Jacob Kiplimo won the Chicago Marathon with an an unofficial time of 02:02:23 on just his second ever run over 26.2 miles.
The 24-year-old star from Uganda broke clear of the defending Chicago champion and Boston champion John Korir after a passing the half-way mark in a blazing 1:00:16.
Kiplimo finished 91 seconds ahead Kenya’s Amos Kipruto, with Alex Masai rounding off the podium. Korir did not finish.
The American Conner Mantz was fourth and lowered Khalid Khannouchi’s 23-year US marathon record by 57 seconds, crossing the line in 02:04:43
Kiplimo only made his marathon debut in London in April, where he ran 02:03:37 to finish second to Sebastian Sawe, and at one stage was on track to threaten the late Kelvin Kiptum’s world record.
Kiptum, who died in a car crash at the age of 24 just months after breaking the world record, ran 02:00:35 in Chicago two years ago.
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Men’s Elite
1. Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) – 2:02:23
2. Amos Kipruto (KEN) – 2:03:54
3. Alex Masai (KEN) – 2:04:37
4. Conner Mantz (USA) – 2:04:43
5. Huseydin Mohamed Esa (ETH) – 2:04:50
6. Seifu Tura (ETH) – 2:05:17
7. Geoffrey Kamworor, (KEN) – 2:05:31
8. Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo (KEN) – 02:06:14
9. Rory Linkletter (CAN) – 2:06:49
10. Bashir Abdi (BEL) – 2:07:08
Women’s Elite
TBC
Men’s wheelchair
1. Marcel Hug, (SUI) – 1:23:20
2. David Weir (GBR) – 1:27:26
3. Tomoki Suzuki (JPN) – 1:27:29
4. Aaron Pike (USA) – 01:29:07
5. Jetze Plat (NED – 1:29:10
6. Geert Schipper (NED) – 1:29:18
7. Ryota Yoshida (JPN) – 1:32:27
8. Correll, Evan (USA) – 1:35:21
9. Sho Watanabe, (JPN) – 1:35:22
10. Brian Siemann (USA) – 1:35:23
Women’s wheelchair
1. Susannah Scaroni (USA) – 1:38:14
2. Manuela Schär (SUI) – 1:39:03
3. Tatyana Mcfadden (USA) – 1:39:04
4 Eden Rainbow-Cooper (GBR) – 1:41:59
5 Jade Hall (GBR) – 1:42:35
6. Catherine Debrunner (SUI) – 1:45:42
7. Hoda Elshorbagy (EGY) – 1:50:33
8. Vanessa De Souza (BRA) – 01:54:02
