{"id":5423,"date":"2026-03-23T16:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datico.com\/?p=5423"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:03:15","slug":"chicago-marathon-in-25527","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/datico-team-news\/chicago-marathon-in-25527\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Marathon in 2:55:27"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sub-3 success - also in Chicago<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Consistent further development at the highest level<\/h4>

Just a few weeks after his sub-3 success at the Berlin Marathon<\/span><\/span> stood for Gregor Gretz<\/span><\/span> the next highlight: the Chicago Marathon<\/span><\/span> on October 12, 2025.<\/p>

And this time it went even faster. With a time of 2:55:27 hours, Gregor even ran significantly faster than in Berlin – and again under the 3-hour mark.<\/p>

Progress in a short time<\/h4>

What makes this run particularly remarkable is the timing. There were only a few weeks between the two marathons – a phase that is normally used for regeneration in endurance sports. <\/p>

Nevertheless, they managed to increase their performance significantly. The improvement of almost four minutes is a clear indication of very precise training control and exact coordination between exertion and recovery. As in Berlin, this run was also characterized by a constant pace and controlled race planning right up to the finish. <\/p>

This combination of stability and targeted further development is anything but a matter of course in the marathon.<\/p>

Chicago in the context of the World Marathon Majors<\/h4>

The Chicago Marathon is part of the World Marathon Majors<\/span><\/span> and is one of the fastest courses in the world. Flat course profiles, often favorable weather conditions and a top international field make the race an ideal environment for personal best performances. <\/p>

For Gregor, this race is also part of an overarching goal: to complete all the World Marathon Majors. With Chicago, he has taken another important step on this path – and with a performance that clearly underlines his own development. <\/p>

Consistency and progression as a principle of success<\/h4>

The combination of the races in Berlin and Chicago impressively demonstrates what sustainable performance is based on: the combination of consistency and targeted progression. A stable performance basis makes it possible to exploit development potential in a controlled manner without the risk of slumps or overload. <\/p>

It is precisely this ability to not only call up performance selectively, but to systematically develop it further, that is a decisive factor in the high-performance sector.<\/p>

Parallels to data-based work at Datico\u00ae<\/sup><\/h4>

As with the Berlin Marathon, it is clear that performance at this level is not a product of chance. It is the result of structured preparation, continuous analysis and the ability to make well-founded decisions based on data. <\/p>

These principles can be found not only in endurance sports, but also in the Datico\u00ae <\/sup>environment. The management of health and performance is based on the same principles: transparency, systematics and the meaningful linking of data. <\/p>

Conclusion<\/h4>

With his time of 2:55:27 at the Chicago Marathon, Gregor Gretz continues his consistent development and shows the potential that lies in a clearly structured and data-based approach.<\/p>

The combination of two strong races within a short space of time underlines not only the individual performance, but also the quality of the underlying strategy.<\/p>

We are looking forward to the next stages of the World Marathon Majors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gregor Gretz Sub-3 success – also in Chicago Consistent further development at the highest level Just a few weeks after his sub-3 success at the Berlin Marathon stood for Gregor Gretz the next highlight: the Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2025. And this time it went even faster. With a time of 2:55:27 hours, Gregor… Read More »Chicago Marathon in 2:55:27<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_angie_page":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-datico-team-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7618,"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5423\/revisions\/7618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datico.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}