizens of Sakai Award and the Prime Minister s Award. He has served as a council committee member of the Japan Para Athletics Federation, and he has worked as the director of the Paralympians Association of Japan and as executive director of Sports of Heart. Hiromichi will be making his Chicago Marathon debut on October 8. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:36: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:29: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:38: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:40: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:36: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:42: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:56:49 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 108 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 109 Sunday, October 8, 2017

57 Kota Hokinoue Birthdate: 03/30/74 Citizenship: Japan Marcel Hug Birthdate: 01/16,/86 Citizenship: Switzerland Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:21:14 (Boston, 2014) Kota Hokinoue began racing in 2002 (he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident in 2000), but he did not compete in his first Chicago Marathon until 2014; he finished fifth, and he was just four seconds away from wearing the crown. He came back in 2015 to pursue a podium finish, but he crossed the line in 8th in 1:30:57 just 11 seconds away from a victory. The same scenario repeated itself in 2016 when Hokinoue was part of yet another remarkable sprint finish down the homestretch. He finished ninth, but he was just 16 seconds away from the title. Hokinoue has been a regular competitor on the AbbottWMM circuit, finishing first in Berlin in 2014 and first in Tokyo in He has raced all three majors so far in 2017: Tokyo (sixth), Boston (10th) and London at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup (sixth, and just three seconds away from first). He holds a bronze medal from the 2013 IPC World Championships, and he competed in both the 2008 and 2016 Paralympic Games. Hokinoue broke the Japanese record in 2011 when he clocked 1:22:01, finishing second in Oensingen, and he lowered it again in Boston in 2014 when he was second in 1:21:14, ranking second in the world behind past Chicago Marathon champion Ernst Van Dyk. As a track racer, Hokinoue has set Japanese records in the 5000m and 10,000m. Personal record Marathon: 1:18:04 (Boston, 2017) Marcel Hug (a.k.a. the silver bullet ) won the Boston Marathon for the fourth time this spring, and then one week later he finished second in London at the 2017 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup (he was one second away from first). Prior to Boston, he finished second in Tokyo. He enters the Chicago Marathon after winning the first ever AbbottWMM Series X wheelchair competition, and after capping his 2016 season with a win in New York (he also won in 2013). He went beyond the grand slam in 2016, winning in Boston, London, Rio, Berlin, Chicago and New York. Hug has also won the Berlin Marathon (2011, 2012, 2016), Oita Marathon (2010, 2011, 2012), Schenkon Marathon (2012, 2014) and Seoul Marathon (2013, 2015). Hug made waves in 2013 when he became the world marathon champion at the IPC World Championships; in addition to the marathon, he took home gold in four events: the 400m, 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m. At the 2011 IPC World Championships, he won gold in the 10,000m, and was second in four events. He is a two-time Paralympian with a silver medal in the marathon from the 2012 London Paralympics marathon and a gold medal from the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:30:48 Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:32:16 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 110 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 111 Sunday, October 8, 2017

58 Jose Jiménez Birthdate: 07/02/82 Citizenship: Costa Rica Gyu Dae Kim Birthdate: 01/17/84 Citizenship: South Korea Residence: Champaign, IL Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:31:36 (Duluth, 2015) Jose Jiménez represented Costa Rica at the 2011 IPC World Championships, claiming two top-ten finishes on the track (8th in the 1500m and 6th in the 5000m). He set his current PR in 2015 with a fourth place at Grandma s Marathon in Duluth, MN; his time, 1:31:36, ranked him 14th in the world for the year. He made his Chicago Marathon debut in 2012, finishing 16th in 1:43:54; he came back in 2015 to clock a faster time, finishing 20th in 1:42:17, and he finally dipped under 1:40 in 2016, improving to a 14th place finish in 1:38:47. He kicked off 2017 with a 29th place showing at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup. Jiménez is Costa Rica s national champion in the 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and marathon. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 14th 1:38: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 20th 1:42: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 16th 1:43:54 Personal record Marathon: 1:30:08 (Rio, 2016) Kim is a 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympian. He competed in five events in Rio at the 2016 Paralympics (5000m, 1500m, 800m, 4x400m and marathon), winning the bronze in both the marathon and the 800m. At the 2012 London Paralympic Games, he took the bronze in a sprint finish in the 1500m, and he finished seventh in the men s marathon. In 2008, he helped South Korea win a bronze medal in the 4x100m. And at the 2013 IPC World Championships, he reached the top of the podium with a gold medal in the 800m. Kim finished 10th in his first Chicago Marathon in 2013, and then won the 2014 Grandma s Marathon in Duluth, MN. He returned to Chicago in 2014 and was part of an historic finish that saw the top 11 men finish within 11 seconds. Kim finished 6th, just six seconds behind the winner, Josh George. The same finale repeated itself in 2015: the top 11 men finished within 13 seconds of each other, and Kim was in the mix, finishing fifth in 1:30:51 (just five seconds away from the win). Last fall, Kim missed the podium by one second, landing in fourth in yet another sprint finish. In 2004, as a surgeon with the South Korean Navy SEALs, Kim suffered spinal a cord injury after partaking in a parachute jump at about 1500 meters. His main parachute did not open, but he was able to open the backup chute. The impact from the land left his lower half paralyzed. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 10th 1:38:00 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 112 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 113 Sunday, October 8, 2017

59 Kozo Kubo Birthdate: 05/27/81 Citizenship: Japan Simon Lawson Birthdate: 06/07/82 Citizenship: Great Britain Residence: Cambridge Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:23:24 Kubo will be making his Chicago Marathon debut after finding his way back into track and road racing in Starting in 2008, Kubo made a name for himself as a biathlete and cross country skier. He competed in both the biathlon and cross country skiing at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympic Games, winning a bronze in the biathlon in He made his AbbottWMM debut in London in 2015, finishing 26th, and then he competed in both the marathon and the 5000m at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. While he didn t make it out of the first round of the 5000m, he fared well in the marathon, finishing 18th. Kubo started 2017 with a 12th place in Tokyo and a 20th place in London at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup. Kubo was named the IPC Athlete of the Month in January of 2013, and he was presented with the Hokkaido Honorary Award in Japan in Personal record Marathon: 1:25:06 (Boston, 2017) Simon Lawson started competing in professional wheelchair racing in 2009, and he has improved his personal best almost every year since then. He experienced one of his best performances in Chicago in 2015, recording a 1:30:58, for a ninth place finish. Internationally, Lawson has represented Great Britain in the marathon at the 2015 IPC World Championships where he finished 10th, and at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games where he finished 14th. He had an outstanding 2016, finishing in the top ten of four AbbottWMM events, and he started 2017 with a huge PR in Boston, 1:25:06, for a 13th place finish. Lawson also finished 24th at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in London. Lawson was a promising motorcross rider until he broke his back in a 2001 accident. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:30:58 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 114 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 115 Sunday, October 8, 2017

60 Patrick Monahan Birthdate: 01/14/86 Citizenship: Ireland Hiroki Nishida Birthdate:11/03/84 Citizenship: Japan Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:29:45 (Seoul, 2016) Patrick Monahan executed well in his second Chicago Marathon last fall, finishing 12th in 1:37:22. Monahan started 2017 on a positive note: he set a new PR and Irish national record at the Seoul Marathon, 1:29:10. His performance in Seoul the previous year was good enough to punch his ticket to Rio. He impressed in his first Paralympic Games with a 16th place finish in 1:40:26. In addition to his recent performances in the AbbottWMM, Monahan has won both the Dublin and Columbus, Ohio marathons. Most recently, he finished 14th at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in London. Monahan was inspired to take up wheelchair racing after watching the 2012 London Paralympic Marathon. He started using a racing chair in 2013 (six years after becoming paralyzed in a car accident), and two months later he finished third in the Dublin Marathon. Personal record Marathon: 1:20:28 (Boston, 2017) Nishida started racing the AbbottWMM in 2015, posting a 17th place in London and a sixth in Tokyo. He competed in more races in 2016, starting with Tokyo in sixth place, Boston in ninth, London in sixth and New York in 11th. He returned to Tokyo to open his 2017 season with a seventh place finish, moved to Boston to finish fifth in a personal best and then ventured to London to finish 13th at the World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup. Nishida has raced well at the world championships with a 10th place in 2013 and a 17th place in Nishida s primary focus is on improving his marathon finishes so that he can win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 12th 1:37: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 15th 1:38:57 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 116 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 117 Sunday, October 8, 2017

61 Aaron Pike Birthdate: 05/04/86 Citizenship: United States Residence: Champaign, IL Krige Schabort Birthdate: 09/09/63 Citizenship: United States Residence: Cedartown, GA Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:22:09 (Boston, 2017) Aaron Pike is one of many top competitors to emerge from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign program. He made a name for himself in 2012 when he and Josh George sailed under the course record at Grandma s Marathon (Pike was the runner up). That performance paved his way to London where he participated in his first Paralymic Games. He finished 16th in the marathon, and he also qualified to compete in three track events: the 1500m, 5000m, and 4x400m relay. Pike s 2017 season is off to a strong start he captured two top 10 finishes this spring with a seventh place and a personal best in Boston and a seventh place at the World Para Athletic Championships in London. He has been in the chase pack for the past three years in Chicago, but he hasn t broken into the top three yet. Pike remains a consistent performer in the AbbottWMM he has finished in the topten five times in Boston and eight times in Chicago. He is also a member of the U.S. Nordic Ski team. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:34: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:39: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:38: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:36: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 1:48:31 Personal record Marathon: 1:23:44 (Boston, 2012) Krige Schabort won his debut Chicago Marathon in 2005 and set a new course record (which Fearnley broke in 2007). In 2007, he missed returning to the top of the podium by one second, losing to Kurt Fearnley in a sprint finish. He finished third in 2006, 2008 and 2009, and eighth in 2013 the last time he competed in the Chicago Marathon. Schabort won back-to-back titles at the New York City Marathon in 2002 and 2003, and he is a seventime Honolulu Marathon champion. In 2011, he set a course record in the Ironman World Championships. He swept away the field at the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon, winning by more than seven minutes, and he finished 6th in New York. More recently, he finished seventh in New York last fall and 10th in London this spring at the World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup. In August, he won the Beach to Beacon 10K, beating 10-time winner Tony Nogueira by almost a minute. Schabort will be 54 when he lines up to race Chicago on October 8. Now a U.S. citizen, Schabort is originally from South Africa. He represented South Africa at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Paralympic Games. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Paralympic Games Marathon in Barcelona. He upgraded his medal to silver at the 2000 Sydney Games. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 1:35: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:34: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:36: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:28: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:28: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1:29:40 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 118 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 119 Sunday, October 8, 2017

62 Brian Siemann Birthdate: 10/07/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Champaign, IL Tomoki Suzuki Birthdate: 06/14/94 Citizenship: Japan Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:26:46 (Boston, 2017) Brian Siemann is a two-time Paralympian (2012, 2016) and an established athlete on the track. At the 2012 London Paralympics, he finished sixth in the 100m, eighth in the 800m and 25th in the marathon. He won the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Trials in the 100m and 800m, took home a silver medal in the 400m and a bronze in the 5000m. He finished his 2016 season on a high note with a 13th place finish in Chicago and a seventh place finish in New York (a course he tends to race well on). He started 2017 with a personal best in Boston, 1:26:46, to finish 17th, and he hung on at the World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup in London to finish 27th. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 13th 1:38: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 22nd 1:45: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 23rd 1:49: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 11th 1:38: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:47: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:43: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 14th 1:49:09 Personal record Marathon: 1:26:03 (Oita 2016) At 23, Suzuki is one of the youngest athletes in the elite field. He ranked 10th in the world in 2016 with his personal best in Oita, 1:26:03, and he nearly matched that time in Tokyo for a fifth place finish in his debut AbbottWMM race. He started his 2017 season with a return to Tokyo and a third place finish. He followed that impressive showing with his first appearance in a world championship marathon. He exceeded expectations with a 16th place finish at the World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup he was just six seconds shy of reaching the top of the podium. Suzuki competed in the 2015 world championships on the track, finishing 22nd in the 5000m. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 120 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 121 Sunday, October 8, 2017

63 Ernst Van Dyk Birthdate: 04/l4/73 Citizenship: South Africa Residence: Paarl, RSA Sho Watanabe Birthdate: 11/23/91 Citizenship: Japan Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:18:04 (Boston, 2017) Ernst Van Dyk won the 2013 Chicago Marathon after an exciting sprint finish, and he almost became a back-to-back champion in 2014, but Josh George and Kurt Fearnley edged him at the line. He came back in 2015 seeking his second Chicago Marathon victory, but he had to settle for fourth after a mad dash to the finish. The same situation repeated itself in 2016 when Van Dyk found himself in the midst of another notable sprint finish in Chicago. Van Dyk has won the Boston Marathon a record ten times, including six in a row from 2001 to His 2004 victory in 1:18:27 was a world best until Canada s Josh Cassidy broke it by two seconds in He started 2017 with a second place finish in Boston (his fourth runner-up finish in Boston). He has raced the London Marathon 11 times, making the podium four times but never capturing the victory. He finished fourth this spring. Van Dyk won the 2005 and 2015 New York City Marathon, and was runner up in 2013 and Personal record Marathon: 1:28:01 (Tokyo 2017) Like Suzuki, Watanabe is relatively new to the AbbottWMM, but he announced his presence in a bold way: he won the 2017 Tokyo Marathon, beating AbbottWMM Series X champion Marcel Hug in a sprint finish. It was Hug s first defeat in seven races. Watanabe struggled in his next race at the World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup, finishing a disappointing 34th. Outside of the AbbottWMM, Watanabe finished eighth at the 2013 world championships marathon, and 15th in the 5000m at the 2015 world championships. He has been competing in the sport since 2011 when he was injured in a car accident. Within two years, he was part of Japan s world championships team in the 10,000m and the marathon. He will be making his Chicago Marathon debut. Van Dyk has competed in every Paralympic Games since 1992, winning numerous medals on the track and road, including a bronze in the marathon in Beijing in Outside of running, he is an accomplished handcyclist, having won Paralympic gold medals in the handcycle road race at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:33: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:32: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:30: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:32:43 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 122 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 123 Sunday, October 8, 2017

64 Ryota Yoshida Birthdate: 09/28/81 Citizenship: Japan Women s wheelchair biographies Madison de Rozario Birthdate: 11/23/93 Citizenship: Australia Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:23:18 (Boston 2017) Yoshida made his international debut in 2015 at the World Championships in London. He finished 11th in 1:35:35. He returned to London in 2016, but finished well outside of the medals in 20th place. He rebounded in Berlin to end his year with a fourth place finish, just missing legend Ernst Van Dyk at the line for third. Yoshida started 2017 with a fourth place in Tokyo and a massive personal best in Boston, 1:23:18, for 11th place. One week later, he performed well at the World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup in London, coming home in 12th place. The 2017 Chicago Marathon marks his first time racing in the United States. Personal record Marathon: 1:53:44 (London, 2013) At just 14-years-old, de Rozario was the youngest athlete to compete in the 2008 Paralympic Games, helping her team to a silver medal in the 4x100m relay while also competing individually in the 100m and 400m. She competed in four events at the 2012 Paralympic Games: 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m and she picked up two silver medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in the 800m and 4x400m. She is a five-time world championship athlete, most recently winning the gold medal in the 5000m, a silver in the 800m and a bronze in the 1500m at the 2017 World Para Athletic Championships. She is the reigning Australian record holder over 800m and 5000m, and this fall marks her first serious run at the marathon distance. She competed in London in 2013, but her primary focus was still on the track. With her speed on the track and her attention turned to 42K, de Rozario could upset some of the more seasoned veterans in the field. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 124 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 125 Sunday, October 8, 2017

65 Jenna Fesemyer Birthdate: 01/31/97 Citizenship: United States Katrina Gerhard Birthdate: 12/13/96 Citizenship: United States Residence: Champaign, IL Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:59:52 Fesemyer began racing in 2013 as a high school student in Ohio, and she quickly emerged as a trailblazer in adaptive sports. She was Ohio s first female wheelchair high school track state champion, and by her senior year in 2014, four other girls and nine boys had joined her quest. In 2014, U.S. Paralympics named her the National Girls Field Athlete of the Year. After high school, she joined the prestigious University of Illinois Illini Wheelchair track and road racing team. She competed in the 2016 Paralympic Trials in the 100m, 400m and 800m, and she finished her season at the Chicago Marathon. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 2:18:11 Personal record Marathon: 1:40:34 (Boston, 2017) Gerhard built a name for herself at the 2014 National Junior Disability Championships as a 17-yearold when she won 10 track and field gold medals, and set U-20 national records in the javelin and pentathlon. She also holds the U-20 mark in the shot put. On the roads, she finished second to global sensation Tatyana McFadden at the 2014 Falmouth Road Race, and she won the 2014 B.A.A. Half Marathon. She made her marathon debut in Chicago in 2015, finishing seventh in 2:01:58. She got under two hours in Chicago in 2016, and she capped her year with a fifth place finish in New York. She has spent 2017 demolishing her previous marks. She started in Boston with a personal best, 1:40:34, and a ninth place finish, and she continued at the 2017 World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup in London with a sixth place finish. Gerhard races competitively at the University of Illinois and is coached by Adam Bleakney. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:56: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:01:58 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 126 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 127 Sunday, October 8, 2017

66 Sandra Graf Birthdate: 12/09/69 Citizenship: Switzerland Sammi Kinghorn Birthdate: 06/01/96 Citizenship: Great Britain Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:35:44 (Padua, 2008) Sandra Graf is a two-time silver medalist at the IPC World Championships in the marathon (2006, 2011), and a two-time bronze medalist at the Paralympics (2008, 2012). She is a five-time Paralympian (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). Graf has reached the top of the podium in several international races: Padua (2008); Oita (2010); London (2008); Berlin (2006, 2009, 2012); and she has finished inside of the top-ten at the New York City Marathon eight times. Graf finished fifth at the 2014 Chicago Marathon and fourth last fall. She has competed in distances ranging from the 400m to the 5000m on the track, and outside of professional wheelchair racing, she won gold in the 16K handcycling time trial at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. She has been racing at a competitive level for 18 years. Marathon debut Kinghorn enters this year s Chicago Marathon as a 2017 double world champion in the 100m and 200m. She also won a bronze in the 400m and finished fifth in the 800m. During her season so far, she has broken the T53 200m world record and set European records over 100m, 400m and 800m. She started racing competitively in 2012 and by 2016 she was a Paralympian competing in three events (100m, 400m and 800). She finished in the top eight of all three. The Chicago Marathon is new territory for Kinghorn she will be making her global debut over the marathon distance. Kinghorn has received several awards since 2013: Athlete with an Impairment of the Year (Scotland); Sports Personality of the Year (2015); Inspirational Performance of the Year (2015); Scotswoman of the Year (2015); Inspirational Performance of the Year (2016); Young Citizen Wheelchair Sports Award (2016); and Title IX Role Model Award (2016). Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:50: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:46:15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 128 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 129 Sunday, October 8, 2017

67 Chelsea McClammer Birthdate: 03/01/94 Citizenship: United States Residence: Champaign, IL Tatyana McFadden Birthdate: 04/21/89 Citizenship: United States Residence: Champaign, IL Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:37:09 (Boston, 2017) Chelsea McClammer made her marathon debut in Chicago in 2014 with an impressive fourth place finish. She followed her debut with a podium finish in 2015, crossing the line third in 1:50:02, and she continues to be a consistent performer on the global stage. She started 2017 with a fifth place finish in Boston and a new personal best, 1:37:09. McClammer is mainly known for her speed on the track (she began racing at age 11). At the age of 14, she was the youngest member of the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team in Beijing. She finished eighth in the 800m. She competed in the 200m at the 2011 IPC World Championships, and she won her first global medal at the 2013 IPC World Championships when she took home bronze in the 200m. She experienced her best world championship performances this year: she won the silver in the 400m and two bronze in the 5000m and 800m (she was fourth in the 1500m). Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:50: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:45:55 Personal record Marathon: 1:35:05 (Boston, 2017) Tatyana McFadden, a four-time Paralympian, made history in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 as the only athlete to ever win four Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) in one year: London, Boston, Chicago and New York. In total, she has won 19 WMM in just nine years of elite marathon racing. She closed out her 2016 season with a win in New York and a new title: the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series X champion. A ten-time U.S. Summer Paralympic track and field medalist and the only woman to win six gold medals in a single IPC World Championships, McFadden returns to capture her seventh consecutive Chicago Marathon victory and her eighth in the last nine years. Last year s victory made her the most accomplished champion in Chicago Marathon history. McFadden made her marathon debut in Chicago in 2009, outsprinting her more seasoned competitors in the closest women s wheelchair finish in Chicago Marathon history. McFadden s 2017 season got off to a rocky start. She suffered from blood clots before the Boston Marathon and competed just a few weeks after having surgery. Although she set a new personal best, she finished off of the podium in fourth place after being undefeated since She skipped the World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup in London, but she made a valiant comeback on the track, winning four gold medals in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m. In 2014, McFadden astounded in a new sport: cross country skiing. She won a silver medal at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games and then 32 days later, she won the Boston Marathon (and one week later, she won London). In her wake, she has taken down course records in London (breaking her own course record in 2014), New York and Chicago. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:42: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:41:10 CR 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:44: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:42:35 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 130 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 131 Sunday, October 8, 2017

68 Date Event Place Time 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:49: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:45: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:56: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:50:47 CR= Course Record Amanda McGrory Birthdate: 06/09/86 Citizenship: Unites States Residence: Champaign, IL Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:33:13 (Boston, 2017) McGrory is a three-time Chicago Marathon champion with back-to-back victories in 2007 and 2008 and another in She was third in 2009, just two seconds behind her University of Illinois teammate, Tatyana McFadden, and third again last year behind McFadden and Schär. The U of I duo has won every Chicago Marathon since 2007 (McGrory made her Chicago Marathon debut in 2007 as a 21-year-old). McGrory started her 2017 season on a positive note, picking up wins at the Tokyo Marathon, the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K and Grandma s Marathon (her eighth time winning in Duluth). She finished second in Boston in a new personal best, 1:33:13, and she finished second at the 2017 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in London in April. At the 2017 world championships on the track, she scored two bronze medals in the 800m and 1500m and a silver in the 5000m. At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, McGrory took home a complete set of medals gold in the 5000m, silver in the marathon and bronze in the 800m. She didn t medal in 2012, but she did in 2016: she won the silver in the 1500m and two bronze in the 5000m and the marathon. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:47: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:50: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:45: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:42: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:47: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:50: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:55: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:45:27 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 132 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 133 Sunday, October 8, 2017

69 Arielle Rausin Birthdate: 09/16/93 Citizenship: United States Residence: Champaign, IL Susannah Scaroni Birthdate: 05/16/91 Citizenship: United States Residence: Urbana, IL. Elite athletes Personal record Marathon: 1:41:26 (Boston, 2017) Arielle Rausin is still one of the youngest competitors in the professional wheelchair field, but she has raced a lot on the roads. She ran her first Chicago Marathon in 2012, and she has steadily improved each year. Her best finish so far happened in 2015 at Grandma s Marathon. She took a significant amount of time off of her personal best, and finished behind University of Illinois alums and teammates, Tatyana McFadden, Chelsea McClammer and Susan Scaroni. Rausin clocked her best time on Chicago s course in 2015, and she started her 2017 season with an 10th place finish in Boston and a new personal best, 1:41:26 Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 2:05: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 2:06: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:45:39 Personal record Marathon: 1:33:17 (Boston, 2017) Scaroni, a two-time Paralympian, has come a long way since her debut marathon at the 2011 Chicago Marathon. Since then, she has raced internationally in London, and nationally in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Twin Cities and Duluth. After finishing second to McFadden at the 2012 Chicago Marathon, she turned around and won the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon and then broke the course record at the Twin Cities Marathon. She started 2017 with podium finishes all around: she was third in Tokyo, third in Boston (in a personal best) and third at the 2017 World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup in London. She continued her success on the track finishing with a pair of sixth place finishes at the world championships in the 800m and 5000m. Scaroni was eighth in the 2012 Paralympic marathon and seventh at the 2016 Paralympic marathon. Given her success in 2017, Scaroni could be in the hunt for the win in Chicago. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:52: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:50: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:51: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:56: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:02:51 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 134 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 135 Sunday, October 8, 2017

70 Manuela Schär Birthdate: 12/05/84 Citizenship: Switzerland Residence: Kriens, SUI Personal Record Marathon: 1:28:17 (Boston, 2017) After finishing second to McFadden for the past four years, will this be the year Schär finally takes the crown in Chicago? Her 2017 season has seen her finish second in Tokyo, first in Boston (in a new personal best) and first at the 2017 World Para Athletic Marathon World Cup in London. She also competed well in the track world championships, finishing with a silver medal in the 800m, fifth in the 400m and 5000m and seventh in the 1500m. Schär s 1:38:07 in Oita is recognized as the current world record (run on a record eligible course; she and Wakako Tsuchida share the record they finished first together in Oita). Schär, a four-time Paralympian, made her Chicago Marathon debut in 2013 in convincing fashion, finishing second by two seconds behind defending champion Tatyana McFadden. The pattern between McFadden and Schär has continued in the AbbottWMM series: Schär finished second to McFadden in Chicago and New York in 2015, and second to McFadden in Boston, London, Chicago and New York in She was also the runner up to McFadden for the AbbottWMM Series X title. But 2017 is telling a different story so far, and Schär might finally get the victory in the windy city that has eluded her for four years. Schär competed in the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, racking up three medals two bronze and one silver in the 100m and 200m sprints. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:42: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:41: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:45: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:42:37 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 136 Sunday, October 8, 2017

71 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Course map Grant Park map Street-by-street time & location Viewing areas by CTA trains Points of interest Course aid & safety Course activations Abbott Health & Fitness Expo Charity Program Sustainability Chicago champions Champions by country Masters champions Wheelchair champions Wheelchair champions by country Champions with multiple victories Runner-up finish followed by victory Top 10 finishers Top 5 wheelchair finishers Historic event statistics Historic weather conditions Year-by-year event summary Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 137 Sunday, October 8, 2017

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73 Street-by-street time & location Start to Mile 2 Wheelchair: 7:20 a.m. Runners: 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Marathon starts in Grant Park at Columbus Dr. and Monroe Dr. The route travels north on Columbus Dr. to Grand Ave., west on Grand Ave. to State St. and south on State St. to Jackson Blvd. Mile 2 to Mile 4 Wheelchair: 7:26 a.m. Runners: 7:39 a.m. 10 a.m. Continues west on Jackson Blvd. from State St. to LaSalle St. and north on LaSalle St. to Division St. Mile 16 to Mile 18 Wheelchair: 8:14 a.m. Runners: 8:47 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Continues east on Jackson Blvd. to Halsted St., south on Halsted St. to Taylor St. and west on Taylor St. to Laflin St. Mile 18 to Mile 20 Wheelchair: 8:21 a.m. Runners: 8:56 a.m. 2 p.m. Continues west on Taylor St. to Ashland Ave., south on Ashland Ave. (northbound lanes) to 18th St., east on 18th St. to Halsted St. and south on Halsted St. to Cermak Rd. Mile 4 to Mile 6 Wheelchair: 7:32 a.m. Runners: 7:49 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Continues north on LaSalle St. from Division St. to Stockton Dr., north on Stockton Dr. to Fullerton Ave., east on Fullerton Ave. to Cannon Dr. and north on Cannon Dr. Mile 6 to Mile 8 Wheelchair: 7:40 a.m. Runners: 7:58 a.m. 11 a.m. Continues north on Cannon Dr. from Fullerton Ave. to Sheridan Rd., north on Sheridan Rd. to Inner Lake Shore Dr., north on Inner Lake Shore Dr. to Addison St., west on Addison St. to Broadway and south on Broadway to Roscoe St. Mile 8 to Mile 10 Wheelchair: 7:47 a.m. Runners: 8:08 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Continues south on Broadway from Roscoe St. to Clark St., south on Clark St. to Webster Ave., west on Webster Ave. to Sedgwick St., south on Sedgwick St. to Menomonee St. Mile 10 to Mile 12 Wheelchair: 7:54 a.m. Runners: 8:18 a.m. 12 p.m. Continues south on Sedgwick St. from Menomonee St. to North Ave. (eastbound lanes), east on North Ave. to Wells St., south on Wells St. to Hubbard St., west on Hubbard St. to Franklin St. Mile 20 to Mile 22 Wheelchair: 8:28 a.m. Runners: 9:06 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Continues south on Halsted St. from Cermak Rd. to Archer Ave., northeast on Archer Ave. to Cermak Rd., east on Cermak Rd. to Wentworth Ave., south on Wentworth Ave. to 27th St. Mile 22 to Mile 24 Wheelchair: 8:35 a.m. Runners: 9:15 a.m. 3 p.m. Continues south on Wentworth Ave. to 33rd St., east on 33rd St. to State St., south on State St. (northbound lanes) to 35th St., east on 35th St. to Michigan Ave., north on Michigan Ave. to 29th St. Mile 24 to Mile 26 Wheelchair: 8:42 a.m. Runners: 9:25 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Continues north on Michigan Ave. to Roosevelt Rd., east on Roosevelt Rd. (westbound lanes) to Columbus Dr., north on Columbus Dr. Mile 26 to Finish Wheelchair: 8:49 a.m. Runners: 9:35 a.m. 3:35 p.m. The route concludes north on Columbus Dr. to the Finish Line. Chicago Marathon Mile 12 to Mile 14 Wheelchair: 8:01 a.m. Runners: 8:27 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Continues west on Hubbard St. to Orleans St., south on Orleans St. to Franklin St., south on Franklin St. to Monroe St., west on Monroe St. to Jefferson St., south on Jefferson St. to Adams St., west on Adams St. to Racine Ave. Mile 14 to Mile 16 Wheelchair: 8:08 a.m. Runners: 8:36 a.m. 1 p.m. Continues west on Adams St. to Damen Ave., south on Damen Ave. to Van Buren St., east on Van Buren St. to Ogden Ave. and northeast on Ogden Ave. to Jackson Blvd. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 140 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 141 Sunday, October 8, 2017

74 Viewing areas by CTA trains Grand Red Line Station Miles 1, 3 and 12 Board a Red Line train and exit at Grand Avenue (Mile 1). Walk three blocks west to LaSalle Street (Mile 3) and five blocks west to Orleans Street (Mile 12). Monroe Red Line Station Mile 2 Board a Red Line train and exit at Monroe St. Chicago Red Line Station Miles 3.5 and 11.5 Board a Red Line train and exit at Chicago Ave. Walk three blocks west to LaSalle St. (Mile 3.5) and four blocks west to Wells St. (Mile 11.5). Clark/Division Red Line Station Miles 4 and 11 Board a Red Line train and exit at LaSalle St. (Mile 4). Walk one block west to Wells St. (Mile 11). Addison Red Line Station Mile 7.75 Board a Red Line train and exit at Addison St. Walk four blocks east to Broadway. Sedgwick Brown Line Station Mile Board a Brown Line train and exit at Sedgwick St. Walk a half-block north to North Ave. UIC-Halsted Blue Line Station Miles 13.5 and 16.5 Board a Blue Line train and exit at UIC-Halsted. Use the Halsted Street exit or Morgan Street exit. Walk two blocks north on Morgan Street to Adams Street to view the runners at Mile 13.5 in Greektown or use the Halsted Street exit and walk one block north to Jackson (Mile 16.5). 18th Pink Line Station Mile 19 Board a Pink Line train and exit at 18th St. Walk one block east to Ashland Ave. Halsted Orange Line Station Mile 20.5 Board an Orange Line train and exit at Halsted. 35th-Bronzeville-IIT Green Line Station Mile 23 and Board a Green Line train and exit at 35th-Bronzeville-IIT. Use the 33rd Street (Mile 23) or 35th Street exit (Mile 23.25). Sox-35th Red Line Station Mile Board a Red Line train and exit at 35th Street. Walk two blocks east on 35th Street to State Street. Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station Mile 25 Board a Green Line train and exit at Cermak-McCormick Place. Walk two blocks east to Michigan Ave. Roosevelt (Red, Green and Orange Line) Station Finish Line Board a Red, Green or Orange Line train and exit at Roosevelt Road. Walk east on Roosevelt Road toward the Museum Campus/Grant Park. Points of interest Mile Point of interest Location 1 Chicago Theater...State St. and Lake St. Aid Station 1...State St. and Randolph St. 2 Chicago Board of Trade...LaSalle St. and Jackson Blvd. 3 Aid Station 2...LaSalle St. and Ohio St. 5 Lincoln Park Zoo...Stockton Dr. and Webster Ave. Chicago History Museum...Clark St. and North Ave. Aid Station 3...Stockton Dr. north of LaSalle St. Aid Station 4...Cannon Dr. north of Fullerton Pkwy. 6 Old Town School of Folk Music...Stockton Dr. and Fullerton Ave. 8 Aid Station 5...Broadway St. and Aldine Ave. 9 Aid Station 6...Clark St. and Belden Ave. 10 Aid Station 7...Wells St. and North Ave. 11 Aid Station 8...Wells St. and Grand Ave. 12 Aid Station 9...Franklin St. and Washington Blvd. Bank of America Cheer Zone...Franklin St. and Adams St. 13 Willis Tower...Franklin St. and Adams St. U.S. Trust Cheer Zone...Adams St. and Wacker Dr. Merrill Lynch Cheer Zone...Adams St. and Halsted 13 Aid Station10...Adams St. and Racine Ave. 14 Charity Block Party...Adams St. and Loomis St. United Center...Adams St. and Damen Ave. 15 Aid Station 11...Ogden Ave. and Van Buren St. 16 Aid Station 12...Jackson Blvd. and Sangamon St. Merrill Lynch Cheer Zone...Jackson Blvd. and Halsted St. 17 Aid Station 13...Taylor St. and Racine Ave. Piazza DiMaggio...Talyor St. and Laflin St. Jane Adams Hull House Museum...Taylor St. and Halsted St. 19 Aid Station th St. and Blue Island Ave. 20 Aid Station 15...Halsted St. and Canalport Ave. Aid Station 16...Archer Ave. and Wallace St. 21 Chinatown Gate...Cermak Rd. and Wentworth Ave. 22 Chinese-American Museum...23rd St. and Wenworth Ave. Guaranteed Rate Field...35th St. and Wentworth Ave. Aid Station 17...Wentworth Ave. and 29th St. 23 Aid Station 18...Michigan Ave. and 34th St. VanderCook College of Music drum line...33rd St. and Wentworth Ave. Illinois Institute of Technology...35th St. and State St. 24 Aid Station 19...Michigan Ave. and 28th St. Aid Station 20...Michigan Ave. and 18th St. 26 Bank of America Cheer Zone...Roosevelt Rd. and Michigan Ave. Shedd Aquarium...Museum Campus Adler Planetarium...Museum Campus Field Museum...Museum Campus Soldier Field...Museum Campus Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 142 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 143 Sunday, October 8, 2017

