Chicago marathon updates here

1 Grigoryeva, Lidiya 2:27:17 3:29 RUS

2 Biktimirova, Alevtina 2:29:32 3:32 RUS

3 Shimahara, Kiyoko 2:30:19 3:33 JPN

4 Tomescu-Dita, Constantina 2:30:57 3:34 ROM

5 Davila, Desiree 2:31:33 3:35 USA

6 De Reuck, Colleen 2:32:25 3:36 USA

7 Bekele, Bezunesh 2:32:41 3:37 ETH

8 Higgins, Paige 2:33:06 3:37 USA

9 O'Neill, Kate 2:34:04 3:39 USA

10 Adere, Berhane 2:34:16 3:39 ETH

1 Cheruiyot, Evans 2:06:25 2:59 KEN

2 Mandago, David 2:07:37 3:01 KEN

3 Cherigat, Timothy 2:11:39 3:07 KEN

4 Korir, Wesley K 2:13:53 3:10 USA

5 Lauret, Martin 2:15:10 3:12 NED

6 Mutai, Emmanuel 2:15:36 3:12 KEN

7 Reneau, Mike 2:16:20 3:13 USA

8 Kipsang, William 2:16:41 3:14 KEN

9 Njenga, Daniel 2:17:33 3:15 KEN

10 Limo, Richard 2:18:48 3:17 KEN

I believe the whole purpose of the chip and mat technology was that runners who start behind the elite are not at a disadvantage.

There is no "Gun Time"...it's chip time, photographic proof or nothing.

USATF official rules.

Gun time determines place and is the official time.

The splits and a race report:

http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/10/chicago-2008-race-report-and-splits.html

curiously wrote:

USATF official rules.

Gun time determines place and is the official time.

That has to be the way. A runner could just start 30 seconds behind and then shadow the top runner the whole race. He could close to 15 seconds behind and win the race without ever giving the leader the opportunity to run faster.

Top 10 US runners. In second behind Reneau is Pomona-Pitzer grad Crosby Freeman, former teammate of Will Leer.

MEN

NAME TIME PACE CTZ

1 Reneau, Mike 2:16:20 3:13 USA

2 Freeman, Crosby 2:20:43 3:20 USA

3 Wagner, Allen C 2:22:17 3:22 USA

4 Ware, Chad 2:23:50 3:24 USA

5 Bartlebaugh, Matthew D 2:25:12 3:26 USA

6 Eckberg, Jonathan D 2:27:03 3:29 USA

7 McCartney, Phil 2:27:16 3:29 USA

8 Davis, Jesse L 2:27:26 3:29 USA

9 Donahue, Stephen C 2:27:35 3:29 USA

10 Rowe, Brandon 2:28:08 3:30 USA

Leaderboard at Overall | USA | Wheelers

WOMEN

NAME TIME PACE CTZ

1 Davila, Desiree 2:31:33 3:35 USA

2 De Reuck, Colleen 2:32:25 3:36 USA

3 Higgins, Paige 2:33:06 3:37 USA

4 O'Neill, Kate 2:34:04 3:39 USA

5 Gomez, Zoila 2:35:41 3:41 USA

6 Dublinski, Allison 2:42:06 3:50 USA

7 Thorvilson, Leah M 2:44:28 3:53 USA

8 Torres, Brianna M 2:45:04 3:54 USA

9 Horst, Jill B 2:49:15 4:00 USA

10 O'Mara, Erin M 2:55:46 4:09 USA

If a runner started 30 second behind and shadowed the winner he still ran a faster time. However unlikely the case would be a race is first and foremost a time based event and therefore if Joe 6-pack (haha) decides to run the race of his life but simply doesn't pass the first place guy because he was started behind the elite doesn't mean he shouldn't get the win. I understand the debate that first across the line should be first, but in the freak occurance that this should happen. Yeah. Maverick.

Does Chicago offer prize money to the top Americans? I can't believe a Marathon on American soil would show such little apparent support for American Runners.

The runners aren't actually allowed to drink the Gatorade that is being handed to them. They are only allowed to drink the water. They try to hand them Gatorade so that it will get some pub and appease the race's drink sponsor.

And you thought you knew it all.

they have money for the top 5 overall and the top 5 americans and time bonuses.

Chad Ware,

I am positive you visit this site... listen, congratulations on your performance. 2:23 from a 15:40 guy at Butler is stunning. Your progression has been phenomenal from 2:39 to 2:29 to now 2:23. Keep up the great work. Heck, you ran 1:10 a month ago for the Half and almost doubled that today.

Great race.

Pumpkins on my porch wrote:

Does Chicago offer prize money to the top Americans? I can't believe a Marathon on American soil would show such little apparent support for American Runners.

Chicago had always offered development money on both the men's and women's side. This year it was $5K to the first American and $1K to fifth-place.

Pumpkins on my porch wrote:

Does Chicago offer prize money to the top Americans? I can't believe a Marathon on American soil would show such little apparent support for American Runners.

Gosh. And sponsored by Bank of America, none the less.

Maybe we American runners should support the international running scene by running faster.

If they screw him you would think that Larry Barthlow was the director.

POTUS)* wrote:

Chad Ware,

I am positive you visit this site... listen, congratulations on your performance. 2:23 from a 15:40 guy at Butler is stunning. Your progression has been phenomenal from 2:39 to 2:29 to now 2:23. Keep up the great work. Heck, you ran 1:10 a month ago for the Half and almost doubled that today.

Great race.

I second this sentiment, i remember racing with you a few years back at iupui in a 5k and you have definitely come a long way. thats some serious dedication, so Congratulations and keep up the good work man

You really think we ought to go by chip time rather than first to cross the line? If a 100 guy gets stuck in the blocks for .2 seconds and finishes .1 behind, is he the winner?

The beauty of the sport (well, one of the beauties of our sport) is that the first to cross the line wins. No judge's scorecards, no cumulative time on multiple runs, no indiviudal time trials, etc. Everyone goes and the first to cross wins.

Here's the call from the marathon:

"We've got Cheryiot pulling away, but he started 10 seconds ahead so he has to gain more ground ... Now he's across, but let's get the stopwatch on everyone who started after him and in 5 or 10 minutes we'll know who the winner is, maybe.

That said, why in the hell would you make Wesley Korir start five minutes back?

Yeeaahhh D3!!!

Thanks guys, that means a lot. I just praise God for a good day.

Furthermore, his beard is quite good...