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2011 Ballot results
The datasheet
Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2011 ballot: 34th edition, 35,670 finishers
Moses Mosop set a course record of 2:05:37 to win the 34th Bank of America Chicago Marathon on 9 October 2011, breaking the 2:05:41 mark Sammy Wanjiru had set in 2009.
Edition
34th edition
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Field size
35,670
Total finishers
Race day
Oct 9
2011
Time qualifier
M2:50 W3:20
Open category (18–34)
Race day weather
What runners faced on the course
Context
What made 2011 notable
Moses Mosop ran the day's defining race. The Kenyan, in only his second marathon after a 2:03:06 debut in Boston, clocked 2:05:37 to win the 34th edition and break the 2:05:41 course record Sammy Wanjiru had set in 2009. Wesley Korir followed in 2:06:15 and Bernard Kipyego in 2:06:29. The women's result was rewritten years later: Liliya Shobukhova first crossed in 2:18:20, but her placings from 9 October 2009 onward were annulled for doping in 2014, leaving Ethiopia's Ejegayehu Dibaba the official winner in 2:22:09 on her marathon debut. Some 35,670 runners finished. Entry was still first-come in 2011, three years before Chicago adopted a drawing.
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Qualifying
Time qualifier standards
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| Age group | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 18-34 | 2:50:00 | 3:20:00 |
| 35-39 | 2:55:00 | 3:25:00 |
| 40-44 | 3:00:00 | 3:30:00 |
| 45-49 | 3:10:00 | 3:40:00 |
| 50-54 | 3:15:00 | 3:50:00 |
| 55-59 | 3:25:00 | 3:55:00 |
| 60-64 | 3:40:00 | 4:15:00 |
| 65-69 | 3:55:00 | 4:30:00 |
| 70-74 | 4:15:00 | 4:45:00 |
| 75-79 | 4:30:00 | 5:00:00 |
| 80-84 | 4:50:00 | 5:20:00 |
| 85-89 | 4:50:00 | 5:20:00 |
| 90+ | 4:50:00 | 5:20:00 |
FAQ
Questions about the 2011 ballot
Who won the 2011 Chicago Marathon?
Moses Mosop of Kenya won the men's race in a course record 2:05:37, ahead of Wesley Korir in 2:06:15 and Bernard Kipyego in 2:06:29. Liliya Shobukhova first crossed the women's line in 2:18:20, but her result was annulled for doping in 2014, making Ethiopia's Ejegayehu Dibaba the official winner in 2:22:09 on her marathon debut.
What was the 2011 Chicago Marathon course record?
Moses Mosop ran 2:05:37, breaking the 2:05:41 course record Sammy Wanjiru had set in 2009. It was only Mosop's second career marathon after a 2:03:06 debut in Boston.
When was the 2011 Chicago Marathon?
Sunday, 9 October 2011. It was the 34th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and 35,670 runners finished from a record 37,400 starters.
How did you enter the 2011 Chicago Marathon?
Entry was first-come in 2011, not a lottery, with charity team places the other way in. Chicago did not move to a non-guaranteed entry drawing until 2014, so no drawing acceptance rate or application count exists for 2011.
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