Chicago Marathon announces massive additions to elite field for this year's event

Officials with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced several new high-profile entrants into this year's race.

announced several new entrants into the field this week, including a handful that have a real chance of crossing the line first next weekend.

Only three runners in this year’s men’s field have posted faster times than that, with Kenya’s Amos Kipruto and Vincent Ngetich both posting times of 2:03:13 as personal bests. American runner Shadrack Kipchirchir, who won the USA Cross Country Championships’ 10,000 meter race in 2022 and competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, will also join the field.In the women’s wheelchair division, American Michelle Wheeler highlights the list of new entrants, with a personal best time of 1:45:45.

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