Abel Kirui and Florence Kiplagat Crowned Champions at the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Bank of America Newsroom

In Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 40,400 runners crossed the finish line in Chicago’s “front yard,” Grant Park, as ideal weather conditions greeted them, as well as thousands of volunteers and more than 1.7 million spectators. For the second consecutive year, race organizers did not use pacesetters, resulting in championship-style racing and head-to-head competition. The men’s race saw a new champion crowned as 2012 Olympic marathon silver medalist Abel Kirui (KEN) held off defending champion Dickson Chumba (KEN) down the homestretch, 2:11:23 to 2:11:26, respectively. Gideon Kipketer (KEN) arrived as a distant third in 2:12:20.



Abel Kirui and Florence Kiplagat Crowned Champions at the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Bank of America Newsroom