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2009 Results / Recap - Bank of America Chicago Marathon
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Oct 11th 2009, 4:42pm
Bank of America Chicago Marathon
2009 Results
Bank of America Chicago Marathon Official Site
2009 Recap
CONVINCING VICTORIES FOR WANJIRU AND SHOBUKHOVA IN CHICAGO By David Monti (c) 2009 Race Results weekly, all rights reserved
CHICAGO
(11-Oct) -- Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru and Russia's Liliya Shobukhova both
scored convincing victories here today at the 32nd Bank of America
Chicago Marathon, the penultimate stop for this year's World Marathon
Majors series.
Wanjiru, the reigning Olympic Marathon gold
medallist who wore a headband and arm warmers to shake off the
near-freezing temperatures at the start, followed the aggressive early
tempo of pacemakers Patrick Ivuti (himself a former Chicago champion)
Wilson Kebenei, and Mathew Koech. The pace was indeed hot: 29:10
through 10 km, a 2:03 marathon pace.
"I told the pacemaker to push the pace," Wanjiru explained after the race.
Koech
soon fell away, leaving Ivuti and Kebenei to shepherd the race's
protagonists: Wanjiru, Ben Maiyo, Charles Munyeki, Isaac Macharia, and
Vincent Kipruto, all of Kenya, and Ethiopian debutant Tadese Tola.
Morocco's Abderrahim Goumri, the second-fastest man in the field, chose
to run off the pace, a plan which would eventually pay big dividends.
Ivuti
held the pace steady at about 14 minutes and 50 seconds for each 5
kilometer segment. That was too fast for Tola, the two-time NYC
Half-Marathon champion, who fell off the pace to eventually finish 9th
in 2:15:48. Maiyo and Macharia also fell back, leaving just three
contenders with Ivuti: Kipruto, Wanjiru and Munyeki at 62:01 at the
half-way. That was fine with Wanjiru.
"It was my plan to run 62-flat," he said.
Ivuti
made it to the 25-K mark before retiring, leaving the three contenders
to fight it out for the win. Wanjiru bided his time through 35 km,
before hitting the accelerator and deciding the race for good. Now it
was only Chicago's cold winds which could stop him from running a fast
time.
"I get a lot of wind from 36 km," Wanjiru said. "I ran alone. The wind was very strong."
But
not strong enough. Despite celebrating his victory prematurely,
Wanjiru nonetheless broke Khalid Khannouchi's 1999 course record by one
second, clocking 2:05:41. That second was precious, bringing him a
$100,000 bonus on top of the $75,000 first place prize (he would have
gotten a $75,000 bonus for sub-2:05:56 instead). Wanjiru later
admitted that he wasn't aware of his of how close he was to the record
and the bonus, which caused his manager, Federico Rosa, to smile and
shake his head.
"For me I do not think about the course record,"
he said. "I was very happy to be the winner. I've very happy to take
$100,000 for one second."
Goumri, who was in tenth place at
half-way in 1:02:50, had moved up steadily in the second half. By 30
km he was in 5th position, 50 seconds behind third place Munyeki. Five
kilometers later he was in fourth place and the gap was down to 29
seconds, and by 40 km the Moroccan record holder had passed Munyeki and
had his sights on the fading Kipruto. He knew that his experience at
the distance was on his side.
"Even if they are great at track or cross country they are boys in the marathon," he said of his younger rivals.
Goumri
caught Kipruto in the final kilometer, to finish second in 2:06:04.
Kipruto crossed four seconds later, and Munyeki in 2:07:06, a personal
best.
"From starting point to finish it was perfect," Wanjiru concluded.
LATE SURGE PUTS SHOBUKHOVA IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE
While
the men were following their pacers in the early kilometers and
flirting with the world record, the women took a wait-and-see attitude.
The slow half-way split of 1:15:04 told the story, and nearly all of
them complained that the cold conditions and the lack of a pacemaker
was the reason.
"I was a little unsure because the weather
condition were so cold," said Germany's Irina Mikitenko of her pace.
The fastest women in the field said of having no pacemakers: "Maybe we
would be faster. It would be good to have some."
But the secret
to winning a marathon is making a good play of the cards which have
been dealt. On that score, Russia's Liliya Shobukhova made the
smartest bet. Running with Ethiopia's Teyba Erkesso and Berhane Adere,
compatriot Lidiya Grigoryeva, Mikitenko, and Japan's Mizuho Masukawa,
Shobukhova waited all the way to 40 km before making her big move. Her
surge was quick and powerful, leaving all of her rivals quickly behind.
"They
were looking at each other, Lydia and Irina; who will go first?," she
recounted. "Three kilometers before the finish line, I thought this is
my territory."
In a blink, the others were running for second.