75 Course aid & safety Aid stations 20 aid stations are located along the course approximately one to two miles apart. Each aid station consists of the following amenities in this order: In Grant Park, the Main Medical Tent, Podiatry Tent and Ice Station are located directly beyond the finish line. An additional medical tent is located in Grant Park adjacent to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon 27th Mile Post-Race Party. For the safety of all participants, only those requiring medical assistance may access the medical facilities. Medical Tent with access to a Runner Transport vehicle* Toilet facilities Gatorade Endurance Formula (lemon-lime flavor) Public address announcer Water *Runner Transport vehicles provide non-emergency transportation back to Grant Park in the event that a participant is unable to complete the race. Gatorade Endurance Carb Energy Chews will be available in Orange and Fruit Punch flavors at Aid Station 9 (Mile 12.5). Gatorade Endurance Energy Gels will be at Aid Station 13 (Mile 17.8). Available flavors will be Apple Pear, Vanilla and Blackberry. One serving of Gatorade Endurance Energy Gel provides 20 grams of carbohydrate, 100mg of sodium and 80 calories. Aid Stations (Miles ) will offer bananas. Familiarize yourself with the locations and offerings at each aid station and prepare for slower traffic in these areas. The aid stations are approximately two city blocks in length; tables with Gatorade Endurance Formula and water line both sides of the street. Continue moving through the aid station if the first tables are too crowded to obtain fluids. Event Alert System A color-coded Event Alert System (EAS) will communicate the status of course conditions to participants leading up to and on race day. EAS levels range from Low (green) to Moderate (yellow) to High (red) to Extreme (black) based primarily on the weather, as well as other conditions. and website communication during race week will inform participants of the current EAS status and provide preparation tips based on advance weather forecasts. Updates will be made at the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo via public address announcements and color-coded signs. On race day, participants are encouraged to stay tuned to the current EAS status via public address announcements and color-coded signs/flags at the start and finish areas, and at each of the 20 aid stations along the course. If necessary, additional emergency information will be communicated via and/or text message. Medical support Medical support is available at 21 on-course locations: all 20 aid stations and an additional medical tent in the final mile. Medical tents are indicated by tall, red blade signs with the medical icon. Each medical tent is staffed by a team of medical professionals, is equipped with emergency and first aid supplies and has access to ambulance service. Course activations Bank of America Cheer Zones Miles 13 and 26 Connect with Bank of America at two locations to support all race participants. Bank of America will provide the cheer items to help you support your runners. The Mile 13 Cheer Zone will be located on Monroe and Jefferson Streets (two blocks from Union Station). The Mile 26 Cheer Zone is near the finish line between Michigan Avenue and Roosevelt Road (two blocks from CTA Red Line Roosevelt stop) Connect to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, its neighborhoods, the city and each other at bankofamerica. com/chicagomarathon or at #ChicagoMarathon. U.S. Trust Cheer Zone Come support runners at one of the race s halfway point, just after they cross the Chicago River. The energy is high as runners get ready to take on the second half of the race. The U.S. Trust Cheer Zone will be located on Jefferson Street between Monroe and Adams Streets. Merrill Lynch Cheer Zone Grab a bull bell and join the DJ to ring on runners at the Merrill Lynch Cheer Zone to give runners that extra bit of inspiration as they make their way through the West Loop. The Merrill Lynch Cheer Zones is located at Mile 16.5 (Halsted Street and Jackson Boulevard). Charity Block Party Thousands of Bank of America Chicago Marathon participants are running and fundraising on behalf of important local, national and global causes. To celebrate the impact these participants make, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will host a Charity Block Party near Mile 14. Spectators, family and friends are welcome to cheer their charity runners at the Charity Block Party located at Adams Street and Loomis Street near Whitney Young High School.. Community leaders In partnership with the communities that comprise the Bank of America Chicago Marathon course, the Chicago Marathon works with local leadership to activate spectators and fans from surrounding homes, businesses, schools and community groups to enthusiastically support Marathon participants. Several community leaders have stepped up to organize their sections of the course by hosting rally stations and volunteering at aid stations. Volunteer groups Working behind the scenes at the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo, in Grant Park and along the 26.2-mile course, more than 12,000 volunteers make the Bank of America Chicago Marathon possible. Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 144 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 145 Sunday, October 8, 2017

76 Abbott Health & Fitness Expo The Abbott Health & Fitness Expo features more than 200 exhibitors offering Bank of America Chicago Marathon merchandise and the latest in running footwear, apparel, nutrition and technology. Additionally, the Health & Fitness Expo is the home of participant packet pick-up for all Marathon participants. Held at Chicago s McCormick Place, the two-day Expo is free and open to the public. Location McCormick Place Convention Center Lakeside Center, Hall D 2301 S. Prairie Ave.* Chicago, IL *For driving and parking, use the above address for the best access to the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo. The publicly listed mailing address for McCormick Place is 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive. Hours/Packet Pick-up Friday, October 6 9 a.m. 8 p.m. Saturday, October 7 9 a.m. 6 p.m. For a full list of Abbott Health & Fitness Expo exhibitors, go to chicagomarathon.com/expo. Charity Program overview Since 2002, more than 106,000 Bank of America Chicago Marathon participants have raised more than $167 million through the Charity Program. This feat is accomplished by individual participants who sign on to support an affiliated cause and commit to fundraising as a part of their Chicago Marathon journey. Every organization allows its team of runners the distinct opportunity to make more of their Marathon experience by not only accomplishing a personal goal on race day, but by contributing to a larger goal and giving back to a worthy cause. For the Bank of America Chicago Marathon charities, their mission begins months in advance as they work to ensure runners accomplish their performance and fundraising goals. Each organization dedicates countless hours and resources to recruiting, planning and organizing their charity runner program. The experience begins with training runs for many of the runners along Chicago s lakefront path and suburban locations, and continues with team parties during the training season and pasta parties on race weekend. Charities focus on creating a memorable experience for their runners that lasts well beyond the finish line. In a sport that focuses on individual accomplishments, the Charity Program transforms the Marathon experience into a team endeavor. It is easy to see why so many runners return to their charity teams year after year. For a complete list of charities participating in this year s Bank of America Chicago Marathon Charity Program visit Chicago Marathon Charity Program growth The Charity Program has grown from 14 charities with 1,674 runners in 2002 to over 170 charities with more than 10,000 runners in Last year, charity runners raised $16.9 million to fund causes ranging from healthier school initiatives, medical research and animal assistance to foreign aid/humanitarian efforts and assisting the families of those in the armed forces. The runners truly take the experience of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon beyond the confines of Grant Park and change lives around the world Top 10 charity teams by participation Charity Participants Team World Vision 1,911 Team RMHC 897 American Cancer Society - Team DetermiNation 485 Team In Training - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 429 TEAM PAWS 392 ALSAC/St. Jude Children s Research Hospital 372 Girls on the Run 250 University of Iowa Dance Marathon 230 ALSAC/St. Jude Children s Research Hospital 219 Muscular Dystrophy Association 204 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children s Hospital of Chicago 196 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 146 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 147 Sunday, October 8, 2017

77 Charity Program annual fundraising results Year Charities Participants Funds raised ($) ,000...NA , ,900, , ,700, , ,300, , ,000, , ,300, , ,400, , ,109, , ,183, , ,209, , ,985, , ,500, , ,317, , ,740, , ,540, , ,950,000 *2017 number of runners is approximate based on results as of September 5, Dollar figures will not be available until all charities report their final fund raising results after the race. Charity program records were not officially kept until Sustainability Incorporating environmentally and socially responsible practices is an important part of the operational planning, preparation and execution of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Areas of focus include waste, climate, equipment & materials, community & outreach, health promotion and innovation. In 2016, the Chicago Marathon earned Evergreen Level Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport (councilforresponsiblesport.org) and in 2014 it earned silver level certification. The event was certified in 2012 and 2010, and is the largest marathon in the world to be certified. Below are a few ways the Chicago Marathon promotes sustainability: Participant T-shirts, a product of Nike s Considered Design line, were made from 100 percent recycled polyester fibers. Organizers, with the help of more than 60 Green Team volunteers, diverted 77 percent of all waste from the race course and the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo from the landfill more than 76 tons of materials through reuse, recycling and compost programs. McCormick Place, home to the Abbott Health & Fitness Expo, is the world s largest convention center to be a certified sustainable venue under the APEX-ASTM standard. 34,000 pounds of remaining food and water were donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository post-race, a 36 percent increase from the 25,000 pounds donated in ,000 apples from Michigan were provided as a locally sourced treat for athletes to refuel themselves. Michigan produces more than 900 million pounds of apples annually, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. 10,000 people from the Chicago community volunteered at the 2016 event, from over 100 local groups. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon gives back to the Chicago Park District by annually supporting the Chicago Park District Cross-Country Championships. By helping host three qualifying youth races, the Chicago Marathon shares the joy and reward of exercise and fitness with the next generation. Participating youth receive finisher medals, certificates and T-shirts, along with the thrill of racing. Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 148 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 149 Sunday, October 8, 2017

78 Chicago champions ( )* Year Name Country Time M: Abel Kirui...KEN...2:11:23 F: Florence Kiplagat...KEN...2:21: M: Dickson Chumba...KEN...2:09:25 F: Florence Kiplagat...KEN...2:23: M: Eliud Kipchoge...KEN...2:04:11 F: Mare Dibaba...ETH...2:25: M: Dennis Kimetto...KEN...2:03:45 F: Rita Jeptoo...KEN...2:19: M: Tsegaye Kebede...ETH...2:04:38 F: Atsede Baysa...ETH...2:22: M: Moses Mosop...KEN...2:05:37 F: Ejegayehu Dibaba...ETH...2:22: M: Sammy Wanjiru...KEN...2:06:24 F: Atsede Baysa...ETH...2:22: M: Sammy Wanjiru...KEN...2:05:41 F: Irina Mikitenko...GER...2:26: M: Evans Cheruiyot...KEN...2:06:25 F: Lidiya Grigoryeva...RUS...2:27: M: Patrick Ivuti...KEN...2:11:11 F: Berhane Adere...ETH...2:33: M: Robert K. Cheruiyot...KEN...2:07:35 F: Berhane Adere...ETH...2:20: M: Felix Limo...KEN...2:07:02 F: Deena Kastor...USA/CA...2:21: M: Evans Rutto...KEN...2:06:16 F: Constantina Tomescu-Dita...ROU...2:23: M: Evans Rutto...KEN...2:05:50 F: Svetlana Zakharova...RUS...2:23: M: Khalid Khannouchi...USA/NY...2:05:56 F: Paula Radcliffe...GBR...2:17: M: Ben Kimondiu...KEN...2:08:52 F: Catherine Ndereba...KEN...2:18: M: Khalid Khannouchi...USA/NY...2:07:01 F: Catherine Ndereba...KEN...2:21: M: Khalid Khannouchi...MAR...2:05:42 F: Joyce Chepchumba...KEN...2:25: M: Ondoro Osoro...KEN...2:06:54 F: Joyce Chepchumba...KEN...2:23: M: Khalid Khannouchi...MAR...2:07:10 F: Marian Sutton...GBR...2:29: M: Paul Evans...GBR...2:08:52 F: Marian Sutton...GBR...2:30: M: Eamonn Martin...GBR...2:11:18 F: Ritva Lemettinen...FIN...2:28: M: Luiz Antonio Dos Santos...BRA...2:11:16 F: Kristy Johnston...USA/OR...2:31: M: Luiz Antonio Dos Santos...BRA...2:13:15 F: Ritva Lemettinen...FIN...2:33:18 Year Name Country Time M: Jose Cesar De Souza...BRA...2:16:14 F: Linda Somers...USA/CA...2:37: M: Joseildo Rocha...BRA...2:14:33 F: Midde Hamrin-Senorski...SWE...2:36: M: Martin Pitayo...MEX...2:09:41 F: Aurora Cunha...POR...2:30: M: Paul Davis-Hale...GBR...2:11:25 F: Lisa Weidenbach...USA/WA...2:28: M: Alejandro Cruz...MEX...2:08:57 F: Lisa Weidenbach...USA/WA...2:29: M: Toshihiko Seko...JPN...2:08:27 F: Ingrid Kristiansen...NOR...2:27: M: Steve Jones...GBR...2:07:13 F: Joan Benoit Samuelson...USA/ME...2:21: M: Steve Jones...GBR...2:08:05 F: Rosa Mota...POR...2:26: M: Joseph Nzau...KEN...2:09:44 F: Rosa Mota...POR...2:31: M: Greg Meyer...USA/MA...2:10:59 F: Nancy Conz...USA/MA...2:33: M: Philip Coppess...USA/IA...2:16:13 F: Tina Gandy...USA/IA...2:49: M: Frank Richardson...USA/IA...2:14:04 F: Sue Peterson...USA/CA...2:45: M: Dan Cloeter...USA/NE...2:23:20 F: Laura Michalek...USA/IL...3:15: M: Mark Stanforth...USA/AZ...2:19:20 F: Lynae Larson...USA/SD...2:59: M: Dan Cloeter...USA/IN...2:17:52 F: Dorothy Doolittle...USA/TX...2:50:47 * Official results as of September Result standings are subject to change in accordance with International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations.Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 150 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 151 Sunday, October 8, 2017

79 Champions by country (male & female)* Brazil (4)...Luiz Antonio Dos Santos , 1994 Jose Cesar De Souza Joseildo Rocha Ethiopia (6)...Mare Dibaba Atsede Baysa , 2012 Tsegaye Kebede Berhane Adere , 2007 Finland (2)...Ritva Lemettinen , 1995 Mexico (2)...Martin Pitayo Alejandro Cruz Morocco (2) Khalid Khannouchi 1997, 1999 Norway (1)...Ingrid Kristiansen Portugal (3)...Aurora Cunha Rosa Mota , 1984 Russia (2)...Lidiya Grigoryeva Svetlana Zakharova Great Britain (8)...Paula Radcliffe Marian Sutton , 1997 Paul Evans Eammon Martin Paul Davis-Hale Steve Jones , 1985 Japan (1)...Toshihiko Seko Kenya (23)...Abel Kirui Dickson Chumba Florence Kiplagat , 2016 Eliud Kipchoge Dennis Kimetto Rita Jeptoo Moses Mosop Sammy Wanjiru , 2010 Evans Cheruiyot Patrick Ivuti Robert Cheruiyot Felix Limo Evans Rutto , 2004 Ben Kimondiu Catherine Ndereba , 2001 Joyce Chepchumba , 1999 Ondoro Osoro Joseph Nzau Romania (1)...Constantina Tomescu-Dita Sweden (1)...Midde Hamrin-Senorski United States (20)...Deena Kastor (CA) Khalid Khannouchi (NY) , 2002 Kristy Johnson (OR) Linda Somers (CA) Lisa Weidenbach (WA) , 1989 Joan Benoit Samuelson (ME) Nancy Conz (MA) Greg Meyer (MA) Phillip Coppess (IA) Tina Gandy (IA) Sue Peterson (CA) Frank Richardson (IA) Laura Michalek (IL) Dan Cloeter (IN/NE) , 1979 Lynae Larson (SD) Mark Stanforth (AZ) Dorothy Doolittle (TX) * Official results as of September Result standings are subject to change in accordance with International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 152 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 153 Sunday, October 8, 2017

80 Masters champions ( ) Year Name Age Country Time M: Clint Wells USA (Boulder, CO)...2:24:10 F: Allison Drynan CAN...2:48: M: William Vanos USA (Orlando, FL)...2:30:52 F: Deena Kastor USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:27: M: Neil Pearson GBR...2:27:25 F: Theresa Lowry USA (San Diego, CA)...2:50: M: Ian Forsyth CAN...2:23:01 F: Paula Keating CAN...2:49: M: Mohammed El Yamani FRA...2:24:43 F: Tammy Lifka USA (Glen Ellyn, IL)...2:49: M: Jason Ryf USA (Oshkosh, WI)...2:21:40 F: Kathleen Jobes USA (Bethlehem, PA)...2:47: M: Richard Cartier CAN...2:29:39 F: Colleen De Reuck USA (Boulder, CO)...2:34: M: Bob Schwelm USA (Media, PA)...2:30:52 F: Elisabeth Ruel CAN...2:49: M: Erik Bush USA (Peoria, IL)...2:33:20 F: Colleen De Reuck USA (Boulder, CO)...2:32: M: Sergey Perminov RUS...2:28:52 F: Christine Kennedy USA (Los Gatos, CA)...3:02: M: Craig Fram USA (Plaistow, NH)...2:30:56 F: Colleen De Reuck USA (Boulder, CO)...2:33: M: Luca Foglia ITA...2:31:23 F: Colleen De Reuck USA (Boulder, CO)...2:28: M: Craig Fram USA (Plaistow, NH)...2:29:30 F: Jenny Spangler USA (Gurnee, IL)...2:33: M: Michel Lavoie CAN...2:29:34 F: Jenny Spangler USA (Gurnee, IL)...2:32: M: Miguel Sanchez CAN...2:24:08 F: Joan Benoit-Samuelson USA (Freeport, ME)...2:42: M: Paul Evans GBR...2:18:34 F: Anne Van Schuppen NED...2:41: M: Jose Picazo FRA...2:32:05 F: Marie Soderstrom SWE...2:34: M: Steve Plasencia USA (Minneapolis, MN)...2:17:02 F: Gitte Karlshoj DEN...2:35: M: Steve Winchel USA (Janesville, WI)...2:24:06 F: Tatayana Pozdnyakova UKR...2:29: M: Yuri Mikhailov UKR...2:25:15 F: Midde Senorski SWE...2:42: M: Yuri Mikhailov UKR...2:24:35 F: Maria Rosas MEX...2:55: M: Luis Lopez CRC...2:25:52 F: W: Charlene Soby USA (Chicago, IL)...2:49: M: Ryszard Marczak POL...2:22:11 F: Mary Ann Malarkey USA (Evanston, IL)...3:01: M: Gary Moss USA (New Lenox, IL)...2:34:37 F: Nancy Rollins USA (Evanston, IL)...3:12:30 Year Name Age Country Time M: Hector Chavez MEX...2:36:07 F: Becky Sox USA (Columbia, SC)...3:11: M: Tony Burke GBR...2:33:12 F: Sally Brent USA (Loveland, CO)...2:57: M: Richard Umberg CZE...2:20:17 F: Anne Roden GBR...2:38: M: Margarito Juarez ITA...2:44:04 F: Cesarina Taroni ITA...2:44: M: Mike Hurd GBR...2:24:15 F: Barbara Filutze USA (Erie, PA)...2:48: Half Marathon M: Mike Hurd GBR...2:19:40 F: Priscilla Welch GBR...2:31: M: Antonio Villanueva MEX...2:23:55 F: Elaine Kirchen USA (New York, NY)...2:50: M: Gary Baker CAN...2:32:21 F: Ann Jamison USA (Leo, IN)...2:59: M: Roger Pflugfelder USA (Greensburg, PA)...2:32:05 F: Laura Tingle USA (Bradenton, FL)...3:07: M: Roger Rouiller USA (New York, NY)...2:43:35 F: Cincy Dalrymple USA (New York, NY)...2:43: M: Roger Rouiller USA (Lockport, IL)...2:33:47 F: Marion Burchfield USA (Lockport, IL)...3:10: M: Roger Rouiller USA (Lockport, IL)...2:35:06 F: Helen Dick USA (Los Angeles, CA)...3:08: M: Roger Rouiller USA (Lockport, IL)...2:43:39 F: Lorraine Norgle USA (Elmhurst, IL)...3:37: M: Lee Wilcox USA (Stoughton, WI)...2:33:52 F: Marion Burchfield USA (Glenwood, IL)...3:20: M: Alex Ratelle USA (Minneapolis, MN)...2:38:34 F: Carol Davis USA (Winnetka, IL)...3:42:05 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 154 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 155 Sunday, October 8, 2017

81 Wheelchair champions ( ) Year Name Age Country Time M: Marcel Hug SUI...1:32:57 F: Tatyana McFadden USA (Clarksville, MD)...1:42: M: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:30:46 F: Tatyana McFadden USA (Clarksville, MD)...1:41: M: Joshua George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:32:12 F: Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:44: M: Ernst Van Dyk RSA...1:30:37 F: Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:42: M: Josh Cassidy CAN...1:32:58 F: Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:49: M: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:29:18 F: Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45: M: Heinz Frei SUI...1:26:56 F: Amanda McGrory USA (Savoy, IL)...1:47: M: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:29:09 F: Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:50: M: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:30:16 F: Amanda McGrory USA (Champaign, IL)...1:55: M: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:28:06 F: Amanda McGrory USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45: M: Joshua George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:38:31 F: Miriam Ladner USA (Urbana, IL)...2:04: M: Krige Schabort RSA...1:29:40 F: Miriam Ladner USA (Urbana, IL)...2:01: M: Joshua George USA (Urbana, IL)...1:36:13 F: Miriam Nibley USA (Savoy, IL)...2:05: M: Joshua George USA (Urbana, IL)...1:41:01 F: Christina Ripp USA (Savoy, IL)...1:56: M: Adam Bleakney USA (Savoy, IL)...1:40:14 F: Tricia Downing USA (Denver, CO)...1:52: M: Tony Iniguez USA (Aurora, IL)...1:37:59 F: Christina Ripp USA (Urbana, IL)...1:56: M: Tony Iniguez USA (Aurora, IL)...1:41:00 F: No women competed in the 2000 Wheelchair Division M: Saul Mendoza USA (Snellville, GA)...1:37:03 F: Miriam Nibley USA (Champaign, IL)...2:03: M: Franz Nietlispach SUI...1:34:22 F: Candace Cable USA (Truckee, CA)...1:58: M: Saul Mendoza USA (Snellville, GA)...1:37:42 F: Candace Cable USA (Truckee, CA)...1:57: M: Jacob Heilveil USA (Bothell, WA)...1:39:57 F: Ann Walters USA (Savoy, IL)...1:52: M (tie): James Briggs USA (Champaign, IL)...1:37:12 M (tie): Scot Hollonbeck 25 USA (Champaign, IL) 1:37:12 F: Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:57: M: James Briggs USA (Champaign, IL)...1:32:14 F: Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:59:45 Year Name Age Country Time M: James Briggs USA (Champaign, IL)...1:42:03 F: Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:57: M: Vern Achenbach USA (Birmingham, AL)...1:44:28 F: Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:44: M: Philippe Couprie FRA...1:41:21 F: Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:57: M: Jim Knaub USA (IL)...1:42:34 F: Ann Cody-Morris USA (Urbana, IL)...1:53: M: Scot Hollonbeck USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45:30 F: Ann Cody-Morris USA (Urbana, IL)...1:58: No records available Half Marathon M: Bart Bardwell...N/A...USA (MN)...2:10:19 F: Jonnie Baylark...N/A...USA (Bellwood, IL)...3:23: M: Robert Fitch...N/A...USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:23:41 F: Jayne Fortson...N/A...USA (UT)...2:52: M: Robert Fitch...N/A...USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:35:06 F: Jonnie Baylark...N/A...USA (Bellwood, IL)...3:29:10 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 156 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 157 Sunday, October 8, 2017

82 Wheelchair champions by country (male & female) Australia (5)... Kurt Fearnley , 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015 Canada (1)... Josh Cassidy France (1)... Philippe Couprie South Africa (2)... Ernst Van Dyk Krige Schabort Switzerland (2)... Marcel Hug Heinz Frei Franz Nietlispach United States (50)... Tatyana McFadden (IL) , 2011, 2012, 2013,2014, , 2016 Amanda McGrory (IL) , 2008, 2010 Joshua George (IL) , 2004, 2006, 2014 Miriam Nibley Ladner (IL) , 2004, 2005, 2006 Christina Ripp (IL) , 2003 Tricia Downing (CO) Adam Bleakney (IL) Tony Iniguez (IL) , 2001 Saul Mendoza (GA) , 1999 Candace Cable (CA) , 1998 Jacob Heilveil (WA) Ann Walters (IL) , 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 James Briggs (IL) , 1994, 1995 (tie) Scot Hollonbeck (IL) , 1995 (tie) Vern Achenbach (AL) Jim Knaub (IL) Ann Cody-Morris (IL) , 1990 Bart Bardwell (MN) Jonnie Baylark (IL) , 1986 Jayne Fortson (UT) Robert Fitch (MI) , 1985 Champions with multiple victories Men open Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) , 2010 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR, USA as of 2000) , 1999, 2000, 2002 Evans Rutto (KEN) , 2004 Luiz Antonio Dos Santos (BRA) , 1994 Steve Jones (GBR) , 1985 Dan Cloeter (USA) , 1979 Women open Florence Kiplagat (KEN) , 2016 Berhane Adere (ETH) , 2007 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) , 2001 Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) , 1999 Marian Sutton (GBR) , 1997 Ritva Lemettinen (FIN) , 1995 Lisa Weidenbach (USA) , 1989 Rosa Mota (POR) , 1984 Men wheelchair Kurt Fearnley (AUS) , 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015 Joshua George (USA) , 2004, 2006, 2014 Tony Iniguez (USA) , 2001 Saul Mendoza (USA) , 1999 James Briggs (USA) , 1994, 1995 (tie) Scot Hollonbeck (USA) , 1995 (tie) Robert Fitch (USA) , 1985 Women wheelchair Tatyana McFadden (IL) , 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Amanda McGrory (IL) , 2008, 2010 Christina Ripp (IL) , 2003 Miriam Nibley Ladner (IL) , 2004, 2005, 2006 Candace Cable (CA) , 1998 Ann Walters (IL) , 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Ann Cody-Morris (IL) , 1990 Jonnie Baylark (IL) , 1986 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 158 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 159 Sunday, October 8, 2017

83 Runner-up finish followed by victory Men open Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)...2nd in 2010, 1st in 2012 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)...2nd in 1998, 1st in 1999 Joseph Nzau (KEN)...2nd in 1982, 1st in 1983 Women open Florence Kiplagat (KEN)...2nd in 2014, 1st in 2015 Rita Jeptoo (KEN)...2nd in 2012, 1st in 2013 Atsede Baysa (ETH)...2nd in 2010, 1st in 2012 Constantina Tomescu-Dita (ROU)...2nd in 2003, 1st in 2004 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)...2nd in 1985, 1st in 1986 Men wheelchair Marcel Hug (SUI)...2nd in 2015, 1st in 2016 Kurt Fearnley (AUS)...2nd in 2014, 1st in 2015 Tony Iniguez (USA)...2nd in 1992, 1993, 1999, 1st in 2000 Saul Mendoza (USA)...2nd in 1998, 1st in 1999 Scot Hollonbeck (USA)...2nd in 1994, 1st in 1995 James Briggs (USA)...2nd in 1991, 1st in 1993, 1994, 1995 Women wheelchair Miriam Nibley (USA)...2nd in 2003, 1st in 2004, 2005, 2006 Candace Cable (USA)...2nd in 1995, 1996, 1st in 1997, 1998 Top 10 finishers ( )* 2016 Men 1...Abel Kirui KEN...2:11: Dickson Chumba KEN...2:11: Gideon Kipketer KEN...2:12: Paul Lonyangata KEN...2:13: Stephen Sambu KEN...2:13: Abayneh Abele ETH...2:13: Takuya Fukatsu JPN...2:13: Diego Estrada USA...2:13: Koji Gokaya JPN...2:14: Elkanah Kibet USA...2:16: Women 1...Florence Kiplagat KEN...2:21: Edna Kiplagat KEN...2:23: Valentine Kipketer KEN...2:23: Purity Rionoripo KEN...2:24: Yebrgual Melese ETH...2:24: Atsede Baysa ETH...2:28: Serena Burla USA...2:30: Agnieszka Mierzejewska POL...2:32: Sarah Crouch USA...2:33: Alia Gray USA...2:34:00 Chicago Marathon 2015 Men 1...Dickson Chumba KEN...2:09: Sammy Kitwara KEN...2:09: Sammy Ndungu KEN...2:10: Girmay Birhanu Gebre ETH...2:10: Luke Puskedra USA...2:10: Wesley Korir KEN...2:10: Elkanah Kibet USA...2:11: Lucas Rotich KEN...2:13: Abera Kuma ETH...2:13: Fernando Cabada USA...2:15: Women 1...Florence Kiplagat KEN...2:23: Yebrgual Melese ETH...2:23: Birhane Dibaba ETH...2:24: Kayoko Fukushi JPN...2:24: Mulu Seboka ETH...2:24: Meskerem Assefa ETH...2:25: Deena Kastor USA...2:27:47 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 160 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 161 Sunday, October 8, 2017

84 8...Diane Nukuri BDI...2:29: Jessica Draskau Petersson DEN...2:30: Sara Hall USA...2:31: Men 1...Eliud Kipchoge KEN...2:04: Sammy Kitwara KEN...2:04: Dickson Chumba KEN...2:04: Kenenisa Bekele ETH...2:05: Bernard Koech KEN...2:08: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ERI...2:09: Lani Rutto KEN...2:10: Wesley Korir KEN...2:11: Bobby Curtis USA...2:11: Koji Kobayashi JPN...2:11: Women** 1...Mare Dibaba ETH...2:25: Florence Kiplagat KEN...2:25: Birhane Dibaba ETH...2:27: Amy Hastings USA...2:27: Clara Santucci USA...2:32: Sarah Crouch USA...2:32: Gelete Burka ETH...2:34: Melissa White USA...2:34: Lauren Jimison USA...2:34: Sarah Cummings USA...2:34: Men 1...Dennis Kimetto KEN...2:03: Emannuel Mutai KEN...2:03: Sammy Kitwara KEN...2:05: Micah Kogo KEN...2:06: Dathan Ritzenhein USA...2:09: Ayele Abshero ETH...2:10: Hiroaki Sano JPN...2:10: Moses Mosop KEN...2:11: Yoshinori Oda JPN...2:11: Matt Tegenkamp USA...2:12: Women** 1...Rita Jeptoo KEN...2:19: Jemima Sumgong KEN...2:20: Atsede Baysa ETH...2:26: Ehitu Kiros Reda ETH...2:27: Yukiko Akaba JPN...2:27: Abebech Afework ETH...2:28: Clara Santucci USA...2:31: Melissa White USA...2:32: Laurie Knowles USA...2:36: Stephanie Pezullo USA...2:38: Men 1...Tsegaye Kebede ETH...2:04: Feyisa Lilesa ETH...2:04: Tilahun Regassa ETH...2:05: Sammy Kitwara KEN...2:05: Wesley Korir KEN...2:06: Bernard Kipyego KEN...2:06: Samuel Ndungu KEN...2:07: Dadi Yami ETH...2:07: Dathan Ritzenhein USA (Beaverton, OR)...2:07: Shami Dawit ETH...2:08: Women** 1...Atsede Baysa ETH...2:22: Rita Jeptoo KEN...2:22: Lucy Kabuu KEN...2:22: Caroline Rotich KEN...2:23: Fatuma Sado ETH...2:26: Renee Baillie USA (Bend, OR)...2:27: Dot McMahan USA (Royal Oak, MI)...2:32: Stephanie Pezzullo USA (Charlotte, NC)...2:32: Laura Portis USA (Kalamazoo, MI)...2:37: Addie Bracy USA...2:41: Men 1...Moses Mosop KEN...2:05: Wesley Korir KEN...2:06: Bernard Kipyego KEN...2:06: Bekana Daba ETH...2:07: Ryan Hall USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:08: Evans Cheruiyot KEN...2:10: Kouji Gokaya JPN...2:12: Hironori Arai JPN...2:13: Takashi Horiguchi JPN...2:14: Masaki Shimoju JPN...2:17:49 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 162 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 163 Sunday, October 8, 2017

85 2011 Women** 1...Ejegayehu Dibaba ETH...2:22: Kayoko Fukushi JPN...2:24: Belainesh Gebre ETH...2:26: Christelle Daunay FRA...2:26: Claire Hallissey GBR...2:29: Yue Chao CHN...2:32: Askale Tafa ETH...2:33: Cruz Nonata da Silva BRA...2:35: Jeannette Faber USA (Portland, OR)...2:36: Maria De Los Angeles Peralta ARG...2:38: Men 1...Sammy Wanjiru KEN...2:06: Tsegaye Kebede ETH...2:06: Feyisa Lilesa ETH...2:08: Wesley Korir KEN...2:08: Vincent Kipruto KEN...2:09: Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot KEN...2:09: Laban Moiben KEN...2:10: Jason Hartmann USA (Boulder, CO)...2:11: Ridouane Harroufi MAR...2:13: Mike Sayenko USA (Bellevue, WA)...2:14: Women** 1...Astede Baysa ETH...2:23: Desiree Davila USA (Rochester Hills, MI)...2:26: Irina Mikitenko GER...2:26: Mamitu Daska ETH...2:28: Magdalena Lewy-Boulet USA (Oakland, CA)...2:28: Kaori Yoshida JPN...2:29: Jia Chaofeng CHN...2:30: Tera Moody USA (Colorado Springs, CO)...2:30: Fiona Docherty NZL...2:32: Askale Tafa Magarsa ETH...2:32: Men** 1...Sammy Wanjiru KEN...2:05: Vincent Kipruto KEN...2:06: Charles Munyeki KEN...2:07: Richard Limo KEN...2:08: Wesley Korir KEN...2:10: Isaac Macharia KEN...2:11: Sergio Reyes USA (Palmdale, CA)...2:15: Tadese Tola ETH...2:15: Patrick Rizzo USA (Rochester Hills, MI)...2:15: Benjamin Maiyo ETH...2:16: Women** 1...Irina Mikitenko GER...2:26: Teyba Erkesso ETH...2:26: Berhane Adere ETH...2:28: Deena Kastor USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:28: Mizuho Nasukawa JPN...2:29: Melissa White USA (Rochester Hills, MI)...2:32: Tera Moody USA (Colorado Springs, CO)...2:32: Adriana Pirtea ROU...2:34: Elfenesh Alemu ETH...2:35: Carol Jefferson USA...2:41: Men 1...Evans Cheruiyot KEN...2:06: David Mandago KEN...2:07: Timothy Cherigat KEN...2:11: Wesley Korir KEN...2:13: Martin Lauret NED...2:15: Emmanuel Mutai KEN...2:15: Mike Reneau USA (Rochester Hills, MI)...2:16: William Kipsang KEN...2:16: Daniel Njenga KEN...2:17: Richard Limo KEN...2:18: Women 1...Lidiya Grigoryeva RUS...2:27: Alevtina Biktimirova RUS...2:29: Kiyoko Shimahara JPN...2:30: Constantina Tomescu-Dita ROU...2:30: Desiree Davila USA (Rochester Hills, MI)...2:31: Colleen De Reuck USA (Boulder, CO)...2:32: Bezunesh Bekele ETH...2:32: Paige Higgins USA (Flagstaff, AZ)...2:33: Kate O Neill USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:34: Berhane Adere ETH...2:34: Men 1...Patrick Ivuti KEN...2:11: Jaouad Gharib MAR...2:11: Daniel Njenga KEN...2:12: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN...2:16:13 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 164 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 165 Sunday, October 8, 2017

