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Athletes to watch at the 2024 Chicago Marathon

Amos Kipruto leads the first-class men’s field

About eight months ago, Kipruto was one of millions of marathon fans around the world who received the shocking news that Kiptum had died. Kipruto is eager to combat the lingering sadness with a great run on Sunday, which will be his first Chicago Marathon.

Kipruto, 32, failed in his attempt to defend his London Marathon title in April 2023, where he met Kiptum. Although the Tokyo 2020 The Olympian didn’t finish the race, but there was plenty of cheering in Kenya when the younger Kiptum set the course record.

Kipruto will be looking to put a disappointing 2023 behind him, which saw him crash out of the London race and drop to seventh in Berlin, setting his fastest race ever on the fast track.

His teammate Ngetich, a relative marathon newcomer, could be his biggest challenger. Ngetich, who will be competing in only his third marathon, equaled Kipruto’s marathon best of 2:03:13 on his debut in Berlin last year, where he finished second behind him Eliud Kipchoge.

The Ethiopian couple David WoldeThird in the 2023 Valencia Marathon, and Amdework WlelegnThe runners-up at this year’s Rotterdam Marathon are likely to be inspired by their compatriots’ dominance at the 2024 Berlin Marathon.

American Albertson, Zach Panning who led most of the Olympic trials before finishing in sixth place, Nathan Martin And Reed Fischer also go into the race with “high hopes” after failing to make it Paris 2024 Olympic team.

“After the heartbreaking Olympic Trials, I knew I wanted to run fast this fall. “I can’t think of a better place to do it than the fastest marathon course in the world,” said Panning, who made his marathon debut in Chicago in 2022.

“Chicago feels like home. This year I’m going to the race with big goals.”