| 33rd Chicago Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chicago, United States |
| Dates | October 10 |
| Champions | |
| Men | Samuel Wanjiru (2:06:24) |
| Women | Atsede Baysa (2:23:40) |
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The2010Chicago Marathon was the 33rd running of the annualmarathon race inChicago, United States, held on Sunday, October 10. Over 38,000 runners took part, the most in the race's history.[1]
KenyanSamuel Wanjiru won the men's event with a time of 2:06:24, beatingEthiopianTsegaye Kebede by 19 seconds.[2]EthiopianAtsede Baysa won the women's event with a time of 2:23:40, beatingDesiree Davlia by two minutes and forty seconds.[2] On race day,Liliya Shobukhova crossed the finish line first in 2:20:25 more than 3 minutes ahead of Baysa[3] but Shobukhova would eventually lose the title due to an anti-doping suspension. Wanjiru's win likely clinched him the men's championship, but Kebede could still take it if he wins or places second in theNew York Marathon; this is considered unlikely since it is only four weeks from the Chicago Marathon.[2][needs update]Heinz Frei ofSwitzerland won the men's wheelchair event in 1:26:56 andAmericanAmanda McGrory won the women's in 1:47:25.[4]
Richard Whitehead of Great Britain broke his old world record for athletes with lower-limb amputations, with a time of 2:42:52.[5]
Over six months before the race, organizers moved up the race's start-time by half an hour to 7:30 am to help prevent heat-related injuries like those that occurred in the 2007 when more than 300 runners were hospitalized.[6][7][8] A red-flag warning was issued during the race, and sixty-five people were hospitalized, which is in line with other marathons.[4][8] Despite the conditions, over 36,000 runners finished the 42.195-kilometer (26.219 mi) race, the most in Chicago Marathon history.[7]
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Wanjiru |  Kenya | 2:06:24 |
| 2 | Tsegaye Kebede |  Ethiopia | 2:06:43 |
| 3 | Feyisa Lilesa | Ethiopia | 2:08:10 |
| 4 | Wesley Korir | Kenya | 2:08:44 |
| 5 | Vincent Kipruto | Kenya | 2:09:08 |
| 6 | Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:09:28 |
| 7 | Laban Moiben | Kenya | 2:10:48 |
| 8 | Jason Hartmann |  United States | 2:11:06 |
| 9 | Ridouane Harroufi |  Morocco | 2:13:01 |
| 10 | Mike Sayenko | United States | 2:14:27 |
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atsede Baysa | Ethiopia | 2:23:40 |
| 2 | Desiree Davila | United States | 2:26:20 |
| 3 | Irina Mikitenko |  Germany | 2:26:40 |
| 4 | Mamitu Daska | Ethiopia | 2:28:29 |
| 5 | Magdalena Lewy-Boulet | United States | 2:28:44 |
| 6 | Kaori Yoshida |  Japan | 2:29:45 |
| 7 | Jia Chaofeng |  China | 2:30:35 |
| 8 | Tera Moody | United States | 2:30:53 |
| 9 | Fiona Docherty |  New Zealand | 2:32:17 |
| 10 | Askale Tafa | Ethiopia | 2:32:24 |
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Frei |  Switzerland | 1:26:56 |
| 2 | Masazumi Soejima | Japan | 1:28:01 |
| 3 | Rafael Botello Jimenez |  Spain | 1:28:46 |
| 4 | Ernst van Dyk |  South Africa | 1:32:43 |
| 5 | Saul Mendoza |  Mexico | 1:36:04 |
| 6 | Aaron Pike | United States | 1:36:04 |
| 7 | Adam Bleakney | United States | 1:36:06 |
| 8 | Ryan Chalmers | United States | 1:36:31 |
| 9 | Josh George | United States | 1:42:27 |
| 10 | Tony Iniguez | United States | 1:42:53 |
Women[9]
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:47:25 |
| 2 | Wakako Tsuchida | Japan | 1:47:27 |
| 3 | Tatyana McFadden | United States | 1:56:11 |
| 4 | Anjali Forber Pratt | United States | 2:02:05 |
| 5 | Margaret Frederick | United States | 2:43:45 |