86 5...Ben Maiyo KEN...2:16: Christopher Cheboiboch KEN...2:17: Bong-Ju Lee KOR...2:17: Michael Cox USA (Princeton, WV)...2:21: Jason Flogel USA (West Des Moines, IA)...2:26: Eric Blake USA (New Britain, CT)...2:26: Women 1...Berhane Adere ETH...2:33: Adriana Pirtea ROU...2:33: Kate O Neill USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:36: Liz Yelling GBR...2:37: Benita Johnson AUS...2:38: Nuta Olaru ROU...2:39: Paige Higgins USA (Littleton, CO)...2:40: Yolanda Fernandez COL...2:45: Tera Moody USA (Boulder, CO)...2:46: Kathy Butler GBR...2:48: Men 1...Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN...2:07: Daniel Njenga KEN...2:07: Jimmy Muindi KEN...2:07: Abdi Abdirahman USA (Tucson, AZ)...2:08: Robert Cheboror KEN...2:09: Brian Sell USA (Rochester Hills, MI)...2:10: Japhet Kosgei Kipkorir KEN...2:11: Benjamin Maiyo KEN...2:11: Dejene Berhanu ETH...2:12: Meshack Kosgei Kirwa KEN...2:12: Women 1...Berhane Adere ETH...2:20: Galina Bogomolova RUS...2:20: Benita Johnson AUS...2:22: Madai Perez MEX...2:22: Constantina Tomescu-Dita ROU...2:24: Nuta Olaru ROU...2:25: Hiromi Ominami JPN...2:26: Lyudmila Petrova RUS...2:27: Kathy Butler GBR...2:28: Dulce Maria Rodriguez MEX...2:28: Men 1...Felix Limo KEN...2:07: Benjamin Maiyo KEN...2:07: Daniel Njenga KEN...2:07: Evans Rutto KEN...2:07: Patrick Ivuti KEN...2:07: Laban Kipkemboi KEN...2:09: William Kipsang KEN...2:09: Timothy Cherigat KEN...2:10: Sammy Korir KEN...2:10: John Gwako KEN...2:12: Women 1...Deena Kastor USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:21: Constantina Tomescu-Dita ROU...2:21: Masako Chiba JPN...2:26: Colleen De Reuck USA (Boulder, CO)...2:28: Eri Hayakawa JPN...2:28: Blake Russell USA (Marina, CA)...2:29: Kathy Butler GBR...2:30: Tatyana Petrova RUS...2:31: Kate Smyth AUS...2:33: Grazyna Syrek POL...2:36: Men 1...Evans Rutto KEN...2:06: Daniel Njenga KEN...2:07: Toshinari Takaoka JPN...2:07: Jimmy Muindi KEN...2:08: Khalid Khannouchi USA (Ossining, NY)...2:08: Marilson Dos Santos BRA...2:08: Stephen Kiogora KEN...2:09: Scott Westcott AUS...2:13: Ben Maiyo KEN...2:13: Paul Koech KEN... 2:13: Women 1....Constantina Tomescu-Dita ROU...2:23: Nuta Olaru ROU...2:24: Svetlana Zakharova RUS...2:25: Joyce Chepchumba KEN...2:26: Albina Ivanova RUS...2:28: Shitaye Gemechu ETH...2:28: Marla Runyan USA (Eugene, OR)...2:28: Derartu Tulu ETH...2:30:21 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 166 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 167 Sunday, October 8, 2017

87 9....Blake Russell USA (Acton, MA)...2:32: Jenny Spangler USA (Gurnee, IL)...2:33: Men 1....Evans Rutto KEN...2:05: Paul Koech KEN...2:07: Daniel Njenga KEN...2:07: Peter Chebet KEN...2:08: Jimmy Muindi KEN...2:08: Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR...2:09: Meb Keflezighi USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:10: Hendrik Ramaala RSA...2:10: Sisay Bezabeh AUS...2:11: Josephat Kiprono KEN...2:11: Women 1....Svetlana Zakharova RUS...2:23: Constantina Tomescu-Dita ROU...2:23: Jelena Prokopcuka LAT...2:24: Albina Ivanova RUS...2:25: Grazyna Syrek POL...2:26: Malgorzata Sobanska POL...2:27: Colleen De Reuck USA (Boulder, CO)...2:28: Madina Biktagirova RUS...2:28: Nuta Olaru ROU...2:29: Deeja Youngquist USA (Albuquerque, NM)...2:29: Men 1....Khalid Khannouchi USA (Ossining, NY)...2:05: Daniel Njenga KEN...2:06: Toshinari Takaoka JPN...2:06: Paul Tergat KEN...2:06: Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR...2:06: Alan Culpepper USA (Louisville, CO)...2:09: John Kagwe KEN...2:10: Driss El Himer FRA...2:11: Peter Githuka KEN...2:12: Tobias Hiskia NAM...2:13: Women 1...Paula Radcliffe GBR...2:17: Catherine Ndereba KEN...2:19: Yoko Shibui JPN...2:21: Svetlana Zakharova RUS...2:21: Madina Biktagirova RUS...2:25: Deena Drossin USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA)...2:26: Obata Kayoko JPN...2:28: Nuta Olaru ROU...2:31: Masako Chiba JPN...2:34: Jeanne Hennessy USA (Mahopac, NY)...2:35: Men 1....Ben Kimondiu KEN...2:08: Paul Tergat KEN...2:08: Peter Githuka KEN...2:09: Mohamed Ouaadi FRA...2:09: Noriaki Igarashi JPN...2:09: Rod DeHaven USA (Madison, WI)...2:11: Ondoro Osoro KEN...2:11: Shaun Creighton AUS...2:11: Mitsunori Hirayama JPN...2:12: Simon Mphulanyane RSA...2:12: Women 1....Catherine Ndereba KEN...2:18: Elfenesh Alemu ETH...2:24: Kerryn McCann AUS...2:26: Malgorzata Sobanska POL...2:26: Nives Curti ITA...2:28: Kayoko Obata JPN...2:32: Ichiyo Naganuma JPN...2:34: Anne van Schuppen NED...2:41: Karin Schoen SWE...2:42: Kelly Keeler USA (Bloomington, MN)...2:43: Men 1....Khalid Khannouchi USA (Ossining, NY)...2:07: Josephat Kiprono KEN...2:07: Moses Tanui KEN...2:07: Peter Githuka KEN...2:08: Fred Kiprop KEN...2:08: William Kiplagat KEN...2:11: David Morris USA (Albuquerque, NM)...2:12: Eric Mack USA (Las Vegas, NV)...2:12: Yi Yong Kim KOR...2:13: Josh Cox USA (El Cajon, CA)...2:13:55 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 168 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 169 Sunday, October 8, 2017

88 2000 Women 1....Catherine Ndereba KEN...2:21: Lornah Kiplagat KEN...2:22: Irina Timofeyeva RUS...2:29: Elana Meyer RSA...2:31: Kayoko Obata JPN...2:31: Libbie Hickman USA (Fort Collins, CO)...2:32: Christine Junkermann USA (Woodridge, CT)...2:32: Kristy Johnston USA (Shepherdstown, WV)...2:33: Marie Soderstrom SWE...2:34: Ann Schaefers-Coles USA (Algonquin, IL)...2:37: Men 1....Khalid Khannouchi MAR...2:05: Moses Tanui KEN...2:06: Ondoro Osoro KEN...2:08: David Morris USA (Albuquerque, NM)...2:09: Simon Bor KEN...2:09: Eder Moreno Fiahlo BRA...2:09: Joseph Kahugu KEN...2:09: James Kariuki KEN...2:11: Simon Lopuyet KEN...2:11: Thabiso Moquali LES...2:12: Women 1....Joyce Chepchumba KEN...2:25: Margaret Okayo KEN...2:26: Elana Meyer RSA...2:27: Colleen De Reuck RSA...2:27: Irina Bogacheva KGZ...2:27: Libbie Hickman USA (Fort Collins, CO)...2:28: Marian Sutton GBR...2:28: Renata Paradowska POL...2:31: Albina Galliamova RUS...2:32: Kristy Johnston USA (Shepherdstown, WV)...2:32: Men 1...Ondoro Osoro KEN...2:06: Khalid Khannouchi MAR...2:07: Gert Thys RSA...2:07: Joseph Kahugu KEN...2:07: Moses Tanui KEN...2:09: Eder Moreno Fiahlo BRA...2:09: Philip Chirchir KEN...2:09: Shinji Kawashima JPN...2:10: Silvio Guerra ECU...2:10: Elijah Lagat KEN...2:10: Women 1....Joyce Chepchumba KEN...2:23: Colleen De Reuck RSA...2:27: Elana Meyer RSA...2:27: Kayoko Obata JPN...2:28: Tatyana Pozdnyakova UKR...2:29: Irina Bogacheva KGZ...2:30: Gitte Karlshoj DEN...2:31: Kristy Johnston USA (Shepherdstown, WV)...2:32: Linda Somers Smith USA (San Luis Obispo, CA)...2:34: Marian Sutton GBR...2:35: Men 1....Khalid Khannouchi MAR...2:07: Fred Kiprop KEN...2:08: Peter Ndirangu KEN...2:08: Philip Chirchir KEN...2:08: Patrick Muturi KEN...2:08: Paul Evans GBR...2:09: Jerry Lawson USA (Jacksonville, FL)...2:09: Silvio Guerra ECU...2:09: Jon Brown GBR...2:10: Todd Williams USA (Knoxville, TN)...2:11: Women 1....Marian Sutton GBR...2:29: Gitte Karlshoj DEN...2:31: Irina Bogacheva KGZ...2:32: Christine McNamara USA (Boulder, CO)...2:33: Yoshiko Yamamoto JPN...2:33: Debbie Kilpatrick USA (Berea, OH)...2:35: Elaine Van Blunk USA (Drexel Hill, PA)...2:35: Stefanija Statkuviene LTU...2:36: Ann Schaefers-Coles USA (Algonquin, IL)...2:38: Lornah Kiplagat KEN...2:39: Men 1....Paul Evans GBR...2:08: Jerry Lawson USA (Jacksonville, FL)...2:10: Leonid Shvetsov RUS...2:10:23 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 170 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 171 Sunday, October 8, 2017

89 4....Eamonn Martin GBR...2:11: Gary Staines GBR...2:11: Jackson Kabiga KEN...2:11: Carlos Bautista MEX...2:12: Luis Reyes MEX...2:13: Eddy Hellebuyck BEL...2:13: Antonio Rodriguez POR...2:13: Women 1....Marian Sutton GBR...2:30: Kristy Johnston USA (Coos Bay, OR)...2:31: Danuta Bartoszek CAN...2:33: Gitte Karlshoj DEN...2:33: Irina Bogacheva KGZ...2:34: Bonnie McReynolds USA (Nashville, TN)...2:39: Debbie Kilpatrick USA (Berea, OH)...2:39: Paivi Tikkanen FIN...2:39: Ritva Lemettinen FIN...2:42: Sharon Stubler USA (Minnetonka, MN)...2:42: Men 1....Eamonn Martin GBR...2:11: Carlos Bautista MEX...2:11: Leonid Shvetsov RUS...2:11: Driss Dacha MAR...2:12: Eddy Hellebuyck BEL...2:12: Luis Reyes MEX...2:12: Jesus Herrera MEX...2:13: Carlos Grisales COL...2:13: Maurilio Castillo MEX...2:14: Hector De Jesus MEX...2:14: Women 1....Ritva Lemettinen FIN...2:28: Kim Jones USA (Spokane, WA)...2:31: Danuta Bartoszek CAN...2:31: Gitte Karlshoj DEN...2:32: Marian Sutton GBR...2:32: Tatiana Ivanova RUS...2:34: Tatyana Podznyakova UKR...2:35: Kristy Johnston USA (Coos Bay, OR)...2:35: Irina Bogacheva KGZ...2:37: Iglandini Gonzalez COL...2:37: Men 1....Luiz Antonio Dos Santos BRA...2:11: Ed Eyestone USA (Bountiful, UT)...2:11: Patrick Muturi KEN...2:12: Ovidio Castilla MEX...2:13: Don Janicki USA (Louisville, CO)...2:13: Hector De Jesus MEX...2:13: Jeff Jacobs USA (Roscoe, IL)...2:13: Alejandro Cruz MEX...2:14: Carey Nelson CAN...2:15: Daniel Martinez USA (Placentia, CA)...2:16: Women 1....Kristy Johnston USA (Coos Bay, OR)...2:31: Gitte Karlshoj DEN...2:31: Elaine Van Blunk USA (Drexel Hill, PA)...2:32: Trina Painter USA (Austin, TX)...2:35: Lisa Weidenbach USA (Wichita, KS)...2:36: Joan Benoit Samuelson USA (Cape Elizabeth, ME)...2:37: Maria Trujillo USA (Salinas, CA)...2:37: Inge Marie Nilsson SWE...2:39: Lyubov Klochko UKR...2:40: Amy Legacki USA (Ann Arbor, MI)...2:40: Men 1...Luiz Antonio Dos Santos BRA...2:13: Eddy Hellebuyck BEL...2:14: Antoni Niemczak POL...2:15: Reynaldo Ramirez MEX...2:15: Bruce Deacon CAN...2:15: Jeff Jacobs USA (Roscoe, IL)...2:16: Alfredo Vigueras MEX...2:16: Tesfaye Bekele ETH...2:16: Gumercindo Olmedo MEX...2:16: Tadeusz Lawicki POL...2:19: Women 1...Ritva Lemettinen FIN...2:33: Linda Somers USA (Danville, CA)...2:34: Silvana Pereira BRA...2:37: Danuta Bartoszek CAN...2:38: Debra Gormley USA (St. Paul, MN)...2:42: Suzanne Rigg GBR...2:45: Ludmilla Ilina RUS...2:46: Noeleen Wadden CAN...2:47:21 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 172 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 173 Sunday, October 8, 2017

90 9...Bridget Collins USA (Lisle, IL)...2:53: Cynthia Woods USA (Bolingbrook, IL)...2:54: Men 1...Jose Cesar De Souza BRA...2:16: Igor Braslawsky UKR...2:17: Eddy Hellebuyck BEL...2:17: Thomas O Gara IRL...2:18: Thomasz Gnabel POL...2:18: Roy Dooney IRL...2:20: Terefe Makonnen ETH...2:20: Tadeusz Lawicki POL...2:20: Visa Orttenvuori FIN...2:21: Kassa Balcha ETH...2:22: Women 1...Linda Somers USA (Danville, CA)...2:37: Gail Hall USA (WA)...2:39: Kirsi Valasti FIN...2:40: Ursula Noctor IRL...2:41: Emma Cabrera MEX...2:45: Betsy Schmidt USA (Chapel Hill, NC)...2:46: Catriona Dowling IRL...2:50: Renata Sitek AUT...2:52: Sandra Natal USA (Brooklyn, NY)...2:57: Melanie Murray USA (San Francisco, CA)...2:57: Men 1...Joseildo Rocha BRA...2:14: Roy Dooney IRL...2:14: Jose Santana BRA...2:15: David Mora USA (Bloomington, IN)...2:15: Valmir De Carvalho BRA...2:16: Cholon Kim KOR...2:17: Thomas O Gara IRL...2:18: David O Keefe USA (Orchard Park, NY)...2:18: Tommy Ekblom FIN...2:19: Greg Meyer USA (Ada, MI)...2:19: Women 1...Midde Hamrin-Senorski SWE...2:36: Kirsi Rauta FIN...2:38: Silvana Pereira BRA...2:40: Ursala Noctor IRL...2:41: Kirsi Valasti FIN...2:41: Monica Signahl SWE...2:42: Patricia Griffin IRL...2:42: Mary Pastillo USA (Newington, CT)...2:46: Carina Leutner AUT...2:50: Betsy Frick USA (Norcross, VA)...2:51: Men 1...Martin Pitayo MEX...2:09: Antoni Niemczak POL...2:09: Rex Wilson NZL...2:10: Ake Eriksson SWE...2:10: Ed Eyestone USA (Bountiful, UT)...2:10: Jan Hurak POL...2:11: Joaquin Pinheiro POR...2:12: Osmiro Silva BRA...2:12: Dionicio Ceron MEX...2:12: Victor Mozgovo URS...2:13: Women 1...Aurora Cunha POR...2:30: Carole Rouillard CAN...2:32: Midde Hamrin SWE...2:34: Helen Moros NZL...2:34: Kellie Cathey USA (Fort Collins, CO)...2:35: Mary Knisely USA (Dallas, TX)...2:37: Deborah Raunig USA (Grand Falls, MT)...2:38: Joy Smith USA (Sugar Land, TX)...2:38: Terry Schmidt USA (Stateline, NV)...2:38: Anne Roden GBR...2:38: Men 1...Paul Davis-Hale GBR...2:11: Ravil Kashapov URS...2:13: David Long GBR...2:13: Ed Eyestone USA (Bountiful, UT)...2:14: Carlos Montero ESP...2:15: Tadessa Belayneh ETH...2:15: Pedro Ortiz COL...2:16: Gabriel Kamau KEN...2:17: Eddy Hellebuyck BEL...2:17: Salah Qoqaiche MAR...2:18:08 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 174 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 175 Sunday, October 8, 2017

91 1989 Women 1...Lisa Weidenbach USA (Issaquah, WA)...2:28: Carla Beurskens NED...2:30: Cathy O Brien USA (Boston, MA)...2:31: Maria Lelut FRA...2:34: Carole Rouillard CAN...2:35: Wanda Panfil POL...2:35: Cassandra Mihailovic FRA...2:35: Jocelyn Villeton FRA...2:36: Margurite Buist NZL...2:37: Kamila Gradus POL...2:37: Men 1...Alejandro Cruz MEX...2:08: Yakov Tolstikov URS...2:09: Richard Kaitany KEN...2:09: Manuel Matias POR...2:10: Mike O Reilly IRL...2:11: Steve Brace GBR...2:11: Gerardo Alcala MEX...2:12: Derek Froude NZL...2:12: Elisio Rios POR...2:12: Steve Binns GBR...2:13: Women 1...Lisa Weidenbach USA (Issaquah, WA)...2:29: Emma Scaunich ITA...2:29: Paula Fudge GBR...2:29: Tami Ruckle AUS...2:31: Kim Jones USA (Spokane, WA)...2:32: Kellie Cathey USA (Fort Collins, CO)...2:32: Elena Tsukhlo URS...2:33: Ekatrina Khramenkova URS...2:33: Midde Hamrin SWE...2:33: Irina Jagodina URS...2:35: A half marathon took the place of the full marathon 1986 Men 1...Toshihiko Seko JPN...2:08: Ahmed Saleh DJI...2:09: Charlie Spedding GBR...2:10: Michael Musyoki KEN...2:10: Herbert Steffny FRG...2:11: John Burra TAN...2:13: Paul Williams CAN...2:13: Juergen Drescher FRG...2:14: Jose Gomez MEX...2:14: Rodolfo Gomez MEX...2:15: Women 1...Ingrid Kristiansen NOR...2:27: Maria Lelut FRA...2:29: Priscilla Welch GBR...2:31: Debbie Raunig USA (Grand Falls, MT)...2:31: Maureen Custy USA (Denver, CO)...2:34: Gail Kingma USA (Seattle, WA)...2:35: Tuija Jousimaa FIN...2:36: Karina Weber-Leutner AUT...2:37: Dorthy Goertzen CAN...2:40: Solweig Haryson SWE...2:43: Men 1...Steve Jones GBR...2:07: Robleh Djama DJI...2:08: Rob DeCastella AUS...2:08: Gianni Poli ITA...2:09: Ralf Salzmann FRG...2:10: Jose Gomez MEX...2:11: Don Janicki USA (Mesa, AZ)...2:11: Francisco Pacheco MEX...2:11: Ken Martin USA (Flagstaff, AZ)...2:12: Henrik Jorgensen DEN...2:12: Women 1...Joan Benoit Samuelson USA (Cape Elizabeth, ME)...2:21: Ingrid Kristiansen NOR...2:23: Rosa Mota POR... 2:23: Carla Beurskens NED...2:27: Veronique Marot GBR...2:28: Glenys Quick NZL...2:31: Mary O Connor NZL...2:33: Maria Lelut FRA...2:34: Sylvie Bornet FRA...2:34: Rita Borralho POR...2:36:03 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 176 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 177 Sunday, October 8, 2017

92 1984 Men 1...Steve Jones GBR...2:08: Carlos Lopes POR...2:09: Rob De Castella AUS...2:09: Gabriel Kamau KEN...2:10: Geoff Smith GBR...2:10: Martin Pitayo MEX...2:10: Jerry Kiernan IRL...2:12: Kjell-Eric Stahl SWE...2:14: Agapius Masong TAN...2:14: Cor Lambregts NED...2:14: Women 1...Rosa Mota POR...2:26: Lisa Martin AUS...2:27: Ingrid Kristiansen NOR...2:30: Dorthe Rasmussen DEN...2:30: Lisa Weidenbach USA (Troy, MI)...2:31: Glenys Quick NZL...2:32: Regina Joyce IRL...2:35: Jacqueline Gareau CAN...2:35: Rita Borralho POR...2:35: Magda Ilands BEL...2:36: Men 1...Joseph Nzau KEN...2:09: Hugh Jones GBR...2:09: Simeon Kigen KEN...2:10: Agapius Masong TAN...2:11: Christoph Herle FRG...2:12: Gianni Poli ITA...2:12: Tom Raunig USA (Eugene, OR)...2:12: Gabriel Kamau KEN...2:14: Jeff Wells USA (Dallas, TX)...2:15: Henrik Jorgenson DEN...2:15: Women 1...Rosa Mota POR...2:31: Jacqueline Gareau CAN...2:31: Dorthe Rasmussen DEN...2:31: Anne Audain NZL...2:32: Karen Dunn USA (Durham, NH)...2:34: Lisa Weidenbach USA (Troy, MI)...2:34: Ann Marie Malone CAN...2:36: Nancy Conz USA (East Hampton, MA)...2:36: Rita Marchisio ITA...2:37: Carol Urish USA (Houston, TX)...2:37: Men 1...Greg Meyer USA (Wellesley, MA)...2:10: Joseph Nzau KEN...2:11: John Halbersadt RSA...2:11: David Edge CAN...2:12: Randy Thomas USA (Newton Falls, MA)...2:12: Gian Paolo Messina ITA...2:12: Ed Mendoza USA (Flagstaff, AZ)...2:12: Karel Lismont BEL...2:13: Duncan MacDonald USA (Menlo Park, CA)...2:13: Mike Hurd GBR...2:13: Women 1...Nancy Conz USA (East Hampton, MA)...2:33: Karen Dunn USA (Durham, NH)...2:34: Glenys Quick NZL...2:36: Eileen Claugus USA (Sacramento, CA)...2:37: Shirley Finken USA (Sommerset, NJ)...2:41: Cindy Dalrymple USA (New York, NY)...2:43: Tina Grandy USA (Minneapolis, MN)...2:44: Jan Arenz USA (St. Paul, MN)...2:44: Beverly Roland-Miller USA (Macomb, IL)...2:46: Charlene Groet USA (De Motte, IN)...2:48: Men 1...Phillip Coppess USA (Clinton, IA)...2:16: Tony Shockency USA (Minneapolis, MN)...2:17: Frank Shorter USA (Boulder, CO)...2:17: Robert Busby USA (Warrensburg, MO)...2:17: Dave Hinz USA (Plymouth, MI)...2:18: Kevin Higdon USA (Chicago, IL)...2:19: Joe Sheeran USA (Grayslake, IL)...2:20: Gary Bjorklund USA (Minneapolis, MN)...2:20: Gerald Krane USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:22: John Wellerding USA (Bettendorf, IA)...2:23: Women 1...Tina Gandy USA (Des Moines, IA)...2:49: Charlene Groet USA (De Motte, IN)...2:56: Betty Johnny USA (Chicago, IL)...2:58: Betty Hite USA (North Webster, IN)...2:58:58 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 178 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 179 Sunday, October 8, 2017

93 5...Sue Petersen USA (Laguna Beach, CA)...2:59: Karen Bukowski USA (Chicago, IL)...3:04: Moo Thorpe USA (Santa Fe, NM)...3:05: Jayne Schiff USA (Chicago, IL)...3:06: Patricia Elmer USA (Des Plaines, IL)...3:06: Peggy McAleer USA (Chicago, IL)...3:08: Men 1...Frank Richardson USA (Ames, IA)...2:14: Chuck Smead USA (Santa Paula, CA)...2:16: Joseph Sheeran USA (Charleston, IL)...2:19: Duane Spitz USA (Holt, MI)...2:19: Gordon Minty USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:21: John Wellerding USA (Bettendorf, IA)...2:21: Jim Macnider USA (Roselle, IL)...2:22: Kurt Shallenberger USA (Chicago, IL)...2:22: Frank Shorter USA (Boulder, CO)...2:23: Veli Bali TUR...2:24: Women 1...Sue Petersen USA (Laguna Beach, CA)...2:45: Sue Henderson USA (Boulder, CO)...2:49: Marilyn Bevans USA (Baltimore, MD)...3:00: Bonnie Payne USA (Hinsdale, IL)...3:01: Diane Sims Page USA (Highland Park, IL)...3:01: Melissa Uchitelle USA (New Orleans, LA)...3:05: Helen Dick USA (Los Angeles, CA)...3:08: Ada Letinsky CAN...3:10: Maryanne Joyce USA (Chicago, IL)...3:12: Matilee Christman USA (Des Plaines, IL)...3:14: Men 1...Dan Cloeter USA (Norfolk, NE)...2:23: Mike Healer USA (St. Petersburg, FL)...2:27: Patrick Chmiel USA (Miami, FL)...2:33: Antonio Peso USA (Mt. Prospect, IL)...2:36: Rick Wilson USA (Frankfort, IL)...2:36: Don White USA (Montgomery, IL)...2:38: Jon Eggers USA (Lincoln, NE)...2:39: John Wellerding USA (Bettendorf, IA)...2:40: Robert Prince USA (Hinsdale, IL)...2:40: Thomas Benedict USA (Park Ridge, IL)...2: Women 1...Laura Michalek USA (Berwyn, IL)...3:15: Lynae Larson USA (Brookings, SD)...3:16: Marilyn Reinhardt USA (Indianapolis, IN)...3:17: Diane Sims Page USA (Highland Park, IL)...3:26: Helen Rea USA (West Lafayette, IN)...3:29: Susie Sandstrom USA (Wheaton, IL)...3:30: Charlene Groet USA (De Motte, IN)...3:30: Edna Craig USA (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)...3:31: Lorraine Norgle USA (Elmhurst, IL)...3:37: Joan Hirt USA (Bolingbrook, IL)...3:43: Men 1...Mark Stanforth USA (Phoenix, AZ)...2:19: Barney Klecker USA (Chaska, MN)...2:24: Dan Cloeter USA (Norfolk, NE)...2:24: Blair Bertaccini USA (Litchfield, IL)...2:26: Dean Reinke USA (Bloomington, IN)...2:26: Pat Chmiel USA (Miami, FL)...2:27: Les Myers USA (Mackinaw, IL)...2:29: Robert Brown USA (Chicago, IL)...2:30: Thomas Blumer USA (Cincinnati, OH)....2:30: John Been USA (Chicago Heights, IL)...2:30: Women 1...Lynae Larson USA (Brookings, SD)...2:59: Karen Doppes USA (Cincinnati, OH)...3:13: Debbie Hartsock USA (Collegedale, TN)...3:13: Marion Burchfield USA (Glenwood, IL)...3:20: Martha McCafferty USA (Great Falls, IL)...3:22: Susan Grossman USA (Skokie, IL)...3:25: Mary Logan USA (Delafield, WI)...3:26: Samatha Danner USA (Chicago, IL)...3:28: Lydi Pallares USA (Miami, FL)...3:29: Sonja Liems USA (Niles, IL)...3:29: Men 1...Dan Cloeter USA (Fort Wayne, IN)...2:17: Jim Macnider USA (Hoffman Estates, IL)...2:22: Dave Elger USA (Muskegon, WI)...2:25: Steven Flanagan USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:26: Gary Barrett USA (Naperville, IL)...2:27: Walter Crawford USA (Chicago, IL)...2:28: Patrick Davis USA (Mokena, IL)...2:30: Ken Burke USA (Lockport, IL)...2:30:30 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 180 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 181 Sunday, October 8, 2017

94 9...Roger Rouiller USA (Lockport, IL)...2:31: William Van Dyke USA (Evanston, IL)...2:32: Women 1...Dorothy Doolittle USA (Austin, TX)...2:50: Marilyn Bevans USA (Baltimore, MD)...2:54: Lynn Johnson USA (Brookings, SD)...2:58: Cheryl Flanagan USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:58: Penny DeMoss USA (Los Altos, CA)...3:10: Ellen O Malley USA (Hinsdale, IL)...3:11: Sue Ellen Trapp USA (Lehigh, FL)...3:14: Mary Burns USA (Iowa City, IA)...3:15: Diana McIntosh USA (Winnetka, IL)...3:30: Andrea Arena ITA...3:33:42 * Official results as of September Result standings are subject to change in accordance with International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. **As a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2016 that the 2014 result of Rita Jeptoo has been annulled. In 2015, as a result of a doping violation, the IAAF announced that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. As a result of doping violations, the IAAF also announced that the 2009 result of Lidiya Grigoryeva, the 2009 result of Abderrahim Goumri, the 2010, 2012 and 2013 results of Mariya Konovalova and the 2013 result of Aleksandra Duliba have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change Top 5 wheelchair finishers ( ) 2016 Men 1...Marcel Hug SUI...1:32: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:32: Josh George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:32: Gyudae Kim KOR...1:33: Aaron Pike USA (Champaign, IL)...1:33: Women 1...Tatyana McFadden USA (Clarksville, MD)...1:42: Manuela Schär SUI...1:42: Amanda McGory USA (Savoy, IL)...1:47: Sandra Graf SUI...1:50: Susannah Scaroni USA (Champaign, IL)...1:52: Men 1...Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:30: Marcel Hug SUI...1:30: Josh George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:30: Ernst Van Dyk RSA...1:30: Gyudae Kim KOR (Champaign, IL)...1:30: Women 1...Tatyana McFadden USA (Clarksville, MD)...1:41: Manuela Schär SUI...1:41: Chelsea McClammer USA (Champaign, IL)...1:50: Amanda McGrory USA (Savoy, IL)...1:50: Shirley Reilly USA (Tucson, AZ)...1:50:06 Chicago Marathon 2014 Men 1...Joshua George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:32: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:32: Ernst Van Dyk RSA...1:32: Tomasz Hamerlak POL...1:32: Kota Hokinoue JPN...1:32: Women 1...Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:44: Manuela Schär SUI...1:45: Amanda McGrory USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45: Chelsea McClammer USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45: Sandra Graf SUI...1:46:15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 182 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 183 Sunday, October 8, 2017

95 2013 Men 1...Ernst Van Dyk RSA...1:30: Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:30: Joshua George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:30: Heinz Frei SUI...1:30: Josh Cassidy CAN 1:33: Men 1...Heinz Frei SUI...1:26: Masazumi Soejima JPN...1:28: Rafael Botello Jimenez ESP...1:28: Ernst Van Dyke RSA...1:32: Saul Mendoza MEX...1:36: Women 1...Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:42: Manuela Schär SUI...1:42: Amanda McGrory USA (Champaign, IL)...1:42: Shirley Reilly USA (Tucson, AZ)...1:49: Christie Dawes AUS...1:49: Men 1...Josh Cassidy CAN...1:32: Adam Bleakney USA (Savoy, IL)...1:34: Joshua George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:36: Aaron Pike USA (Champaign, IL)...1:39: Brian Siemann USA (Savoy, IL)...1:47: Women 1...Amanda McGrory USA (Savoy, IL)...1:47: Wakako Tsuchida JPN...1:47: Tatyana McFadden USA (Clarksville, MD)...1:56: Anjali Forber Pratt USA (Champaign, IL)...2:02: Margaret Frederick USA (Champaign, IL)...2:43: Men 1...Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:29: Masazumi Soejima JPN...1:30: Krige Schabort USA (Cedartown, GA)...1:34: Rafael Botello Jimenez ESP...1:39: Tony Iniguez USA (Savoy, IL)...1:40:00 Chicago Marathon 2012 Women 1...Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:49: Susannah Scaroni USA (Champaign, IL)...1:56: Kelsey Lefevour USA (Savoy, IL)...2:20: Chelsea McClammer USA (Champaign, IL)...2:30: Jill Moore USA (Champaign, IL)...2:37: Men 1...Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:29: Heinz Frei SUI...1:29: Joshua George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:29: Josh Cassidy CAN....1:29: Adam Bleakney USA (Champaign, IL)...1:29: Women 1...Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45: Christine Dawes AUS...1:47: Diane Roy CAN...1:47: Shirley Reilly USA (Tucson, AZ)...1:47: Jessica Galli USA (Savoy, IL)...1:58: Women 1...Tatyana McFadden USA (Champaign, IL)...1:50: Diane Roy CAN...1:50: Amanda McGrory USA (Champaign, IL)...1:50: Shelly Woods GBR...1:50: Christie Dawes AUS...1:50: Men 1...Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:30: Masazumi Soejima JPN...1:32: Krige Schabort USA (Cedartown, GA)...1:36: Tony Iniguez USA (Bolingbrook, IL)... 1:38: Aaron Pike USA (Champaign, IL)... 1:38: Women 1...Amanda McGrory USA (Champaign, IL)...1:55: Cheri Blauwet USA (Boston, MA)...1:55:34 Only two women competed in the Wheelchair Division Bank of America Chicago Marathon 184 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 185 Sunday, October 8, 2017

