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Hawi Feysa Defends Chicago Marathon Title in 2:13:33
Hawi Feysa of Ethiopia won the Chicago Marathon in Chicago, defending the title she claimed last year.
She finished in 2:13:33, a personal best, after pulling away from Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi in the final mile.
Lokedi finished second in 2:14:07, also a personal best.
Feysa and Lokedi had run together late in the race after the early pace left several other contenders behind.
American Emma Grace Hurley finished seventh in 2:20:47, a record for a US athlete making her marathon debut.
The results also included a new Australian record, set by Isobel Batt-Doyle, who finished sixth.
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Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa won the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2:13:33.
Feysa defended her title and set a personal best.
She pulled away from Sharon Lokedi in the final mile and finished 34 seconds ahead.
Lokedi finished second in 2:14:07, also a personal best.
Emma Grace Hurley set an American debut marathon record of 2:20:47.
- Who
- Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa won the women’s race, ahead of Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi.
- What
- Feysa defended her Chicago Marathon title in 2:13:33, a personal best.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois, at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
- Why
- Not stated
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At around 35-K I knew I was going to win.
I felt really good through 20 (miles), then I got a little hot and started really feeling it around 22.
Feysa and Brigid Kosgei reached 10 kilometers in 31:04.
Feysa, Lokedi, Joan Kilimo and Loice Chemnung went through halfway in 1:06:06.
Feysa and Lokedi ran the segment in 15:50, dropping Kosgei and Chemnung from contention.
Feysa surged away from Lokedi and went on to win by 34 seconds.
- Winner
- Hawi Feysa
- Winning time
- 2:13:33
- Runner-up
- Sharon Lokedi, 2:14:07
- Margin
- 34 seconds
- American debut record
- Emma Grace Hurley, 2:20:47
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