“I get excited thinking about it but I need to remember my first marathon and there are some unknowns.” “All of my races and workouts have led up to this distance,” Mantz said. Mantz, who comes to his marathon debut with impressive XC and track credentials, has his eye on Leonard Korir’s American debut mark of 2:07:56, which was set in Amsterdam in 2019. “The weather is good and I think I can feed off of the crowd.” How Fast can Mantz and Sisson Go?Ĭonner Mantz and Emily Sisson at 2022 Chicago MarathonĪlso looking to set records are Americans Conner Mantz and Emily Sisson. “It’s possible to challenge the world record (2:14:04, set by Brigid Kosgei in Chicago in 2019),” she said. A PB is certainly a possibility, but what is her limit? Like her counterparts, she is ready to run fast.Ĭhepngetich has four marathon wins, and ran 2:17:18 at Nagoya in March, just 10 seconds off her pb from 2019 Dubai. On the women’s side, Ruth Chepngetich returns as defending champion, heads a field of two women (including herself) who have run sub-2:20 and seven women with PBs of 2:22 or lower. Negasa, who has never won a World Marathon Major, seemed confident and relaxed, even smiling when he was asked if he thought he would go sub-2:05. The fastest man in the field is Herpasa Negasa (2:03:40). I will be deciding (my tactics) as I go along.” “I’m still going to be waiting until later in the race, but with the athletes in the field this year, it could be different from last year. “The marathon is difficult race, and it’s easy to make move closer to end,” Tura said. He also turned in a 58:36 half marathon back in February. Tura has had a solid 2022, finishing second at Paris in April and sixth at the World Championships in July. Seifu Tura, the returning champion on the men’s side having won in 2:06:12, made a late move to win the race last year, but concedes that might not be an option this time around. This year, the predicted 7-12 mph winds will be from the southeast, which could be a bit of an assistance over the final few miles. It also leaves the potential for the competitors to be dealing with a headwind as they make the final push up Michigan Avenue to the finish. Chicago is unique among the World Marathon Majors in that much of the course up to the halfway point is run in the core of the downtown area among the tall buildings, which can whip the wind around. While it may be a touch humid at the beginning of the race, that isn’t expected to have that much of an effect.Įven more promising is the wind. About the weather: temperatures will be in the low-50s at the start of the race and most likely cross the 60-degree mark by the time the men’s and women’s winners will cross the finish line.
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