96 2007 Men 1...Kurt Fearnley AUS...1:28: Krige Schabort RSA...1:28: Tony Iniguez USA (Bolingbrook, IL)...1:44: Jeff Fisher USA (Medina, OH)... 1:44: Santiago Sanz ESP...1:46: Women 1...Amanda McGrory USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45: Jessica Galli USA (Savoy, IL)...2:01:23 Only two women competed in the Wheelchair Division 2006 Men 1...Joshua George USA (Champaign, IL)...1:38: Saul Mendoza USA (Wimberley, TX)...1:38: Krige Schabort RSA...1:38: Tyler Byers USA (Reston, VA)...1:41: Pierre Samuelsson SWE...1:44: Women 1...Miriam Ladner USA (Urbana, IL)...2:04:21 Only one woman competed in the Wheelchair Division 2005 Men 1...Krige Schabort RSA...1:29: Scot Hollonbeck USA (Atlanta, GA)...1:30: Franz Nietlispach SUI...1:30: Adam Bleakney USA (Urbana, IL)...1:39: Joshua George USA (Urbana, IL)...1:40: Women 1...Miriam Ladner USA (Urbana, IL)...2:01: Jessica Galli USA (Urbana, IL)...2:05:06 Only two women competed in the Wheelchair Division 2004 Men 1...Joshua George USA (Urbana, IL)...1:36: Adam Bleakney USA (Urbana, IL)...1:40: Tony Iniguez USA (Naperville, IL)...1:42: Kevin Hosea USA (Loveland, OH)...2:03: Ryan Myers USA (Smithfield, VA)...2:13: Women 1...Miriam Nibley USA (Savoy, IL)...2:05:51 Only one woman competed in the Wheelchair Division 2003 Men 1....Joshua George USA (Urbana, IL)...1:41: Joseph Miller USA (Urbana, IL)...1:59: Brad Schramel USA (Naperville, IL)...2:45:56 Only three men competed in the Wheelchair Division 2003 Women 1....Christina Ripp USA (Savoy, IL)...1:56: Miriam Nibley USA (Savoy, IL)...1:57:46 Only two women competed in the Wheelchair Division 2002 Men 1....Adam Bleakney USA (Savoy, IL)...1:40: Tony Iniguez USA (Aurora, IL)...1:40: Paul Nunnari AUS...1:40: Joshua George USA (Herndon, VA)...1: Joe Miller USA (Urbana, IL)...2:15: Women 1....Tricia Downing USA (Denver, CO)...1:52: Holly Koester USA (Cleveland, OH)...2:26:51 Only two women competed in the Wheelchair Division 2001 Men 1....Tony Iniguez USA (Aurora, IL)...1:37: Mathieu Blanchette CAN...1:47: Jeff Fisher USA (Medina, OH)...1:54: Thomas Gorman USA (Littlestown, PA)...1:57: Patrick Doak USA (Cumming, GA)...1:57: Women 1....Christina Ripp USA (Urbana, IL)...1:56: Stephanie Wheeler USA (Champaign, IL)...1:58: Holly Koester USA (Cleveland, OH)...3:11:46 Only three women competed in the Wheelchair Division Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 186 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 187 Sunday, October 8, 2017

97 2000 Men 1....Tony Iniguez USA (Aurora, IL)...1:41: Michel Filteau CAN...1:41: Daniel Normandin CAN...1:50: James Lilly USA (Brookfield, IL)...1:52: Chad Johnson USA (Muncie, IN)...1:52: Women No women competed in the Wheelchair Division 1999 Men 1....Saul Mendoza USA (Snellville, GA)...1:37: Tony Iniguez USA (Aurora, IL)...1:43: Adam Bleakney USA (Savoy, IL)...1:43: Kris Kreutzmann USA (Menomee, WI)...1:54: Joe Hidler USA (Evanston, IL)...1:54: Women 1....Miriam Nibley USA (Champaign, IL)...2:03: Teresa Brandenburg USA (Champaign, IL)...2:04: Candace Cable USA (Truckee, CA)...2:06: Sylvie Potvin CAN...2:22: Denise Fortier CAN...2:23: Men 1....Franz Nietlispach SUI...1:34: Saul Mendoza USA (Snellville, GA)...1:34: Scot Hollonbeck USA (Atlanta, GA)...1:34: Krige Schabort RSA...1:34: Clayton Peters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:40: Women 1....Candace Cable USA (Truckee, CA)...1:58: Colette Bourgonje CAN...2:00: Mariam Nibley USA (Champaign, IL)...2:03: Sylvie Potvin CAN...2:15: Patricia Brown USA (Atlanta, GA)...2:19: Men 1....Saul Mendoza USA (Snellville, GA)...1:37: Miguel Such USA (Wilkes-Barre, PA)...1:44: James Iniguez USA (Morris, IL)...1:51: Kris Kreutzmann USA (Milwaukee, WI)...1:51: James Lilly USA (Brookfield, IL)...1:53: Women 1....Candace Cable USA (Truckee, CA)...1:57: Julia Wallace USA (Roswell, GA)...1:58: Teresa Brandenburg USA (Champaign, IL)...2:01: Miriam Nibley USA (Champaign, IL)...2:04: Diana McClure USA (Charleston, WV)...2:42: Men 1....Jacob Heilveil USA (Bothell, WA)...1:39: Tony Iniguez USA (Morris, IL)...1:40: Kris Kreutzmann USA (Milwaukee, WI)...1:51: Ramiro Bermudez USA (Houston, TX)...1:58: Jim Fouts USA (Seymour, IN)...2:02: Women 1....Ann Walters USA (Savoy, IL)...1:52: Candace Cable USA (Truckee, CA)...2:05: Tracey Ferguson USA (Champaign, IL)...2:05: Miriam Nibley USA (Champaign, IL)...2:08: Julia Wallace USA (Rumson, NJ)...2:16: Men 1....James Briggs USA (Champaign, IL)...1:37: Scot Hollonbeck USA (Champaign, IL)...1:37: Tony Iniguez USA (Brookfield, IL)...1:38: James Lilly USA (Chicago, IL)...1:54: Kris Kreutzmann USA (Milwaukee, WI)...1:55: Women 1....Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:57: Candace Cable USA (Truckee, CA)...1:58: Ruth Munez USA (Champaign, IL)...2:03: Tracey Furguson USA (Champaign, IL)...2:03: Cecelia Perkins USA (Champaign, IL)...2:34: Men 1....James Briggs USA (Champaign, IL)...1:32: Scot Hollonbeck USA (Champaign, IL)...1:32: Tony Iniguez USA (Summit, IL)...1:43:25 Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 188 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 189 Sunday, October 8, 2017

98 4....James Lilly USA (Summit, IL)...1:53: Tony Possehl USA (Frontenac, MN)...1:54: Women 1....Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:59: Ruth Nunez USA (Champaign, IL)...1:59: Rene Johnston USA (St. Charles, MO)...3:04:04 Only three women competed in the Wheelchair Division 1993 Men 1...James Briggs USA (Champaign, IL)...1:42: Tony Iniguez USA (Summit, IL)...1:43: James Lilly USA (Summit, IL)...1:47: Don Dowling USA (Eureka, MO)...1:56: James Fouts USA (Seymour, IN)...2:08: Women 1...Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:57: Carol Hetherington USA (Urbana, IL)...1:59:35 Only two women competed in the Wheelchair Division 1991 Women 1...Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:57: Carol Hetherington USA (Urbana, IL)...2:00: Maura McVan USA (Champaign, IL)...2:21: Amy Gregson USA (Champaign, IL)...2:22: Mary Thompson...Unknown...USA (San Diego, CA)...2:53: Men 1...Jim Knaub USA (IL)...1:42: Jim Green...Unknown...USA (IL)...1:46: Scot Hollonbeck USA (Champaign, IL)...2:06: Alberto Alcocer...Unknown...USA (Lakeside, CA)...2:36: William Fricke...Unknown...USA (IL)...2:38: Women 1...Ann Cody Morris...Unknown...USA (Urbana, IL)...1:53: Jean Driscoll USA (Champaign, IL)...1:53: Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...2:06: Didier Touat...Unknown...USA (IL)...2:50:27 Only four women competed in the Wheelchair Division Chicago Marathon 1992 Men 1...Vern Achenbach USA (Birmingham, AL)...1:44: Tony Iniguez USA (Champaign, IL)...1:52: Marty Morse USA (Urbana, IL)...1:59: Bart Bardwell USA (Sterwartville, MN)...1:59: Peter Decleva USA (Dallas, TX)...2:01: Women 1...Ann Walters USA (Champaign, IL)...1:44:29 Only one woman competed in the Wheelchair Division 1991 Men 1...Philippe Couprie FRA...1:41: James Briggs USA (Champaign, IL)...1:47: Scot Hollonbeck USA (Champaign, IL)...1:49: Kevin Orr USA (Champaign, IL)...1:49: Jeffrey Muralt USA (Birmingham, AL)...1:53: Men 1...Scot Hollonbeck USA (Champaign, IL)...1:45:30 Only one man competed in the Wheelchair Division 1989 Women 1...Ann Cody-Morris...Unknown...USA (Urbana, IL)...1:58:51 Only one woman competed in the Wheelchair Division 1988 Records unknown 1987 A half marathon took the place of the full marathon 1986 Men 1...Bart Bardwell...Unknown...USA (MN)...2:10: Tony Possehl USA (MN)...2:16: Alberto Alcocer...Unknown...USA (Lakeside, CA)...2:24: Gary Weber...Unknown...USA (MN)...2:25: Marty Morse USA (IL)...2:33:02 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 190 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 191 Sunday, October 8, 2017

99 1986 Women 1...Jonnie Baylark...Unknown...USA (Bellwood, IL)...3:23:32 Only one woman competed in the Wheelchair Division 1985 Men 1...Robert Fitch...Unknown...USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:23: Alberto Alcocer...Unknown...USA (Lakeside, CA)...2:36: William Fricke...Unknown...USA (IL)...2:38: John Jones...Unknown...USA (IA)...2:40: Jeff Pagels USA (WI)...2:46: Women 1...Jayne Fortson...Unknown...USA (UT)...2:52:22 Only one woman competed in the Wheelchair Division 1984 Men 1...Robert Fitch...Unknown...USA (East Lansing, MI)...2:35: Howard Cohen...Unknown...USA (Minneapolis, MN)...2:59: Albert Alcocer...Unknown...USA (Lakeside, CA)...3:01: Richard Wendt...Unknown...USA (Grand Rapids, MI)...3:22: Robert White...Unknown...USA (West Lafayette, IN)...3:37: Women 1...Jonnie Baylark...Unknown...USA (Bellwood, IL)...3:29:10 Only one woman competed in the Wheelchair Division Historic event statistics Year Start time Registrants % Growth finishers Prize purse Title sponsor :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) NA $803,500 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 39,313 $753,000 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 37,459 $550,000 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 40,659 (ER) $550,000 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 39,122 $550,000 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 37,475 $500,000 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 35,755 $500,000 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 36,088 $475,000 Bank of America :30 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 33,703 $450,000 Bank of America :00 a.m. 45,000 0% (C) 31,344 $485,000 Bank of America :00 a.m. 45,000 5% (C) 25,534 $581,500 LaSalle Bank :00 a.m. 40,000 0% (C) 33,633 $650,000 LaSalle Bank :00 a.m. 40,000 0% (C) 32,868 $650,000 LaSalle Bank :00 a.m. 40,000 0% (C) 33,082 $650,000 LaSalle Bank :00 a.m. 40,000 7% 32,361 $550,000 LaSalle Bank :30 a.m. 37,500 0% (C) 31,106 $500,000 LaSalle Bank :30 a.m. 37,500 6% 28,830 $450,000 LaSalle Bank :30 a.m. 33,171 12% 27,965 $450,000 LaSalle Bank :30 a.m. 29,256 46% 24,654 $400,000 LaSalle Bank :45 a.m. 20,063 23% 17,204 $350,000 LaSalle Bank :45 a.m. 16,372 50% (ER) 14,322 $300,000 LaSalle Bank :45 a.m. 10,925 2% 9,196 $275,000 LaSalle Bank :45 a.m. 10,802 8% 8,641 $250,000 LaSalle Bank :00 a.m. 10,021 44% 7,223 $200,000 LaSalle Bank :30 a.m. 6,941-15% 5,491 $100,000 N/A :00 a.m. 8,214 9% 5,906 $50,000 N/A :00 a.m. 7,513-6% 5,908 $50,000 N/A :30 a.m. 7,957 9% 6,168 $250,000 Old Style :00 a.m. 7,269-3% 5,635 $350,000 Old Style :00 a.m. 7,476 29% (B) 5,795 $350,000 Old Style :45 a.m. 10,543 8% 8,173 $285,000 Beatrice Foods :45 a.m. 9,755 29% 7,562 $250,000 Beatrice Foods :15 a.m. 7,539 12% 5,844 $250,000 Beatrice Foods :30 a.m. 6,756 12% 5,237 $135,000 Beatrice Foods :30 a.m. 6,014 10% 4,642 $77,000 Beatrice Foods :30 a.m. 5,485 17% 4,252 N/A Beatrice Foods :30 a.m. 4,675 26% 3,624 N/A Beatrice Foods :30 a.m. 3,701 29% 2,869 N/A Beatrice Foods :30 a.m. 5,228 25% 4,053 N/A Flair Communications :00 a.m. 4,200 N/A 2,128 N/A Flair Communications Chicago Marathon B = Based on 1986, C = Capacity, ER = Event Record Bank of America Chicago Marathon 192 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 193 Sunday, October 8, 2017

100 Historic weather conditions Race date High temp. ( F/ C) Low temp. ( F/ C) Oct. 9, / /9 Oct. 11, / /12 Oct. 12, / /7 Oct. 13, / /8 Oct. 7, / /3 Oct. 9, / /13 Oct. 10, / /15 Oct. 11, /7...28/-2 Oct. 12, / /14 Oct. 7, / /23 Oct. 22, /8...36/2 Oct. 9, / /10 Oct. 10, / /9 Oct. 12, / /2 Oct. 13, / /5 Oct. 7, / /5 Oct. 22, / /9 Oct. 24, / /-2 Oct. 11, / /4 Oct. 19, / /5 Oct. 20, / /-1 Oct. 15, / /2 Oct. 30, / /2 Oct. 31, /7...25/-4 Oct. 25, / /2 Oct. 27, / /8 Oct. 28, / /-1 Oct. 29, / /12 Oct. 30, /7...21/-6 Oct. 25, / /-2 Oct. 26, / /11 Oct. 20, / /11 Oct. 21, / /3 Oct. 16, / /5 Sep. 26, / /9 Sep. 27, / /9 Sep. 28, / /12 Oct. 21, / /21 Sep. 24, / /9 Sep. 25, / /14 Race day temperature extremes Highest race day temperature: 89 F Oct. 7, 2007 Lowest race day temperature: 21 F Oct. 30, 1988 Highest race day humidity: 90% Oct. 26, 1986 Record high for month of October: 94 F Oct. 6, 1963 Record low for month of October: 14 F Oct. 25, 1887 Miscellaneous weather notes Last race day with snow: Oct. 31, 1993 Last race day with rain: Oct. 22, 2006 Last race day with strong winds: Oct. 15, 1995 Last race day with unseasonable heat: Oct. 9, F Last race day with unseasonable cold: Oct. 31, F with a 12 F wind-chill Last race day with high heat & high humidity: Oct. 7, F with 73% humidity and 0-3 mph winds Average high/low temperatures for October 11:65 F/47 F October has an average of 7 clear days, 8.75 partly cloudy days and 14.7 cloudy days Chicago Marathon *These temperatures are official records from O Hare International Airport, not the Chicago Marathon start/finish area. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 194 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 195 Sunday, October 8, 2017

101 Year-by-Year event summary October 9, 2016: Abel Kirui, 2:11:23; Florence Kiplagat, 2:21:32 Ideal weather conditions greeted runners as thousands of volunteers and more than 1.7 million spectators descended on the city to usher in the 39th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon. For the second consecutive year, race organizers did not use pacesetters, resulting in championship style racing and head-to-head competition. The men s race saw a new champion crowned as 2012 Olympic marathon silver medalist Abel Kirui (KEN) held off defending champion Dickson Chumba (KEN) down the homestretch, 2:11:23 to 2:11:26, respectively. Gideon Kipketer (KEN) arrived a distant third in 2:12:20. The men s race entertained fans with fartlek-style pace surges and multiple leadership changes. In stark contrast to the men s race, Florence Kiplagat (KEN) led a pack of women aggressively through the first 19 miles on sub 2:22 pace and then threw down a 5:10 mile to break away from the pack and defend her title. Kiplagat ran the fifth fastest time in the world and the 13th fastest time in Bank of America Chicago Marathon history, 2:21:32. Double IAAF World Championships Marathon winner Edna Kiplagat (KEN) was the runner up in 2:23:28, and Valentine Kipketer (KEN) claimed the final spot on the podium in 2:23:41. In the women s wheelchair competition, Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, MD.) defended her title, beating Switzerland s Manuela Schär by one second in 1:42:28, taking home her sixth straight victory and her seventh win at the Chicago Marathon, making her the most decorated champion in race history. The men s competition featured another thrilling finish with the top nine men finishing within 16 seconds of each other. Abbott World Marathon Majors Series X leader Marcel Hug (SUI) edged out Kurt Fearnley (AUS) in a photo finish in 1:32:57, earning his first career Chicago Marathon victory champion Joshua George (Champaign, Ill.) was a close third in 1:32:59. October 11, 2015: Dickson Chumba, 2:09:25; Florence Kiplagat, 2:23:33 The 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon was another year for the record books: Deena Kastor broke the American Master s record and Tatyana McFadden broke her own course record in the professional wheelchair competition. For the first time in more than two decades, pacesetters were not at the helm of the race, and in a strategic competition up front, the men s race saw a Kenyan sweep with Dickson Chumba running away from the field in 2:09:25, Sammy Kitwara finishing as the runner-up for the second time in 2:09:50 and newcomer to the Abbott World Marathon Majors, Sammy Ndungu, sprinting down the homestretch for third in 2:10:06. American Luke Puskedra (Eugene, Ore.) kicked it in for a fifth place finish in 2:10:24, becoming just the sixth American over the last two decades to score a top five finish in Chicago. Florence Kiplagat (KEN), the reigning half marathon world record holder, stayed patient in an aggressive race that saw a strong pack of women bolt from the start on 2:19 pace. Kiplagat finally made her move 40K into the race, breaking the tape first in 2:23:33. Yebrgual Melese (ETH) held on for second in 2:23:43, and Birhane Dibaba (ETH) secured a podium finish in 2:24:24. On the tenth anniversary of her victory in Chicago, Deena Kastor (Mammoth Lake, Calif.) finished in seventh place in 2:27:47, breaking the American Master s Record, 2:28:40, set by Colleen De Reuk at the 2005 Chicago Marathon. Kastor now owns the second (2:21:25), fourth (2:26:53) and seventh fastest times run by an American woman on the Chicago Marathon course. In the women s wheelchair competition, Tatyana McFadden (USA) handily defended her title in a course record time, 1:41:10, taking home her fifth straight victory and her sixth win at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon since her 2009 debut. The men s competition featured another thrilling finish with the top 11 men finishing within 13 seconds of each other. Kurt Fearnely (USA) beat his competitors to the line in 1:30:46, earning his fifth career Chicago Marathon victory. In a photo finish for second place, Marcel Hug (SUI) held off 2014 champion Joshua George (Champaign, Ill.), both clocking 1:30:48. October 12, 2014: Eliud Kipchoge, 2:04:11; Mare Dibaba, 2:25:37* The 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon witnessed two new records: 40,659 runners crossed the finish line, and more than 10,000 participants raised $17.3 million for charity. The men s race opened with a world record chase as a pack of twelve stormed through the first mile in 4:34. The pace simmered as the wind picked up, but the group remained intact through the half. Two pacers led the charge with a 1:02:11 split. In the later stages of the race, pre-race favorites Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele followed the leaders in what grew into a tactical race. Kipchoge, Sammy Kitwara and Dickson Chumba stayed together until Kipchoge made his final move at mile 25. With his victory clearly sealed, Kipchoge strode down Columbus Drive with a smile, stealing the show in 2:04:11. Kitwara and Chumba dueled for second, with Kitwara out-striding Chumba down the homestretch, 2:04:28 to 2:04:32. American Amy Hastings led the women s race from the gun, hitting the 5K in 17:12 and the 10K in 34:22 with defending champion Rita Jeptoo a few steps behind. Things shifted over the next 5K with Florence Kiplagat and Jeptoo taking over the lead. The pace remained relatively pedestrian until defending champion Rita Jeptoo took the reins and dropped a 16:37 5K between 35K and 40K. Jeptoo easily defended her title, breaking the tape in 2:24:35. Mare Dibaba held on for second in 2:25:37, and half-marathon world record holder, Kiplagat, secured a podium finish in 2:25:57. The men s wheelchair competition featured an historic finish with the top 11 men finishing within 11 seconds of each other. Josh George edged Kurt Fearnley at the line by one second, 1:32:12 to 1:32:13. In the women s race, Tatyana McFadden handily defended her title, taking home her fourth straight victory, and her fifth in the last six years. In 2013, McFadden became the first male or female athlete to win four World Marathon Majors in one year (she won Boston, London, Chicago and New York). *As a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2016 that the 2014 result of Rita Jeptoo has been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change. October 13, 2013: Dennis Kimetto, 2:03:45; Rita Jeptoo, 2:19:57 The 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon concluded with course records, more than 39,000 finishers, more than $15 million in charitable fundraising and a record $253 million economic impact. Kenyan athletes dominated the men s and women s races with historic performances, leading the way for the event record 39,122 runners who crossed the sun-splashed finish line in Grant Park under ideal weather conditions. Kenya s Dennis Kimetto smashed the men s course record with a 2:03:45 performance, taking 53 seconds off the previous mark set in The men s race was a world record chase from the start with a 29:20 opening 10K. The pack was whittled down to four when Kimetto and fellow Kenyans Emmanuel Mutai, Sammy Kitwara and Micah Kogo split 14:33 from 30K to 35K. Heading up the Roosevelt Road overpass, it was still a two-way battle between Kimetto and Mutai, with Kimetto grinding away for a seven-second advantage over Mutai at the finish line. Both athletes registered personal best performances, becoming the fourth and fifth fastest marathon performers Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 196 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 197 Sunday, October 8, 2017

102 of all-time. It was also the first time in history that two athletes broke 2:04 in the same race (on a record-eligible course). Michigan native Dathan Ritzenhein was the first American finisher, placing fifth in 2:09:45. In the women s competition, Kenya s Rita Jeptoo cracked the 2:20 barrier with a winning time of 2:19:57, the fastest women s marathon time in the world in The lead pack of eight women traveled through the half in a relatively relaxed 1:11:15, but things started to heat up by 25K, when Kenyans Rita Jeptoo and Jemima Sumgong began to separate themselves from the field, leaving defending champion Atsede Baysa of Ethiopia in their wake. Jeptoo s 15:57 split from 35K to 40K sealed her victory and put her in position to break the 2:20 barrier for the first time in her career. Her 2:19:57 ranks as the fifth fastest performance in Chicago Marathon history and she became the first Kenyan woman to break the finish tape on Columbus Drive since Catherine Ndereba in Clara Santucci, of Dilliner, Pa., was the top American, finishing ninth in 2:31:39. In the elite wheelchair competition, Tatyana McFadden of the United States won her third straight Chicago Marathon in a course record time of 1:42:35, taking down the previous mark set in South Africa s Ernst Van Dyk won a sprint finish in the men s wheelchair race to claim his first Chicago title. October 7, 2012: Tsegaye Kebede, 2:04:38; Atsede Baysa, 2:22:03* The 35th anniversary Bank of America Chicago Marathon proved to be one for the record books. It started with registration selling out in a record six days, and ended with an all-time high 37,475 runners crossing the finish line in Grant Park. The event also established new benchmarks in charitable fundraising ($15.3 million) and economic impact ($243 million). Park. Runners battled another unseasonably warm October day with temperatures peaking at 80 degrees, albeit with low humidity and light winds. The elite athletes were undaunted by the conditions, as Kenya s Moses Mosop surged to a new men s course record of 2:05:37, breaking Sammy Wanjiru s two-year-old mark. Running just his second marathon, Mosop showed great poise as he withstood a dramatic surge by countryman Wesley Korir between 25 and 30K, before answering with a surge of his own that sprung him to victory. Korir hung on for second in 2:06:15, and Bernard Kipyego third place finish in 2:06:29 made it a Kenyan sweep. America s Ryan Hall placed fifth in 2:08:04, becoming the second fastest American in Chicago history behind a pair of Khalid Khannouchi performances. Liliya Shobukhova of Russia became the first runner to win three straight Chicago titles, and did so with the second fastest time in event history (2:18:20). Shobukhova had company in Ethiopia s Ejegayehu Dibaba (running her debut marathon) and Japan s Kayoko Fukushi for the first half, before powering away to a nearly four-minute margin of victory. Dibaba s runner-up time of 2:22:09 was the world s second-fastest debut, while Fukushi took third in 2:24:38. Australia s Kurt Fearnley won a tight wheelchair race with just six seconds separating the top four finishers. His time of 1:29:18 was five seconds faster than the ageless Heinz Frei of Switzerland, who edged Joshua George of the U.S. for second. In the women s race, Tatyana McFadden boldly pulled away after 10 miles and the gamble paid off, as she was dominant in a nearly two-minute victory over Christine Dawes of Australia. McFadden s time of 1:45:03 was the second-fastest in event history. Chicago Marathon After minor improvements on the course record two out of the last three years, Ethiopia s Tsegaye Kebede took advantage of cool weather (the day s high reached 51 degrees) and a stacked elite field to slash 59 seconds from the course mark, becoming the first to break 2:05 in Chicago with his 2:04:38 performance. He led two others under the previous record; Feyisa Lilesa was second in 2:04:52 and Tilahun Regassa third in 2:05:27, making it an Ethiopian sweep of the podium. Kebede also became Chicago s first male champion from Ethiopia. The top American was Oregon s Dathan Ritzenhein in ninth. His 2:07:47 was a personal best by more than two minutes and made him the third fastest American marathoner of all-time. Ethiopia s Atsede Baysa clinched the victory after a sprint finish with Kenya s Rita Jeptoo. In the end, Baysa broke the tape a stride ahead, with both athletes recording personal bests, 2:22:03 and 2:22:04, respectively. The dramatic finish tied for the narrowest margin of victory in the history of the women s competition. Kenya s Lucy Kabuu was third (2:22:41). Running her debut marathon, Renee Baillie of the U.S. was eighth in 2:27:17, registering the fifth fastest U.S. debut of all-time. In the wheelchair division, Tatyana McFadden of the U.S. won her second consecutive title and third in the last four years. In the men s race, Canadian Paralympian Josh Cassidy moved up from fourth the previous year to the top spot on the podium. *As a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2015 that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change. October 9, 2011: Moses Mosop, 2:05:37; Ejegayehu Dibaba, 2:22:09* The Bank of America Chicago Marathon reached its registration capacity of 45,000 in record time (31 days), which led to the second-largest field in event history (35,755) crossing the finish line in Grant With 10,000 charity runners representing more than 160 nonprofit organizations, the Chicago Marathon Charity Program netted an event record $13.4 million in fundraising, while the event s overall impact on the city also grew to $219 million. *As a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2015 that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change. October 10, 2010: Sammy Wanjiru, 2:06:24; Astede Baysa, 2:23:40* A record number of race finishers (36,088) contributed to a major Bank of America Chicago Marathon milestone more than a half million finishers since the event s founding in Leading the way for the record field of participants were a pair of repeat champions as both Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya and Liliya Shobukhova of Russia defended their titles. In a dazzling rematch of the 2008 Olympic gold and bronze medalists, Wanjiru and Ethiopia s Tsegaye Kebede pushed each other to the limit, with Wanjiru weathering a series of attacks in the final miles before finally prevailing on the incline up Roosevelt Road. Several of the running industry s top commentators remarked that the battle between the two great champions was the finest they had ever witnessed. Shobukhova s victory, on the other hand, was a runaway by more than three minutes over Ethiopia s Astede Baysa, who held a half-minute lead at 30K. But the patient and measured Russian proved too much in the race s final 12K, as she posted a Russian national record of 2:20:25 for the win. Desiree Davila become the fourth fastest American with her fourth place finish in 2:26:20, ranking behind only Deena Kastor, Joan Benoit Samuelson and Kara Goucher on the all-time list. In the men s wheelchair division, a new course record was set by 52-year-old Heinz Frei of Switzerland Bank of America Chicago Marathon 198 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 199 Sunday, October 8, 2017

103 who blitzed the course in 1:26:56. In the women s wheelchair division, Amanda McGrory of downstate Savoy, IL returned to the winner s circle with a two-second victory over Japan s Wakako Tsuchida. The Chicago Marathon continued its growth in charitable and economic impact with a record 10,000 charity runners and $12 million raised for local, national and global causes. With all the fanfare surrounding Marathon Weekend in Chicago, the city benefitted from $170 million in economic impact. *As a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2015 that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change. With another year of hot temperatures predicted on race day, almost 33,000 runners started and 31,344 finished witnessed several new changes, including a separate start for the men s and women s elite field (starting five minutes before the Open field), an increase in Aid Stations from 15 to 20, and the firstever handcycle division as the event welcomed the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans. With a star-studded field, the men s elite race went out in a blistering pace, at one point threatening to take down Khalid Khannouchi s course record. But the early pace wilted most of the field by 25K, leaving Kenyans Evans Cheruiyot and David Mandago to battle it out in a two-man race. After another six miles spent running shoulder to shoulder, Cheruiyot, in just his second marathon, pulled away for the victory in 2:06:25, the eighth fastest time in event history. October 11, 2009: Sammy Wanjiru, 2:05:41; Irina Mikitenko, 2:26:31* The 2009 race set a number of new benchmarks, among them a record number of finishers (33,703), a record number of charity runners (8,500) and dollars raised ($10-plus million), a greater economic impact ($150 million), a record number of spectators (1.7 million), and a new men s course record (2:05:41). In a welcome departure from the past two years, race day temperatures started in the low 30s, and the stage was set for a world record attempt by Olympic Marathon gold medalist Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya. With the help of pacemakers, 22-year-old Wanjiru challenged Haile Gebrselassie s 2:03:59 mark with a blistering first half run in 1:02:01. Fellow Kenyans Vincent Kipruto and Charles Munyeki went along for the ride, but the pace slowed during the second half and the world record was no longer in sight. Wanjiru still managed to carve a second off Khalid Khannouchi s course record and take home an additional $100,000 for his efforts. Morocco s Abderrahim Goumri ran a tactical race for second in 2:06:04, while Kipruto held on for third in 2:06:08. In the women s race, Russia s Liliya Shobukhova won her first major marathon in only her second attempt at the distance. After a tactical first half, Ethiopia s Teyba Erkesso burst to the lead, trimming down the lead back to the main contenders. Shobukhova displayed unparalleled speed over the final two miles (run at sub five-minute pace), finishing in 2:25:56, with Germany s Irina Mikitenko second in 2:26:31 and 2008 Chicago champion Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia third in 2:26:47. Australia s Kurt Fearnley won the men s wheelchair race for the third straight year (1:29:09), and the women s race produced one of the most thrilling finishes in race history, with the top five women all finishing within three seconds. First-time marathoner Tatyana McFadden got the win in 1:50:47. The women s race went out much more conservatively, with the lead pack moving at a pedestrian pace nearly 15 minutes off the course record. Shortly after the halfway point, Russians Lidiya Grigoryeva and Alevtina Biktimirova broke away from the pack. They matched each other s strides until mile 21, when Grigoryeva emerged as the clear victor (2:27:17). The wheelchair races witnessed Australian Kurt Fearnley and American Amanda McGrory repeat as champions. October 7, 2007: Patrick Ivuti, 2:11:11; Berhane Adere, 2:33:49 The 30th anniversary race was historic in many regards. Both the men s victory by Kenya s Patrick Ivuti and women s repeat championship by Ethiopia s Berhane Adere undoubtedly rank among the most exciting finishes in event history. After a neck-and-neck sprint down Columbus Drive between Ivuti and Moroccan Jaouad Gharib, Ivuti made a final surge, pushing his chest forward to break the tape only hundredths of a second before his opponent. Moments later, Adere surprised Romanian Adriana Pirtea in the final stretch by strategically positioning herself out of Pirtea s peripheral vision and sprinting wide of the finish tape to steal the title. Thinking she was in the final stretch of certain victory, Pirtea was in the midst of pumping her arms to the crowd when she spotted Adere much too late to match her stride. In the wheelchair race, Australia s Kurt Fearnley set a new course record with his speedy 1:28:06, just one second ahead of 2005 champion Krige Schabort, and Amanda McGrory took the women s title. But the real story of the day was the historic heat. Temperatures soared into the high 80s and combined with high humidity, which forced organizers to halt the race for the first time in its history. Approximately three and a half hours after the official start, runners were rerouted to Grant Park and instructed to stop running as the heat was too intense to ensure their safety. As a result, while the race welcomed its largest field to the start line (36,867), only 25,534 were able to officially finish the race. Chicago Marathon In the debut of the Nike Northside/Southside Challenge, a high school invitational held on the final 2.6 miles of the Marathon course, Lincoln Way Central runner Kyle Counter beat a field of 71 competitors to finish 52 seconds ahead of second place in 13:35. The girl s champion from Luther North, Stephanie Simpson, won in 16:01, 19 seconds ahead of second place. Fifty-seven high school girls competed in the race. *As a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2015 that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change. October 12, 2008: Evans Cheruiyot, 2:06:25; Lidiya Grigoryeva, 2:27:17 With Bank of America at the helm as the new title sponsor, and Nike as the new footwear and apparel sponsor, the 2008 race attracted 45,000 participants and closed registration in less than three months. On October 1, only six days before the race, Bank of America completed its acquisition of LaSalle Bank and thereby its future involvement with the historic Marathon. The 30th anniversary closed a storied chapter in the race s history, ending its 14-year run as The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, a time during which it experienced tremendous growth in many areas including popularity among runners, civic and community support, and international recognition. October 22, 2006: Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, 2:07:35; Berhane Adere, 2:20:42 Kenya s Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot outsprinted countryman Daniel Njenga to win an exciting race which presented weather challenges of low temperatures, gusty winds and chilling rain. The race saw Cheruiyot, Njenga, fellow Kenyans Jimmy Muindi and Robert Cheboror, and American Abdi Abdirahman separate themselves from the pack near mile 19. With a mile to go, it was just Cheruiyot and Njenga racing for the title. After setting his eyes on the prize following a 2004 runner-up finish and 2005 third-place finish, Njenga challenged Cheruiyot in the final sprint on Columbus Drive but finished Bank of America Chicago Marathon 200 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 201 Sunday, October 8, 2017

