Dickson Chumba is running the 2016 Chicago Marathon in October. Here are some highlights of his career.

Name: Dickson Chumba 

Country: Kenya

Standout race: Chumba secured first place in the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a finishing time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 25 seconds.

“The race was good,” he said. “Maybe next year to win, I need to run maybe a faster time.”

Get to know Dickson Chumba: Chumba was relatively unknown until he snagged a win and course record at the 2014 Tokyo Marathon. He followed that performance with a third-place showing at the 2014 Chicago Marathon with his personal best time, 2:04:32. Chumba returns to the Marathon this year looking to defend his 2015 title.