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[RunEliteProgram @RunEliteProgram]

Coach @EdEyestone with the new 🇺🇸American🇺🇸 marathon record holder @connermantz! Special day for both Conner and Ed. More to come from these two.

#RunEliteProgram #BYU

[Michael Scott @urimiscott]

AMERICAN RECORD for Olympian Conner Mantz at the @ChiMarathon, who runs 2:04:43 to take 55 seconds off 2:05:38 (2002 @LondonMarathon by Khalid Khannouchi) previous standard.

#USATF #ChicagoMarathon #ChiMarathon

[BYU Track & Field/Cross Country @BYUTFXC]

COUGARS IN CHICAGO!

Great job to all of our BYU Cougars who competed in Chicago today! 🙌

📸: @RunEliteProgram

[LetsRun.com @letsrundotcom]

Bravo. On @nbcchicago Chicago Marathon broadcast, coach Ed Eyestone doesn't hold back. He calls for lifetime ban for doping positives and is open to the banning of agents with too many positives. https://t.co/m6rHsxaQTa

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

#ChicagoMarathon Update: At 22 miles 🇺🇬Jacob Kiplimo is still out in front and leads the men's race now by 1 minute and 16 seconds.

He's slowing down just a little bit at Mile 22. He split 1:41:05, which is 2:00:30 pace.

Still on WORLD RECORD WATCH.

Conner Mantz up into 5th place and on pace for a 2:04:35 finish.

MEN'S LEADERS AT 22 MILES
1 – 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo, 1:41:05 (+00:00)
2 – 🇰🇪 Amos Kipruto, 1:42:21 (+01:16)
3 – 🇰🇪 Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo, 1:43:22 (+02:17)
4 – 🇰🇪 Geoffrey Kamworor, 1:44:18 (+03:13)
5 – 🇺🇸 Conner Mantz, 1:44:31 (+03:26)
6 – 🇪🇹 Huseydin Mohamed Esa, 1:44:31 (+03:26)
7 – 🇰🇪 Alex Masai, 1:44:31 (+03:26)
8 – 🇪🇹 Seifu Tura, 1:44:38 (+03:33)
9 – 🇧🇪 Bashir Abdi, 1:44:56 (+03:51)
10 – 🇰🇪 Timothy Kiplagat, 1:45:02 (+03:57)

[NBC Chicago @nbcchicago]

Conner Mantz looking strong for his goal of setting a US record at today's Chicago Marathon: https://t.co/8JTgVCu02i

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

MANTZ ON A MISSION 🚀

A pack of 11 hits halfway in Chicago in 62:19, just under 2:05 marathon pace. Americans Conner Mantz and Wesley Kiptoo are in the mix under U.S. record pace, along with Canadian Rory Linkletter who’s under his national record pace as well.

[FloTrack @FloTrack]

Conner Mantz is on pace for an American Record coming through the 15K at 44:04😳

#ChicagoMarathon coverage presented by @tracksmith

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

#ChicagoMarathon Update: We've hit the halfway point of the men's elite race. John Korir and the leaders cross in 1:00:16.

We're on WORLD RECORD WATCH.

They're currently on pace for a 2:00:31 finish. The late Kelvin Kiptum's world record is 2:00:35 from 2023.

Conner Mantz on American record pace. Hits the half in 1:02:19. That's on pace for a 2:04:37.

LEADERS AT THE HALF MARATHON MARK
1 – 🇰🇪 John Korir, 1:00:16 (+00:00)
2 – 🇰🇪 Amos Kipruto, 1:00:16 (+00:00)
3 – 🇰🇪 Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo, 1:00:16 (+00:00)
4 – 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo, 1:00:16 (+00:00)
5 – 🇰🇪 Timothy Kiplagat, 1:00:20 (+00:04)
6 – 🇰🇪 Geoffrey Kamworor, 1:02:18 (+02:02)
7 – 🇰🇪 Daniel Ebenyo, 1:02:18 (+02:02)
8 – 🇺🇸 Conner Mantz, 1:02:19 (+02:03)
9 – 🇪🇹 Huseydin Mohamed Esa, 1:02:19 (+02:03)
10 – 🇺🇸 Zouhair Talbi, 1:02:19 (+02:03)
11 – 🇺🇸 Wesley Kipto, 1:02:20 (+2:04)

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

#ChicagoMarathon Update: Hawi Feysa and Magdalena Shauri are still leading the women's lead pack through 15K in 48:00.

