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2013 Bank Of America Chicago Marathon *Results *LRC Men's Preview *LRC Women's Preview *Watch For Free On LRC (8pm ET Taped)

LRC Dennis Kimetto Wins, Shatters Course Record With 2:03:45 Clocking Wow, what a race! 61:52 for the first half, 61:53 for the second half. Dennis Kimetto put on a show and staked his claim to being the #1 marathoner on the planet as he beat Emmanuel Mutai, who became the first man to break 2:04 and lose on a loop course. Americans Ritz and Teg didn't get what they wanted.
Analysis: Eight Quick Takes On The Men's Race: Kimetto Is A Stud, Mutai Is Mr. Silver, Teg & Ritz Struggle Final 10k, Abhsero Goes For It We've got a lot to say about this great race, so it appears in a separate piece.
*Top 30 Chicago Marathon Results

*Phil Hersh's Men's Recap
*Race Results Weekly Recap

Chicago On The Boards:
MB: OFFICIAL 2013 Chicago Marathon Play-by-Play Thread
*I love Ritz but.....
*Kimetto 150 mpw. Ritz 110 mpw, once 120 mpw.
*What are the US men missing in marathon training????
*No US guys currently within a mile of the best Marathoners. Sad.
*Teg would not have won US champs last weekend in MN
*Was Ritz crying in his flotrack interview?
*Hall v. Ritz
*Ritz' shoes- 2013 Chicago Marathon
*Teg was Jerry's best male marathon so far
*Chicago winner today has never run a track race
*Kawauchi ran 2:11:40 today in 8th marathon of '13. Will Tegenkamp beat his time?

The Inside Scoop
Friday: LRC Will The Race Go Out In 61:45 And How Will Dathan Ritzenhein React? (link fixed) With good weather in the forecast, the leading Africans may want to go out more than a minute faster than Ritz wants. Will they be slowed to please Ritz or will he have to solo it alone? Also, Emmanuel Mutai reveals he's healthy and Moses Mosop is going to be tough to beat.

Thursday: LRC 5 Takeaways From Thursday's Presser: Mosop Is Healthy And Fit, Tadese Is Ready For Another Crack At 26.2, Kimetto And Abshero Are Confident, And Kogo Hopes He's Ready For Uncharted Territory We broke down the race earlier for you on you on paper, but you never know what really to expect until you get the inside scoop on-site. We've got it and you can as well if you read our piece. Plus was there a fix at the 2012 Berlin Marathon?

More Chicago Men's Pre-Race Coverage: LRC Teg Does The Marathon: Matt Tegenkamp Shares His Thoughts Ahead Of His Highly-Anticipated Marathon Debut Teg is full of confidence: "I feel so much more comfortable on the roads than I do the track, and I never thought I'd say that."

More Chicago News:
Journalism At Its Finest:
If You Read One Thing All Month, This Should Be It: Inspiring Story On US's Stephanie Pezzullo: Running For Her Life The Charlotte Observer's Théoden Janes has written a masterpiece after Pezzulo opened up to him about her struggles in life. A tough upbringing with a bipolar dad who allegedly sexually abused her led to crushing anxiety and even a suicide attempt. She was saved by sports (first soccer, now running) and faith.
*Excellent Recommended Read: One Of The Good Guys In The Sport Team Eugene's Craig Leon Hoping For 2:11-12 In Chicago We enjoyed meeting Leon in Boston and Curtis Anderson has written an excellent profile on Leon, who works a job and has "never had a bad marathon" according to coach Ian Dobson.
*Article On Matt Tegenkamp From Chicago Tribune

European-Related News

• Commonwealth Games' Queen's Baton Relay Is In India - Problems Loom In Pakistan
• National 6 & 4 Stage Road Relays / Report & Results
• Bohdan Bondarenko And Zuzana Hejnová Named European Athletes Of The Year Emir Bekrić and Iceland's Anita Hinriksdottir claimed the European Athletics Rising Star Awards.
  *More On European Awards
  *IAAF On European Awards

Non-Chicago Links

• Q&A With Former Villanova Star Sonia O'Sullivan
• Manhattan HS Invite Is This Weekend
• Tariku Bekele Is Headlining Next Weekend's Bupa Great Birmingham Run
• A Record Number Of Teams Have Been Entered Into The Great Run Club Challenge At The Bupa Great Birmingham Run
• A Preview Of This Week's ERRA National 6- And 4-Stage Road Relays At Sutton Park In The UK

2013 Bank Of America Chicago Marathon *Results *LRC Men's Preview *LRC Women's Preview *Watch For Free On LRC (8pm ET Taped)

