Media Table of contents Media ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Media information ............................................................................................................................................................................4 Race week schedule of events ..................................................................................................................................................7 Quick facts ............................................................................................................................................................................................9 By the numbers ..................................................................................................................................................................................10 Top storylines ......................................................................................................................................................................................12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon prize purse ...........................................................................................................14 Time bonuses ......................................................................................................................................................................................15 Participant demographics ............................................................................................................................................................16 Participants by country/territory ..............................................................................................................................................17 Participants by state .......................................................................................................................................................................24 Pace chart - Miles .............................................................................................................................................................................26 Pace chart - Kilometers .................................................................................................................................................................27 Elite athletes ...........................................................................................................................................29 Elite athlete roster............................................................................................................................................................................30 Men’s biographies .............................................................................................................................................................................32 Women’s biographies ......................................................................................................................................................................55 Men’s wheelchair biographies ...................................................................................................................................................85 Women’s wheelchair biographies ............................................................................................................................................101 Bank of America Chicago Marathon .................................................................................................111 Course map ...........................................................................................................................................................................................112 Grant Park map ...................................................................................................................................................................................113 Street-by-street time & location.............................................................................................................................................114 Viewing areas by CTA trains .......................................................................................................................................................116 Points of interest ..............................................................................................................................................................................117 Course aid & safety .........................................................................................................................................................................118 Course activations ............................................................................................................................................................................119 Abbott Health & Fitness Expo ...................................................................................................................................................120 Charity Program .................................................................................................................................................................................121 Sustainability .......................................................................................................................................................................................124 Chicago champions ..........................................................................................................................................................................125 Champions by country (male & female) ..............................................................................................................................127 Masters champions .........................................................................................................................................................................129 Wheelchair champions ...................................................................................................................................................................131 Wheelchair champions by country (male & female) ....................................................................................................133 Champions with multiple victories .........................................................................................................................................134 Runner-up finish followed by victory .....................................................................................................................................135 Top 10 finishers .................................................................................................................................................................................135 Top 5 wheelchair finishers ...........................................................................................................................................................156 Historic event statistics ................................................................................................................................................................165 Historic weather conditions ........................................................................................................................................................166 Year-by-year event summary .....................................................................................................................................................168 Course records ........................................................................................................................................183 Course records ....................................................................................................................................................................................184 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1 Sunday, October 11, 2015 Media Course record split times ...........................................................................................................................................................185 Media Course record progressions ........................................................................................................................................................186 Media information ..................................................................................................................................................................................4 Margins of victory ...........................................................................................................................................................................188 Race week schedule of events ........................................................................................................................................................7 Fastest finishers by place ...........................................................................................................................................................190 Quick facts ..................................................................................................................................................................................................9 Closest finishes ..................................................................................................................................................................................191