Chicago Marathon 2026 features international distance runners

The 2026 Chicago Marathon, held on October 11, featured notable performances from international distance runners. Honduran athlete James Francis Dietrich Reyes completed the race with a time of 2:30:18, placing 197th in the men's classification. This result marks a personal improvement for Dietrich, who previously recorded a time of 2:30:44 at the Houston Marathon earlier in the year.

Representing the A. C. Manchathon club, athletes Fran Fernández, Francisco Chicote, and Antonio Jiménez Onsurbe also participated in the event. For Fernández, the race represented his 11th marathon, where he aimed to maintain his long-standing consistency in competitive running despite facing recent training interruptions due to injury.