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The 2007 Chicago Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 7.The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Patrick Ivuti in a time of 2:11:11 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Berhane Adere in 2:33:49.
Khalid Khannouchi is a four-time Chicago Marathon winner. The Chicago Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, [1] has been contested by men and women annually since 1977. [2] Since 1983, it has been held annually in October. [2] The United States had been represented by the most Chicago Marathon winners (nine men and twelve women).
As the New York marathon began to grow exponentially in the 1970s, the Chicago Marathon was established as a rival to the New York City Marathon. [4] By the mid-1980s, the Chicago Marathon was ensconced as one of the big four marathons. [20] During the mid-1980s, it was named America's Marathon/Chicago and opened up the way for appearance payments.
The Antioch resident will join more than 50,000 runners expected to make the 26.2-mile trek through the city on Sunday for the city’s 46th marathon, now called the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
T.J. Holmes left the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in an ambulance — and now, he and Amy Robach are sharing more details about the events that led up to his medical emergency on Sunday, Oct. 13.
Chepng'etich shattered the world record by almost two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old Kenyan won the women's marathon in a record time of 2:09:56.
The race is now listed as one of three half marathons in Chicago. [10] Some runners, including 2009 winner Patrick Rizzo, use the race to prepare for the Chicago Marathon. [11] Others, such as four-time winner Chris Wehrman, have used it as a tuneup for the New York City Marathon. [12]
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