LRC Rita Jeptoo Wins, Sets World-Leading 2:19:57 Time By Running A Big Negative Split (updated with quick takes) Jeptoo lost in agonizing fashion last year in a sprint. This year, she left no doubt as she crushed the second half (68:42) to become the first person under 2:20 in 2013. Her final 12.2 k was simply unreal, as she did her best Paula Radcliffe impersonation and ran faster for her final 12.2k than both Ritz and Teg.
*Top 30 Chicago Marathon Results

*Race Results Weekly Recap
*Chicago Tribune Women's Recap

Other Weekend Action

• Boston / Most Ridiculous Prize In Running: Kim Smith Wins $100,000 In Style, Wins 2013 BAA Half Marathon With 69:14 Course Record
• Lelisa Desisa Sets 60:34 Course Record At 2013 BAA Half Marathon But Stephen Sambu Is Big Winner On Day With $100,000 Payday
• Giro di Trentoe 10k: Edward Soi Wins Thrilling Sprint Finish Over Wilson Kiprop And Imange Merga The finish was tight as the winning time was just 29:01.
• Eindhoven Marathon: 14-Year Kenyan Win Streak Halted As Ethiopia's Yemane Tsegay Adhane Wins In 2:09:41 IAAF Heavy rain made all the talk of a new course record (2:05:46) a moot point. Ruth Wanjiru won the women's race in 2:34:48.
• Cologne Marathon: Janet Rono PRs By 5+ Minutes (2:28:36) To Win, Nicholas Chelimo (2:09:45) Wins Men's Title
• Baltimore: Former Elizabethtown Runner Dave Berdan Wins Baltimore Marathon - 1st Local Champ Ever
• Joyce Chepkirui Runs 6th-Fastest Road 10k Ever And Fastest Ever In Germany (30:37)
• Sarah Chepchirchir Sets Course Record At Paris 20k (1:05:03) As Ethiopia's Tebalu Zawude Wins Men's In 58:07

The Week In Review

LRC WTW: Zola Budd, Running Models, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Twin Cities Past And Present, Guelph, And Bad College Sports Publicity This week we praise college XC winners old (Zola Budd) and young (Alexa Efraimson), talk about the juggernauts of Canadian collegiate XC, talk about Twin Cities winners past and present, and tell the Yale and Lousiville Sports Info departments that our sport deserves better. Since we had to be a little shorter than normal to get ready for Chicago, we leave you with photo album full of Oiselle models, including Kate Grace and Lauren Fleshman.

Other Marathon News

• London 2014: Mary Keitany's Baby Is Now 5 Months Old, She Hopes To Return To Serious Training By January And Be Ready For London
• Recommended Read: Great Q&A With Annie Bersagel The former Fullbright scholar just PRed by 13 minutes to win the US Marathon Champs in 2:31. Not bad for a woman who just got out of Stanford law school and works a full-time job.
  *MB: Memo to all who say lack of sponsors is stopping you from being great: A Fulbright scholar and lawyer just won US champs
• More Twin Cities News: 58-Year-Old Christine Kennedy Ran 2:58 At Twin Cities - Missed Age 55-59 World Record By 6 Minutes
• Upcoming Marathons - Toronto: Kenya's 2:06:58 Man Henry Sugut Is Hoping To Break 2:07:58 CR In Toronto Next Week
• New York: 2:25 Marathoner Lisa Stublic's Relatives Wanted Her To Gain 22 Pounds So She Could Get Married
• Former 200-400 Sprint Star Marie-Jose Perec Is Running New York City Marathon Next Month At Age 45 She won Olympic gold in 1992 and two more in 1996.

News From Down Under

• Olympic Hurdles Champion Sally Pearson Splits With Coach Sharon Hannan After 14-Year Fling
• Interesting Interview With 2-Time Olympian And Now Coach Chris Wardlaw, Who Hopes Craig Mottram Makes Olympics #5 In 2016 He says Mottram is "keen" to run the marathon and Wardlaw says Mottram has "cadence and relaxation" needed to be successful.
• Australia's Oldest Olympian Basil Dickinson Has Died At Age 98 The triple jumper refused to give Hitler a Nazi salute in 1936.

Truly Random

• Color Run Has Been Exported To Australia
• Zola Budd's Daughter Is A Star In South Carolina HS XC *Discuss
• Olympic PV Champ Renaud Lavillenie Blogs About His 6,700-Point Decathlon At End Of The Year
• Japan Picks Up More Golds In Distance Events At East Asian Games (14:25 Won The Men's 5k)
• Egypt's 100m Hurdles Record Holder Says Lack Of Training Facilities Is Hurting Egyptians' Times
• A Look At 10 Track Athletes That Have Appeared On Dancing With The Stars Around The Globe
• WADA Is Worried That World Cup Start Next Year And Rio Drug Lab Has Lost Its Accreditation