Big 3? wrote:
Why would you think I was referencing quantity not quality? LA has never had the quality at the top end of the field as those other 3 marathons.
In 1994, the Chicago Marathon was not a big three event. It wasn't until a few years after LaSalle Bank started sponsoring the event that the Chicago Marathon really grew up. 1997, when Khalid Khannouchi ran 2:07 (an area record) is where it started.