Rupp runs 2:06:55 at 40, Young 2:05:23 hurt
Galen Rupp ran 2:06:55 at age 40 and Clayton Young took top American honors in 2:05:23 on a 12 cm hamstring tear. Chicago gave the Americans almost everything except the record.
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Races and results
Kipruto wins Chicago, Rupp 2:06:55 at 40, Young runs hurt
Amos Kipruto won Chicago in 2:01:09, with Jacob Kiplimo fading to fourth. Clayton Young was top American in 2:05:23 on a 12 cm hamstring tear, Galen Rupp 2:06:55 at 40 for a masters record. Vinny Mauri was on American record pace at 20 miles, then stopped multiple times, tenth in 2:06:46.
He outduels Charles Hicks 🇺🇸, who takes 8th in 2:05:35
Emma Grace Hurley debuts in 2:20:47, fastest ever by an American
Emma Grace Hurley ran 2:20:47 in her first marathon, seventh at Chicago and the fastest marathon debut ever by an American woman. David Monti says that takes 1:23 off Fiona O'Keeffe's 2:22:10 from the 2024 Olympic Trials. CITIUS MAG says she did a lot of solo running.
Emma Grace Hurley set a USA debut record today at #ChicagoMarathon, clocking 2:20:47 in 7th place (previous record 2:22:10, Fiona O'Keeffe, Orlando OT, 03-Feb-2024)
Kipchoge, 41, wins Melbourne in a course record 2:09:10
Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon in a course record 2:09:10 at age 41. Jonathan Gault says it is his first marathon victory since winning Berlin in 2023.
The greatest of all time is the fastest ever on the streets of Melbourne.