2010 Chicago Marathon

Last updated
33rd Chicago Marathon
Venue Chicago, United States
DatesOctober 10
Champions
Men Samuel Wanjiru (2:06:24)
Women Atsede Baysa (2:23:40)
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The 2010 Chicago Marathon was the 33rd running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States, held on Sunday, October 10. Over 38,000 runners took part, the most in the race's history. [1]

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Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru won the men's event with a time of 2:06:24, beating Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede by 19 seconds. [2] Ethiopian Atsede Baysa won the women's event with a time of 2:23:40, beating Desiree 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 the New York Marathon; this is considered unlikely since it is only four weeks from the Chicago Marathon. [2] [ needs update ] Heinz Frei of Switzerland won the men's wheelchair event in 1:26:56 and American Amanda 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]

Results

Elite races

Elite Men [9]
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
1 Samuel Wanjiru Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:06:24
2 Tsegaye Kebede Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:06:43
3 Feyisa Lilesa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:08:10
4 Wesley Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:08:44
5 Vincent Kipruto Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:08
6 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:28
7 Laban Moiben Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:48
8 Jason Hartmann Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:11:06
9 Ridouane Harroufi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:13:01
10 Mike Sayenko Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:14:27
Elite Women [9]
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
1 Atsede Baysa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:23:40
2 Desiree Davila Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:26:20
3 Irina Mikitenko Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:26:40
4 Mamitu Daska Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:28:29
5 Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:28:44
6 Kaori Yoshida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:29:45
7 Jia Chaofeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:30:35
8 Tera Moody Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:30:53
9 Fiona Docherty Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:32:17
10 Askale Tafa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:32:24

Wheelchair races

Men [9]
PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
1 Heinz Frei Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:26:56
2 Masazumi Soejima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:28:01
3 Rafael Botello Jimenez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:28:46
4 Ernst van Dyk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:32:43
5 Saul Mendoza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:36:04
6 Aaron Pike Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:36:04
7 Adam Bleakney Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:36:06
8 Ryan Chalmers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:36:31
9 Josh George Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:42:27
10 Tony Iniguez Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:42:53

Women [9]

PlaceAthleteNationalityTime
1 Amanda McGrory Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:47:25
2 Wakako Tsuchida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:47:27
3 Tatyana McFadden Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:56:11
4 Anjali Forber Pratt Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:02:05
5 Margaret Frederick Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2:43:45

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