Shobukhova, her ponytail bouncing behind her, whisked to the finish to
win in 2:25:56, her first marathon victory and her second podium in
just two tries at the distance (she was third in London last April).
Mikitenko, who had already wrapped up the World Marathon Majors annual
$500,000 prize before the race even started, finished second in
2:26:31, and Grigoryeva, last year's champion, got third 16 seconds
later.
For American record holder Deena Kastor, it was a
difficult day. "She said her stomach was bothering her the whole
time," explained her coach Terrence Mahon of the Mammoth Track Club.
"She wasn't really comfortable. She said she lost a minute."
That
minute was spent in a toilet near the 35-K mark where Kastor was forced
to finally stop after fighting off the urge to go for about an hour.
"Just an early race start and didn't get myself moving early enough," Kastor later said.
Nonetheless,
Kastor still managed to finish a respectable sixth in 2:28:50, and was
relieved to finally finish another marathon after being forced to drop
out of the Beijing Olympic Marathon with a broken foot. It was her
first completed marathon in 18 months.
"I was grateful to be out
there today," said Kastor as she thanked the race organizers and her
sponsors. "Every step of the way I was filled with gratitude."
ENDS
Men
Place |
|
Lastname |
BIB |
Division |
Age |
Est.Finish |
Diff |
Time |
1 |
|
Wanjiru, Sammy (KEN) |
2 |
20-24 |
22 |
- |
+00:00 |
02:05:41 |
2 |
|
Goumri, Abderrahim (MAR) |
3 |
30-34 |
33 |
- |
+00:23 |
02:06:04 |
3 |
|
Kipruto, Vincent (KEN) |
4 |
20-24 |
22 |
- |
+00:27 |
02:06:08 |
4 |
|
Munyeki, Charles (KEN) |
8 |
20-24 |
23 |
- |
+01:25 |
02:07:06 |
5 |
|
Limo, Richard (KEN) |
15 |
25-29 |
28 |
- |
+03:02 |
02:08:43 |
6 |
|
Korir, Wesley (KEN) |
6 |
25-29 |
26 |
- |
+04:57 |
02:10:38 |
7 |
|
Macharia, Isaac (KEN) |
7 |
30-34 |
30 |
- |
+05:28 |
02:11:09 |
8 |
|
Reyes, Sergio D (USA) |
32 |
25-29 |
27 |
- |
+09:49 |
02:15:30 |
9 |
|
Tola, Tedese (ETH) |
9 |
20-24 |
21 |
- |
+10:07 |
02:15:48 |
10 |
|
Rizzo, Patrick (USA) |
12 |
25-29 |
26 |
- |
+10:07 |
02:15:48 |
11 |
|
Maiyo, Ben (KEN) |
5 |
30-34 |
31 |
- |
+10:57 |
02:16:38 |
12 |
|
McKeeman, Michael (USA) |
14 |
30-34 |
33 |
- |
+12:01 |
02:17:42 |
13 |
|
Shackleton, Drew H (USA) |
64 |
20-24 |
23 |
- |
+12:15 |
02:17:56 |
14 |
|
Shackleton, Kyle R (USA) |
65 |
20-24 |
23 |
- |
+12:18 |
02:17:59 |
15 |
|
Jonaitis, Jeff A (USA) |
51 |
25-29 |
28 |
- |
+12:20 |
02:18:01 |
16 |
|
Lucas, John C (USA) |
60 |
25-29 |
29 |
- |
+13:10 |
02:18:51 |
17 |
|
Tomas, Aleksandar (SRB) |
99 |
30-34 |
31 |
- |
+13:17 |
02:18:58 |
18 |
|
Bostrom, Morten B (FIN) |
205 |
25-29 |
27 |
- |
+13:31 |
02:19:12 |
19 |
|
Schoolmeester, Bret E (USA) |
34 |
25-29 |
25 |
- |
+13:35 |
02:19:16 |
20 |
|
Bartlebaugh, Matthew D (USA) |
284 |
25-29 |
25 |
- |
+13:40 |
02:19:21 |
21 |
|
Mull, Brandon (USA) |
234 |
20-24 |
23 |
- |
+14:22 |
02:20:03 |
22 |
|
Juhl, Lars (DEN) |
224 |
30-34 |
