America’s top men’s marathoner will miss the spring marathon season. 

Jason and Kevin discuss Mo Farah’s decisive victory, and European record, Galen Rupp’s fifth-place finish, Suguru Osako’s Japanese record, Brigid Kosgei’s 2:18 triumph, Gwen Jorgensen’s struggles and all the other takeaways from the 2018 Chicago Marathon.

The most decorated distance runner in track and field history can now add a major marathon victory to his incomparable résumé. 

The 2018 Chicago Marathon begins at 7:30 a.m. central—keep your browser refreshed in this spot to read live mile-by-mile updates of the action from the press room in Chi-Town. 

(c) 2018 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved CHICAGO (05-Oct) -- After a three-year hiatus, pacemakers will be back again at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon here on Sunday when the race is held for the 41st time.  Executive race director Carey Pinkowski had dispensed with pacemaking in 2015, hoping that it would spur better head-to-head competition.  But after three years of relatively slow winning times of 2:09:25, 2:11:23 and 2:09:20, respectively, Pinkowski decided to go back to his previous formula of using limited pacemaking which helped produce memorable late-race duels AND fast winning times. FloTrack will provide LIVE coverage of the 2018 Chicago Marathon for U.K. and Ireland viewers.

The 2018 Chicago Marathon is streaming live on Sunday, October 7th for U.K. and Ireland viewers exclusively on FloTrack.

Fall marathon season continues with the first major stateside race at this Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. Although two American women headliners—Jordan Hasay and Amy Cragg—announced their withdrawals in the past month, the real spectator draw on Sunday is still Galen Rupp vs. Mo Farah in the men’s race. 

It's the matchup distance fans have been waiting for--Galen Rupp and Mo Farah will race on Sunday in the Chicago Marathon. Farah has only lost once to his former training partner (at an indoor mile race in 2012), but this is the first time the two will meet in a marathon.  

Jason and Kevin preview the 2018 Chicago Marathon and discuss Galen Rupp and Mo Farah meeting for the first time in a marathon, Farah’s best strategy for a victory, Rupp’s chances at a repeat in Chicago and the runners most capable of making it more than just a two-person race.

The Chicago Marathon women's field is down another American.