Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2013Oct 10, 2013 by Mitch Kastoff
Chicago Marathon Men's Preview: Four safe bets, four wildcards, and one Ritz
Chicago Marathon Men's Preview: Four safe bets, four wildcards, and one Ritz
Sometimes, I wonder what it’s like to be a major marathon director. I imagine running a marathon is hard, but I also imagine that trying to assemble a field better than the year prior is a few steps below in difficulty. With what happened last year at the Chicago Marathon, Race Director Carey Pinkowski had his work cut out for him.
"It will be hard to top last year when the top three men all broke the previous course record and the women's race was decided by a single second, but this is the field that can do it," said Pinkowski.
Pinkowski is referring to the 2012 race across the Windy City that was mind-boggling quick. Not only did the Ethiopian trio of Tsegaye Kebede, Feyisa Lilesa, Tilahun Regassa all break Moses Mosop’s previous course record of 2:05:37 (2011), but the “fastest finish by place” was set all the way from first through tenth.
Fastest finishers by place at the Chicago Marathon
"It will be hard to top last year when the top three men all broke the previous course record and the women's race was decided by a single second, but this is the field that can do it," said Pinkowski.
Pinkowski is referring to the 2012 race across the Windy City that was mind-boggling quick. Not only did the Ethiopian trio of Tsegaye Kebede, Feyisa Lilesa, Tilahun Regassa all break Moses Mosop’s previous course record of 2:05:37 (2011), but the “fastest finish by place” was set all the way from first through tenth.
Fastest finishers by place at the Chicago Marathon
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