2018 Chicago Marathon

The 2018 Chicago Marathon, the 41st annual edition of the Chicago Marathon, was held in Chicago, Illinois, United States on October 7, 2018. The men's race was won by Britain's Mo Farah, and the women's race was won by Kenya's Brigid Kosgei.^[1]

Summary

Mo Farah won the 2018 Chicago Marathon with a record time for a European runner of 2:05:11; this was the eighth-fastest Chicago Marathon time. Mosinet Geremew of Ethiopia finished second with a time of 2:05:24. Suguru Osako finished third, setting a Japanese record with a time of 2:05:50.^[2]

Brigid Kosgei won the women's race with a personal-best time.^[2] Daniel Romanchuk won the men's wheelchair race and Manuela Schar claimed the women's equivalent.^[1]

Results

The results were as follows.^[3]

Men

Men's top-10

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Mo Farah	Great Britain	2:05:11
	Mosinet Geremew	Ethiopia	2:05:24
	Suguru Osako	Japan	2:05:50
4	Kenneth Kipkemoi	Kenya	2:05:57
5	Galen Rupp	United States	2:06:21
6	Geoffrey Kirui	Kenya	2:06:45
7	Abel Kirui	Kenya	2:07:52
8	Taku Fujimoto	Japan	2:07:57
9	Bedan Karoki	Kenya	2:07:59
10	Birhanu Legese	Ethiopia	2:08:41

Women

Women's top-10

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Brigid Kosgei	Kenya	2:18:35
	Roza Dereje	Ethiopia	2:21:18
	Shure Demise	Ethiopia	2:22:15
4	Florence Kiplagat	Kenya	2:26:08
5	Veronicah Nyaruai	Kenya	2:31:34
6	Sarah Crouch	United States	2:32:37
7	Taylor Ward	United States	2:32:42
8	Kate Landau	United States	2:33:24
9	Melanie Myrand	Canada	2:34:08
10	Marci Klimek	United States	2:34:53

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Daniel Romanchuk	United States	1:31:34
	Marcel Hug	Switzerland	1:31:35
	David Weir	Great Britain	1:31:43

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Manuela Schär	Switzerland	1:41:38
	Madison de Rozario	Australia	1:43:16
	Susannah Scaroni	United States	1:44:48

References

External links

• https://www.chicagomarathon.com/