Chicago Marathon 2024

2024 - 10 - 13

Verdensrekorder og lattervekkende skilte: Chicago Marathon 2024 havde det hele!

Chicago Marathon - John Korir - Ruth Chepngetich - sportsbegivenhed - velgørenhed - verdensrekord

John Korir og Ruth Chepngetich satte nye rekorder, mens publikum lo ad de mest kreative skilte!

2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon blev afholdt i en atmosfære af varme og spænding! Kenya’s John Korir indtog sejren i herreklassen med en imponerende tid på 2:02:43, hvilket var en fantastisk præstation efter at have været så tæt på sejren i de foregående år. På kvindernes side stjal Ruth Chepngetich showet ved at sætte en ny verdensrekord; hun gennemførte maratonet på vanvittige 2:09:56, hele to minutter hurtigere end den tidligere rekord! Hvad der virkelig gør denne maraton mindeværdig, er ikke blot løbernes præstationer, men også den velgørenhed, de bidrog til, da over 50,000 deltagere samlet ind til forskellige gode formål.

Maratonløbet er kendt for sin entusiasme og de uforglemmelige øjeblikke, og i 2024 var ingen undtagelse. Fra startskuddet til de endelige målinger var der jubel fra de mange tilskuere, der fyldte gaderne i Chicago. Fra begivenheder som mændenes rullestolsrace klokken 8:20 til de elitekvinder, der kæmpede om sejren, var der masser af aktion for de, der streamede live.

For ikke at glemme den fantastiske støtte fra publikum, som bragte deres mest kreative og morsomme skilte. Flere af disse skiltærede underholdning og motivation til løberne undervejs, hvilket mindede mange om, at sport handler lige så meget om sjov som om konkurrence. Især et skilt fangede folks opmærksomhed: "Løb som om du glemmer din eks!" – bare en af de humoristiske beskeder, der gjorde dagen lysere for både løbere og tilskuere.

Mens den officielle tidtager opdaterede resultaterne, blev der endnu engang bekræftet, hvordan Chicago Marathon fortsætter med at tiltrække nogle af de bedste marathonløbere i verden. Med i spidsen for løbet havde vi en bifaldet Ruth Chepngetich, som nu kan prale af at have slået verdensrekorden. Men hun er ikke den eneste, som gør sig bemærket - mange amatører og hobbyløbere kæmpede også bravt for at nå deres egne personlige målsætninger. Det, der starter som en udfordring, ender ofte med fejring!

Interessant nok er det ikke første gang, verdensrekorden for kvinder er blevet brudt i Chicago. Denne tradition for højprestige og imponerende tider gør maratonet til et mål for de bedste atleter! Med så mange deltagere, der også rejser penge til velgørenhed, som nu overstiger mere end 300 millioner dollars i løbet af de seneste år, bliver det klart, hvordan Chicago Marathon ikke bare er en sportsbegivenhed, men også en stor social bevægelse. Denne kombination af sport, fællesskab og sjov gør, at man ikke kan vente med at se, hvad næste års maraton vil bringe!

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How to get 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon results (NBC Chicago)

NBC Universal, Inc. After two years of near-misses, Kenya's John Korir triumphed at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a personal best time of 2:02: ...

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2024 Chicago Marathon, all results, times and standings - full list (Olympics)

Check out the complete results from the elite races below. 2024 Chicago Marathon - men's results. John Korir (KEN), 2:02:43; Mohamed Huseydin Esa (ETH), ...

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2024 Chicago Marathon: Live Recap - FloTrack (FloTrack)

1. The 2024 Chicago Marathon Champion, Ruth Chepngetich, is self coached. She has trained with her pace-setters (Barnabas Kiptum and Evans Nyakamba Mayaka) in ...

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Ruth Chepngetich breaks women's world record by almost 2 ... (NPR)

The 30-year-old Kenyan became the first woman to break a marathon time of 2 hours 10 minutes, and cut almost 2 minutes off the previous women's record.

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Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya breaks women's world record at 2024 ... (WLS-TV)

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya won the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56 to break the world record by nearly two minutes. The 30-year-old bested the record set by Tigist ...

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Chicago Marathon live stream: Watch the 2024 race from start to finish (NBC Chicago)

The 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is off and running -- and viewers can stream it all live from start to finish.

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Winners of record-breaking 2024 Chicago Marathon (CBS Chicago)

This year's race was a record-breaking event, with 50,000 people entering—all raising money for various charities. During the race, the women's world record was ...

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2024 Chicago Marathon Results (NBC Sports Chicago)

2024 Chicago Marathon top-10 results and notable finishers from men's and women's elite and wheelchair races.

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Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya Breaks World Record by Nearly Two ... (TIME)

Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya smashed the world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, winning in 2:09:56.

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2024 Chicago Marathon: Live Updates - FloTrack (FloTrack)

The Men's Wheelchair Race gets underway at 8:20 am sharp, with the women's wheelchair race starting shortly afterward. Schedule For The 2024 Chicago Marathon.

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PHOTOS: Hilarious, motivating signs from the 2024 Chicago Marathon (NBC Chicago)

More than one million people line the route of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon each year -- and each year many of them bring some incredible signs to ...

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Parting Thoughts From The 2024 Chicago Marathon: Ruth ... (Citius Mag)

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Susanna Sullivan, America's Fastest Teacher, Leads American ... (runnersworld.com)

After missing the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials with a broken kneecap, going through rehab and cross training, and making a slow return to running, Sullivan was ...

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Photos: 2024 Chicago Marathon (Chicago Tribune)

UPDATED: October 13, 2024 at 4:22 p.m.. Photos from the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2024.

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Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich breaks women's world record at Chicago ... (Aljazeera.com)

Chepngetich wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:56, dedicating the record to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash.

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Signs of the 2024 Chicago Marathon (CBS Chicago)

Taking first place, a slight jab at the city's beloved CTA... ac43b575-9388-4a0e-817b-f703419fd23f.jpg. Runner Amy was ...

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Track a runner during the 2024 Chicago Marathon: Here's how to do it (NBC Chicago)

Thousands of runners will be hitting Chicago streets for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday, but if you're looking to keep track of a ...

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Ruth Chepngetich shatters the women's world record at the 2024 ... (Runner's World (UK))

Completing the course in 2:09:56, she averaged a blistering pace of 4:57.4 min/mile and became the first-ever woman to break the 2:10 barrier.

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Watch 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon live (NBC Chicago)

The 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is here, and you have front-row seats to watch all the action live as thousands of runners embark on the 26.2-mile ...

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Beyond the world record finish, the 2024 Chicago Marathon set ... (NBC Chicago)

Beyond the world record women's time and the course record set in the women's wheelchair race, the 2024 marathon also set a third record, and this time it ...

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2024 Chicago Marathon: New records set as nearly 50000 runners ... (FOX 32 Chicago)

This year's Bank of America Chicago Marathon was a historic event, attracting elite runners from around the world.

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