104 in second place once again. On his approach to the finish line, Cheruiyot slipped and fell just before breaking the tape. On official review, the Kenyan s torso had crossed the plane securing his second consecutive win in a World Marathon Major race. After leading the women s race at a blazing world record pace in the first half, returning runner-up Constantina Tomescu-Dita of Romania faltered in the second half. Eithiopia s Berhane Adere and Russia s Galina Bogomolova closed the gap by Mile 22. Adere s long strides against Bogomolova s quicker steps proved stronger as she edged ahead and took the win. Both Adere and Bogomolova set new national records for Ethiopia and Russia, respectively, as did third and fourth place finishers Benita Johnson of Australia and Madia Perez of Mexico. October 9, 2005: Felix Limo, 2:07:02; Deena Kastor, 2:21:25 The 2005 Chicago Marathon was a world-class racing event as young champion Felix Limo defeated a deep men s field, and U.S. record holder Deena Kastor claimed victory in a thrilling race against returning 2004 champion Constantina Tomescu-Dita. It was a tactical battle from the start as the men s field settled in for a cautious 15:35 split in the first 5K. The lead pack was spread 11 athletes-wide across Ashland Avenue about 7.5 miles from the finish. Defending champion Evans Rutto surged ahead at mile 20, but painful blisters dashed his chances to earn a third consecutive victory. Limo accelerated at 40K to take the lead and sprinted to an impressive victory in 2:07:02. Four more Kenyans Ben Maiyo, Daniel Njenga, Evans Rutto and Patrick Ivuti all finished within 44 seconds of Limo to set a Chicago record for the fastest top five finishers. In the women s race, Kastor snatched the lead from Tomescu-Dita shortly after the first 5K and led the defending champion at sub-2:20 pace through the remaining 23 miles. Tomescu-Dita kept a short leash on Kastor through 25K before the American shifted gears and pushed to a 40-second lead with seven miles remaining. But Tomescu-Dita steadily edged her way back into the race before ultimately running out of real estate, as Kastor hung tough for a five second victory over the Romanian recordholder. The win was Kastor s first in a big-city marathon, and the third fastest time ever run by an American. Tomescu-Dita improved her personal best by one minute and 20 seconds, and reset her national record by the same margin. October 10, 2004: Evans Rutto, 2:06:16; Constantina Tomescu-Dita, 2:23:45 Awash in bright sunshine, Evans Rutto of Kenya and Constantina Tomescu-Dita of Romania charged to victory in the Chicago Marathon s 27th running. Their world-class runs made the city proud on a day when 33,125 participants from 121 countries crossed the finish line on Columbus Drive. Rutto, who had not come just to defend his 2003 title but to break the world record, got the victory in a stellar 2:06:16, but was left to wonder what could have been if the wind had not kicked up in the final miles. While he had set his sights on Paul Tergat s time of 2:04:55 set in Berlin the previous fall, the wind was the wild card on a day he had been dealt an otherwise perfect hand. Still, Rutto notched the fourth-fastest winning time in Chicago history, and the second fastest marathon in The victory kept the 26-year-old undefeated over the marathon distance. Tomescu-Dita deployed her usual tactic of going out hard and hanging on, which had not yet resulted in victory at a major marathon. But on this day, the Romanian ruled the road. Looking back five times from the corner of Michigan Avenue and Roosevelt Road to the finish on Columbus Drive, she was overcome with emotion as she realized she would win her first major marathon title in a time of 2:23:45, just 10 seconds off her personal best. October 12, 2003: Evans Rutto, 2:05:50; Svetlana Zakharova, 2:23:07 The 2003 Chicago Marathon was up for grabs with four-time champion Khalid Khannouchi out of the field due to injury. Kenyan Evans Rutto picked a good year to take on his first 26.2-miler in Chicago. In a seemingly effortless performance, Rutto not only took home the victory, but he set the debut marathon record in 2:05:50. Rutto s time marked the sixth fastest marathon ever run, only eight seconds behind Khalid Khannouchi s course record. The women s victory went to veteran runner Svetlana Zakharova of Russia. Zakharova trailed behind Constantina Tomescu-Dita until mile 25, where she surged ahead to win in 2:23:07. October 13, 2002: Khalid Khannouchi, 2:05:56; Paula Radcliffe, 2:17:18 The 25th anniversary of the Chicago Marathon was simply unforgettable a beautiful day with a record number of finishers, nearly a million spectators, a new women s world record and the crowning of Chicago s first four-time male winner. Great Britain s Paula Radcliffe capped off her phenomenal year by shattering the world record with a stunning 2:17:18 performance. Against a topnotch field, including defending champion and former world record holder Catherine Ndereba of Kenya, Radcliffe took control of the race for good after the halfway mark when she clocked mile splits of 5:08, 5:11 and 5:06 from miles 17 thorough 19. She ran alone and stayed strong during the final stretch up Lake Shore Drive to improve the world record by an amazing 89 seconds, which Ndereba set a year earlier. After a one-year absence, Khalid Khannouchi returned to win his fourth Chicago title. Competing in the most impressive elite field in the event s 25-year history, Khannouchi went head-to-head with Paul Tergat, defending champion Ben Kimondiu, and two-time London champion Abdelkhader El Mouaziz. But it was Toshinari Takaoka who would provide Khannouchi with his biggest challenge as the Japanese 10,000-meter champion broke away from the pack at mile 19 to take a 21-second lead at mile 23. In response, Khannouchi kicked it Into higher gear, catching Takaoka by mile 25 near McCormick Place. After taking the lead, Khannouchi kept his furious pace over the last mile and a half to win in 2:05:56, becoming the first marathoner to record three sub-2:06 performances. October 7, 2001: Ben Kimondiu, 2:08:52; Catherine Ndereba, 2:18:47 The 2001 Chicago Marathon was another historic race a record number of runners, nearly a million spectators, a pacer surprising all by winning and a new women s world record. In 2001, registration reached a record 37,500 participants. Catherine Ndereba ran the race of her life, producing a new women s world record with a stunning time of 2:18:47. After a slow start and an early challenge by friend and fellow Kenyan, Lornah Kiplagat, she ran alone most of the second half. Ndereba put the record well within her sights when she ran miles 23 and 24 in 5:12 and 5:09, respectively. Her performance, the first ever sub-2:19 run by a woman, lowered the mark by 59 seconds, set only a week earlier in Berlin. In one of the most stunning upsets in Chicago Marathon history, Kenya s Ben Kimondiu a pacesetter hired to push a fast pace for the first half decided to stay in the race and won in impressive fashion, out-kicking heavily favored Paul Tergat of Kenya in 2:08:52. It was the first and only time in Chicago s history that a pacer led from start to finish. Rod DeHaven was the fastest American, placing sixth with a personal best 2:11:40. 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105 Marathon in 2:07:01. Khannouchi set the American record after being disappointed at not being able to represent the U.S. in the Sydney Olympics earlier in the year. the start line: defending champ Khalid Khannouchi of Morocco, Kenyans Moses Tanui and Elijah Lagat, and South Africa s Gert Thys. Experience proved fruitless as a marathon rookie stunned the field. In nearly ideal conditions, Khannouchi beat a strong field including Moses Tanui and three other Kenyans: Fred Kiprop, Josephat Kiprono and Peter Githuka. Kenyans finished in the next five places, Kiprono taking runner-up honors 28 seconds behind Khannouchi. Then it was Tanui, Githuka, Kiprop and William Kiplagat. It was also a good day for the American men as eight placed in the top 20, with notable performances by Eric Mack (2:12:42 in his debut) and Josh Cox (2:13:55). Catherine Ndereba joined Ingrid Kristiansen (1986) as the only women to win Boston and Chicago in the same year. Ndereba s winning time (2:21:33) was the fastest run in Ndereba shadowed Kenyan compatriot Lornah Kiplagat after closing down an early gap of 15 seconds, finally taking the lead in the 23rd mile. Kiplagat hung on for a personal best 2:22:36. Americans Libbie Hickman, Christine Junkermann and Kristy Johnston ran together for much of the race before Hickman prevailed as the first American in 2:32:09. A record 27,956 finishers made this race the fourth-largest marathon in history. October 24, 1999: Khalid Khannouchi, 2:05:42; Joyce Chepchumba, 2:25:59 Hollywood couldn t have scripted it better: a world record for the men, a photo finish for the women and a monster field. Chicago had it all on this chilly (mid 30s at the start) yet sunny October morning. Kenya s Moses Tanui had a 33-second lead on the pack at Mile 21 when Khalid Khannouchi of Morocco took over the second position. From that point on, it was a two-man race with Khannouchi effectively gaining on the leader. At 40K, as Tanui grabbed his bottle from the elite fluid table, Khannouchi flew by. From that point on, he was chasing only the record book. The men s leaders had already been on world record pace most of the race, but Khannouchi switched into another gear, finishing in an incredible 2:05:42, breaking Ronaldo da Costa s world record by 23 seconds, and becoming the first man to run under 2:06. Tanui finished in 2:06:16, still good for the third fastest marathon ever run. Khannouchi collected $65,000 for the win, a $100,000 world record bonus and a new Volkswagen Beetle. American David Morris, an Alaskan native who had been training and racing in Japan, put forth an impressive run of 2:09:32. He finished fourth behind defending champ Ondoro Osoro of Kenya (2:08:00). Defending champion Joyce Chepchumba of Kenya headlined the women s race. Stunned when she tripped near mile 10 (skinning her left knee, hip and both elbows), she regained her composure and slowly reeled the lead pack back in. In the last several miles the race boiled down to her and fellow Kenyan Margaret Okayo. They arrived at the final stretch on Columbus Drive side by side, with Chepchumba s track speed making the difference as she won by less than one step (2:25:59 to 2:26:00), earning $80,000 plus a $15,000 time bonus. In all, $715,200 of prize money was awarded the largest payout in event history. In all, 29,256 runners registered, with 25,145 starters and 24,654 finishers. Participants representing all 50 states, plus 2,241 international runners from a record 80 countries, were cheered on by an estimated 820,000 spectators. October 11, 1998: Ondoro Osoro, 2:06:54; Joyce Chepchumba, 2:23:57 Records were the order of the day once again at the 21st Chicago Marathon with new high marks set Records were the order of the day once again at the 21st Chicago Marathon with new high marks set for runners (20,063 registrants) and spectators (700,000) under beautiful weather conditions (50s and calm). For only the first time in marathon history, four men with personal bests under 2:08:00 were at Newcomer Ondoro Osoro of Kenya emerged victorious from the pack, running one of the fastest marathons in history. Khannouchi had a comfortable lead after a surge at mile 21, but ligament damage in his left foot (suffered just two weeks earlier), compounded by a cramping calf, spelled his doom as Osoro surged past him with less than a mile to go. Khannouchi held on for second (2:07:19), with Thys (2:07:45) and Homewood, IL-based Kenyan Joseph Kahugu (2:07:59) close behind. Osoro set course, world debut, North American and Kenyan national records with the then third-fastest performance of all-time. He earned $105,000 ($55,000 for first and a $50,000 time bonus). In the women s race, South Africans Colleen De Reuck and Elana Meyer pushed the pace early with Joan Benoit Samuelson s course record of 2:21:21 in sight. The quick pace proved too much, however, as patient Kenyan Joyce Chepchumba stormed past Meyer at mile 19, then De Reuck at mile 22 to win in an impressive 2:23:57, the year s fourth fastest women s time and 15th fastest ever. Chepchumba pocketed $85,000 ($55,000 for the win and a $30,000 time bonus). Defending champ Marian Sutton of Great Britain never found her groove, finishing 10th in 2:35:41. Race organizers debuted the ChampionChip timing system to ensure exact timing for every runner at the start, half marathon and finish. The 17,731 starters (now an exact count thanks to the Chip) and 17,204 finishers (a 97 percent completion rate), including 40 wheelchair finishers, were all new Chicago records. October 19, 1997: Khalid Khannouchi, 2:07:10; Marian Sutton, 2:29:03 The 20th anniversary LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon was truly a record-breaking event. Perfect weather conditions and an unprecedented 650,000 spectators welcomed a record 16,372 registrants, 14,322 of whom finished the race. In addition, the 1997 race showed a new diversity, with all 50 states and 47 countries represented. The event awarded $300,000 in prize money and an additional $197,000 in time bonuses. Khalid Khannouchi, a Moroccan based in Brooklyn, NY, arrived in Chicago for his marathon debut. Not only did his 2:07:10 give him the victory, but he also set course, debut and North American records while running the fourth-fastest marathon time ever. Khannouchi took home the $50,000 first prize, plus an additional $50,000 bonus for his sub-2:07:30 performance. The American men fared well as Jerry Lawson of Jacksonville, FL, placed seventh in 2:09:35, just outside of the American record. Also, Todd Williams of Knoxville, TN, placed 10th in 2:11:17, the second best American debut time ever. In all, five men cracked 2:09 and eight finished under 2:10. Great Britain s Marian Sutton won back-to-back Chicago titles. After battling a messy nosebleed beginning at mile 20, Sutton persevered with a personal best 2:29:03. She received $50,000 plus a $4,000 bonus for her sub-2:30. In the wheelchair competition, Saul Mendoza of Snellville, GA, and Candace Cable of Truckee, CA, won with times of 1:37:42 and 1:57:32, respectively. This year s event also took a big step in expanding its international field, with 1,074 foreign athletes competing, a 202 percent increase over October 20, 1996: Paul Evans, 2:08:52; Marian Sutton, 2:30:41 Almost 11,000 runners enjoyed ideal weather conditions for the 19th running of the Chicago Marathon. With a 4:54 minute per mile pace, Englishman Paul Evans won the men s competition in 2:08:52, the eighth fastest time in the world for Sutton, also of Great Britain, won the women s race Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 204 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 205 Sunday, October 8, 2017

106 in 2:30:41 after trailing American Kristy Johnston for the first 25 miles. Evans and Sutton were both awarded $40,000 for their victories. Johnston (2:31:06) and fellow American Jerry Lawson (2:10:04) both finished second. Jacob Heilveil won the men s wheelchair competition in 1:39:57 while Ann Walters won the women s race for the sixth year in a row in 1:52:13. After struggling to find solid financial footing throughout the early 1990s, a long-term agreement with the LaSalle Bank ensured financial backing and stability for the race. With such corporate support, the Chicago Marathon finally had the foundation to be a world-class event for years to come. Furthermore, the Marathon and the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA), formed in 1978 partly as a protest movement, had long since settled their differences. By 1996, CARA was running its highly successful Chicago Marathon training program, with nearly 700 participants at four different locations throughout the Chicago area. October 15, 1995: Eamonn Martin, 2:11:18; Ritva Lemettinen, 2:28:27 A brisk morning and gusty winds greeted the 10,802 participants in the 18th running of the Chicago Marathon. The winds quickly died down, but the men s competition remained a strategic one. Running side by side for much of the race, Eamonn Martin of Great Britain bolted past Carlos Bautista of Mexico in the last 200 meters to claim victory by just three seconds. The women s race was not nearly as tight women s winner Ritva Lemettinen of Finland returned to Chicago and took the lead in the first two miles of the race. With only 35 men finishing before her, Lemettinen claimed her second Chicago title in 2:28:27, beating her personal best by 51 seconds. Martin and Lemettinen pocketed $35,000 of the $250,000 total purse for their victories. Other finishers included 75-year-old Warren Utes of Park Forest, IL, who set his seventh national age group record with his time of 3:18:07. In the wheelchair competition, James Briggs of Champaign, IL, beat Scot Hollonbeck, also of Champaign, by one second, claiming victory in 1:37:12. Ann Walters, another Champaign resident, kept her streak alive in the women s competition with a victory in 1:57:27. October 30, 1994: Luiz Antonio Dos Santos, 2:11:16; Kristy Johnston, 2:31:34 A new title sponsor and the accompanying financial boost from LaSalle Bank put a freshly christened LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon back among the world s top races, a position not seen since Over 10,000 runners competed in cool and cloudy weather to make the 17th Chicago Marathon a spectacular event. Luiz Antonio Dos Santos of Brazil successfully defended his title with a time of 2:11:16. Kristy Johnston, a native of Coos Bay, OR, out-battled the women s competition to finish in 2:31:34. After claiming victory, she collapsed into race director Carey Pinkowski s arms at the finish line. Both Dos Santos and Johnston took home $30,000 out of the $200,000 total purse for their victories. October 25, 1992: Jose Cesar De Souza, 2:16:14; Linda Somers, 2:37:41 Under perfect running conditions, 8,214 runners competed in the 1992 Chicago Marathon. With a lack of depth of world-class runners, Chicago s 15th edition was difficult to predict. Jose Cesar DeSouza, with his unmatchable 5:11 per mile pace, won the men s competition to become the second consecutive champion from Brazil. Linda Somers of Pleasant Hill, CA, set a personal best, winning the women s race by a two-minute margin. She would later represent the U.S. in the marathon at the 1996 Olympic Games. However, both winning times were the slowest since DeSouza and Somers each walked away with $7,500 for their victories. In the wheelchair competition, Ann Walters, uncontested, set a new course record of 1:44:29, a record that still stands today. October 27, 1991: Joseildo Rocha, 2:14:33; Midde Hamrin-Senorski, 2:36:2 The 14th Chicago Marathon did not start on a positive note. The loss of another title sponsor drastically reduced the prize money for winners to $7,500, compared to $30,000 the previous year. Around 7,500 started the race, but only 5,908 crossed the finish line. Thus, even with ideal racing conditions, Joseildo Rocha of Brazil and Midde Hamrin-Senorski of Sweden finished with the slowest winning times since 1981 for both men and women. Ann Walters won the women s wheelchair competition in 1:53:33, a streak she would continue for the next six years through No other athlete has won six consecutive Chicago Marathon titles. October 28, 1990: Martin Pitayo, 2:09:41; Aurora Cunha, 2:30:11 As a result of the hard work of new race director Carey Pinkowski, the 1990 race was a big success. Pinkowski was the youngest director of any major U.S. marathon. More important than his effective management, however, was that Pinkowski brought the Chicago Marathon together with the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA). As a result, he was able to get local runners and running clubs more involved than ever before in the race, especially as volunteers. On race day, the finish could not have been more exciting. Mexico s Martin Pitayo and Poland s Antoni Niemczak ran the final 10 miles of the race side by side. At the last possible moment, Pitayo surged ahead to beat Niemczak by less than a step; the 0.3 second margin of victory was the narrowest in race history. Meanwhile, in her first U.S. marathon appearance, Portugal s Aurora Cunha took the women s title with a personal best time of 2:30:11. Pitayo and Cunha claimed $30,000 each out of the $250,000 total purse for their victories. The winners were not the only stars of the day. Local resident Ann Clark enjoyed celebrity status as spectators applauded her finish and asked her to pose with them in pictures. The 81-year-old from Carol Stream, IL, who didn t take up running until age 64, finished in 5:46. Chicago Marathon October 31, 1993: Luiz Antonio Dos Santos, 2:13:14; Ritva Lemettinen, 2:33:18 Snowfall, 34-degree temperatures and 12-degree wind chills greeted the 6,941 Chicago Marathon runners on Halloween (the latest race date in Chicago s history). Battling whipping wind and snow along the lakeshore, some dropped out with hypothermia. With prize money at $20,000 for the first men s and women s finishers, Luiz Antonio Dos Santos of Brazil and Ritva Lemettinen of Finland trudged through the wintry conditions to claim victory with the fastest winning times since Dos Santos became the third straight Brazilian man to win while Lemettinen was briefly disqualified with charges of running behind two male pacers who blocked the wind from her path, a violation of USA Track & Field Rule 66. The decision was later overturned due to unclear wording of Rule 66, and her victory was restored. Ann Walters won the women s wheelchair competition, continuing the streak she started in This year marked her easiest victory in 1:57:34; she was the only female competitor. October 29, 1989: Paul Davis-Hale, 2:11:25; Lisa Weidenbach, 2:28:15 Along with the other 8,529 runners who started the race, and in stark contrast to the previous year, Paul Davis-Hale of Great Britain and America s Lisa Weidenbach battled unseasonably warm temperatures, 64 percent humidity and windy conditions that accompanied the 12th Chicago Marathon. Davis- Hale won the race in 2:11:25. Weidenbach, while breaking her personal best time, became Chicago s second repeat women s champion. Both winners walked away with $50,000 in prize money. The oldest competitor in the race was 84-year-old Ida Mintz, who finished in 6:07. In the wheelchair competition, America s Scot Hollonbeck won for the men in 1:45:30, and Ann Cody-Morris won for the women in 1:58:51. October 30, 1988: Alejandro Cruz, 2:08:57; Lisa Weidenbach, 2:29:17 With 8,700 registered runners, the Chicago Marathon was back in 1998 after a one-year demotion as a half marathon, and with a new title sponsor in Old Style. 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107 Weidenbach of the U.S. from claiming victory over the 5,795 finishers. Cruz broke his country s record with a personal best of 2:08:57. Weidenbach, of Seattle, WA, became just the fifth American woman to run a sub-2:30 marathon with her personal best 2:29:17. The champions took home a then record $50,000 each out of the $350,000 total purse for their victories. October 25, 1987: Steve Jones, 1:04:20; Kim Ballentine, 1:18:20 (half-marathon) Due to a loss in sponsorship, the Chicago Marathon was not held in However, a half-marathon was organized to provide Chicago s runners with a low-budget alternative. Taster s Choice was the sponsor of the event called the Columbian Select Half-Marathon. Steve Jones, by now a hero in Chicago, returned to claim victory in 1:04:20. Kim Ballentine of Brentwood, MO, won the women s division in 1:18:20. October 26, 1986: Toshihiko Seko, 2:08:27; Ingrid Kristiansen, 2:27:08 The 10th anniversary Chicago Marathon delivered great racing weather. Despite the 90 percent humidity, temperatures remained in the upper 50s, providing comfortable conditions for the 12,000 runners who started the race. Japan s Toshihiko Seko took the lead after 22 miles and went on to win in 2:08:27. Norway s Ingrid Kristiansen dominated the women s competition by more than two minutes. Both winners received $40,000 for their victories. However, the rest of the 8,173 runners who finished did not go home empty-handed. Due to high popularity the previous year, race officials doubled the number of massage tables and therapists, giving more than 500 racers special treatment for their tired muscles. October 20, 1985: Steve Jones, 2:07:13; Joan Benoit Samuelson, 2:21:21 The 1985 race turned out the largest number of runners Chicago had seen to date, and the fastest. Nearly 10,000 competed as Great Britain s Steve Jones and America s Joan Benoit Samuelson claimed victory. Jones goal was to set another world record, as he had done the previous year, but he missed Carlos Lopes of Portugal s mark by just one second. His victory earned him $35,000 for winning, $10,000 for setting the new course record and $13,000 in time bonuses for running under 2:08. The women s competition featured one of the top fields ever assembled, with the then second-, fourthand fifth-fastest times in the world being set. Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway, the world record-holder; Joan Benoit Samuelson, the 1984 Olympic Marathon gold medalist; and Rosa Mota of Portugal, the Olympic Marathon bronze medalist and Chicago s defending champion, battled for victory. Not only did Benoit Samuelson win (missing Kristiansen s world record by just 15 seconds), but she established new American and course records. October 21, 1984: Steve Jones, 2:08:05; Rosa Mota, 2:26:01 Despite cold temperatures and a steady downpour of rain, nearly 8,000 runners started the race, including 70 world-class athletes; both totals were event records. Great Britain s Steve Jones delivered Chicago s first-ever world record, establishing the event s reputation on the international stage. According to Jones, I had no idea what kind of pace I was running and no idea how fast they were running. I got to 24 and a half and 25 and the press truck left to go to the finish line. A writer from London shouted that if I kept it under five-minute pace, I had a chance for the record. I was confused and thought he meant a course record! While defending her title, Portugal s Rosa Mota also broke the women s course record she set the previous year. For their wins, Jones and Mota took home $35,000 each out of the $250,000 purse. This year s race also marked the first official wheelchair competition, with five men and one woman competing. Robert Fitch from East Lansing, MI took the men s title in 2:35:06 while Jonnie Baylark from Bellwood, IL won the women s race in 3:29:10. October 16, 1983: Joseph Nzau, 2:09:44; Rosa Mota, 2:31:12 Almost 7,000 runners came out for what would be the most competitive race Chicago had ever seen. Mere feet from the finish, Joseph Nzau of Kenya surged ahead and out-leaned Hugh Jones of Great Britain to win the race by half a second (2:09:44.3 to 2:09:44.8). Nzau would be the first of many Kenyan victors in Chicago, although East African dominance would not take hold of the sport for another decade and a half. In the women s competition, Rosa Mota of Portugal took over the lead with one mile left, beating Anne Audain of New Zealand and setting a new course record. Although the race was called America s Marathon, $113,000 out of the $135,000 prize purse went to 15 men and women from 11 foreign countries. A record 250,000 Chicagoans cheered on the participants, helping 5,237 mostly local runners make it to the finish. September 26, 1982: Greg Meyer, 2:10:59; Nancy Conz, 2:33:23 The sixth annual Chicago Marathon was an international affair, with over 30 world-class runners from eight different nations competing among the 6,014 racers, 4,642 of whom finished. But it was Americans Greg Meyer and Nancy Conz, both from Massachusetts, who won the day, both establishing new course records (by three and 12 minutes, respectively). Not only did they take home the thrill of victory, but also the event s first prize money checks ($12,000 for each out of a $77,000 purse). September 27, 1981: Phil Coppess, 2:16:13; Tina Gandy, 2:49:39 While most runners were sleeping, two participants began the 1981 Chicago Marathon at 2 a.m. on Sunday in order to finish the entire 26.2-mile course by the 3:30 p.m. deadline walking. At the regular start time, another 5,400 joined them, ages seven to 78 years old, including 12 corporate teams, two wheelchair entrants and one blind runner. With 1,800 volunteers helping out along the way and 25,000 spectators, Iowa s Phil Coppess, running his third marathon, and Tina Gandy of Minnesota, raced against 25 mile per hour winds on their way to victory. September 28, 1980: Frank Richardson, 2:14:04; Sue Peterson, 2:45:03 With temperatures in the low 60s, more than 4,600 runners turned out for a race in ideal conditions. Frank Richardson, a newlywed of just 49 days from Iowa, and Sue Peterson, a Californian who crossed the finish line alongside her husband Pete, claimed victories with the fastest winning times Chicago had seen to date. Ida Mintz, 74, finished the race with her son, daughter-in-law and grandson in 4:45, claiming the title of the world s oldest female marathoner. Jane Schiff was the Chicago Marathon s first unofficial wheelchair winner with a time of 3:02:38. Proceeds of the 1980 race went to the Chicago Boys Club. October 21, 1979: Dan Cloeter, 2:23:20; Laura Michalek, 3:15:45 After miserable running weather the previous year, race organizers attempted to avoid similar conditions by pushing the race date back to October. Despite these efforts, temperatures were once again against runners favor as 3,700 race starters battled the 77 degree heat, 81 percent humidity and 20 mile per hour wind gusts along the lakefront. Due to the challenging conditions, only 2,869 runners finished the race. Dan Cloeter, the 1977 winner, returned to claim the men s victory. Shortly after winning, he collapsed with severe dehydration. Nancy Reid and Donna Simmons illegally dropped in to place first and second for the women, but were disqualified when it was proven that they did not run the entire race. This gave the victory to 15-year-old Laura Michalek of Berwyn, IL, the youngest winner in Chicago Marathon history. Also for the record book, both the men s and women s times are still Chicago s slowest winning times. Beatrice Foods sponsored the race for the first time, providing their Tropicana orange juice and Dannon yogurt to exhausted runners at the finish line. Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 208 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 209 Sunday, October 8, 2017

108 September 24, 1978: Mark Stanforth, 2:19:20; Lynae Larson, 2:59:25 Organizing the second Chicago Marathon was not an easy task. Controversy surrounding the start time and entry fee developed, leaving founders divided. On one side were those who wanted a $10 entry fee and a noon kick-off. The later start time would draw more spectators and publicity, while also allowing out-of-town participants more travel time. On the other side were those who felt $10 was too expensive and that a noon start time could be detrimental to the runners, especially the slower participants who would be running in the heat of the afternoon. They also felt that organizers were putting the interest of the media before that of the runners. While the $10 entry fee remained, a compromise of a 10:30 a.m. start time was finally reached. (In November 1977, Dr. Noel Nequin, along with Erma Trantor, Sharon Mier and other protesters, ended their involvement and formed the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) to manage races for runners protection.) they needed to make the city s first 26.2-mile road race a reality. Suddenly 1977 was becoming a landmark year for running in Chicago. Several other shorter races were organized for the first time in addition to the Chicago Marathon, including the Chicago Distance Classic with almost 5,000 runners, an unheard number of participants at the time. But running fever did not stop with the new races. After seeing the success of the Lakefront 10, Mayor Bilandic decided to make Chicago the running capital of the world. To further show his support, Bilandic turned five miles of an old equestrian path along the lakefront into jogging paths, creating a scenic course for runners that today stretches 18 miles and serves as the hub of the Chicago running community. Thus, with all of the new events and opportunities, the sport of running in Chicago was enjoying a groundswell of excitement and participation. On race day, thousands of participants wore black armbands in protest of the later start time. The Chicago Marathon quickly became a dual competition the race against time and the battle against the heat. With lakefront temperatures reaching 85 degrees, nearly 300 runners were treated for blisters or heat exhaustion, while 10 more were taken to local hospitals for heat-related issues and dehydration. But the warm temperatures couldn t stop Arizona s Mark Stanforth or South Dakota s Lynae Larson. Both conquered the heat to claim victory over the other 5,200 starters, 4,053 of whom finished the race. Despite the heat, the event ran smoothly. For the first time in U.S. history a dual start was used, the two points a block apart, which helped spread the runners out. Plenty of water was available to help quench thirst, and most agreed that the second Chicago Marathon was a success. September 25, 1977: Dan Cloeter, 2:17:52; Dorothy Doolittle, 2:50:47 More than 4,200 runners turned out for the first Mayor Daley Marathon, making it the largest marathon in the world at the time (in terms of registered runners). Dan Cloeter of Indiana and Dorothy Doolittle of Texas battled the crowds to become Chicago s first winners in a race that 2,128 actually finished. Other competitors included Wesley Paul, an eight-year-old who finished in 3:15:20, setting a world record in his age group. Jack Donahue was the final person across the finish line at 7:09:42. The only glitch of the race occurred when the ceremonial starter s cannon misfired into the crowd, injuring two spectators. Ironically, the two burned were the wife and daughter of Wayne Goeldner, an original race founder. Despite the accident, the event ran very smoothly and, as advertised, was an event for the whole city to enjoy. By July 1977, Wendy Miller approached his friend and fellow Chicago businessman Lee Flaherty to rally support. Miller convinced Flaherty, a running enthusiast himself, to have his company, Flair Communications, be the official sponsor of the Chicago Marathon. Dr. Nequin and Flaherty then had a lunch meeting at the Drake Hotel with William Daley, son of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, about naming the event. Following the meeting, the Daley family gave its blessing to name the race the Mayor Daley Marathon. Initially set-up with a $5 entry fee and an 8 a.m. start time, the race was scheduled for September 25, 1977, and specific jobs were distributed amongst the founders. Dr. Nequin was the medical director; Miller was the race director; Goeldner was in charge of registration; Mier was responsible for organizing 700 volunteers to marshal and officiate the race; and Robinson was treasurer. In addition, Erma Trantor, a friend of Mier s, was hired to be the race coordinator; Ruth Ratny, a business friend of Flaherty s, was the publicist. The first ever Mayor Daley Marathon was soon to be a great success. Ads declared it the people s race anyone can come and enjoy, and that was the approach organizers took. Then, on September 25, the hard work of many dedicated people who established the race as something for the entire city, paid off. Chicago Marathon The Founding In November 1976 at the Metropolitan YMCA on LaSalle Street, five key founders of what would eventually become the Bank of America Chicago Marathon met to begin discussions and planning. Those present included Wayne Goeldner, physical education director of the Hyde Park YMCA; Wendell Wendy Miller, a partner in a financial advising firm and founder of Midwest Masters Running Club; Bill Robinson, executive director of Friends of Parks; Sharon Mier, director of women s sports at the Loop Center YMCA; and Dr. Noel Nequin, director of cardiac rehabilitation at the Swedish Covenant Hospital. At this meeting, the group decided it was time for a marathon in Chicago. Talks of a marathon continued, but little was actually done to stage the race. The turning point came in May 1977 when Dr. Nequin organized the first mega race in Chicago the Ravenswood Bank Lakefront 10-Mile Run. The race was a great success, with more than 1,000 runners participating, up from an expected Michael Bilandic, Chicago s new Mayor and an avid runner, was invited to the event. Not only did he show up to lend his support, but he and his wife, Heather, also handed out the awards to the winners. 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110 Course records Course records Course record split times Course record progressions Margins of victory Fastest finishers by place Closest finishes Fastest cumulative races World, national and American records set in Chicago Top 10 American performances in Chicago Top 10 non-american performances in Chicago Top 100 men s performances in Chicago Top 100 women s performances in Chicago Course records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 213 Sunday, October 8, 2017

