The Bank of America Chicago Marathon’s reputation for records was solidified yet again with its 2025 race, which saw career bests, historic finishes and more.
From surprise breakaways to stunning debuts, this year’s race was full of excitement at both the start and finish lines.
Here’s a look at the 2025 winners:
Men’s wheelchair race
Marcel Hug narrowly missed setting yet another course record in Chicago, but he still made history with his 2025 Chicago Marathon win.
Hug finished with an unofficial time of 01:23:20, just under the previous course record he set in 2023 of 1:22:37.
“I was chasing for the record. I was trying very hard, I went all in, but I think the last 10k maybe I was too tired and then I lost the time, but still happy with my win definitely,” Hug told NBC Chicago at the finish line.
But in an arguably bigger historic moment, Sunday’s win made Hug the most decorated men’s wheelchair competitor ever in Chicago, beating Kurt Fearnley’s mark of five championships.
“It feels incredible. I can’t believe it,” Hug said. “It was not on my mind, to be honest, but yeah, to beat this record is incredible. I mean, Kurt Fearnley is just a legend in the wheelchair racing, and now to have this record, it really means a lot to me.”
Women’s wheelchair race
In another near-record finish, Susannah Scaroni just missed setting a course record in the women’s wheelchair as well as she made an epic comeback following a flat tire that kept her off the podium last year.
Scaroni, who took an early lead and never looked back, finished just off course record time with an unofficial finish of 1:38:12. The course record in the women’s wheelchair event in Chicago was one hour and 38 minutes.
“Today felt so good,” Scaroni told NBC Chicago at the finish line. “It felt like a gift, you know? Perfect weather, I felt strong, slept well, and just wanted to push myself and the pace and couldn’t be happier.”
Men’s professional race
Running only his second-ever marathon, Jacob Kiplimo nearly set a world record with his Chicago finishing time.
Kiplimo, who is a world record holder for the half marathon, finished with an unofficial time of 2:02:21, just missing the record set in Chicago in 2023 by late Kenyan racing star Kelvin Kiptum.
“It’s a big achievement to me. I’m happy about it,” he told NBC Chicago at the finish line.
Kiplimo had been racing with 2024 Chicago Marathon champion John Korir before he unexpectedly broke away, taking a commanding lead and finishing the race well ahead of remaining competitors.
Women’s professional race
Making her U.S. marathon debut, Hawi Feysa scored a notable victory in Chicago — and a career best.
Feysa finished first in the 2025 Chicago Marathon with an unofficial time of 2:14:56, topping the personal best she set earlier this year in Tokyo.
Speaking via a translator, Feysa said winning in Chicago has “been amazing.”
“I worked really hard, I trained really hard to have this victory. I’m really happy,” she said.
Other notable finishes
Conner Mantz
Conner Mantz broke an American record that has been in place for nearly two decades.
Mantz completed the Chicago course with an unofficial time of 2:04:43, smashing an American record that has been in place since 2002, when Khalid Khannouchi set the pace at the London Marathon with a time of 2:05:38.
Overall, Mantz finished in fourth place in the race.
Khannouchi was on hand at the finish line to celebrate Mantz’s feat.
“What took you so long?” he jokingly asked.
Natosha Rogers
Natosha Rogers was the top-finishing American woman, completing the race in 2:23:28 and finishing sixth overall.
That time marked a new personal best for Rogers, breaking her previous top finish of 2:23:51, which she set in March in Japan.
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