Tsegaye Kebede Shatters Chicago Marathon Course Record - Top 30 Men's Results For 2012 Chicago Marathon

By LetsRun.com
October 7, 2012

Tsegaye Kebede pulled away from fellow Ethiopian Feyisa Lelisa in the last mile to get a much deserved first Bank of America Chicago Marathon win and course record of 2:04:38. The runners certainly took advantage of the cool conditions in Chicago as the top three dipped under Moses Mosop's course record of 2:05:37.

Kebede ran a big negative split. He ran 62:55 for the first half and a sensational 61:43 second half. The second half-included a 14:19 5k from 30 to 35k (that's 2:00:49 marathon pace). The 10km between 30km and 40km was covered in 28:59 (that's 2:01:35 marathon pace).

Afterwards, Kebede was thrilled to have gotten the win and to have run so fast.

"I don't believe it. 2:04 - I like it," beamed Kebede after the race at the finish line.

American Dathan Ritzenhein also produced a fast time as he was ninth in a big PR of 2:07:47 after a 63:25 first half. In the process, he shattered his old PR of 2:09:55 and the 2:08:13 that his coach Alberto Salazar ran on a short New York course.

Ritz is now the third fastest American in history.

Top 5 Fastest US Marathoners in History
2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi 4/14/02
2:06:17 Ryan Hall 4/13/08
2:07:47 Dathan Ritzenhein 10/07/12
2:08:56 Abdi Abdirahman 10/23/06
2:09:08 Meb Keflezighi 1/14/12

The unofficial top 30 men's results appear below. After that, the top 30 halfway splits are listed. More results here.

This is a flash recap while our reporter in Chicago works on his coverage.

Women's Flash Recap Here.

Pos. Name (CTZ) City, State BIB Division Age Overall Pace Est.Finish Diff Time
1 Kebede, Tsegaye (ETH) 5 25 04:46 - +00:00 02:04:38
2 Lilesa, Feyisa (ETH) 6 22 04:46 - +00:14 02:04:52
3 Regassa, Tilahun (ETH) 17 22 04:48 - +00:50 02:05:28
4 Kitwara, Sammy (KEN) 16 25 04:49 - +01:17 02:05:55
5 Korir, Wesley (KEN) 2 29 04:49 - +01:35 02:06:13
6 Kipyego, Bernard (KEN) 3 26 04:50 - +02:03 02:06:41
7 Ndungu, Samuel (KEN) 12 24 04:52 - +02:48 02:07:26
8 Yami, Dadi (ETH) 7 30 04:53 - +03:05 02:07:43
9 Ritzenhein, Dathan (USA) 15 29 04:53 - +03:09 02:07:47
10 Dawit, Shami (ETH) 8 28 04:55 - +04:01 02:08:39
11 Korir, Laban (KEN) 9 26 04:58 - +05:14 02:09:52
12 Matebo, Levy (KEN) 4 22 04:58 - +05:24 02:10:02
13 Kipyego, Michael (KEN) 11 29 04:58 - +05:24 02:10:02
14 Kobayashi, Koji (JPN) 22 23 04:59 - +06:02 02:10:40
15 Kumamoto, Takeshi (JPN) 18 28 05:02 - +07:09 02:11:47
16 Eggleston, Jeffrey (USA) Flagstaff, AZ 23 28 05:03 - +07:25 02:12:03
17 Kadota, Hiroki (JPN) 20 27 05:06 - +09:01 02:13:39
18 Trujillo, Carlos (USA) 35 27 05:08 - +09:43 02:14:21
19 Polley, Drew (USA) 26 26 05:10 - +10:34 02:15:12
20 Leon, Craig (USA) Eugene, OR 29 27 05:11 - +11:00 02:15:38
21 Rizzo, Patrick (USA) 25 29 05:11 - +11:06 02:15:44
22 Richards, Malcolm (USA) San Francisco, CA 31 29 05:14 - +12:22 02:17:00
23 Pifer, Stephen (USA) Jacksonville, FL 36 27 05:17 - +13:41 02:18:19
24 Frazer, Thomas (USA) Lake Foprest, IL 34 31 05:18 - +13:59 02:18:37
25 Carballo, Carlos (USA) Cathedral City, CA 106 30 05:19 - +14:23 02:19:01
26 Grabow, Jimmy (USA) Running Springs, CA 21 28 05:19 - +14:25 02:19:03
27 Onsare, Benard (KEN) Calgary, AB 56 29 05:20 - +14:58 02:19:36
28 Muturi, Stephen (KEN) 33 37 05:20 - +14:59 02:19:37
29 Jones, Tyler (USA) Chalfont, PA 105 23 05:20 - +15:01 02:19:39
30 Horiguchi, Takashi (JPN) 14 33 05:22 - +15:54 02:20:32