111 Course records Men: 2:03:45 Dennis Kimetto, KEN, Oct. 13, 2013 Women: 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe, GBR, Oct. 13, 2002 Wheelchair men: 1:26:56 Heinz Frei, SUI, Oct. 10, 2010 Wheelchair women: 1:41:10 Tatyana McFadden, USA (Clarksville, MD), Oct. 11, 2015 Masters men: 2:17:02 Steve Plasencia, USA (Minneapolis, MN), Oct. 24, 1999 Masters women: 2:27:47 Deena Kastor, USA (Mammoth Lakes, CA), Oct. 11, 2015 Course record split times Men 2:03:45, Dennis Kimetto, KEN, 2013 Distance Total time (5K split) Min/mile split 5K...00:14: :46 10K...00:29:23 (14:37)... 4:42 15K...00:44:02 (14:39)... 4:43 20K...00:58:40 (14:38)... 4:42 Half...01:01:52 25K...01:13:19 (14:39)... 4:44 30K...01:28:04 (14:45)... 4:45 35K...01:42:39 (14:35)... 4:42 40K...01:57:18 (14:39)... 4:43 Finish...02:03:45 1st Half...01:01: :44 2nd Half...01:01: :44 Final...02:03: :44 Women 2:17:18, Paula Radcliffe, GBR, 2002 Distance Total time (5K split) Min/mile split 5K...00:16: :17 10K...00:32:47 (16:20)... 5:15 15K...00:49:06 (16:19)... 5:15 20K...01:05:26 (16:20)... 5:15 Half...01:09:01 25K...01:21:34 (16:08)... 5:11 30K...01:37:40 (16:06)... 5:11 35K...01:53:45 (16:05)... 5:10 40K...02:10:08 (16:23)... 5:16 Finish...02:17:18 Course records 1st Half...01:09: :16 2nd Half...01:08: :12 Final...02:17: :14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 214 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 215 Sunday, October 8, 2017

112 Course record progressions Men Time Name Country Date 2:03:45...Dennis Kimetto...KEN...Oct. 13, :04:38...Tsegaye Kebede...ETH...Oct. 7, :05:37...Moses Mosop...KEN...Oct. 9, :05:41...Sammy Wanjiru...KEN...Oct. 11, :05:42...Khalid Khannouchi...MAR...Oct. 24, :06:54...Ondoro Osoro...KEN...Oct. 11, :07:10...Khalid Khannouchi...MAR...Oct. 19, :07:13...Steve Jones...GBR...Oct. 20, :08:05...Steve Jones...GBR...Oct. 21, :09:44...Joseph Nzau...KEN...Oct. 16, :10:59...Greg Meyer...USA/MA...Sept. 26, :14:04...Frank Richardson...USA/IA...Sept. 28, :17:52...Dan Cloeter...USA/NE...Sept. 25, 1977 Women Time Name Country Date 2:17:18...Paula Radcliffe...GBR...Oct. 13, :18:47...Catherine Ndereba...KEN...Oct. 7, :21:21...Joan Benoit Samuelson...USA/ME...Oct. 20, :26:01...Rosa Mota...POR...Oct. 21, :31:12...Rosa Mota...POR...Oct. 16, :33:23...Nancy Conz...USA/MA...Sept. 26, :45:03...Sue Petersen...USA/CA...Sept. 28, :50:47...Dorothy Doolittle...USA/TX...Sept. 25, 1977 Masters men Time Name (age) Country Date 2:17:02...Steve Plasencia (42)...USA/MN...Oct. 24, :19:40...Mike Hurd (40)...GBR...Oct. 26, :23:55...Antonio Villanueva (45)...MEX...Oct. 20, :32:05...Roger Pflugfelder (41)...USA/PA...Oct. 16, :33:47...Roger Rouiller (43)...USA/IL...Sept. 27, :33:52...Lee Wilcox (40)...USA/WI...Sept. 24, :38:34...Alex Ratelle (52)...USA/MN...Sept. 25, 1977 Wheelchair men Time Name Country Date 1:26:56...Heinz Frei...SUI...Oct. 10, :28:06...Kurt Fearnley...AUS...Oct. 7, :29:40...Krige Schabort...RSA...Oct. 9, :32:14...James Briggs...USA/IL...Oct. 30, :41:21...Philippe Couprie...FRA...Oct. 27, :42:34...Jim Knaub...USA/IL...Oct. 28, :45:30...Scot Hollonbeck...USA/IL...Oct. 29, :10:19...Bart Bardwell...USA/MN...Oct. 26, :23:41...Robert Fitch...USA/MI...Oct. 20, :35:06...Robert Fitch...USA/MI...Oct.21, 1984 Wheelchair women Time Name Country Date 1:41:10...Tatyana McFadden...USA/MD...Oct. 11, :42:35...Tatyana McFadden...USA/IL...Oct. 13, :44:29...Ann Walters...USA/IL...Oct. 25, :53:33...Ann Cody-Morris...USA/IL...Oct. 28, :58:51...Ann Cody-Morris...USA/IL...Oct. 29, :52:22...Jayne Fortson...USA/UT...Oct. 20, :29:10...Jonnie Baylark...USA/IL...Oct. 21, 1984 Course records Masters women Time Name (age) Country Date 2:27:47...Deena Kastor (42)...USA/CA...Oct. 11, :28:40...Colleen De Reuck (41)...USA/CO...Oct. 9, :29:25...Tatyana Pozdnyakova (43)...UKR...Oct. 11, :31:14...Priscilla Welch (41)...GBR...Oct. 26, :43:35...Cincy Dalrymple (40)...USA/NY...Sept. 26, :08:48...Helen Dick (56)...USA/CA...Sept. 28, :20:00...Marion Burchfield (42)...USA/IL...Sept. 24, :42:05...Carol Davis (41)...USA/IL...Sept. 27, 1977 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 216 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 217 Sunday, October 8, 2017

113 Margins of victory Men Year Men s winner Winning margin Runner-up Abel Kirui...:03... Dickson Chumba Dickson Chumba...:25... Sammy Kitwara Eliud Kipchoge...:17... Sammy Kitwara Dennis Kimetto...:7... Emannuel Mutai Tsegaye Kebede...:14... Feyisa Lilesa Moses Mosop...:38... Wesley Korir Sammy Wanjiru...:19... Tsegaye Kebede Sammy Wanjiru...:27... Vincent Kipruto*** Evans Cheruiyot...1:12... David Mandago Patrick Ivuti...:0.05*... Jaouad Gharib Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot...:05... Daniel Njenga Felix Limo...:07... Benjamin Maiyo Evans Rutto...1:28... Daniel Njenga Evans Rutto...1:57... Paul Koech Khalid Khannouchi...:20... Daniel Njenga Ben Kimondiu...:04... Paul Tergat Khalid Khannouchi...:28... Josephat Kiprono Khalid Khannouchi...:34... Moses Tanui Ondoro Osoro...:25... Khalid Khannouchi Khalid Khannouchi...1:09... Fred Kiprop Paul Evans...1:12... Jerry Lawson Eamonn Martin...:03... Carlos Bautista Luiz Antonio Dos Santos...:35... Ed Eyestone Luiz Antonio Dos Santos...1:25... Eddy Hellebuyck Jose Cesar Da Souza...1:16... Igor Braslawsky Josildo Rocha...:06... Roy Dooney Martin Pitayo...: Antoni Niemczak Paul Davis-Hale...1:54... Ravil Kashapov Alejandro Cruz...:23... Yakov Tolstikov Toshihiko Seko...1:30... Ahmed Saleh Steve Jones...:55... Robleh Djama Steve Jones...1:01... Carlos Lopes Joseph Nzau...: Hugh Jones Greg Meyer...:11... Joseph Nzau Phillip Coppess...1:02... Tony Schockency Frank Richards...2:43... Chuck Smead Dan Cloeter...4:16... Mike Healer Mark Stanforth...4:53... Barney Kleeker Dan Cloeter...4:57**... Jim MacNider * smallest margin of victory ** largest margin of victory ***As a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced that the 2009 result of Abderrahim Goumri has been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change Women Year Women s winner Winning margin Runner-up Florence Kiplagat...:1:56... Edna Kiplagat Florence Kiplagat...:10... Yebrgual Melese Mare Dibaba***...:20... Florence Kiplagat Rita Jeptoo...:51... Jemima Jelegat Sumgong Atsede Baysa...:01*... Rita Jeptoo Ejegayehu Dibaba***...2:29... Kayoko Fukushi Atsede Baysa***...2:40... Desiree Davila*** Irina Mikitenko***...:25... Teyba Erkesso*** Lidiya Grigoryeva...2:15... Alevtina Biktimirova Berhane Adere...:03... Adriana Pirtea Berhane Adere...:05... Galina Bogomolova Deena Kastor...:05... Constantina Dita Constantina Dita...:58... Nuta Olaru Svetlana Zakharova...:28... Constantina Dita Paula Radcliffe...2:08... Catherine Ndereba Catherine Ndereba...6:13... Elfenesh Alemu Catherine Ndereba...1:03... Lornah Kiplagat Joyce Chepchumba...:01*... Margaret Okayo Joyce Chepchumba...3:07... Colleen De Reuck Marian Sutton...2:28... Gitte Karlshoj Marian Sutton...:25... Kristy Johnston Ritva Lemettinen...2:57... Kim Jones Kristy Johnston...:23... Gitte Karlshoj Ritva Lemettinen...1:08... Linda Somers Linda Somers...1:57... Gail Hall Midde Hamrin-Senorski...2:00... Kirsi Rauta Aurora Cunha...2:17... Carole Rouillard Lisa Weidenbach...2:09... Carla Bourskens Lisa Weidenbach...:29... Emma Scaunich Ingrid Kristiansen...2:09... Maria Lelut Joan Benoit Samuelson...1:44... Ingrid Kristiansen Rosa Mota...1:39... Lisa Martin Rosa Mota...:24... Jacqueline Gareau Nancy Conz...1:17... Karen Dunn Tina Gandy...5:54... Charlene Groet Sue Peterson...4:40... Sue Henderson Laura Michalek...1:00... Lynae Larson Lynae Larson...13:55**... Karen Doopes Dorothy Doolittle...4:09... Marilyn Bevens * smallest margin of victory ** largest margin of victory ***as a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2016 that the 2014 result of Rita Jeptoo has been annulled. In 2015, as a result of a doping violation, the IAAF announced that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. As a result of doping violations, the IAAF also announced that the 2009 result of Lidiya Grigoryeva, the 2010, 2012 and 2013 results of Maria Konovalova and the 2013 result of Aleksandra Duliba have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change Course records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 218 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 219 Sunday, October 8, 2017

114 Fastest finishers by place Men Place Name Time Date 1st... Dennis Kimetto (KEN)...2:03:45... Oct. 13, nd... Emannuel Mutai (KEN)...2:03:52... Oct. 13, rd... Dickson Chumba (KEN)...2:04:32... Oct. 12, th... Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)...2:05:51... Oct. 12, th... Wesley Korir (KEN)...2:06:13... Oct. 7, th... Bernard Kipyego (KEN)...2:06:40... Oct. 7, th... Samuel Ndungu (KEN)...2:07:26... Oct. 7, th... Dadi Yami (ETH)...2:07:43... Oct. 7, th... Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)...2:07:47... Oct. 7, th... Shami Dawit (ETH)...2:08:39... Oct. 7, 2012 Closest finishes Men (by time difference) Top 2 finishers Margin Year Order of finish 1. : Ivuti, Gharib 2. : Pitayo, Niemczak 3. : Nzau, Jones Top 3 finishers Margin Year Order of finish 1. : Martin, Bautista, Shvetsov 2. : Limo, Maiyo, Njenga 3. : Cheruiyot, Njenga, Muindi Women Place Name Time Date 1st... Paula Radcliffe (GBR)...2:17:18... Oct. 13, nd... Catherine Ndereba (KEN)...2:19:26... Oct. 13, rd... Yoko Shibui (JPN)...2:21:22... Oct. 13, th... Svetlana Zakharova (RUS)...2:21:31... Oct. 13, th... Caroline Rotich (KEN)...2:23:22... Oct. 7, th... Meskerem Assefa (ETH)...2:25:11... Oct. 11, th... Hiromi Ominami (JPN)...2:26:04... Oct. 22, th... Lyudmila Petrova (RUS)...2:27:08... Oct. 22, th... Kathy Butler (GBR)...2:28:39... Oct. 22, th... Dulce Maria Rodriguez (MEX)...2:28:54... Oct. 22, 2006 Top 5 finishers Margin Year Order of finish 1. : Limo, Maiyo, Njenga, Rutto, Ivuti 2. : Khannouchi, Njenga, Takaoka, Tergat, El Mouaziz 3. : Chumba, Kitwara, Ndungu, Gebru, Puskedra Women (by time difference) Top 2 finishers Margin Year Order of finish T1. : Chepchumba, Okayo T1. : Baysa, Jeptoo 3. : Adere, Pirtea Top 3 finishers Margin Year Order of finish 1. : Weidenbach, Scaunich, Fudge 2. : Mota, Gareau, Rasmussen 3. : Baysa, Jeptoo, Kabuu Course records Top 5 finishers Margin Year Order of finish 1. 1: Kiplagat, Melese, Dibaba, Fukushi, Seboka 2. 1: *...Baysa, Jeptoo, Kabuu, Shobukhova, Rotich 3. 1: Chepchumba, Okayo, Meyer, De Reuck, Bogacheva *as a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2015 that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change Bank of America Chicago Marathon 220 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 221 Sunday, October 8, 2017

115 Fastest cumulative races Men Top 2 finishers Cumulative time Year Order of finish 1 4:07: Kimetto, Mutai 3. 4:08: Kipchoge, Kitwara 2. 4:09: Kebede, Lilesa Top 3 finishers Cumulative time Year Order of finish 1. 6:12: Kimetto, Mutai, Kitwara 2. 6:13: Kipchoge, Kitwara, Chumba 3. 6:14: Kebede, Lilesa, Regassa Top 5 finishers Cumulative time Year Order of finish 1. 10:27: Kebede, Lilesa, Regassa, Kitwara, Korir 2. 10:27: Kipchoge, Kitwara, Chumba, Bekele, Koech 3. 10:31: Khannouchi, Njenga, Takaoka, Tergat, El Mouaziz Women Top 2 finishers Cumulative time Year Order of finish 1. 4:36: Radcliffe, Ndereba 2. 4:40: Jeptoo, Sumgong 3. 4:41: Adere, Bogomolova Top 3 finishers Cumulative time Year Order of finish 1. 6:58: Radcliffe, Ndereba, Shibui 2. 7:03: *...Jeptoo, Sumgong, Konovalova 3. 7:04: Adere, Bogomolova, Johnson Top 5 finishers Cumulative time Year Order of finish 1. 11:44: Radcliffe, Ndereba, Shibui, Zakharova, Biktagirova 2. 11:51: Adere, Bogomolova, Johnson, Perez, Tomescu-Dita 3. 11:53: *...Jeptoo, Sumgong, Konovalova, Duliba, Baysa *As a result of doping violations, the IAAF also announced that the 2010, 2012 and 2013 results of Mariya Konovalova and the 2013 result of Aleksandra Duliba have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change. World records set in Chicago Men 2:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) :08:05 Steve Jones (GBR) 1984 Women 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) :18:47 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2001 American records set in Chicago Men 2:07:01 Khalid Khannouchi 2000 Women 2:21:21 Joan Benoit Samuelson 1985 World debut records set in Chicago Men 2:05:50 Evans Rutto (KEN) :06:54 Ondoro Osoro (KEN) :07:10 Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) 1997 Current national records set in Chicago Men Country Name (year) Time Cayman Islands... Tony Keely (2000)...2:40:28 Ecuador... Silvio Guerra (1997)...2:09:59 Great Britain... Steve Jones (1985)...2:07:13 Japan... Toshinari Takaoka (2002)...2:06:16 Liechtenstein... Marcel Tschopp (2011)...2:23:55 Peru... Miguel Mallqui (1998)...2:11:36 Singapore... Rui Yong Soh (2016)...2:24:55 Uruguay... Nestor Garcia (1999)...2:12:48 Women Country Name (year) Time Albania... Lena Josifi (2012)...3:00:05 Australia... Benita Johnson (2006)...2:22:36 Belarus... Aleksandra Duliba (2013)...2:23:44 Kyrgyzstan... Irina Bogacheva (1999)...2:27:46 Mexico... Madai Perez (2006)...2:22:59 Nepal... Sworupa Khadka (2013)...2:57:10 Poland... Malgorzata Sobanska (2001)...2:26:08 Portugal... Rosa Mota (1985)...2:23:29 Romania... Constantina Tomescu-Dita (2005)...2:21:30 Russia... Liliya Shobukhova (2011)...2:18:20 Saudi Arabia... Sarah Attar (2015)...3:11:29 St. Pierre & Miquelon... Ursula Delcourt (2005)...3:50:45 Thailand... Jane Vongvorachoti (2014)...2:40:40 Course records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 222 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 223 Sunday, October 8, 2017

116 Top 10 American performances in Chicago Men # Name Time Place Date 1... Khalid Khannouchi (NY)...2:05: Oct. 13, Khalid Khannouchi (NY)...2:07: Oct. 22, Dathan Ritzenhein (OR)...2:07: Oct. 7, Ryan Hall (CA)...2:08: Oct. 9, Khalid Khannouchi (NY)...2:08: Oct. 10, Abdi Abdirahman (AZ)...2:08: Oct. 22, David Morris (NM)...2:09: Oct. 24, Jerry Lawson (FL)...2:09: Oct. 19, Alan Culpepper (CO)...2:09: Oct. 13, Dathan Ritzenhein (MI)...2:09: Oct. 13, 2013 Top 10 non-american performances in Chicago Men # Name Time Place Date 1... Dennis Kimetto (KEN)...2:03: Oct. 13, Emannuel Mutai (KEN)...2:03: Oct. 13, Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)...2:04: Oct. 12, Sammy Kitwara (KEN)...2:04: Oct. 12, Dickson Chumba (KEN)...2:04: Oct. 12, Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)...2:04: Oct. 7, Feyisa Lilesa (ETH)...2:04: Oct. 7, Sammy Kitwara (KEN)...2:05: Oct. 13, Tilahun Regassa (ETH)...2:05: Oct. 7, Moses Mosop (KEN)...2:05: Oct. 9, 2011 Women # Name Time Place Date 1... Joan Benoit Samuelson (ME)...2:21: Oct. 20, Deena Kastor (CA)...2:21: Oct. 9, Desiree Davila (MI)...2:26: Oct. 10, Deena Drossin (CA)...2:26: Oct. 13, Amy Hastings (RI)...2:27: Oct. 12, Renee Baillie (OR)...2:27: Oct. 7, Deena Kastor (CA)...2:27: Oct. 11, Colleen De Reuck (CO)...2:28: Oct. 12, Lisa Weidenbach (WA)...2:28: Oct. 29, Marla Runyan (TN)...2:28: Oct. 10, 2004 Women # Name Time Place Date 1... Paula Radcliffe (GBR)...2:17: Oct. 13, Catherine Ndereba (KEN)...2:18: Oct. 7, Catherine Ndereba (KEN)...2:19: Oct. 13, Rita Jeptoo (KEN...2:19: Oct. 13, Berhane Adere (ETH)...2:20: Oct. 22, Galina Bogomolova (RUS)...2:20: Oct. 22, Jemima Jelegat Sumgong (KEN)...2:20: Oct. 13, Yoko Shibui (JPN)...2:21: Oct. 13, Constantina Tomescu-Dita...2:21: Oct. 9, Svetlana Zakharova (RUS)...2:21: Oct. 13, 2002 Course records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 224 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 225 Sunday, October 8, 2017

117 Top 100 men s performances in Chicago* # Name Time Place Date 1... Dennis Kimetto (KEN)...2:03: Oct. 13, Emannuel Mutai (KEN)...2:03: Oct. 13, Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)...2:04: Oct. 12, Sammy Kitwara (KEN)...2:04: Oct. 12, Dickson Chumba (KEN)...2:04: Oct. 12, Tsegaye Kebede 1 (ETH)...2:04: Oct. 7, Feyisa Lilesa 1 (ETH)...2:04: Oct. 7, Sammy Kitwara - 2 (KEN)...2:05: Oct. 13, Tilahun Regassa (ETH)...2:05: Oct. 7, Moses Mosop (KEN)...2:05: Oct Sammy Wanjiru 1 (KEN)...2:05: Oct. 11, Khalid Khannouchi 1 (MAR)...2:05: Oct. 24, Evans Rutto 1 (KEN)...2:05: Oct. 12, Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)...2:05: Oct. 12, Sammy Kitwara - 3 (KEN)...2:05: Oct. 7, Khalid Khannouchi 2 (USA/NY)...2:05: Oct. 13, Vincent Kipruto 1 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 11, Wesley Korir 1 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 7, Wesley Korir 2 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 9, Moses Tanui 1 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 24, Daniel Njenga 1 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 13, Toshinari Takaoka 1 (JPN)...2:06: Oct. 13, Evans Rutto 2 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 10, Paul Tergat 1 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 13, Sammy Wanjiru 2 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 10, Evans Cheruiyot (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 12, Bernard Kipyego 1 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 9, Bernard Kipyego 2 (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 7, Tsegaye Kebede 2 (ETH)...2:06: Oct. 10, Abdelkader El Mouaziz 1 (MAR)...2:06: Oct. 13, Ondoro Osoro (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 11, Micah Kogo (KEN)...2:06: Oct. 13, Khalid Khannouchi 3 (USA/NY)...2:07: Oct. 22, Felix Limo (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 9, Charles Munyeki (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 11, Paul Koech (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 12, Benjamin Maiyo (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 9, Khalid Khannouchi 4 (MAR)...2:07: Oct. 19, Steve Jones 1 (GBR)...2:07: Oct. 20, Daniel Njenga 2 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 9, Khalid Khannouchi 5 (MAR)...2:07: Oct. 11, Samuel Ndungu (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 7, Evans Rutto 3 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 9, Josephat Kiprono (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 22, Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 22, David Mandago (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 12, Daniel Njenga 3 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 22, 2006 # Name Time Place Date Daniel Njenga 4 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 12, Dadi Yami (ETH)...2:07: Oct. 7, Daniel Njenga 5 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 10, Gert Thys (RSA)...2:07: Oct. 11, Patrick Ivuti (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 9, Moses Tanui 2 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 22, Dathan Ritzenhein (USA)...2:07: Oct. 7, Toshinari Takaoka 2 (JPN)...2:07: Oct. 10, Jimmy Muindi 1 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 22, Joseph Kahugu 1 (KEN)...2:07: Oct. 11, Bekana Daba (ETH)...2:07: Oct. 9, Ondoro Osoro 2 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 24, Peter Githuka 1 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 22, Ryan Hall (USA/CA)...2:08: Oct. 9, Steve Jones 2 (GBR)...2:08: Oct. 21, Djama Robleh (DJI)...2:08: Oct. 20, Feyisa Lilesa 2 (ETH)...2:08: Oct. 10, Fred Kiprop 1 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 19, Fred Kiprop 2 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 22, Toshihiko Seko (JPN)...2:08: Oct. 26, Jimmy Muindi 2 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 10, Bernard Koech (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 12, Shami Dawit (ETH)...2:08: Oct. 7, Peter Chebet (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 12, Richard Limo (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 11, Wesley Korir 3 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 10, Khalid Khannouchi 6 (USA/NY)...2:08: Oct. 10, Peter Ndirangu (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 19, Rob De Castella 1 (AUS)...2:08: Oct. 20, Marilson Dos Santos (BRA)...2:08: Oct. 10, Paul Evans 1 (GBR)...2:08: Oct. 20, Ben Kimondiu (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 7, Philip Chirchir (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 19, Paul Tergat 2 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 7, Abdi Abdirahman (USA/AZ)...2:08: Oct. 22, Jimmy Muindi 2 (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 12, Alejandro Cruz (MEX)...2:08: Oct. 30, Patrick Muturi (KEN)...2:08: Oct. 19, Peter Githuka 2 (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 7, Carlos Lopes (POR)...2:09: Oct. 21, Vincent Kipruto 2 (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 10, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI)...2:09: Oct. 12, Rob DeCastella 2 (AUS)...2:09: Oct. 21, Yakov Tolstikov (RUS)...2:09: Oct. 30, Paul Evans 2 (GBR)...2:09: Oct. 19, Stephen Kiogora (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 10, Laban Kipkemboi (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 9, Robert Cheboror (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 22, Dickson Chumba -2 (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 11, 2015 Course records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 226 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 227 Sunday, October 8, 2017

118 # Name Time Place Date Mohamed Ouaadi (FRA)...2:09: Oct. 7, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 10, David Morris (USA/NM)...2:09: Oct. 24, Noriaki Igarashi (JPN)...2:09: Oct.7, Simon Bor (KEN)...2:09: Oct. 24, Jerry Lawson (USA/FL)...2:09: Oct. 19, 1997 Top 100 women s performances in Chicago* # Name Time Place Date 1... Paula Radcliffe (GBR)...2:17: Oct. 13, Catherine Ndereba 1 (KEN)...2:18: Oct. 7, Catherine Ndereba 2 (KEN)...2:19: Oct. 13, Rita Jeptoo - 1 (KEN)...2:19: Oct. 13, Berhane Adere 1 (ETH)...2:20: Oct. 22, Galina Bogomolova (RUS)...2:20: Oct. 22, Jemima Jelegat Sumgong (KEN)...2:20: Oct. 13, Joan Benoit Samuelson (USA/ME)...2:21: Oct. 20, Yoko Shibui (JPN)...2:21: Oct. 13, Deena Kastor 1 (USA/CA)...2:21: Oct. 9, Constantina Dita 1 (ROU)...2:21: Oct. 9, Svetlana Zakharova 1 (RUS)...2:21: Oct. 13, Florence Kiplagat - 1 (KEN)...2:21: Oct. 9, Catherine Ndereba 3 (KEN)...2:21: Oct. 22, Atsede Baysa 1 (ETH)...2:22: Oct. 7, Rita Jeptoo - 2 (KEN)...2:22: Oct. 7, Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)...2:22: Oct. 9, Lornah Kiplagat (KEN)...2:22: Oct. 22, Benita Johnson (AUS)...2:22: Oct. 22, Lucy Kabuu (KEN)...2:22: Oct. 7, Madai Perez (MEX)...2:22: Oct. 22, Ingrid Kristiansen 1 (NOR)...2:23: Oct. 20, Svetlana Zakharova 2 (RUS)...2:23: Oct. 12, Caroline Rotich (KEN)...2:23: Oct. 7, Edna Kiplagat (KEN(...2:23: Oct. 9, Florence Kiplagat (KEN)...2:23: Oct. 11, Rosa Mota 1 (POR)...2:23: Oct. 20, Constantina Dita 2 (ROU)...2:23: Oct. 12, Astede Baysa 2 (ETH)...2:23: Oct. 10, Valentine Kipketer (KEN)...2:23: Oct. 9, Yebrgual Melese (ETH)...2:23: Oct. 11, Constantina Dita 3 (ROU)...2:23: Oct. 10, Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)...2:23: Oct. 11, Birhane Dibaba (ETH)...2:24: Oct. 11, Constantina Dita 4 (ROU)...2:24: Oct. 22, Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)...2:24: Oct. 11, Nuta Olaru 1 (ROU)...2:24: Oct. 10, Kayoko Fukushi (JPN)...2:24: Oct. 9, 2011 # Name Time Place Date Mulu Seboka (ETH)...2:24: Oct. 11, Purity Rionoripo (KEN)...2:24: Oct. 9, Yebrgual Melese - 2 (ETH)...2:24: Oct. 9, Jelena Prokopcuka (LAT)...2:24: Oct. 12, Elfenesh Alemu (ETH)...2:24: Oct. 7, Svetlana Zhakarova (RUS)...2:25: Oct. 10, Meskerem Assefa (ETH)...2:25: Oct. 11, Madina Biktagirova (RUS)...2:25: Oct. 13, Albina Ivanova 1 (RUS)...2:25: Oct. 12, Nutu Olaru 2 (ROU)...2:25: Oct. 22, Mare Dibaba (ETH)...2:25: Oct. 12, Florence Kiplagat - 2 (KEN)...2:25: Oct. 12, Joyce Chepchumba 2 (KEN)...2:25: Oct. 24, Maragaret Okayo (KEN)...2:26: Oct. 24, Masako Chiba (JPN)...2:26: Oct. 9, Rosa Mota 2 (POR)...2:26: Oct. 21, Kerryn McCann (AUS)...2:26: Oct. 7, Hiromi Ominami (JPN)...2:26: Oct. 22, Malgorzata Sobanska 1 (POL)...2:26: Oct. 7, Fatuma Sado (ETH)...2:26: Oct. 7, Belainesh Gebre (ETH)...2:26: Oct. 9, Desiree Davila (USA/MI)...2:26: Oct. 10, Joyce Chepchumba 3 (KEN)...2:26: Oct. 10, Grazyna Syrek (POL)...2:26: Oct. 12, Irina Mikitenko 1 (GER)...2:26: Oct. 11, Irina Mikitenko 2 (GER)...2:26: Oct. 10, Christelle Daunay (FRA)...2:26: Oct. 9, Atsede Baysa 2 (ETH)...2:26: Oct. 13, Deena Drossin 2 (USA/CA)...2:26: Oct. 13, Teyba Erkesso (ETH)...2:26: Oct. 11, Birhane Dibaba (ETH)...2:27: Oct. 12, Amy Hastings (USA)...2:27: Oct. 12, Colleen De Reuck 1 (RSA)...2:27: Oct. 11, Ingrid Kristiansen 2 (NOR)...2:27: Oct. 26, Lyudmila Petrova (RUS)...2:27: Oct. 22, Elana Meyer 1 (RSA)...2:27: Oct. 24, Lidiya Grigoryeva 2 (RUS)...2:27: Oct. 12, Renee Baillie (USA)...2:27: Oct. 7, Elana Meyer 1 (RSA)...2:27: Oct. 11, Colleen De Reuck 2 (RSA)...2:27: Oct. 24, Lisa Ondieki (AUS)...2:27: Oct. 21, Ehitu Kiros Reda (ETH)...2:27: Oct. 13, Irina Bogacheva (KGZ)...2:27: Oct. 24, Deena Kastor - 3 (USA)...2:27: Oct. 11, Yukiko Akaba (JPN)...2:27: Oct. 13, Carla Beurskens (NED)...2:27: Oct. 20, Malgorzata Sobanska 2 (POL)...2:27: Oct. 12, Colleen De Reuck 3 (USA/CO)...2:28: Oct. 12, Veronique Marot (GBR)...2:28: Oct. 20, 1985 Course records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 228 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 229 Sunday, October 8, 2017

119 # Name Time Place Date Lisa Weidenbach 1 (USA/WA)...2:28: Oct. 29, Kayoko Obata 1 (JPN)...2:28: Oct. 13, Albina Ivanova 2 (RUS)...2:28: Oct. 10, Shetaya Gemechu (ETH)...2:28: Oct. 10, Mamitu Daska (ETH)...2:28: Oct. 10, Marla Runyan (USA/OR)...2:28: Oct. 10, Madina Biktagirova (RUS)...2:28: Oct. 12, Libbie Hickman (USA/CO)...2:28: Oct. 24, Berhane Adere 2 (ETH)...2:28: Oct. 11, Abebech Afework (ETH)...2:28: Oct. 13, Ritva Lemettinen (FIN)...2:28: Oct. 15, Kayoko Obata 2 (JPN)...2:28: Oct. 11, Kathy Butler (GBR)...2:28: Oct. 22, Colleen De Reuck 4 (USA/CO)...2:28: Oct. 9, 2005 *as a result of a doping violation, the International Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) announced in 2016 that the 2014 result of Rita Jeptoo has been annulled. In 2015, as a result of a doping violation, the IAAF announced that the results of Liliya Shobukhova have been annulled. As a result of doping violations, the IAAF also announced that the 2009 result of Lidiya Grigoryeva, the 2010, 2012 and 2013 results of Maria Konovalova and the 2013 result of Aleksandra Duliba have been annulled. The official results of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon reflect this change Bank of America Chicago Marathon 230 Sunday, October 8, 2017

120 World & U.S. records 2017 top 10 marathon performances top 10 American marathon performances All-time top 100 men s marathon performances All-time top 100 women s marathon performances All-time top 25 men s American marathon performances All-time top 25 women s American marathon performances All-time top 10 masters marathon performances All-time top 5 American masters marathon performances Men s world record progression Women s world record progression World record split times Men s American record progression Women s American record progression All-time fastest American debut marathon times World & U.S. records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 231 Sunday, October 8, 2017

121 2017 Top 10 marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Men # Name Time Date Location 1...Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)...2:03:32...September 24...Berlin 2...Guye Tola (ETH)...2:03:46...September 24...Berlin 3...Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN)...2:03:58...February 24...Tokyo 4...Tamirat Tola (ETH)...2:04:11...January 20...Dubai 5...Daniel Kinyua Wanjiru (KEN)...2:05:48...April 23...London 6...Gideon Kipkemoi Kipketer (KEN)...2:05:51...February 26...Tokyo 7...Amos Choge Kipruto (KEN)...2:05:54...March 19...Seoul 8...Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)...2:05:57...April 23...London 9...Felix Kipchirchir Kandie (KEN)...2:06:03...March 19...Seoul 10...Marius Kimutai (KEN)...2:06:04...April 9...Rotterdam *Eluid Kipchoge (KEN) ran 2:00:25 on May 5, 2017 as part of Nike s Breaking 2 project. Kipchoge s time although it is the fastest time of 2017 and the fastest time in human history is not eligible for a record. Women # Name Time Date Location 1...Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN)... 2:17:01...April 23...London 2...Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)... 2:17:56...April 23...London 3...Sarah Chepchirchir (KEN)... 2:19:47...February 26...Tokyo 4...Gladys Cherono (KEN)... 2:20:23...September 24...Berlin 5...Ruti Aga (ETH)... 2:20:41...September 24...Berlin 6...Valary Aiyabei (KEN)... 2:20:53...September 24...Berlin 7...Purity Cherotich Rionoprio (KEN)... 2:20:55...April 9...Paris 8...Agnes Jeruto Barsosio (KEN)... 2:20:59...April 9...Paris 9...Eunice Jepkirui Kitwa (BRN)... 2:21:17...March 12...Nagoya 10...Berhane Dibaba (ETH)... 2:21:19...February 26...Tokyo 2017 Top 10 American marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Men # Name Time Date Location 1...Galen Rupp... 2:09:58...April 17...Boston 2...Shadrack Biwott... 2:12:08...April 17...Boston 3...Abdi Abdirahman... 2:12:45...April 17...Boston 4...Augustus Maiyo... 2:13:16...April 17...Boston 5...Elkanah Kibet... 2:13:36...April 23...Hamburg 6...Andrew Bumbalough... 2:13:58...February 26...Tokyo 7...Jeff Eggleston... 2:14:00...April 23...Warszawa 8...Luke Puskedra... 2:14:45...April 17...Boston 9...Elkanah Kibet... 2:15:14...August 6...London 10...Jeff Eggleston... 2:15:25...May 21...Lima Women # Name Time Date Location 1...Jordan Hasay... 2:23:00...April 17...Boston 2...Desiree Linden... 2:25:06...April 17...Boston 3...Laura Theweatt... 2:25:38...April 23...London 4...Serena Burla... 2:26:53...January 29...Osaka 5...Amy Cragg... 2:27:18...August 6...London 6...Sara Hall... 2:28:26...February 26...Tokyo 7...Kellyn Johnson... 2:28:51...April 23...London 8...Serena Burla... 2:29:32...August 6...London 9...Lindsay Flanagan... 2:34:44...April 17...Boston 10...Danna Kelly-Herrick... 2:34:53...April 17...Boston World & U.S. records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 232 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 233 Sunday, October 8, 2017

