CHICAGO — Kenyan runners Benson Kipruto and Ruth Chepngetich won the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, while Emily Sisson finished second and set a record for an American woman.
Kipruto finished in 2:04:24 — 25 seconds ahead of 2021 winner Seifu Tura Abdiwak of Ethiopia. John Korir of Kenya was third at 2:05:01.
![Benson Kipruto, of Kenya, reacts as he wins the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9b80afb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1485x1113+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F10%2F09%2Fap22282577079249-7b13d1a6a8d282c4f002150047fa63158aad89ff.jpg)
![Ruth Chepngetich, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/781579a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2179x1634+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F10%2F09%2Fap22282594469837-323a833ba3b0d7c9891ca147d58aecd181809752.jpg)
Chepngetich was the top woman for the second consecutive year, finishing in 2:14:18. Sisson ran the course in 2:18:29, followed by Vivian Jerono Kiplagat of Kenya at 2:20:52.
More than 40,000 runners competed in the 26.2-mile event.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the wheelchair division in 1:25:20. Susannah Scaroni of the U.S. was the top woman in 1:45:48.
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