by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell
CHICAGO, IL, October 11, 2019—A group of stellar athletes headline the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with ideal temperatures predicted on Sunday. The defending champs are all back, with many other winning athletes. It’s all set up to be competitive and fast in the windy city.
Mo Farah of Great Britain , set his PR of 2:05:11 in winning the 2018 Chicago Marathon. (Photo by Karen Mitchell) 
Jordan Hasay of Portland, OR has a 2:20:57 (Chicago 2017) PR, and a 1:07:55 Half Marathon best, set in Prague, Czech Republic in 2017. (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Daniel Romanchuk is the defending champion, with a 1:31:34 win in 2018. Since then he has won NYC in 2018, and both Boston and London in 2019. (Photo by Karen Mitchell) 
Manuela Schar of Switzerland was on the podium six straight years and took first in 2018 with a 1:41:38. (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Ben and Stephanie Bruce of Flagstaff, AZ. Steph set 2:29:20 PR in Sacramento 2018. In 2019 Steph was top USA in World XC in Denmark and won USA Half Marathon championship in Pittsburgh in 1:10:44. (Photo by Clay Shaw) 
Diego Estrada of Flagstaff, AZ has a PR of 2:13:56, set in Chicago 2016. Diego owns a 1:00:51 half marathon best, set in Houston 2015. (Photo by Clay Shaw)
Betsy Saina of Kenya has a PR of 2:22:56 set in Paris 2018. Betsy was an 11-time NCAA All-American at Iowa State. (Photo by Karen Mitchell) 
Taylor Ward of Ogden, UT set her PR of 2:32:42 at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2018. (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Tatyana McFadden and Sarah Sellers, all set for Chicago. Tatyana is a most celebrated athlete, having won 22 Abbott World Marathon Majors in just 11 years of elite marathon racing. She has won Chicago Marathon eight times! (Photo by Karen Mitchell) 
Laura Thweatt has a 2:25:38 personal best, set in London 2017. (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Lindsay Flanagan of Boulder, CO set a 2:29:25 PR in Frankfurt, Germany in 2018. Lindsay is from Roselle, IL, so Chicago is her hometown marathon. (Photo by Karen Mitchell) 
Emma Bates of Boise, Idaho won the California International Marathon in Sacramento in 2:28:19. At the time, Emma did not have a sponsor and made headlines for wearing a black top with the words, “Run for Camp Fire Relief.” (Deadliest wildfire in California’s history in Paradise, CA. ) (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Parker Stinson of Boulder, CO ran 2:14:29 in Chicago in 2018. (Photo by Karen Mitchell) 
Noah Droddy of Boulder, CO has a 1:01:48 half marathon PR that he set in NYC in 2017. (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Paula Radcliffe of GBR set world record in Chicago 2002, and bettered that mark five months later in London 2013 with a 2:15:25. (Photo by Karen Mitchell) 
Sarah Sellers and her husband Blake Sellers of Tucson, AZ. Sarah gained fame by placing 2nd in Boston 2018. Her PR is 2:36:37 set in NYC Marathon 2018. (Photo by Clay Shaw)
Andrew Bumbalough of Portland, OR has a PR of 2:13:58 set in Tokyo 2017. Andrew is originally from Nashville, TN. (Photo by Clay Shaw) 
Jacob Riley of Boulder, CO has a PR of 2:13:16 set in Chicago 2014. (Photo by Clay Shaw)
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awesome coverage and photos as always Clay and Karen. Thank you for all that you do!!!! Scott Diehl
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