Chicago Marathon winner suspended for positive doping test
Ruth Chepngetich, who set the women's world record at the Chicago marathon in 2024, has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
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Ruth Chepngetich, who set the women's world record at the Chicago marathon in 2024, has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
"I need my exercise, and I can't do without it, and I think the older you get, the more you need it too. Use it or lose it," George Mueller said.
A 76-year-old Chicago man has been running the Chicago Marathon ever since it began. George Mueller is one of three men who have run 26.2 miles across the city for the Chicago Marathon every year for more than 40 years.
Cancer survivor Batbayar Tserendorj also ran the 2023 Chicago Marathon after delaying his liver transplant surgery, and giving the liver to someone else so he could run.
Runners trekked across 29 of the city's neighborhoods Sunday morning, taking in some of the landmarks as they made toward the finish line.
Every runner in the annual Chicago Marathon has their own story, but one man in particular had a lot to celebrate even before he crossed the finish line on Sunday.
Thousands of runners from across the world gathered in Chicago's Grant Park on Sunday for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, with two of the day’s winners setting new records. More than 50,000 runners made the 26.2-mile trek across 29 city neighborhoods.
The event is underway in Grant Park. Director Carey Pinkowski talks about the thousands of runners hitting the pavement while getting a tour of the city.
More than 50,000 runners and wheelchair athletes are amped up and getting ready to race in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. On their way to the finish line, they will run through 29 Chicago neighborhoods.
Last year, Batbayar Tserendorj was training for the 2023 race, he got a call from Northwestern Hospital the night before the race.
A strong cold front plows through our area this afternoon, opening the door for high winds late day through the evening. Northwest winds may gust to 40 mph.
While some of the street closures around the start and finish line are already in place, restrictions along a bulk of the marathon route will go into effect Sunday morning.
The countdown has officially begun for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Thousands of runners from across the globe will set their mark and make their own history.
The stage is set for the Chicago Marathon, and runners are ready.
One runner battles a scare while doing what he loves, and the other dodges Hurricane Milton to make it to Chicago.
Willocks is participating in her first marathon this Sunday but she's no stranger to running. She signed up for her first 5K seven years ago and since then she's done long distance runs around the world from the Virgin Islands to Serbia.
Jen and Lev Grosshandler are huffing it to tamp down on misconceptions surrounding transgender and nonbinary children.
With the GenderCool Project, Jen and Lev Grosshandler are huffing it to tamp down on misconceptions surrounding transgender and nonbinary children. Lauren Victory reports.
Thousands of runners are gearing up for the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, but first they'll get a little help to run in comfort and style.
Thousands of runners are gearing up for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, but first they'll get a little help to run in comfort and style.
Alvear will be running this Sunday as part of team After School Matters. She said her running journey started two years ago when she lost her grandmother and searched for ways to heal.
Thousands of people from around the world will participate in the 46th Chicago Marathon. It's a major fitness goal for runners who train for months to run and/or walk the 26.2 miles. César Torruella started his running journey during the pandemic in 2021 when he hit his heaviest weight. He lost 300 pounds, joined a run club, and is now getting ready to run and finish his first marathon.
Kiptum, along with his coach, died earlier this month after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a tree.
Race director Carey Pinkowski told CBS 2 that the first thing Kiptum did after finishing was to look for the last man to set the world record in Chicago, Khalid Khannouchi.
Kelvin Kiptum destroyed the world marathon record held by another Kenyan running legend, Eliud Kipchoge, and he made it look effortless. With an unlimited potential ahead of him, Kelvin Kiptum was killed in a car accident on Sunday in Kenya.
