Fresh off the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Carrie sits down with two standout American runners who turned heads with their incredible performances. Conner Mantz finished fourth overall, smashing a 23-year-old American record with a time of 2:04:43. Natosha Rogers was sixth overall and claimed top American honors on the women’s side, setting a personal best of 2:23:38. In this episode, Conner and Natosha take us inside their unforgettable performances, and, of course, share how they celebrated after crossing the finish line.
Aired: October 16, 2025
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Conner Mantz (@connermantz) is on a mission to break the American record in the marathon and he believes his best chance is to do it in Chicago. At this year’s Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America, Mantz showed he is capable of bettering Khalid Khannouci’s 23-year-old record of 2:05:38. There, he finished fourth in 2:05:08 on the challenging, but not record-eligible, course. In January of this year, Mantz broke Ryan Hall’s 18-year-old American record in the half marathon with a 59:17 finish in Houston, and he’s been unstoppable ever since. He bettered his time by two seconds at the New York City Half Marathon, and after Boston, he won the BOLDERBoulder 10K and the Beach to Beacon 10K. Mantz’s last Chicago appearance came in 2023 when he finished 6th in 2:07:47. He made his marathon debut here in 2022. Mantz was the top American in the 2024 Paris Olympic Marathon, finishing in eighth. A two-time NCAA Cross Country champion at Brigham Young University, Mantz is coached by Olympian and 1994 Chicago runner-up Ed Eyestone. He lives in Utah with his wife, Kylie. (Bio Courtesy of Bank of America Chicago Marathon Media Guide) UPDATE: Conner broke the 23-year old record, placed 4th overall and was the top American!
Natosha Rogers (@natosharogers) finally had the marathon breakthrough she was seeking this spring with her 2:23:51 performance at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon in Japan. In the buildup to that race, she set a massive personal best in the half marathon at the Aramco Houston Half Marathon in January. Rogers represented the United States in the 10,000m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon and in the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. She was the 2020 U.S. Cross Country champion and the 2012 NCAA 10,000m champion. (Bio Courtesy of Bank of America Chicago Marathon Media Guide) UPDATE: Natosha finished with a new PR and was the first American female!
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