{"id":299310,"date":"2025-10-13T07:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299310\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T07:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:07:09","slug":"conner-mantz-describes-record-breaking-moment-at-chicago-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/299310\/","title":{"rendered":"Conner Mantz describes record-breaking moment at Chicago Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 It was one for the record books.<\/p>\n<p>Brigham Young University alum and former Olympian Conner Mantz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/olympics\/news\/chicago-marathon-jacob-kiplimo-conner-mantz-american-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smashed<\/a> the American marathon record Sunday in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview later that day with KSL TV, Mantz said his emotions were \u201cpretty gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m feeling happy, feeling excited, pumped,\u201d Mantz said, while adding, \u201cit\u2019s been very tough. It\u2019s been a long day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The day started on the streets of Chicago with a 26.2-mile race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a couple miles to go, I was pretty confident I was going to break the record,\u201d Mantz said.<\/p>\n<p>That was the goal that Mantz and his coach, Ed Eyestone, had been working toward for months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I had broken the record when I crossed the finish line,\u201d said Mantz. \u201cI was pretty happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-831380\" class=\"wp-image-831380 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MANTZ-MARATHON.00_00_40_20.Still002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-831380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conner Mantz is pictured at the finish line of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo courtesy: NBC Chicago)<\/p>\n<p>Mantz ran the Chicago Marathon in 2:04:43, coming in fourth but obliterating the longstanding American record by a whopping 55 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn marathon running, you only get two to three really good marathons a year at the professional level,\u201d Mantz said. \u201cTo come away with the record, it feels great because now I don\u2019t have to wait four to six months to try again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mantz ran for BYU. In 2024, he competed in the Paris Olympics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51096797\/paris-olympics-former-byu-teammates-conner-mantz-clayton-young-run-top-10-in-marathon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finishing<\/a> in the top 10 in the men\u2019s marathon. He lives in Mapleton and trains in Utah. Mantz had a lot of family back home cheering him on as he ran Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s cool to be from such a great state and to have some of the best places to run in the world in my own backyard,\u201d said Mantz.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s time to recover and look ahead to the next milestone while also savoring this moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels great,\u201d said Mantz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SALT LAKE CITY \u2014 It was one for the record books. 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