On Sunday morning on the 2025 Chicago Marathon, Utah’s Conner mantz turned the quickest marathoner in U.S. historical past, clocking 2:04:43.
Mantz had set his sights on breaking the American file earlier than this marathon construct—and he delivered, ending fourth total. In doing so, he not solely smashed his earlier private finest of two:07:47 but additionally lowered Cam Levins’s North American space file to beneath 2:05.
The American file Mantz broke, beforehand held by former marathoner Khalid Khannouchi (who ran 2:05:38 on the 2002 London Marathon), had stood for 23 years. Khannouchi was readily available in Chicago to witness his file fall and to current the award to the highest American finisher.
Jacob Kiplimo wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:02:23 to maneuver to #7 all-time.
Conner Mantz finishes 4th in 2:04:43 to crush the 23-year-old American file…and is congratulated by earlier file holder Khalid Khannouchi simply previous the end line.https://t.co/9iAwm1383C pic.twitter.com/fDi0VahuQ5
— Jonathan Gault (@jgault13) October 12, 2025
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo wins males’s race
In solely his second marathon, Uganda’s Zecob Kip-Bo claimed victory in 2:02:23. The 24-year-old flirted with the world file of two:00:35 via 35 km, however pale barely within the last stretch as hotter, sunny circumstances made for a harder second half.
Kiplimo, the half-marathon world file holder, made his marathon debut on the London Marathon earlier this 12 months, the place he ran a Ugandan nationwide file of two:03:37 to complete as runner-up to Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe. On Sunday, he lowered that Ugandan file as soon as once more, holding off 2024 Chicago champion John Korir and marathon veteran Amos Kipruto to interrupt the tape.
Korir dropped out shortly after the 30 km mark, whereas Kipruto completed second in 2:03:54. Kenyan compatriot Alex Masai rounded out the rostrum in third, with 2:04:37.
Canada’s Linkletter cracks high 10 with a private finest
Calgary’s Rory Linkletter ran a private finest of two:06:49 to complete ninth total within the males’s discipline. Linkletter went out aggressively, passing midway in 62:20 alongside Mantz (his former collegiate teammate), earlier than falling off the tempo round 30 km.
Rory Linkletter finishes ninth total in a shiny private finest time of two:06:49 👏
His time places him 2nd on the Canadian all-time checklist solely behind the nationwide file of two:05:36.
📸: @Alnbrookes pic.twitter.com/gBYdUt2gFc
— Canadian Working (@CanadianRunning) October 12, 2025
His 2:06:49 ranks because the second-fastest time in Canadian historical past and marks his third consecutive top-10 end at a marathon.
For full outcomes from the 2025 Financial institution of America Chicago Marathon, see right here.
