2021 Chicago Marathon Explained

Competition:	43rd Chicago Marathon
Size:	300px
Venue:	Chicago, United States
Men:	Seifu Tura
Men Win Value:	2:06:12
Women:	Ruth Chepng'etich
Women Win Value:	2:22:31
Wheelchair Men:	Daniel Romanchuk
Wheelchair Men Win Value:	1:29:07
Wheelchair Women:	Tatyana McFadden
Wheelchair Women Win Value:	1:48:57
Prev:	2019
Next:	2022

The 2021 Chicago Marathon was held on October 10, 2021. It was the 43rd edition of the annual Chicago Marathon, and the first after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The 2020 Chicago Marathon was canceled as a result of the pandemic.^[1] The race was the third of five World Marathon Majors scheduled for 2021; all the events in the series took place in the span of six weeks between late September and early November.^[2]

Participants were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending the event.^[3]

The marathon was won by Seifu Tura of Ethiopia and Ruth Chepng'etich of Kenya, in 2:06:12 and 2:22:31, respectively, while the wheelchair race was won by Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, in 1:29:07 and 1:48:57, respectively.^[4] ^[5]

Results

Results for the top ten in the running races and top three in the wheelchair races are listed below.

Men's race result
Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:06:12
			2:06:35
			2:06:51
4			2:08:50
5			2:09:39
6			2:13:31
7			2:13:55
8			2:14:24
9			2:14:41
10			2:14:55

Women's race result
Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:22:31
			2:24:20
			2:27:19
4			2:28:22
5			2:29:14
6			2:30:17
7			2:31:51
8			2:33:11
9			2:33:14
10			2:33:20

Men's wheelchair race result
Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:29:07
			1:29:08
			1:29:28

Women's wheelchair race result
Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:48:57
			1:50:14
			1:50:23

Notes and References

Web site: July 13, 2020. Press Release - The Bank of America Chicago Marathon Announces the Cancellation of the 2020 Event. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200714151047/https://assets-chicagomarathon-com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/071320_WAGNER_2020-BACCM-COVID-19-Cancellation-Statement.pdf. July 14, 2020. September 10, 2021. Chicago Marathon.
A look at the tightly packed fall marathon schedule. Running Magazine. 31 January 2021. 12 August 2021. 12 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812154447/https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/a-look-at-the-tightly-packed-fall-marathon-schedule/. live.
News: Pavitt. Michael. 19 August 2021. Chicago Marathon participants required to prove vaccination or negative test. InsideTheGames.biz. 10 September 2021.
Web site: Bank of America Chicago Marathon . https://archive.today/20211010145346/https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2021/?pid=leaderboard . 10 October 2021 . dead.
Web site: Bank of America Chicago Marathon . https://archive.today/20211010141050/https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2021/?pid=leaderboard&event=WHL . 10 October 2021 . dead.