2014 Chicago Marathon

37th Chicago Marathon
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)
Champions
MenEliud Kipchoge (2:04:11)
WomenMare Dibaba (2:25:37)

The 2014 Chicago Marathon was the 37th edition of the Chicago Marathon, held in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, October 12.[1] Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race in a time of 2:04:11 hours, with a winning margin of seventeen seconds. Mare Dibaba won the women's division, with a winning margin of twenty seconds.[2] The original winner, Rita Jeptoo, was disqualified after a failed drug test.

Changes to Registration Process

The Chicago Marathon made significant changes to its registration process beginning with the 2014 race. Previously, registration had been handled on a first come, first served basis.

Starting in 2014, runners could either enter a random lottery or gain guaranteed entry by running a qualifying time, raising money for a charity, traveling with an international tour operator, or as a legacy finisher.

The qualifying times were 3:15 for men and 3:45 for women. No distinctions were made for the age of the runner.[3]

Over 70,000 runners applied for one of the 45,000 spots in the race.[4]

Results

Men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 2:04:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sammy Kitwara  Kenya 2:04:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dickson Chumba  Kenya 2:04:32
4 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 2:05:51
5 Bernard Koech  Kenya 2:08:30
6 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie  Eritrea 2:09:08
7 Lani Rutto  Kenya 2:10:42
8 Wesley Korir  Kenya 2:11:09
9 Bobby Curtis  United States 2:11:20
10 Koji Kobayashi  Japan 2:11:43
11 Jake Riley  United States 2:13:16
12 Gabe Proctor  United States 2:13:45

Women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mare Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:25:37
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 2:25:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Birhane Dibaba  Ethiopia 2:27:02
4 Amy Hastings  United States 2:27:03
5 Clara Santucci  United States 2:32:21
6 Sarah Crouch  United States 2:32:44
7 Gelete Burka  Ethiopia 2:34:17
8 Melissa White  United States 2:34:19
9 Lauren Jimison  United States 2:34:38
10 Sarah Cummings  United States 2:34:47
11 Lindsey Scherf  United States 2:37:26
Other notable finishers

Wheelchair men

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joshua George  United States 1:32:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kurt Fearnley  Australia 1:32:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ernst van Dyk  South Africa 1:32:13

Wheelchair women

Position Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatyana McFadden  United States 1:44:50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Manuela Schär  Switzerland 1:45:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amanda McGrory  United States 1:45:55

References

  1. ^ Chicago Marathon
  2. ^ Kenyan double for Kipchoge and Jeptoo in Chicago. IAAF (2014-10-12). Retrieved on 2014-12-27.
  3. ^ History of the Chicago Marathon's Qualifying Times for Guaranteed Entry
  4. ^ 71,300 Runners Apply for Chicago Marathon Lottery Chicago Tribune. April 7, 2014.
Results

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