{"id":5233,"date":"2020-06-19T07:17:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T07:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2020-06-19T07:17:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T07:17:50","slug":"wanjiru-shobukhova-defend-at-chicago-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=5233","title":{"rendered":"Wanjiru, Shobukhova Defend at Chicago Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shobukhova Wins Women’s World Marathon Major Series; Wanjiru Likely
\nEarns Men’s Series Title with Victory in Chicago<\/em><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/font><\/p>\n

CHICAGO<\/strong> –<\/font>\u00a0The
\n33rd running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon today witnessed a
\nrecord 38,132 participants start the race and 36,159 runners cross the
\nfinish line, two defending champions, and a course record in the men’s
\nwheelchair competition.<\/p>\n

<\/font>“The 2010 Bank
\nof America Chicago Marathon was the epitome of everything marathons
\ncould, and should be,” said Carey Pinkowski, Bank of America Chicago
\nMarathon Executive Race Director. “It was one of the most exciting
\nraces in the 33-year history of the event and it lived up to its
\nauspicious date of 10-10-10.”<\/p>\n

<\/font>Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) defended his
\nNorth American record victory at the 2009 Bank of America Chicago
\nMarathon with another impressive sub 2:06:30 effort. His official time
\nof 2:06:24 bested 2010 Virgin London Marathon champion Tsegaye Kebede
\n(ETH) and 2010 Boston Marathon champion Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN)
\nin what was the most competitive Chicago Marathon field ever.<\/p>\n

<\/font>
\nWanjiru, Kebede, and Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) matched
\npaces through the 35 kilometer mark in a battle of the youngest elite
\nmen at 23, 23 and 20 years old, respectively. Lilesa dropped after 35K
\nleaving Wanjiru and Kebede trading leads until the very end when
\nWanjiru kicked hard at mile 26 to claim victory. Kebede finished in
\n2:06:43 with Lilesa reaching the podium in 2:08:10.<\/p>\n

<\/font>Wanjiru
\nnow holds a 10-point lead in the World Marathon Major Series, all but
\ngiving him the title and $500,000 prize, barring an unexpected decision
\nfrom Kebede to race in New York next month. Kebede would need to finish
\nsecond or better in New York to overtake Wanjiru.<\/p>\n

<\/font>On the women’s side, Liliya Shobukhova
\nalso defended her 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon title while
\nsetting a personal record and new Russian record. Shobukhova overtook
\nAstede Baysa (ETH) at the 35K mark and ran solo through the chute,
\nfinishing in 2:20:25. Baysa finished second, more than 3 minutes back
\nof Shobukhova at 2:23:40. Maria Konovalova (RUS) took third in 2:23:50,
\nAmerican Desiree Davila finished fourth in 2:26:20 and Irina Mikitenko
\n(GER) rounded out the top five in 2:26:40.<\/p>\n

<\/font>
\nShobukhova’s second Major victory of 2010-she
\npreviously won the London Marathon in April-secured her the World
\nMarathon Major Series title with 85 points. <\/p>\n

<\/font>The
\nmen’s wheelchair competition saw 12-time Paralympic Gold Medalist and
\n12-time World Champion Goal Medalist Heinz Frei (SUI) set a new course
\nrecord in his Bank of America Chicago Marathon debut. Frei, a
\n52-year-old race veteran, finished in 1:26:56, outlasting a younger
\nfield that featured 9-time Boston Marathon Champion Ernst Van Dyk, who
\nmade his Bank of America Chicago Marathon debut.<\/p>\n

<\/font>
\nAmerican Amanda McGrory captured her third Bank of
\nAmerica Chicago Marathon championship in the women’s wheelchair
\ndivision in 1:47:25, reclaiming victory over her University of Illinois
\nteammate and defending 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon winner
\nTatyana McFadden (USA). McGrory won a sprint down the final stretch of
\nColumbus Drive with Wakako Tsuchida (JPN) who crossed two seconds later
\nin 1:47:27. McFadden finished in 1:56:11.<\/p>\n

<\/font>About the Bank of America Chicago Marathon<\/font>\u00a0<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

In its 33rd
\nyear and a member of the World Marathon Majors, the Bank of America
\nChicago Marathon annually attracts 45,000 participants, including a
\nworld-class elite runner and wheelchair field, and 1.7 million
\nspectators. As a result of its national and international draw, the
\niconic race assists in raising $10 million for a variety of charitable
\ncauses while generating a $150 million economic impact to its host city
\naccording to a report by the University of Illinois at
\nUrbana-Champaign’s Regional Economics Applications Laboratory
\n(R.E.A.L.).\u00a0<\/font>\u00a0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

www.chicagomarathon.com<\/font>
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