Mergetu Alemu and Ejgayehu Taye are stalking just 10s back.

Dakotah Popehn has added a little gap on Makenna Myler and is now 16 seconds up on her fellow American.

LEADERS AT 15K
1 – 🇪🇹 Hawi Feysa Gejia, 48:00 (+00:00)
2 – 🇹🇿 Magdalena Shauri, 48:00 (+00:00)
3 – 🇪🇹 Megertu Alemu, 48:10 (+00:10)
4 – 🇪🇹 Ejgayehu Taye, 48:11 (+00:11)
5 – 🇰🇪 Loice Chemnung, 48:50 (+00:50)
6 – 🇰🇪 Mary Ngugi-Cooper, 48:50 (+00:50)
7 – 🇪🇹 Haven Hailu, 49:19 (+01:19)
8 – 🇪🇹 Bedatu Hirpa Badane, 49:19 (+01:19)
9 – 🇺🇸 Dakotah Popehn, 49:50 (+01:50)
10 – 🇬🇧 Calli Hauger-Thackery, 49:50 (+01:50)

TOP AMERICANS
1 – 🇺🇸 Dakotah Popehn, 49:50 (+00:00)
2 – 🇺🇸 Makenna Myler, 50:06 (+00:16)
3 – 🇺🇸 Natosha Rogers, 50:16 (+00:26)

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

#ChicagoMarathon Update: Not much of a change up at the front of the race as the top five men have stayed together. John Korir and Jacob Kiplimo look strong.

The second pack that includes Conner Mantz is 1 minute and 23 seconds back. That second pack is at 2:03:58 pace. They're settling in. Everyone is running quick.

1 – 🇰🇪 Jacob Kiplimo, 42:41 (+00:00)
2 – 🇰🇪 Amos Kipruto, 42:41 (+00:00)
3 – 🇰🇪 John Korir, 42:41 (+00:00)
4 – 🇰🇪 Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo, 42:41 (+00:00)
5 – 🇰🇪 Timothy Kiplagat, 42:42 (+00:01)
6 – 🇰🇪 Geoffrey Kamworor, 44:04 (+01:23)
7 – 🇲🇦 Zouhair Talbi, 44:04 (+01:23)
8 – 🇰🇪 Daniel Ebenyo, 44:04 (+01:23)
9 – 🇰🇪 Cybrian Kotut, 44:04 (+01:23)
10 – 🇪🇹 Huseydin Mohamed Esa, 44:04 (+01:23)
11 – 🇺🇸 Conner Mantz, 44:04 (+01:23)

Wesley Kiptoo is just six seconds back of Mantz in his first race as an American.

[Theo Kahler @tckahler]

Conner Mantz is running in what appears to be an Alphafly prototype

📸 @derek_call_

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

#ChicagoMarathon Update: The lead pack of five guys, including defending champion John Korir and Jacob Kiplimo hit the 10K mark in 28:25.

🇺🇸 Conner Mantz is the top American right now. Hits 10K in 29:20. That's 2:03:44 pace right now.