122 All-time top 100 men s marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2017) # Place Time Place Date Location 1... Dennis KIMETTO (KEN)... 2:02: /28/14...Berlin (GER) 2... Geoffrey MUTAI (KEN)... 2:03: /18/11...Boston (USA) 3... Kenenisa BEKELE (ETH)... 2:03: /25/16...Berlin (GER) 4... Eliud KIPCHOGE (KEN)... 2:03: /24/16...London (GBR) 5... Moses MOSOP (KEN)... 2:03: /18/11...Boston (USA) 6... Emmanuel MUTAI (KEN)... 2:03: /28/14...Berlin (GER) 6... Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH (KEN)... 2:03: /25/16...Berlin (GER) 8... Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH :03: /29/13...Berlin (GER) 9... Eliud KIPCHOGE :03: /24/17...Berlin (GER) Patrick Makau MUSYOKI (KEN)... 2:03: /25/11...Berlin (GER) Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH :03: /20/11...Frankfurt (GER) Dennis KIMETTO :03: /13/13...Chicago (USA) Guye Adola (ETH)... 2:03: /24/17...Berlin (GER) Stanley Kipleting BIWOTT (KEN)... 2:03: /24/16...London (GBR) Emmanuel MUTAI :03: /13/13...Chicago (USA) Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH :03: /26/17...Tokyo (JPN) Haile GEBRSELASSIE (ETH)... 2:03: /28/08...Berlin (GER) Eliud KIPCHOGE :04: /27/15...Berlin (GER) Eliud KIPCHOGE :04: /29/13...Berlin (GER) Eliud KIPCHOGE :04: /12/14...Chicago (USA) Tamirat TOLA (ETH)... 2:04: /20/17...Dubai (UAE) Geoffrey MUTAI :04: /30/12...Berlin (GER) Dennis KIMETTO :04: /30/12...Berlin (GER) Ayele ABSHERO (ETH)... 2:04: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Tesfaye ABERA (ETH)... 2:04: /22/16...Dubai (UAE) Haile GEBRSELASSIE :04: /30/07...Berlin (GER) James Kipsang KWAMBAI (KEN)... 2:04: /5/09...Rotterdam (NED) Duncan KIBET (KEN)... 2:04: /5/09...Rotterdam (NED) Sammy KITWARA (KEN)...2:04: /12/14...Chicago (USA) Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH :04: /13/14...London (GBR) Tsegaye MEKONNEN (ETH)... 2:04: /24/14...Dubai (UAE) Dickson CHUMBA (KEN)...2:04: /12/14...Chicago (USA) Hayle LEMI (ETH)... 2:04: /22/16...Dubai (UAE) Tsegaye KEBEDE (ETH)...2:04: /7/12...Chicago (USA) Emmanuel MUTAI :04: /17/11...London (GBR) Eliud KIPCHOGE :04: /26/15...London (GBR) Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH :04: /22/12...London (GBR) Lelisa DESISA (ETH)... 2:04: /25/13...Dubai (UAE) Tsegaye MEKONNEN :04: /22/16...Dubai (UAE) Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH :04: /26/15...London (GBR) Patrick Makau MUSYOKI :04: /11/10...Rotterdam (NED) Yemane ADHANE TSEGAY (ETH)... 2:04: /15/12...Rotterdam (NED) Berhanu SHIFERAW (ETH)... 2:04: /25/13...Dubai (UAE) Tadesse TOLA (ETH)... 2:04: /25/13...Dubai (UAE) Dino SEFIR (ETH)... 2:04: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Getu FELEKE (ETH)... 2:04: /15/12...Rotterdam (NED) Feyisa LILESA (ETH)...2:04: /7/12...Chicago (USA) # Place Time Place Date Location Endeshaw NEGESSE (ETH)... 2:04: /25/13...Dubai (UAE) Haile GEBRSELASSIE :04: /18/08...Dubai (UAE) Gebregziabher GEBREMARIAM (ETH)... 2:04: /18/11...Boston (USA) Bernard Kiprop KOECH (KEN)... 2:04: /25/13...Dubai (UAE) Markos GENETI (ETH)... 2:04: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Paul TERGAT (KEN)... 2:04: /28/03...Berlin (GER) Geoffrey MUTAI :04: /11/10...Rotterdam (NED) Stanley Kipleting BIWOTT :04: /13/14...London (GBR) Sammy Kipchoge KORIR (KEN)... 2:04: /28/03...Berlin (GER) Jonathan MAIYO (KEN)... 2:04: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH :04: /31/10...Frankfurt (GER) Ryan HALL (USA)... 2:04: /18/11...Boston (USA) Eliud KIPCHOGE :05: /13/14...Rotterdam (NED) Moses MOSOP :05: /15/12...Rotterdam (NED) Abel KIRUI (KEN)... 2:05: /5/09...Rotterdam (NED) Kenenisa BEKELE :05: /6/14...Paris (FRA) Geoffrey MUTAI :05: /6/11...New York (USA) Patrick Makau MUSYOKI :05: /26/10...Berlin (GER) Samuel Kamau WANJIRU (KEN)... 2:05: /26/09...London (GBR) Geoffrey MUTAI :05: /26/10...Berlin (GER) Tadesse TOLA :05: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Stanley Kipleting BIWOTT :05: /15/12...Paris (FRA) Vincent KIPRUTO (KEN)... 2:05: /11/10...Rotterdam (NED) Markos GENETI :05: /24/14...Dubai (UAE) Wilson Loyanae ERUPE KEN)... 2:05: /20/16...Seoul (KOR) Martin Kiptolo LEL (KEN)... 2:05: /13/08...London (GBR) Levi Omari MATEBO (KEN)... 2:05: /30/11...Frankfurt (GER) Sammy KITWARA :05: /13/13...Chicago (USA) Sisay LEMMA (ETH)... 2:05: /22/16...Dubai (UAE) Tsegaye KEBEDE (ETH)... 2:05: /6/09...Fukuoka (JPN) Tsegaye KEBEDE :05: /25/10...London (GBR) Tsegaye KEBEDE :05: /26/09...London (GBR) Eliud KIPTANUI (KEN)... 2:05: /27/15...Berlin (GER) Daniel KINYUA (KEN)... 2:05: /16/16...Amsterdam (NED) Feyisa LILESA :05: /11/10...Rotterdam (NED) Samuel Kamau WANJIRU :05: /13/08...London (GBR) Bazu WORKU HAYLA (ETH)... 2:05: /26/10...Berlin (GER) Albert Kiplagat MATEBOR (KEN)... 2:05: /30/11...Frankfurt (GER) Jaouad GHARIB (MAR)... 2:05: /26/09...London (GBR) Wilson Kwambai CHEBET (KEN)... 2:05: /10/11...Rotterdam (NED) Tilahun REGASSA (ETH)... 2:05: /7/12...Chicago (USA) Hayle LEMI (ETH)... 2:05: /23/15...Dubai (UAE) Haile GEBRSELASSIE :05: /16/09...Dubai (UAE) Abderrahim GOUMRI (MAR)... 2:05: /13/08...London (GBR) Eliud KIPCHOGE :05: /21/13...Hamburg (GER) Evans CHEBET (KEN)... 2:05: /25/16...Berlin (GER) Vincent KIPRUTO :05: /10/11...Rotterdam (NED) Evans CHEBET :05: /20/16...Seoul (KOR) James Kipsang KWAMBAI :05: /28/08...Berlin (GER) World & U.S. records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 234 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 235 Sunday, October 8, 2017

123 # Place Time Place Date Location Wilson Kwambai CHEBET :05: /20/13...Amsterdam (NED) Moses MOSOP :05: /9/11...Chicago (USA) Wilson Loyanae ERUPE :05: /18/12...Seoul (KOR) Khalid KHANNOUCHI (USA)... 2:05: /14/02...London (GBR) Peter Kimeli SOME (KEN)... 2:05: /7/13...Paris (FRA) Tilahun REGASSA (ETH)... 2:05: /14/13...Rotterdam (NED) Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon All-time top 100 women s marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2017) # Place Time Place Date Location 1... Paula RADCLIFFE (GBR)... 2:15: /13/03...London (GBR) 2... Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY (KEN)... 2:17: /23/17...London (GBR) 3... Paula RADCLIFFE :17: /13/02...Chicago (USA) 4... Paula RADCLIFFE :17: /17/05...London (GBR) 5... Tirunesh DIBABA (ETH)... 2:17: /23/17...London (GBR) 6... Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY :18: /22/12...London (GBR) 7... Catherine NDEREBA (KEN)...2:18: /7/01...Chicago (USA) 8... Paula RADCLIFFE :18: /14/02...London (GBR) 9... Rita Jeptoo SITIENEI (KEN)... 2:18: /21/14...Boston (USA) Erba Tiki GELANA (ETH)... 2:18: /15/12...Rotterdam (NED) Mizuki NOGUCHI (JPN)... 2:19: /25/05...Berlin (GER) Irina MIKITENKO (GER)... 2:19: /28/08...Berlin (GER) Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY :19: /17/11...London (GBR) Gladys CHERONO (KEN)... 2:19: /27/15...Berlin (GER) Catherine NDEREBA :19: /13/02...Chicago (USA) Asselefech MEDESSA MERGIA (ETH)... 2:19: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Lucy Kabuu WANGUI (KEN)... 2:19: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Deena KASTOR (USA)... 2:19: /23/06...London (GBR) Yingjie SUN (CHN)... 2:19: /19/03...Beijing (CHN) Yoko SHIBUI (JPN)... 2:19: /26/04...Berlin (GER) Tirfi TSEGAYE (ETH)... 2:19: /22/16...Dubai (UAE) Florence KIPLAGAT (KEN)... 2:19: /25/11...Berlin (GER) Naoko TAKAHASHI (JPN)... 2:19: /30/01...Berlin (GER) Sarah CHEPCHIRCHIR (KEN)... 2:19: /26/17...Tokyo (JPN) Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT (KEN)... 2:19: /22/12...London (GBR) Chunxiu ZHOU(CHN)... 2:19: /12/06...Seoul (KOR) Mare DIBABA (ETH)... 2:19: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Mare DIBABA :19: /3/15...Xiamen (CHN) Catherine NDEREBA :19: /13/03...London (GBR) Rita Jeptoo SITIENEI :19: /13/13...Chicago (USA) Bizunesh DEBA (ETH)... 2:19: /21/14...Boston (USA) Asselefech MEDESSA MERGIA :20: /23/15...Dubai (UAE) Gladys CHERONO :20: /23/15...Dubai (UAE) Prisca JEPTOO (KEN)... 2:20: /22/12...London (GBR) Prisca JEPTOO :20: /21/13...London (GBR) Tirfi TSEGAYE :20: /28/14...Berlin (GER) Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT :20: /13/14...London (GBR) # Place Time Place Date Location Lucy Kabuu WANGUI :20: /23/15...Dubai (UAE) Gladys CHERONO :20: /24/17...Berlin (GER) Florence KIPLAGAT :20: /13/14...London (GBR) Boru Feyse TADESE (ETH)... 2:20: /28/14...Berlin (GER) Bezunesh BEKELE (ETH)... 2:20: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Aberu KEBEDE (ETH)... 2:20: /30/12...Berlin (GER) Aberu KEBEDE :20: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Tirunesh DIBABA :20: /13/14...London (GBR) Mare DIBABA :20: /21/14...Boston (USA) Chunxiu ZHOU :20: /22/07...London (GBR) Jemima Jelagat SUMGONG (KEN)... 2:20: /21/14...Boston (USA) Ruti AGA (ETH)... 2:20: /24/17...Berlin (GER) Berhane ADERE (ETH)...2:20: /22/06...Chicago (USA) Tegla LOROUPE (KEN)... 2:20: /26/99...Berlin (GER) Margaret OKAYO (KEN)... 2:20: /15/02...Boston (USA) Aberu KEBEDE :20: /25/16...Berlin (GER) Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT :20: /17/11...London (GBR) Tegla LOROUPE :20: /19/98...Rotterdam (NED) Galina BOGOMOLOVA (RUS)...2:20: /22/06...Chicago (USA) Jemima Jelagat SUMGONG :20: /13/13...Chicago (USA) Aberu KEBEDE :20: /27/15...Berlin (GER) Amane Beriso SHANKULE (ETH)... 2:20: /22/16...Dubai (UAE) Valary AIYABEI (KEN)... 2:20: /24/17...Berlin (GER) Purity Cherotich RIONORIPO (KEN)... 2:20: /9/17...Paris (FRA) Paula RADCLIFFE :20: /14/05...Helsinki (FIN) Florence KIPLAGAT :20: /22/12...London (GBR) Agnes Jeruto KIPROTICH (KEN)... 2:20: /9/17...Paris (FRA) Shure DEMISE WARE (ETH)... 2:20: /23/15...Dubai (UAE) Yingjie SUN :21: /16/05...Beijing (CHN) Meselech MELKAMU (ETH)... 2:21: /28/12...Frankfurt (GER) Ingrid KRISTIANSEN (NOR)... 2:21: /21/85...London (GBR) Boru Feyse TADESE :21: /7/13...Paris (FRA) Meseret Hailu DEBELE (ETH)... 2:21: /21/12...Amsterdam (NED) Chunxiu ZHOU :21: /16/05...Beijing (CHN) Catherine NDEREBA :21: /15/02...Boston (USA) Florence KIPLAGAT :21: /29/12...Berlin (GER) Shalane FLANAGAN (USA)... 2:21: /28/14...Berlin (GER) Deena KASTOR :21: /13/03...London (GBR) Aberu KEBEDE :21: /23/15...Dubai (UAE) Eunice Jepkirui KIRWA (BRN)... 2:21: /12/17...Nagoya (JPN) Mizuki NOGUCHI :21: /26/03...Osaka (JPN) Tirfi TSEGAYE :21: /30/12...Berlin (GER) Birhane DIBABA (ETH)... 2:21: /26/17...Tokyo (JPN) Joan BENOIT-SAMUELSON (USA)...2:21: /20/85...Chicago (USA) Yingjie SUN :21: /13/02...Beijing (CHN) Yoko SHIBUI :21: /13/02...Chicago (USA) Philomena CHEYECH (KEN)... 2:21: /9/17...Paris (FRA) Deena KASTOR :21: /9/05...Chicago (USA) Helah KIPROP (KEN)... 2:21: /28/16...Tokyo (JPN) World & U.S. records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 236 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 237 Sunday, October 8, 2017

124 # Place Time Place Date Location Meselech MELKAMU :21: /21/14...Boston (USA) Lyudmila PETROVA (RUS)... 2:21: /23/06...London (GBR) Constantina DITA-TOMESCU (ROU)... 2:21: /9/05...Chicago (USA) Lydia CHEROMEI (KEN)... 2:21: /27/12...Dubai (UAE) Svetlana ZAKHAROVA (RUS)... 2:21: /13/02...Chicago (USA) Askale Magarsa TAFA (ETH)... 2:21: /28/08...Berlin (GER) Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT :21: /21/13...London (GBR) Florence KIPLAGAT :21: /9/16...Chicago (USA) Catherine NDEREBA :21: /22/00...Chicago (USA) Gete WAMI (ETH)... 2:21: /24/06...Berlin (GER) Mare DIBABA :21: /2/14...Xiamen (CHN) Yuka ANDO (JPN)... 2:21: /12/17...Nagoya (JPN) Visiline JEPKESHO (KEN)... 2:21: /9/17...Paris (FRA) Mizuki NOGUCHI :21: /18/07...Tokyo (JPN) Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon All-time top 25 men s American marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Men # Place Time Place Date Location 1... Ryan Hall (CA) :04: Apr. 18, Boston 2... Khalid Khannouchi (NY) :05: Apr. 14, London 3... Khalid Khannouchi :05: Oct. 13, Chicago 4... Ryan Hall :06: Apr. 13, London 5... Khalid Khannouchi :07: Oct. 22, Chicago 6... Khalid Khannouchi :07: Apr. 23, London 7... Dathan Ritzenhein (OR)...2:07: Oct. 7, Chicago 8... Ryan Hall :08: Oct. 9, Chicago Mbarak Hussein... 2:08: Mar. 14, Seoul Ryan Hall :08: Apr. 22, London Meb Keflezighi (CA)... 2:08: Apr. 21, Boston Ryan Hall :08: Apr. 19, Boston Khalid Khannouchi :08: Oct. 10, Chicago Robert Kempainen (MN)... 2:08: Apr. 18, Boston Alberto Salazar (OR) :08: Apr. 19, Boston Dick Beardsley (MN)... 2:08: Apr. 19, Boston Abdi Abdirahman (AZ)...2:08: Oct. 22, Chicago Greg Meyer (MI)... 2:09: Apr. 18, Boston Ryan Hall :09: Nov. 3, New York City Meb Keflezighi :09: Jan. 14, Houston Meb Keflezighi :09: Nov. 6, New York City Meb Keflezighi :09: Nov. 1, New York City Alberto Salazar :09: Dec. 4, Fukuoka Meb Keflezighi :09: Apr. 26, London Meb Keflezighi :09: Apr. 19, Boston All-time top 25 women s American marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Women # Place Time Place Date Location 1... Deena Kastor (CA)... 2:19: Apr. 23, London 2... Shalane Flanagan (OR)... 2:21: Sept. 28, Berlin 3... Deena Kastor :21: Apr. 13, London 4... Joan Samuelson (ME)...2:21: Oct. 20, Chicago 5... Deena Kastor-3...2:21: Oct. 9, Chicago 6... Shalane Flanagan :22: Apr. 21, Boston 7... Desiree Linden (MI)... 2:22: Apr. 18, Boston 8... Joan Samuelson :22: Apr. 18, Boston 9... Jordan Hasay (OR)... 2:23: Apr. 17, Boston Desiree Linden :23: Apr. 21, Boston Joan Samuelson :24: Aug. 5, Los Angeles Kara Goucher (OR)... 2:24: Apr. 18, Boston Desiree Linden :25: Apr. 17, Boston Shalane Flanagan :25: Aug. 14, Rio de Janerio Shalane Flanagan :25: Jan. 14, Jan. 14, Desiree Linden :25: Apr. 20, Boston Laura Thweatt... 2:25: Apr. 23, London Shalane Flanagan :25: Aug. 5, London Kara Goucher :25: Nov. 2, New York Desiree Linden :25: Jan. 14, Houston Kara Goucher :26: Jan. 14, Houston Kara Goucher :26: Aug. 5, London Desiree Linden :26: Aug. 14, Rio de Janerio Joan Samuelson :26: Sept. 12, Eugene Desiree Linden-7...2:26: Oct. 10, Chicago Magdalena Boulet (CA)... 2:26: Apr. 11, Rotterdam Julie Brown (CA)... 2:26: June 5, Los Angeles Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon World & U.S. records Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 238 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 239 Sunday, October 8, 2017

125 All-time top 10 masters marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Men # Place Time Date Location 1... Kenneth Mburu Mungara (42, KEN)... 2:08:36... Apr. 3, Milan, ITA 2... Kenneth Mburu Mungara (41)... 2:08:42... July 5, Gold Coast AUS 3... Kenneth Mburu Mungara - 3 (41)... 2:08:44... Apr. 12, Milan, ITA 4... Andres Espinosa Perez (40, MEX)... 2:08:46... Sept. 28, Berlin GER 5... Francis Kipkoech Bowen (40, KEN)... 2:08:53... Oct. 27, Chuncheon KOR 6... Kenneth Mburu Mungara 4 (42)... 2:09:00... July 3, Gold Coast AUS 7... Kenneth Mburu Mungara - 5 (43)... 2:09:04... July 2, Gold Coast AUS 8... Kenneth Mburu Mungara - 6 (43)... 2:09:37... April 2, Milan, ITA 9... Jaouad Gharib (40, MAR)... 2:10:11... Apr. 21, Warsaw POL Rachid Kishri (40, MAR)... 2:10:17... May 24, Ottawa, CAN Women # Place Time Date Location 1... Irina Mikitenko (41, KAZ)... 2:24:53... Sept. 29, Berlin GER 2... Lyudmila Petrova (40, FL/RUS)... 2:25:43... Nov. 2, NY USA 3... Irina Mikitenko- 2 (40)... 2:26:41... Feb. 24, Tokyo JPN 4... Priscilla Welch (42, CO/USA)... 2:26:51... May 10, London ENG 5... Christelle Daunay (40, FRA)... 2:26:57... Nov. 1, NY USA 6... Firiya Sultanova (42, RUS)... 2:27:05... June 21, Duluth MN USA 7... Lyudmila Petrova- 2 (40)... 2:27:42... Apr. 26, London ENG 8... Deena Kastor (42)...2:27:47...Oct. 11, Chicago IL USA 9... Firiya Sultanova- 2 (40)... 2:27:58... Apr. 15, Boston MA USA Irina Bogacheva (41, KGZ)... 2:28:06... Apr. 26, Nashville TN USA All-time top 5 American masters marathon performances (as of Sept. 24, 2016) Men # Place Time Date Location 1... Abdi Abdiraham (40, AZ)... 2:12:45... April Boston 2... Eddy Hellebuyck (42, AZ)... 2:12:46... Oct. 5, St Paul 3... Mbarak Hussein (40, NM) :12:53... Mar. 12, Seoul 4... Mbarak Hussein (41, NM) :13:52... Oct. 1, St. Paul 5... Mbarak Hussein (40, NM) :15:06... Dec. 11, Honolulu Women # Place Time Date Location Deena Kastor (42, CA)...2:27:47...Oct. 11, Chicago 2... Colleen De Reuck (41, CO) :28:40...Oct. 9, Chicago 3... Colleen De Reuck (46, CO) :30:51... May 23, Copenhagen 4... Colleen De Reuck (44, CO) :32:25...Oct. 12, Chicago 5... Colleen De Reuck (45, CO) :32:37... Oct. 4, St. Paul Men s world record progression (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Men Time Name (Country) Date Location 2:02:57...Dennis Kimetto (KEN)...Sept. 28, Berlin 2:03:23...Wilson Kipsang (KEN)...Sept. 29, Berlin 2:03:38...Patrick Makau (KEN)...Sept. 25, Berlin 2:03:59...Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)...Sept. 28, Berlin 2:04:26...Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)...Sept. 30, Berlin 2:04:55...Paul Tergat (KEN)...Sept. 28, Berlin 2:05:38...Khalid Khannouchi (USA)...Apr. 14, London 2:05:42... Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)...Oct. 24, Chicago 2:06:05...Ronaldo da Costa (BRA)...Sept. 20, Berlin 2:06:50...Belayneh Dinsamo (ETH)...Apr. 17, Rotterdam 2:07:12...Carlos Lopes (POR)...Apr. 20, Rotterdam 2:08:05... Steve Jones (GBR)...Oct. 21, Chicago 2:08:18...Rob De Castella (AUS)...Dec. 6, Fukuoka 2:09:01...Gerard Nijboer (NED)...Apr. 26, Amsterdam 2:09:06...Shigeru So (JPN)...Feb. 5, Beppu 2:09:12...Ian Thompson (ENG)...Jan. 31, Christchurch 2:09:29...Ronald Hill (ENG)...July 23, Edinburgh 2:09:37...Derek Clayton (AUS)...Dec. 3, Fukuoka 2:12:12...Abebe Bikila (ETH)...Oct. 21, Tokyo 2:14:43...Brian Leonard Kilby (ENG)...July 6, Port Talbot 2:15:15...Toru Terasawa (JPN)...Febraury 17, Beppu 2:15:17...Abebe Bikila (ETH)...Sept. 10, Rome 2:15:18...Sergey Popov (RUS)...Aug. 24, Stockholm 2:18:04...Paavo Kotila (FIN)...Aug. 12, Pieksamaki 2:18:35...James Peters (ENG)...Oct. 4, Turku 2:18:41...James Peters (ENG)...June 13, Windsor 2:20:43...James Peters (ENG)...June 14, Windsor 2:26:14...Kee-Chung Sohn (KOR)...Mar. 21, Tokyo 2:30:58...Harry Payne (GBR)...July 5, Stamford Bridge 2:32:35...Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)...Aug. 22, Antwerp 2:36:07...Alexis Ahlgren (SWE)...May 31, Stamford Bridge Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon Note: The World Record Progression lists reflect records recognized by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Top times run on non-record-eligible courses are listed in the Top 100 All-Time Performance lists within this Media Guide. World & U.S. records Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon Bank of America Chicago Marathon 240 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 241 Sunday, October 8, 2017

126 Women s world record progression (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Women Time Name (Country) Date Location 2:15:25...Paula Radcliffe (GBR)...Apr. 13, London 2:17:01*...Mary Keitany (KEN)... Apr. 23, London 2:17:18... Paula Radcliffe (GBR)...Oct. 13, Chicago 2:18:47... Catherine Ndereba (KEN)...Oct. 7, Chicago 2:19:46...Naoko Takahashi (JPN)...Sept. 30, Berlin 2:20:43...Tegla Loroupe (KEN)...Sept. 26, Berlin 2:20:47...Tegla Loroupe (KEN)...Apr. 19, Rotterdam 2:21:06...Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)...Apr. 21, London 2:24:26...Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)...May 13, London 2:25:28...Grete Waitz (NOR)...Apr. 17, London 2: Joan Samuelson (USA)...Sept. 12, Eugene 2: Charlette Teske (GER)...Jan. 16, Miami 2:29:57...Joyce Smith (ENG)...Mar. 29, London 2:30:27...Joyce Smith (ENG)...Nov. 16, Tokyo 2:30:57...Patti Catalano (USA)...Sept. 6, Montreal 2:31:23...Joan Samuelson (USA)...Feb. 3, Auckland 2:34:47...Christa Vahlensieck (GER)...Sept. 10, Berlin 2:38:19...Jacqueline Hansen (USA)...Oct. 12, Eugene 2:40:15...Christa Vahlensieck (GER)...May 3, Dulmen 2:43:54...Jacqueline Hansen (USA)...Dec. 1, Culver City 2:46:24...Chantal Langlace (FRA)...Oct. 27, Neuf Brisach 2:46:37...Michiko Gorman (USA)...Dec. 2, Culver City 2:49:40...Cheryl Flanagan (USA)...Dec. 5, Culver City 2:55:22...Elizabeth Bonner (USA)...Sept. 19, New York City 3:01:42...Elizabeth Bonner (USA)...May 9, Philadelphia 3:02:53...Caroline Walker (USA)...Feb. 28, Seaside 3:07:26...Anni Pede-Erdkamp (GER)...Sept. 16, Waldniel 3:14:22...Maureen Wilson (CAN)...May 6, Toronto 3:27:45...Dale Greig (SCO)...May 23, Ryde 3:40:22...Violet Piercy (ENG)...May 29, Chiswick 5:40...Marie-Louise Ledru (FRA)...Sept. 29, Paris *Radcliffe s World Record was set in a mixed gender competition. Kenya s Mary Keitany ran the World Record for a women s only competition (the Elite men and women start at different times at the London Marathon) Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon World record split times Men s world record Dennis Kimetto (KEN) Sept. 28, Berlin 5K...14:42 10K...29:24 15K...44:10 20K...58:36 25K...1:13:08 30K...1:27:38 35K...1:14:47 40K...1:56:29 Final...2:02:57 1st Half...1:01:45 2nd Half...1:01:12 Women s world record Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Apr. 13, London 5K...15:48 e 10K...32:01 15K...48:16 e 20K...1:04:28 25K...1:20:35 e 30K...1:36:36 35K...1:52:33 e 40K...2:08:29 Final...2:15:25 1st Half...1:08:02 2nd Half...1:07:23 Note: Official splits only available at each 10K and halfway e = Estimated time from mile splits World & U.S. records Note: The World Record Progression lists reflect records recognized by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Top times run on non-record-eligible courses are listed in the Top 100 All-Time Performance lists within this Media Guide Bank of America Chicago Marathon 242 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 243 Sunday, October 8, 2017

127 Men s American record progression (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Men Time Name (State) Date Location 2:05:38...Khalid Khannouchi (NY)...Apr. 14, London 2:07:01... Khalid Khannouchi (NY)...Oct. 22, Chicago 2:09:21...Alberto Salazar (OR)...Dec. 4, Fukuoka 2:10:08...Alberto Salazar (OR)...Apr. 9, Rotterdam 2:10:20...Tony Sandoval (NM)...Sept. 9, Eugene 2:10:20...Jeff Wells (TX)...Sept. 9, Eugene 2:10:30...Frank Shorter (CO)...Dec. 3, Fukuoka 2:11:36...Ken Moore (OR)...Dec. 6, Fukuoka 2:13:28...Ken Moore (OR)...Dec. 7, Fukuoka 2:14:29...Amby Burfoot (CT)...Dec. 8, Fukuoka 2:15:10...Leonard Edelen...Oct. 13, Kosice 2:18:57...Leonard Edelen...Dec. 2, Fukuoka 2:20:56...John J. Kelley (MA)...Oct. 11, Jersey City 2:31:13...Nicholas Costes (AL)...May 22, Yonkers 2:31:27...Leslie Pawson (RI)...May 30, Salisbury Beach 2:33:46...Pat Dengis...Nov. 12, Yonkers 2:36:04...Joie Ray (IL)...Aug. 5, Amsterdam 2:37:45...Schou Christiansen (IL)...Apr. 4, Detroit 2:41:30...Joseph Organ...Aug. 22, Antwerp 2:49:19...Mike Ryan (NY)...May 24, Hamilton Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon Note: The American Record Progression lists reflect records recognized by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Top times run on non-record-eligible courses are listed in the Top 100 All-Time Performance lists within this Media Guide. Women s American record progression (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Women Time Name (State) Date Location 2:19:36...Deena Kastor (CA)...Apr. 23, London 2:21:16...Deena Kastor (CA)...Apr London 2:21:21... Joan Samuelson (ME)...Oct. 20, Chicago 2:26:12...Joan Samuelson (ME)...Sept. 12, Eugene 2:30:58...Patti Catalano (VT)...Sept. 6, Montreal 2:31:23...Joan Samuelson (ME)...Feb. 3, Auckland 2:35:41...Joan Samuelson (ME)...Sept. 9, Eugene 2:36:23...Julie Brown (CA)...Sept. 10, Eugene 2:37:57...Kim Merritt (WI)...Sept. 11, Eugene 2:38:19...Jacqueline Hansen (CA)...Oct. 12, Eugene 2:43:55...Jacqueline Hansen (CA)...Dec. 1, Culver City 2:46:37...Michiko Gorman (CA)...Dec. 2, Culver City 2:49:40...Cheryl Flanagan (MI)...Dec. 5, Culver City 2:55:22...Elizabeth Bonner...Sept. 19, New York City Time Name (State) Date Location 3:01:42...Elizabeth Bonner...May 9, Philadelphia 3:07:10...Sara Mae Berman (MA)...Oct. 25, Atlantic City 3:16:02...Nina Kuscsik (NY)...May 17, Yonkers 3:21:19...Sara Mae Berman (MA)...Sept. 28, Atlantic City 3:57:49...Susan Morse (PA)...Dec. 3, Philadelphia 3:57:51...Lyn Carman (CA)...Oct. 2, Santa Barbara 5:24:xx...Debbie Haines (AK)...Sept. 24, Fairbanks 6:08:xx...Gail Bakken (AK)...Sept. 21, Fairbanks Bold font = Set at Chicago Marathon Note: The American Record Progression lists reflect records recognized by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Top times run on non-record-eligible courses are listed in the Top 100 All-Time Performance lists within this Media Guide. World & U.S. records Bank of America Chicago Marathon 244 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 245 Sunday, October 8, 2017

128 Fastest debut marathon American men (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Time Name State Place Venue Date 1. 2:08:24 Ryan Hall CA 7 London :09:41 Alberto Salazar OR 1 New York :09:41 Alan Culpepper CO 6 Chicago :10:35 Brett Gotcher AZ 7 Houston :11:12 Galen Rupp OR 1 Los Angeles :11:13 Rudy Chapa OR 7 New York :11:17 Todd Williams TN 10 Chicago :11:24 Andrew Carlson MN 6 Houston/OT :11:35 Dan Browne OR 1 St. Paul :11:46 Ed Moran VA 10 New York 2011 Fastest debut marathon American women (as of Sept. 24, 2017) Time Name State Place Venue Date 1. 2:23:00 Jordan Hasay OR 3 Boston :25:53 Kara Goucher OR 3 New York :26:58 Deena Kastor CA 7 New York :27:03 Amy Hastings CA 2 Los Angeles :27:10 Marla Runyan OR 4 New York :27:17 Renee Metivier OR 6 Chicago :28:40 Shalane Flanagan OR 2 New York :29:01 Deeja Youngquist NM 10 Chicago :29:54 Clara Santucci PA 16 Boston 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 246 Sunday, October 8, 2017

129 Abbott World Marathon Majors About Points system Abbott World Marathon Majors Races Series XI Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI leaderboards Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI results Past series champions Multiple marathon winners About the marathons World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 247 Sunday, October 8, 2017

