Hawi Feysa Retains Chicago Marathon Title — image accompanying Marathon Handbook's report. Image accompanying Marathon Handbook’s report; reduced and presented for news commentary with the attributed report. View the complete source report.
Hawi Feysa defended her Chicago Marathon title, finishing in 2:13:33. She pulled ahead of Sharon Lokedi after 40K, securing a 34-second lead. This time was 1:24 faster than her previous win.
Feysa and Lokedi ran together until 40K, both clocking 2:06:43. Feysa finished the final 2.2K in 6:50, while Lokedi took 7:24. Brigid Kosgei, a two-time winner, finished third. Read more culture coverage.
The race pace was slower than expected, with the lead group at 1:06:06 at the halfway mark. This was 36 seconds slower than Kosgei's target. Four women led until 25K, but the pace slowed, and the group broke up. Related: Kiplimo Aims to Break Marathon World Record in Chicago.
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Feysa wins for the second consecutive year, finishing 34 seconds ahead of Sharon Lokedi. Hawi Feysa defended her Chicago Marathon title, finishing in 2:13:33. She pulled ahead of Sharon Lokedi after 40K, securing a 34-second lead. This time was 1:24 faster than her previous win.
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Runner World published this brief on October 11, 2026. The underlying Marathon Handbook report was dated October 11, 2026.
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