Men's Halfway Spllits

Pos. Name (CTZ) City, State BIB Division Age Overall Pace Est.Finish Diff Time
1 Birke, Merkabu (ETH) 42 24 05:27 02:22:34 +00:00 01:02:54
2 Kosgei, Shadrack (KEN) 41 27 04:48 02:05:52 +00:00 01:02:54
3 Ndungu, Samuel (KEN) 12 24 04:52 - +00:01 01:02:55
4 Kebede, Tsegaye (ETH) 5 25 04:46 - +00:01 01:02:55
5 Regassa, Tilahun (ETH) 17 22 04:47 - +00:01 01:02:55
6 Deksisa, Solomon (ETH) 43 18 04:48 02:05:50 +00:01 01:02:55
7 Kitwara, Sammy (KEN) 16 25 04:49 - +00:01 01:02:55
8 Yami, Dadi (ETH) 7 30 04:53 - +00:01 01:02:55
9 Matebo, Levy (KEN) 4 22 04:58 - +00:01 01:02:55
10 Kipyego, Michael (KEN) 11 29 04:58 - +00:01 01:02:55
11 Korir, Laban (KEN) 9 26 04:58 - +00:02 01:02:56
12 Kipyego, Bernard (KEN) 3 26 04:50 - +00:02 01:02:56
13 Dawit, Shami (ETH) 8 28 04:55 - +00:02 01:02:56
14 Korir, Wesley (KEN) 2 29 04:49 - +00:02 01:02:56
15 Lilesa, Feyisa (ETH) 6 22 04:46 - +00:02 01:02:56
16 Mose, Erick Monyenye (KEN) Kenya 44 25-29 25 04:50 02:06:41 +00:31 01:03:25
17 Ritzenhein, Dathan (USA) 15 29 04:53 - +00:31 01:03:25
18 Kadota, Hiroki (JPN) 20 27 05:03 02:12:09 +00:31 01:03:25
19 Kobayashi, Koji (JPN) 22 23 04:59 - +00:32 01:03:26
20 Kumamoto, Takeshi (JPN) 18 28 05:02 - +00:32 01:03:26
21 Horiguchi, Takashi (JPN) 14 33 05:18 02:18:59 +00:42 01:03:36
22 Morgan, Mike (USA) 46 32 05:00 02:10:54 +02:33 01:05:27
23 Eggleston, Jeffrey (USA) Flagstaff, AZ 23 28 05:03 - +02:35 01:05:29
24 Smyth, Patrick (USA) 27 26 05:21 02:20:05 +02:36 01:05:30
25 Grabow, Jimmy (USA) Running Springs, CA 21 28 05:17 02:18:12 +02:37 01:05:31
26 Moriwaki, Yuki (JPN) 19 28 05:20 02:19:39 +02:37 01:05:31
27 Onsare, Benard (KEN) Calgary, AB 56 29 05:18 02:18:38 +02:38 01:05:32
28 Naranjo, William (COL) 28 34 05:17 02:18:18 +03:24 01:06:18
29 Gutierrez, Jason (COL) 24 28 05:11 02:15:45 +03:24 01:06:18
30 Leon, Craig (USA) Eugene, OR 29 27 05:09 02:14:43 +03:31 01:06:25

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