130 About the Abbott World Marathon Majors For runners across the globe, competing in an Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) race is a significant accomplishment. Six of the largest and most renowned road races in the world the Tokyo, Boston, Virgin Money London, BMW BERLIN, Bank of America Chicago and TCS New York City Marathons make up AbbottWMM. The organization delivers several unique benefits to runners: Unparalleled experiences operational excellence at each race ensures a premium race-day journey for runners Championship Series professional athletes competing in AbbottWMM qualifying events compete for a prize purse every year Advancement of marathoning AbbottWMM organizers aggressively champion anti-doping protocols and other efforts to move the sport forward History Organizers of the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York marathons joined together in 2006 to create AbbottWMM with a mission of providing global leadership in elite and mass participation marathons. The Tokyo Marathon entered the collective in These industry leading organizations are now united in their effort to advance the sport, raise awareness of marathons elite athletes, and increase the level of interest in elite racing among running enthusiasts. In October 2014, Abbott, a global healthcare company, and the World Marathon Majors announced a new partnership. Abbott became the race series first-ever title sponsor, effective at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon. Tim Hadzima was appointed as the general manager of the Abbott World Marathon Majors in December of A new series format a one-year cycle of qualifying races was announced in February 2015, beginning at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon, replacing the previous two-year series format. In April of 2015, it was also announced that the series would expand to include wheelchair athletes, starting at the 2016 Boston Marathon. Recently, AbbottWMM announced an agreement with Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd to develop a tenyear strategic partnership aimed at expanding the Series with events added in new regions such as Asia (outside Japan) and Africa. The organization is now on an ongoing process identifying candidate races that will be required to meet AbbottWMM s stringent criteria before selection for the Series. In addition, AbbottWMM expanded its prize structure and introduced a new charity program for its Series XI, which began at the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday, April 23, The prize money is now restructured to recognize and reward the top three men s and women s finishers in both the open and wheelchair Series. Previously, only the individual champions received prize money. Through the new charity program, a total donation of $280,000 will be made in the name of the race winners of the seven races that make up Series XI, which include the 2017 Virgin Money London, BMW BERLIN, Bank of America Chicago and TCS New York City Marathons, and the 2018 Tokyo, Boston, and Virgin Money London Marathons. Each race winner in the open and wheelchair categories will be honored with an AbbottWMM $10,000 donation, in his or her name, to a charity. For information on the four charities that will receive donations in honor of the four 2017 Chicago Marathon champions a total of $40,000 please see a member of the Chicago Marathon communications staff. Series format The champions of the Abbott World Marathon Majors are determined through a one-year cycle of Qualifying Races featuring unprecedented anti-doping protocols. The Abbott World Marathon Majors Series cycles through one year of competition and consist of the following Qualifying Races: Tokyo Marathon, Boston Marathon, Virgin Money London Marathon, BMW BERLIN MARATHON, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, TCS New York City Marathon, Olympic/Paralympic Marathon and IAAF/IPC Athletics World Championships Marathon. Point System: The champions of the AbbottWMM Series are the male and female athletes who score the greatest number of points from Qualifying Races during the one-year scoring period. During each scoring period, points from a maximum of two Qualifying Races will be scored. An athlete must start in two Qualifying Races over the Series cycle to be eligible for the championship. If an athlete earns points in more than two events, the athlete s highest two finishes will be scored. Scoring and price purse For Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI, the three athletes in the open and wheelchair divisions with the highest amount of points are awarded prize money. Athletes earn the following points by placing among the top five in Qualifying Races: 1st place 25 points 2nd place 16 points 3rd place 9 points 4th place 4 points 5th place 1 point The top three women and men in the open and wheelchair divisions are awarded prize money as follows: Series XI Men Series XI Women Wheelchair Series XI Men Wheelchair Series XI Women Series XI Charity Program Total 1st $250,000 $250,000 $50,000 $50,000 $280,000 $880,000 2nd $50,000 $50,000 $25,000 $25,000 $150,000 3rd $25,000 $25,000 $10,000 $10,000 $70,000 Total $325,000 $325,000 $85,000 $85,000 $280,000 $1,100,000 During the Series XI one-year scoring period, points from a maximum of two Qualifying Races will be scored. A runner must start in two Qualifying Races over the Series cycle to be eligible to receive prize money. If s/he earns points in more than two events, the athlete s highest two finishes will be scored. The Wheelchair Series follows the same rules, but points from an athlete s best four races will count towards the total. Doping violations: Under AWMM rules, no athlete who has been found guilty of any anti-doping rules enforced by the IAAF, World Anti-Doping Association (WADA), National Federations, or any of the individual AWMM races is eligible to win the AWMM championship title or any prize money. Athletes World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 248 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 249 Sunday, October 8, 2017

131 must comply with the AWMM Code of Conduct. Series: Each series starts and ends at the same Qualifying race over a one-year period. Series XI Series XII Series XIII Series XIV 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon to 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon 2018 BMW BERLIN MARATHON to 2019 BMW BERLIN MARATHON 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon to 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2020 TCS New York City Marathon to 2021 TCS New York City Marathon Abbott World Marathon Majors Races Series XI Race Date Virgin Money London Marathon Sunday, April 23, 2017 IAAF World Championship Marathon Sunday, August 6, 2017 BMW BERLIN MARATHON Sunday, September 24, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday, October 8, 2017 TCS New York City Marathon Sunday, November 5, 2017 Tokyo Marathon Sunday, February 25, 2018 Boston Marathon Monday, April 16, 2018 Virgin Money London Marathon Sunday, April 22, 2018 Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI leaderboards Men s runners 1. Geoffrey Kirui, KEN Daniel Wanjiru, KEN Eliud Kipchoge, KEN Kenenisa Bekele, ETH Tamirat Tola, ETH Guye Adola, ETH Alphonce Simbu, TAN Bedan Karoki, KEN Mosinet Geremew, ETH Abel Kirui, KEN... 4 Women s runners 1. Rose Chelimo, BRN Mary Keitany, KEN Gladys Cherono, KEN Edna Kiplagat, KEN Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH Ruti Aga, ETH Aselefech Mergia, ETH Amy Hastings Cragg, USA Valary Aiyabei, ETH Vivian Cheruiyot, KEN... 4 Men s wheelchair racers 1. Marcel Hug, SUI David Weir, GBR Kota Hokonuie, JPN Kurt Fearnley, AUS Ryota Yoshida, JPN... 9 Women s wheelchair racers 1. Manuela Schar, SUI Amanda McGrory, USA Sandra Graf, SUI Susanna Scaroni, USA Annika Zeyen, GBR... 9 World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 250 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 251 Sunday, October 8, 2017

132 Abbott World Marathon Majors Series XI results Virgin Money London Marathon April 23, 2017 Men s runners 1. Daniel Wanjiru, KEN... 2:05:48 2. Kenenisa Bekele, ETH... 2:05:57 3. Bedan Karoki, KEN... 2:07:41 4. Abel Kirui, KEN... 2:07:45 5. Alphonce Simbu, TAN... 2:09:10 6. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, ERI... 2:09:57 7. Asefa Mengstu, ETH... 2:10:04 8. Amanuel Mesel, ERI... 2:10:44 9. Javier Guerra, ESP... 2:10: Michael Shelley, AUS... 2:11:38 Women s runners 1. Mary Keitany, KEN... 2:17:01 2. Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH... 2:17:56 3. Aselefech Mergia, ETH... 2:23:08 4. Vivian Cheruiyot, KEN... 2:23:50 5. Lisa Weightman, AUS... 2:25:15 6. Laura Thweatt, USA... 2:25:38 7. Helah Kiprop, KEN... 2:25:39 8. Tigist Tufa, ETH... 2:25:52 9. Florence Kiplagat, KEN... 2:26: Jessica Trengove, AUS... 2:27:01 Men s wheelchair racers 1. WEIR, David Weir, GBR... 1:31:06 2. Marcel Hug, SUI... 1:31:07 3. Kurt Fearnley, AUS... 1:31:07 4. Ernst Van Dyk, RSA... 1:31:08 5. Rafael Botello Jimenez, ESP... 1:31:09 Women s wheelchair racers 1. Manuela Schar, SUI... 1:39:57 2. Amanda McGrory, USA... 1:44:34 3. Susannah Scaroni, USA... 1:47:37 4. Margriet van den Broek, NED... 1:49:50 5. Jade Jones, GBR... 1:51:46 IAAF World Championship Marathon Aug. 6, 2017 Men s runners 1. Geoffrey Kirui, KEN... 2:08:27 2. Tamirat Tola, ETH... 2:09:49 3. Alphonce Felix Simbu, TAN... 2:09:51 4. Callum Hawkins, GBR... 2:10:17 PB 5. Gideon Kipketer, KEN... 2:10:56 6. Daniele Meucci, ITA... 2:10:56 PB 7. Yohanes Ghebregergis, ERI... 2:12:07 8. Daniel Wanjiru, KEN... 2:12:16 9. Yuki Kawauchi, JPN... 2:12: Kentaro Nakamoto, JPN... 2:12:41 Women s runners 1. Rose Chelimo, BRN... 2:27:11 2. Edna Kiplagat, KEN... 2:27:18 3. Amy Cragg, USA... 2:27:18 4. Flomena Daniel, KEN... 2:27:21 5. Shure Demise, ETH... 2:27:58 6. Eunice Kirwa, BRN... 2:28:17 7. Helah Kiprop, KEN... 2:28:19 8. Mare Dibaba, ETH... 2:28:49 9. Jessica Trengove, AUS... 2:28: Berhane Dibaba, ETH... 2:29:01 BMW BERLIN MARATHON Sept. 24, 2017 Men s runners 1. Eliud Kipchoge, KEN... 2:03:32 2. Guye Adola, ETH... 2:03:46 3. Mosinet Geremew, ETH... 2:06:09 4. Felix Kande, KEN... 2:06:13 5. Vincent Kipruto, KEN... 2:06:15 6. Yuta Shitara, JPN... 2:09:03 7. Hiroaki Sano, JPN... 2:11:24 8. Ryan Vail, USA... 2:12:40 9. Liam Adams, AUS... 2:12: Jonathan Mellor, GBR... 2:12:57 Women s runners 1. Gladys Cherono, KEN... 2:20:23 2. Ruti Aga, ETH... 2:20:41 3. Valary Aiyabei, KEN... 2:20:53 4. Helen Tola, ETH... 2:22:51 5. Anna Hahner, GER... 2:28:32 6. Catherine Bertone, ITA... 2:28:34 7. Sonia Samuels, GBR... 2:29:34 8. Azucena Diaz, ESP... 2:30:31 9. Catarina Ribeiro, POR... 2:33: Kim Dillen, NED... 2:33:24 Men s wheelchair racers 1. Marcel Hug, SUI... 1:29:03 2. Kota Hokonuie, JPN... 1:32:42 3. Ryota Yoshida, JPN... 1:32:43 World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 252 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 253 Sunday, October 8, 2017

133 4. Heinz Frei, SUI... 1:32:45 5. Johnboy Smith GBR... 1:32:45 Women s wheelchair racers 1. Manuela Schar SUI... 1:40:05 2. Sandra Graf SUI... 1:45:24 3. Annika Zeyen GER... 1:45:24 4. Patricia Keller SUI... 1:57:27 5. Mel Nicholls GBR... 1:58:10 Past series champions Series I ( ) Men: Robert K. Cheruiyot, Kenya Women: Gete Wami, Ethiopia Series II ( ) Men: Martin Lel, Kenya Women: Irina Mikitenko, Germany Series III ( ) Men: Samuel Wanjiru, Kenya Women: Irina Mikitenko, Germany Series IV ( ) Men: Samuel Wanjiru, Kenya Women: Liliya Shobukhova, Russia Series V ( ) Men: Emmanuel Mutai, Kenya Women: Liliya Shobukhova, Russia Series VI ( ) Men: Geoffrey Mutai, Kenya Women: Mary Keitany, Kenya Series VII ( ) Men: Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopia Women: Priscah Jeptoo, Kenya Series VIII ( ) Men: Wilson Kipsang, Kenya Women: Rita Jeptoo, Kenya* Series IX ( ) Men: Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya Women: Mary Keitany, Kenya Series X ( ) Men: Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya Wheelchair Series X ( ) Men: Marcel Hug, Switzerland Women:*** Women: Tatyana McFadden, USA * Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) was the original winner of Series IV and V but she was banned from competition for a doping violation in April 2014 and all her results from Oct. 9, 2009 have been annulled. ** Rita Jeptoo (KEN) won four races in the 2013/14 series but gave positive A and B samples in an out-of-competition test in September Her standings and the final results of the 2013/14 Series have been determined at the completion of the due legal process and the outcome of an appeal. As a result, the Series VIII title has been awarded to Edna Kiplagat. *** A winner of the women s Series X championship will be named once the doping investigation and legal process is complete for Jemima Sumgong (KEN), who won two races but gave a positive sample in an out-of-competition test in February World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 254 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 255 Sunday, October 8, 2017

134 Multiple marathon winners Men s Runners Athlete NYC Tokyo Boston London Chicago Berlin Total Bill Rodgers, USA Robert Kipkoech Cheruyiot, KEN Steve Jones, GBR Khalid Khannouchi, MAR/USA Martin Lel, KEN Ibrahim Hussein, KEN António Pinto, POR Alberto Salazar, USA Toshihiko Seko, JPN Geoffrey Mutai, KEN Wilson Kipsang, KEN Eliud Kipchoge, KEN Abdelkader El Mouaziz, MAR Tsegaye Kebede, ETH Felix Limo, KEN Evans Rutto, KEN Samuel Wanjiru, KEN Dennis Kimetto, KEN Abel Antón, ESP Joseph Chebet, KEN Elijah Lagat, KEN Eamonn Martin, GBR Rodgers Rop, KEN Paul Tergat, KEN Douglas Wakiihuri, KEN Lelisa Desisa, ETH Dickson Chumba, KEN Women s Runners Athlete NYC Tokyo Boston London Chicago Berlin Total Grete Waitz, NOR Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR Uta Pippig, GER Paula Radcliffe, GBR Rosa Mota, POR Catherine Ndereba, KEN Joyce Chepchumba, KEN Rita Jeptoo, KEN Katrin Dörre-Heinig, GER Miki Gorman, USA Tegla Loroupe, KEN Margaret Okayo, KEN Mary Keitany, KEN Joan Benoit [Samuelson], USA Nina Kuscsik, USA Athlete NYC Tokyo Boston London Chicago Berlin Total Irina Mikitenko, GER Wanda Panfil, POL Aberu Kebede, ETH Atsede Baysa, ETH Florence Kiplagat, KEN Deena Kastor, USA Liz McColgan, GBR Catherina McKiernan, IRL Kim Merritt, USA Allison Roe, NZL Charlotte Teske, GER Derartu Tulu, ETH Jelena Prokopcuka, LAT Edna Kiplagat, KEN Florence Kiplagat, KEN Priscah Jeptoo, KEN Men s wheelchair racers Athlete NYC Tokyo Boston London Chicago Berlin Total Heinz Frei, SUI Kurt Fearnley, AUS Ernst Van Dyk, RSA Masazumi Soejima, JPN Marcel Hug, SUI David Weir, GBR Jim Knaub, USA Saul Mendoza, USA Franz Nietlispach, SUI Josh George, USA David Holding, GBR Hiroyuki Yamamoto, JPN James Briggs, USA Josh Cassidy, CAN Krige Schabort, RSA/USA Andre Viger, CAN Mustapha Badid, FRA Philippe Couprie, FRA Robert Fitch, USA Gregor Golombek, GER Bob Hall, USA Chris Hallam, GBR Kota Hokinue, JPN Scott Hollonbeck, USA Tony Iniguez, USA Joel Jeannot, FRA Bosse Lindquist, SWE George Murray, USA World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 256 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 257 Sunday, October 8, 2017

135 Women s wheelchair racers Athlete NYC Tokyo Boston London Chicago Berlin Total Tatyana McFadden, USA Wakako Tsuchida, JPN Edith Hunkeler, SUI Candace Cable, USA Jean Driscoll, USA Amanda McGrory, USA Tanni Grey-Thompson, GBR Louise Sauvage, AUS Ann Walters, USA Sandra Graf, SUI Francesca Porcellato, ITA Cheri Blauwet, USA Connie Hansen, DEN Miriam Nibley Ladner, USA Monica Wetterstrom, SWE Kay McShane, IRL Christina Ripp, USA Shelly Woods, GBR Lily Anggrenym, GER Jonnie Baylark, USA Gabriele Beyer, GER Ann Cody-Morris, USA Karen Davidson, GBR Rose Hill, GBR Daniela Jutzeler, SUI Sherry Ramsey, USA Gabriele Schild, SUI About the Tokyo Marathon Organized by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation, the inaugural Tokyo Marathon was held on February 18, 2007, and drew 95,044 applicants and 30,870 participants. Kenya s Daniel Njenga (2:09:45) and Japan s Hitomi Niiya (2:31:01) were the first champions. Since then, the Tokyo Marathon has grown to over 300,000 applicants and nearly 36,000 participants. Through its theme, The Day We Unite., the Tokyo Marathon brings together runners, volunteers and spectators. In 2011, the Tokyo Marathon implemented its own charity program, Run with Heart, through which donors can contribute to various charitable activities. In 2016 and 2017, the number of charity runner entrants reached its capacity of 3,000 and the capacity has been increased to 4,000 for From its 10th anniversary event, Tokyo Marathon 2016, the official race logo has been renewed to present the portrayed images of the runners, volunteers and cheering crowds along the course, which symbolizes the race theme The Day We Unite. In addition, Tokyo Marathon 2017, which was held on February 26, 2017, featured a new course that finishes in front of the Tokyo station area for the first time. As Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Olympic Games, the Tokyo Marathon is also gaining more attention and popularity from home and abroad. Tokyo Marathon 2018 will be held on Sunday, February 25, Inaugural running 2007 Largest field (total finishers) 34, Recent participation Year Finishers Male Female , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,696 Estimated number of spectators 1.4 million Prize purse JPY 20,250,000 for both men and women (JPY 11,000,000 for male and female champions) Official charities Tokyo Marathon 2018 Charity Run with Heart (Sports Legacy Program by Tokyo Marathon Foundation, and 14 other recipient programs) World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 258 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 259 Sunday, October 8, 2017

136 Course records Men s runners: 2:03:58 Wilson Kipsang (KEN), 2017 Women s runners: 2:19:47 Sarah Chepchirchir (KEN), 2017 Men s wheelchair racers: 1:26:00 Kurt Fearnley (AUS), 2016 Women s wheelchair racers: 1:41:04 Wakako Tsuchida (JPN), 2016 About the Virign Money London Marathon In 1979, after running the New York City Marathon with John Disley, the late Chris Brasher questioned whether London could stage such a festival: We have the course... but do we have the heart and hospitality to welcome the world? Later that year, Brasher travelled to America, where the running boom of the late 1970s had started. He witnessed the Boston Marathon and revisited the New York City race. He studied both races organizations and finances. On his return, Brasher and Disley secured a three-year contract with Gillette for 75,000, established the organization s charitable status, and set down six main aims for the event. The first London Marathon was held on March 29, More than 20,000 people wanted to run; 7,747 were accepted. There were 6,255 finishers, led home by American Dick Beardsley and Norwegian Inge Simonsen. Joyce Smith broke the British record to win the women s race. The 1982 race received more than 90,000 applicants from around the world. The entry was limited to 18,059. Since then, the London Marathon has grown to more than 39,000 starters and finishers, and elite runners compete for $313,000 in prize money. Both the men s and women s pro runner world records have been set in the race, including the current women s mark of 2:15:25, set by Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain in The race is viewed in more than 196 countries worldwide and watched by between four and five million viewers in the UK via the BBC. Inaugural running 1981 Largest field (total finishers) 39, Recent participation Year Finishers Male Female , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,509 Estimated number of spectators 750,000 Total prize purse $313,000 ($55,000 apiece for the male and female champions) + time and record bonuses Official charity Heads Together, the Royal Foundation s campaign to change the conversation around mental health (2017) World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 260 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 261 Sunday, October 8, 2017

137 Course Records Men s runners: 2:03:05 Eliud Kipchoge, (KEN), 2016 Women s runners: 2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe, (GBR), 2005 (women only) / 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe, (GBR), 2003 (mixed) Men s wheelchair racers: 1:28:57 Kurt Fearnley, (AUS), 2009 Women s wheelchair racers: 1:39:57 Manuela Schar (SUI) 2017 About the Boston Marathon Inspired by their experience at the 1896 Olympic Games, several members of the Boston Athletic Association founded their own marathon in The race has been run every year since (though the 1918 edition featured a military relay rather than an individual race) and is now the world s oldest annual marathon. Both the start and finish lines have been moved over the years, but much of the original course remains exactly as it was originally designed. Since 1924, the race has begun in the town of Hopkinton, and from there the point-to-point course descends through Ashland, Framingham, Natick and Wellesley. Upon entering Newton, the course gradually rises to the famous Heartbreak Hill. As runners reach the top, they can see downtown Boston for the first time, four miles in the distance. After running through Brookline, the course enters Boston where it finishes on historic Boylston Street. Runners must qualify for entry by meeting time standards corresponding to gender and age, which is another aspect besides its course and longevity unique to the Boston Marathon. Inaugural running 1897 Largest field (total finishers) 35, Recent participation Year Finishers Male Female , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,600*...10, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,011 *Smaller total was due to diversion of runners from the finish area following terrorist attacks. Estimated number of spectators 500,000 Prize purse $830,500 ($150,000 apiece for the male and female champions, and $20,000 for male and female wheelchair champions). Additional record bonuses also available. Official charities 32 World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 262 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 263 Sunday, October 8, 2017

138 Course records Men s runners: 2:03:02 Geoffrey Mutai (KEN), 2011 Women s runners: 2:19:59 Buzunesh Deba (ETH), 2014 Men s wheelchair racers: 1:18:04 Marcel Hug (SUI), 2017 Women s wheelchair racers: 1:28:17 Manuela Schar (SUI), 2017 About the Bank of America Chicago Marathon In 1976, a small band of running enthusiasts met at the Metropolitan YMCA on LaSalle Street to discuss and plan a marathon in Chicago. Backed by the athletic enthusiasm of the new Chicago Mayor, Michael Bilandic, and the leadership of Lee Flaherty, this founding group realized their vision on September 25, 1977, when they hosted 4,200 local participants in the first Chicago Marathon. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has since expanded to 45,000 registered runners and an estimated 1.7 million on-course spectators. The flat and fast course begins and ends in historic Grant Park, sweeping through 29 diverse and colorful neighborhoods including Lakeview, Greektown, Little Italy, Pilsen, Chinatown, and Bronzeville. The loop course and abundance of public transportation options enables friends and family to cheer their runners on at many locations along the course. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has a long history of hosting the world s fastest runners and has been the site of two men s world records (Steve Jones, 2:08:05, 1984; and Khalid Khannouchi, 2:05:42, 1999) and two women s world records (Catherine Ndereba, 2:18:47, 2001; and Paula Radcliffe, 2:17:18, 2002). Inaugural running 1977 Largest field (total finishers) 40, Recent participation Year Finishers Male Female , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,675 Estimated number of spectators 1.7 million Prize purse $803,500 ($100,000 apiece for the male and female champions) + time and record bonuses Official charities 180 World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 264 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 265 Sunday, October 8, 2017

139 Course records Men s runners: 2:03:45 Dennis Kimetto, (KEN), 2013 Women s runners: 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe, (GBR), 2002 Men s wheelchair racers: 1:26:56 Heinz Frei, (SUI), 2010 Women s wheelchair racers: 1:41:10 Tatyana McFadden, (USA), 2015 About the BMW Berlin Marathon A group of runners from one of Germany s most prestigious athletics clubs, SC Charlottenburg, organized the first Berlin Marathon in In 1981, the race moved from the Grunewald (a large forest) into the city center of West Berlin. Supported by the three Western forces of Great Britain, France, and the United States, the race quickly developed into Germany s biggest and highest-quality marathon. After the Berlin Wall collapsed in November of 1989, a new era began. On September 30, 1990, three days before reunification, the course of the Berlin Marathon was redirected through the Brandenburg Gate and both parts of Berlin. In the 2001 race, Naoko Takahashi became the first woman to break the 2:20 barrier. The flat and fast loop course was then changed significantly for the 2003 race. The BMW Berlin Marathon has developed into one of the world s finest road races. Paul Tergat of Kenya became the first man to cross the new finish line, passing through the Brandenburg Gate the symbol for reunification and setting a world record of 2:04:55. Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia further lowered the men s world mark twice in Berlin to 2:04:26 in 2007 and then to 2:03:59 a year later. In the 2011 race, Patrick Makau of Kenya set another new men s world record of 2:03:38; in 2013, his countryman Wilson Kipsang lowered it again, to 2:03:23, and the current world mark of 2:02:57 was set in 2014 by Dennis Kimetto, also of Kenya. Inaugural running 1974 Largest field (total finishers) 36, Recent participation: Year Finishers Male Female , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,128 Estimated number of spectators 1.5 million Prize purse $340,000 ($64,000 apiece for the male and female champions) World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 266 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 267 Sunday, October 8, 2017

140 Course records Men s runners: 2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto, (KEN), 2014 Women s runners: 2:19:12 Mizuki Noguchi, (JPN), 2005 Men s wheelchair racers: 1:21:39 Heinz Frei, (SUI), 1997 Women s wheelchair racers: 1:42:07 Janette Janson, (NED), 1992 About the TCS New York City Marathon NYRR s premier event, the TCS New York City Marathon is the most loved and most inclusive marathon in the world, attracting elite athletes and recreational runners alike for the challenge and thrill of a lifetime. The race has grown tremendously since it began in 1970 with just 127 runners racing four laps of Central Park. Now, approximately 50,000 participants from all over the globe flock to New York City every November for an adrenaline-filled road tour of all five boroughs, starting on Staten Island at the foot of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and ending in Central Park. Some run for prize money or bragging rights, others for charity or their personal best. All are cheered on by more than one million live spectators, and the race has a broadcast reach of 850 million. Inaugural running 1970 Largest field (total finishers) 51, Recent participation Year Finishers Male Female , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,457 Estimated number of spectators 1 million+ Prize purse $825,000 Official charities Nearly 359 Course records Men s runners: 2:05:06 Geoffrey Mutai, (KEN), 2011 Women s runners: 2:22:31 Margaret Okayo, (KEN), 2003 Men s wheelchair racers: 1:29:22 Kurt Fearnley, (AUS), 2006 Women s wheelchair racers: 1:43:04 Tatyana McFadden, (USA), 2015 World Marathon Majors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 268 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 269 Sunday, October 8, 2017

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142 Staff & sponsors Executive staff biographies Bank of America Chicago Marathon staff Sponsors Bank of America Chicago Marathon 271 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Staff & sponsors

143 Paul Lambert Chicago Market President, Bank of America Mid West Division Executive, Merrill Lynch Wealth Paul Lambert is Division Executive responsible for the Mid West Division for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management as well as the Chicago Market President. In his division executive role he oversees more than 2,500 wealth advisors in 14 Midwestern states. As Market President, Paul serves as Bank of America s local enterprise leader across the Chicago Market. In this role, he works across the region to connect businesses, families and individuals to Bank of America s banking and investment teams. He also leads the effort to direct Bank of America s resources in the market and the region to address local priorities and help build strong communities. Prior to his current role, Paul served as Regional Managing Director for the Mid-America Private Banking and Investment Group, where he led the firm s ultra-high net worth management efforts in the Midwest. Before relocating to Chicago, Paul was the Director of the Merrill Lynch New York Capital Complex in Albany, N.Y. Paul joined Merrill Lynch in 1992 as a Financial Advisor in Rochester, N.Y. He also held various leadership and coaching roles, eventually assuming the position of Associate Director for the New York City Metropolitan Region in He holds a bachelor s degree in Management Science/Finance from SUNY Geneseo as well as the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation. An active community leader, Paul currently serves on the board of Chicago Run and leads its fundraising efforts with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. He is also on the Board of the Art Institute of Chicago and a member of The Commercial Club of Chicago. He and his wife are involved with The Community House in Hinsdale, where his wife serves as a Trustee. Carey Pinkowski Executive Race Director Bank of America Chicago Marathon Carey Pinkowski came to the helm of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon nearly three decades ago, serving as its executive race director since During his tenure, the Chicago Marathon has experienced astronomical growth, expanding from 6000 registered runners in 1990 to more than 40,000 participants today, including runners from all 50 states and more than 130 countries. For 28 years, Pinkowski has been a key player in building the marathon s dynamic relationships with the city, the corporate community and the local neighborhoods along the course. Under Pinkowski s leadership, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon delivers far more than fast performances. Each year, the event generates an economic impact on the City of Chicago of $277 million, and, since 2002, over 106,000 runners have helped the Chicago Marathon charity program raise more than $167 million for local, national and global causes. In 2006, Pinkowski utilized his experience as Executive Race Director of the Chicago Marathon to help found the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM). Pinkowski, along with the race directors at the Boston, London, Berlin and New York City marathons, created a series which now includes the Tokyo Marathon to award an annual $1 million prize purse to the world s top male and female marathon runners. In addition to building interest in the sport s elite athletes, the AWMM continues to yield mass excitement and participation in the sport of running. Pinkowski s legacy with the Chicago Marathon includes designing its record setting and spectator friendly course that traverses 29 diverse Chicago neighborhoods, starting and finishing in Chicago s front yard, Grant Park. Pinkowski s course design allows for more than 1.7 million spectators to watch the race, making the marathon an annual gathering for the entire City of Chicago. Three of the Chicago Marathon s four world records have been set during Pinkowski s time: Morocco s Khalid Khannouchi (1999), Kenya s Catherine Ndereba (2001) and Great Britain s Paula Radcliffe (2002). Great Britain s Steve Jones recorded Chicago s first-ever world record in To commemorate his 20th anniversary as Executive Race Director, the City of Chicago and Bank of America bestowed Pinkowski with an honorary street naming Carey Pinkowski Drive at the intersection of Monroe Street and Columbus Drive, the site of the race s start line. In spite of directing the Chicago Marathon for 28 years, Pinkowski, born in Harvey, Ill. and raised in Hammond, IN., has only run one marathon: the 1983 Chicago Marathon, stopping the clock in an impressive 2:20:43. As a teenager, he cemented his legacy as a track star at Hammond High School in 1975 when he and two teammates, Tim Keough and Rudy Chapa, each ran two miles in less than nine minutes, becoming the first high school trio to ever accomplish such a feat in the same season. Their record stood for 39 years before three students from Long Island, N.Y, finally broke it in As a solo performer, Pinkowski picked up two state championship titles in the mile. He went on to compete at Villanova University where he was a three-time All American in cross country and track. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 272 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 273 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Staff & sponsors

144 Pinkowski has received numerous awards including the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Meritorious Service to the Youth of Illinois Award (1998), Chicago Area Runners Association Gold Medal Award for Event Production (1999), MarathonFoto/Road Race Management Race Director of the Year Award presented by Running Times magazine (2001), Runner s World magazine s Best Race Director Award (2002), the National Distance Running Hall of Fame s Fred Lebow Award (2004) and USA Track & Field s Allan Steinfeld Award for Lifetime Achievement in Men s Long Distance Running (2009). Dr. George T. Chiampas, DO CAQSM FACEP Medical Director Bank of America Chicago Marathon Dr. Chiampas is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He is the founder and co-director of Chicago Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation and Educational Services (CCARES), a foundation that promotes public education, awareness, training and legislation on sudden cardiac death. Dr. Chiampas has served as Bank of America Chicago Marathon Medical Director since During this time the Chicago Marathon has become a global leader in operational safety and emergency preparedness and response in mass event incidents. Dr. Chiampas has led grant funding from the National Scientific Foundation on mass event management. Chiampas has also served as a president and is currently a board member of the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM), which promotes runner and race safety globally. Additionally, Dr. Chiampas has served as the chief medical officer for U.S. Soccer and the U.S. men s national team since He is a team physician for the Chicago Blackhawks and previously with Northwestern University Athletics, serving as interim head team physician at Northwestern from He serves on the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) speakers panel. Dr. Chiampas has authored numerous scientific publications and he has lectured at academic conferences and scientific meetings throughout the world. His primary topics of interest and expertise are mass event and community preparedness and safety, sports injuries, and sudden cardiac death survival and public awareness through CPR and AED availability. He chairs the public safety and prevention committee for the Chicago Medical Society. His professional goal is to enhance sports and public safety for individual and team sports through mass event emergency preparedness. Bank of America Chicago Marathon 274 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 275 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Staff & sponsors

145 Bank of America Chicago Marathon staff Chicago Event Management Carey Pinkowski, CEO & President / Executive Race Director Michael Nishi, Executive Vice President, Business Development & Operations Dr. George Chiampas, Medical Director Eileen Hurley, Vice President, Sponsorship & Business Development Paul Brackey, Sr. Director, Sales & Expo Summer Howard, Sr. Director, Client Strategy & Integration Jenna Olson, Sr. Director, Finance & Administration Paul Farmer, Sr. Director, Information Technology Sean Barus, Director, Operations Management Janet Raugust, Creative Director David Waskowski, Director, Participant Services Nicole Abbate Alexis Arvis Brittany Bair Jaclyn Braun Cat Cannon Meghan Cannon Lauren Chrisman Emma Cook Ana Cordova Lauren Eskridge Cindy Hamilton Madeline Hernandez Christian Hoffer Barb Kummerer Nicole Lockwood Brooke Lord Cat Morris Ale Pocius Matt Purtell Kirk Razon Fernanda Rodriguez Brad Rogstad Alex Sawyer Keri Serota Sarah Van Deusen Phillips Charles Wiegand Tracey Wilson Bank of America Paul Lambert, Chicago Market President, Bank of America Diane Wagner, SVP, Media Relations Michele Barlow, SVP, Enterprise Marketing Charles Greenstein, Global Sponsorship Marketing Executive Joseph Smith, SVP, Global Sponsorship Marketing Supporting sponsors Media partners Associate sponsors Michigan Apple Committee, Blue Plate Catering, Hilton Chicago, SmartyPants Vitamins, Park Grill, Deloitte, Maui Jim Sunglasses Vendor partners MarathonFoto, City Scents, PODS, SpotHero, Divvy, TSMGI, GO Airport Express, Social Sparkling Wine, ZonePerfect Nutrition Bars, CTA, Crowdrise, Lagadere, BMW Community partner 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sponsors Media interested in acquiring additional information about sponsor brands of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon should send inquiries to Christian Hoffer (christian.hoffer@cemevent.com). Bank of America Chicago Marathon 276 Sunday, October 8, 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 277 Sunday, October 8, 2017