• The Chicago Marathon is a road marathon held in October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the seven World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics...
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  • The 1979 Chicago Marathon was the third running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 21. The elite men's and women's...
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    The Chicago Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 1977. Since 1983, it has been held annually...
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    men's world record time of 2:00:35 on October 8, 2023, at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, a mixed-sex race. Kenyan athlete Ruth Chepng'etich broke the women's...
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  • The 1980 Chicago Marathon was the fourth running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on September 28. The elite men's and...
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    The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42km 195m (c. 26mi 385yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on...
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  • The 1978 Chicago Marathon (also known as the Mayor Daley Marathon) was the second running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was...
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  • largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishers in 2019 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it...
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    registrants, and was the second-largest marathon in the United States that year, behind the Chicago Marathon. The race began in 1973. During its formative...
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    Joan Benoit (category Chicago Marathon female winners)
    for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985. Her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American...
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    began. The Chicago Marathon has been held each year since 1977 except for 1987, when a half marathon was run in its place. The Chicago Marathon is one of...
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    Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and...
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  • World Athletics Label Road Races marathon runs. Sports portal Lists portal World Athletics Label Road Races World Marathon Majors "Sydney Running Festival"...
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  • completed an organized marathon. For elite athletes and others known primarily for running marathons, see List of marathoners or Category:Long-distance...
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  • "2024 Chevron Houston Marathon results". RTRT.me. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024. "Jenny Hitchings 2023 Chicago Marathon Result". chicagomarathon...
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    Bill Rodgers (runner) (category American male marathon runners)
    from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Rodgers moved to Newington...
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    The New York City Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) race that has been held in New York City since 1970. It is...
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  • The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally...
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  • Lynae Larson (category Chicago Marathon female winners)
    1953) is an American former marathon runner, who won the 1978 Chicago Marathon, and finished second in the 1979 Chicago Marathon. She failed to qualify for...
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  • Toshihiko Seko (category Chicago Marathon male winners)
    notable marathon wins include Fukuoka Marathon (1978–1980, 1983), Boston Marathon (1981, 1987), London Marathon (1986) and Chicago Marathon (1986). On...
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    Michael A. Bilandic (category Chicago City Council members)
    the 49th mayor of Chicago from 1976 to 1979, after the death of his predecessor, Richard J. Daley. Bilandic practiced law in Chicago for several years...
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    Marathon Oil Corporation is an American petroleum company that has existed since 1887. Marathon was founded in Lima, Ohio as the Ohio Oil Company. In...
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  • The Berlin Marathon (German: Berlin-Marathon, pronounced [bɛʁˈliːn ˈmaʁatɔn]) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the...
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    half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event...
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    Chicago Marathon training along the lakefront. The Chicago Marathon training path curves around the Belmont Harbor marina, belonging to the Chicago Park...
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  • laurence olivier proves to be a 'marathon' man". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 175925022. Rosenfield, Paul (Feb 18, 1979). "WESTWARD THEY COME, BIG BUCKS...
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  • Kenyan marathon runner and past winner of the London, Chicago and New York marathons Pamela Chepchumba (born 1979), Kenyan half marathon and marathon runner...
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    Edna Kiplagat (category Recipients of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races Best Marathon Runner Award)
    Kiplagat (born 15 November 1979) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She was the 2011 and 2013 World Champion in the marathon. She established herself...
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    events cause the closure of parts of Lake Shore Drive. Although the Chicago Marathon causes many roads to be closed in its route that goes as far north...
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    Constantina Diță (category Chicago Marathon female winners)
    Championships – the first Romanian to win that honour. She was the 2004 Chicago Marathon winner. As a child, Diță became interested in athletics and particularly...
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