SPLITS
1 – Timothy Kiplagat, 28:25 (+00:00)
2 – John Korir, 28:25 (+00:00)
3 – Jacob Kiplimo, 28:25 (+00:00)
4 – Amos Kipruto, 28:26 (+00:01)
5 – Philemon Kiplimo Kimaiyo, 28:26 (+00:01)
6 – Zouhair Talbi, 29:17 (+00:52)
7 – Daniel Ebenyo, 29:17 (+00:52)
8 – Geoffrey Kamworor, 29:17 (+00:52)
9 – Cybrian Kotut, 29:18 (+00:53)
10 – Huseydin Mohamed Esa, 29:18 (+00:53)

Battle for the Top American 🇺🇸
1 – Conner Mantz, 29:20 (+00:00)
2 – Wesley Kiptoo, 29:27 (+00:07)
3 – Andrew Colley, 30:16 (+00:56)

[RunEliteProgram @RunEliteProgram]

Conner Mantz looking smooth early on in this race in Chicago!

#ChicagoMarathon

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

Did a lot of yappin' in 2024...

1️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ guests on The @CitiusMag Podcast

• More than 60 Olympians including 21 medalists from Paris 2024 🥇🥈🥉
• World Major Marathon winners
• NCAA champions
• World, American, NCAA and high school record breakers
+ many more accomplished and super interesting athletes, coaches + changemakers in the sport

We spent so many hours talking track. Many thanks to all of the athletes who took the time to speak with us and share their stories.

To the listeners: your time, your feedback and your encouragement are what keep me hitting "record." Knowing that these conversations resonate with or inspire you fuels my passion to keep creating and growing.

Find it all on:
🎧 SPOTIFY: https://t.co/1uscViEPK2

🎧 APPLE PODCASTS: https://t.co/EWgl8BsAkm

Here's to more in 2025...

[FloTrack @FloTrack]

Kenneth Rooks is that guy!

Rooks wins the USATF Club XC Championship individual title. He goes 31:07.6 and puts a 30-second gap on the field.

Earlier this year, he took silver in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Paris Olympic Games.

📸 Getty

[Isaac Wood @isaacegbertwood]

I’M TELLING YOU ALL DISTANCE RUNNING IN UTAH IS JUST DIFFERENT

[Michael Scott @urimiscott]

.@BYUTFXC men’s team celebrates after the @BYUCougars swept the team titles at the @NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships hosted by @BadgerTrackXC

#CrossCountry #NCAAXC #NCAAD1

[Chris Chavez @ChrisChavez]

The wise Andy Bernard once said, “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them.” 🥹

Having finished as the top two Americans at the '23 Chicago Marathon, '24 U.S. Olympic Trials, Paris Olympics and most recently the '24 New York City Marathon, @_Clayton_Young_ and Conner Mantz are showing no signs of slowing down as America’s top two marathoners. These days are good — really good. 🇺🇸

Through their close friendship with 2016 U.S. Olympian @jwardy21, Clayton Young is making sure to try and enjoy every moment of it.

New CITIUS MAG Podcast episode recapping and reflecting on Clayton's 2:09:21 for seventh place (No. 2 U.S.) at the New York City Marathon

▶️ SPOTIFY: https://t.co/ophUlh7sFu

▶️ APPLE PODCASTS: https://t.co/x8iv8j7iPX

▶️ YOUTUBE: https://t.co/itBaprjmBu

[CITIUS MAG @CitiusMag]

🎯 Even after his 2:09:00 for 6th place and top American overall at the 2024 NYC Marathon, Conner Mantz is not 100% satisfied yet but he’s getting closer to nailing a marathon against the best in the world. The five men who beat him on Sunday are all previous or current NYC Marathon champions.

🎧 On the latest CITIUS MAG Podcast, Mantz joins the show to unpack the entire race and his biggest lessons from strong runs at the U.S. Olympic Trials and Paris Olympics.

Under the guidance of coach @EdEyestone, he’s making significant progress each time out and has solidified himself as America’s top marathoner right now. He also shares his excitement over chasing records in the half and full in 2025 and touches on some ideas for possible race plans.

New episode for your weekend listening… 🎧

▶️ SPOTIFY: https://t.co/OAOnwwy6H7

▶️ APPLE PODCASTS: https://t.co/vi0wQ57qXH

▶️ YOUTUBE: https://t.co/y6Xf2gir1W