Chicago Marathon

After running the Chicago Marathon on a cloudless day with the temperature in the mid-80s, 30 degrees too warm for an optimum race of 26.2 miles most of the 33,000 participants place the provided ice bags on their heads to cool down. Evans Cheruiyot of Kenya won Sunday in 2 hours 6 minutes 25 seconds. Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia took the women’s race in 2:27:17. For the average runners, the ones who stayed on the course for four hours or more, their faces red with heat and exertion, simply crossing the finish line was victory enough.

General News The New York Times

Oct 13, 2008

Kenya's Evans Cheruiyot won the Chicago marathon title in a close race. Cheruiyot won $140,000 in prize and bonus money, and Russian Grigoryeva took home the $100,000 first place women's winner's check. The victory did not come easy for the 26 year-old Cheruiyot as he broke away from runner-up David Mandago, 30, of Kenya in the 25th mile and won the men's race by a minute and 12 seconds in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 25 seconds. Mandago was second.

General News KBC

Oct 13, 2008

The winner of the Paralympics Marathon in Beijing won the Wheelchair division a the 2008 Chicago Marathon.

General News Chicago Tribune

Oct 13, 2008

Of the 45,000 who registered for the Chicago marathon, 33,033 started the race. Dr. George Chiampas, medical director for the marathon, said there were 110 calls for medical transport during the race, including people transported to medical-aid tents along the race course. Of the 110, 61 runners were taken to hospitals.

General News Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 13, 2008