32 |
- |
+14:23 |
02:20:04 |
23 |
|
Jeuland, Marc A (USA) |
269 |
30-34 |
30 |
- |
+14:42 |
02:20:23 |
24 |
|
Ware, Chad (USA) |
68 |
25-29 |
25 |
- |
+15:04 |
02:20:45 |
25 |
|
Davis, Jesse L (USA) |
283 |
25-29 |
27 |
- |
+15:36 |
02:21:17 |
26 |
|
Wilkinson, Kalib (USA) |
203 |
25-29 |
25 |
- |
+15:56 |
02:21:37 |
27 |
|
Williams, David A (USA) |
63 |
35-39 |
38 |
- |
+16:09 |
02:21:50 |
28 |
|
Scribner, Robert L (USA) |
86 |
20-24 |
23 |
- |
+16:19 |
02:22:00 |
29 |
|
Rivera, Hector (USA) |
272 |
35-39 |
38 |
- |
+16:34 |
02:22:15 |
30 |
|
Flogel, Jason J (USA) |
91 |
25-29 |
26 |
- |
+16:48 |
02:22:29 |
Women
Place |
|
Lastname |
BIB |
Division |
Age |
Est.Finish |
Diff |
Time |
1 |
|
Shobukhova, Liliya (RUS) |
105 |
30-34 |
31 |
- |
+00:00 |
02:25:56 |
2 |
|
Mikitenko, Irina (GER) |
104 |
35-39 |
37 |
- |
+00:35 |
02:26:31 |
3 |
|
Grigoryeva, Lidiya (RUS) |
101 |
35-39 |
35 |
- |
+00:51 |
02:26:47 |
4 |
|
Erkesso, Teyba (ETH) |
107 |
25-29 |
26 |
- |
+01:00 |
02:26:56 |
5 |
|
Adere, Berhane (ETH) |
102 |
35-39 |
36 |
- |
+02:42 |
02:28:38 |
6 |
|
Kastor, Deena (USA) |
103 |
35-39 |
36 |
- |
+02:54 |
02:28:50 |
7 |
|
Nasukawa, Mizuho (JPN) |
108 |
25-29 |
29 |
- |
+03:26 |
02:29:22 |
8 |
|
White, Melissa (USA) |
110 |
25-29 |
27 |
- |
+06:59 |
02:32:55 |
9 |
|
Moody, Tera (USA) |
109 |
25-29 |
28 |
- |
+07:03 |
02:32:59 |
10 |
|
Pirtea, Adriana (ROM) |
106 |
25-29 |
29 |
- |
+08:11 |
02:34:07 |
11 |
|
Alemu, Elfenesh (ETH) |
112 |
30-34 |
34 |
- |
+09:40 |
02:35:36 |
12 |
|
Jefferson, Carol (USA) |
111 |
20-24 |
24 |
- |
+15:19 |
02:41:15 |
13 |
|
Trotter, Amanda L (USA) |
296 |
20-24 |
24 |
- |
+16:42 |
02:42:38 |
14 |
|
Trotter, Katy Q (USA) |
295 |
20-24 |
24 |
- |
+17:04 |
02:43:00 |
15 |
|
Palmer, Mary J (USA) |
672 |
20-24 |
22 |
- |
+20:25 |
02:46:21 |
16 |
|
Laursen, Laila K (DEN) |
194 |
25-29 |
27 |
- |
+21:06 |
02:47:02 |
17 |
|
Fryburg, Kristen M (USA) |
115 |
25-29 |
28 |
- |
+22:44 |
02:48:40 |
18 |
|
Hattendorf, Lindsay A (USA) |
197 |
20-24 |
23 |
- |
+22:50 |
02:48:46 |
19 |
|
Chouinard, Adrian R (USA) |
184 |
25-29 |
26 |
- |
+23:24 |
02:49:20 |
20 |
|
Ruel, Elisabeth (CAN) |
129 |
40-44 |
42 |
- |
+23:49 |
02:49:45 |
21 |
|
Yamin, Maria Regina (MEX) |
135 |
45-49 |
45 |
- |
+23:53 |
02:49:49 |
22 |
|
Lowry, Theresa M (USA) |
293 |
35-39 |
35 |
- |
+23:53 |
02:49:49 |
23 |
|
Wyss, Sandra (SUI) |
200 |
30-34 |
31 |
- |
+24:19 |
02:50:15 |
24 |
|
Hardin, Emily A (USA) |
177 |
25-29 |
26 |
- |
+24:23 |
02:50:19 |
25 |
|
Paquet, Andree (CAN) |
130 |
25-29 |
28 |
- |
+24:31 |
02:50:27 |
26 |
|
Snowden, Katie (CAN) |
128 |
20-24 |
24 |
- |
+24:41 |
02:50:37 |
27 |
|
Baumert, Lisa (USA) |
941 |
20-24 |
22 |
- |
+25:05 |
02:51:01 |
28 |
|
Montes, Columba (MEX) |
1479 |
30-34 |
30 |
- |
+25:49 |
02:51:45 |
29 |
|
Smith, Laura J (USA) |
183 |
25-29 |
28 |
- |
+25:53 |
02:51:49 |
30 |
|
Vrombaut, Krista L (USA) |
151 |
25-29 |
27 |
- |
+26:00 |
02:51:56 |
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