| 37th Chicago Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chicago, United States |
| Dates | October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12) |
| Champions | |
| Men | Eliud Kipchoge (2:04:11) |
| Women | Mare Dibaba (2:25:37) |
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The2014 Chicago Marathon was the 37th edition of theChicago Marathon, held inChicago,Illinois, on Sunday, October 12.[1]Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race in a time of 2:04:11 hours, with a winning margin of seventeen seconds.Mare Dibaba won the women's division, with a winning margin of twenty seconds.[2] The original winner,Rita Jeptoo, was disqualified after a failed drug test.
The Chicago Marathon made significant changes to its registration process beginning with the 2014 race. Previously, registration had been handled on a first come, first served basis.
Starting in 2014, runners could either enter a random lottery or gain guaranteed entry by running a qualifying time, raising money for a charity, traveling with an international tour operator, or as a legacy finisher.
The qualifying times were 3:15 for men and 3:45 for women. No distinctions were made for the age of the runner.[3]
Over 70,000 runners applied for one of the 45,000 spots in the race.[4]
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eliud Kipchoge |  Kenya | 2:04:11 |
 | Sammy Kitwara | Kenya | 2:04:28 |
 | Dickson Chumba | Kenya | 2:04:32 |
| 4 | Kenenisa Bekele |  Ethiopia | 2:05:51 |
| 5 | Bernard Koech | Kenya | 2:08:30 |
| 6 | Ghirmay Ghebreslassie |  Eritrea | 2:09:08 |
| 7 | Lani Rutto | Kenya | 2:10:42 |
| 8 | Wesley Korir | Kenya | 2:11:09 |
| 9 | Bobby Curtis |  United States | 2:11:20 |
| 10 | Koji Kobayashi |  Japan | 2:11:43 |
| 11 | Jake Riley | United States | 2:13:16 |
| 12 | Gabe Proctor | United States | 2:13:45 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mare Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2:25:37 |
| Florence Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:25:57 |
| Birhane Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2:27:02 |
| 4 | Amy Hastings | United States | 2:27:03 |
| 5 | Clara Santucci | United States | 2:32:21 |
| 6 | Sarah Crouch | United States | 2:32:44 |
| 7 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia | 2:34:17 |
| 8 | Melissa White | United States | 2:34:19 |
| 9 | Lauren Jimison | United States | 2:34:38 |
| 10 | Sarah Cummings | United States | 2:34:47 |
| 11 | Lindsey Scherf | United States | 2:37:26 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua George | United States | 1:32:12 |
| Kurt Fearnley |  Australia | 1:32:13 |
| Ernst van Dyk |  South Africa | 1:32:13 |
| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:44:50 |
| Manuela Schär |  Switzerland | 1:45:12 |
| Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:45:55 |