2005 Chicago Marathon
# 2005 Chicago Marathon

The 2005 Chicago Marathon was the 28th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 9. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Felix Limo in a time of 2:07:02 hours and the women's race was won by home athlete Deena Kastor in 2:21:25.

## Results

### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Felix Limo | Kenya | 2:07:02 |
| 02 | Benjamin Maiyo | Kenya | 2:07:09 |
| 03 | Daniel Njenga | Kenya | 2:07:14 |
| 04 | Evans Rutto | Kenya | 2:07:28 |
| 05 | Patrick Ivuti | Kenya | 2:07:46 |
| 06 | Laban Kipkemboi | Kenya | 2:09:22 |
| 07 | William Kipsang | Kenya | 2:09:49 |
| 08 | Timothy Cherigat | Kenya | 2:10:34 |
| 09 | Sammy Korir | Kenya | 2:10:53 |
| 10 | John Gwako | Kenya | 2:12:30 |

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Deena Kastor | United States | 2:21:25 |
| 02 | Constantina Diță | Romania | 2:21:30 |
| 03 | Masako Chiba | Japan | 2:26:00 |
| 04 | Colleen De Reuck | United States | 2:28:40 |
| 05 | Eri Hayakawa | Japan | 2:28:50 |
| 06 | Blake Russell | United States | 2:29:10 |
| 07 | Kathy Butler | United Kingdom | 2:30:01 |
| 08 | Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova | Russia | 2:31:03 |
| 09 | Kate Smyth | Australia | 2:33:42 |
| 10 | Grażyna Syrek | Poland | 2:36:32 |
