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Cheruiyot, Adere Win the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon

Posted October 22nd, 2006 at 11:45 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Both the men’s and women’s races at toady’s LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon came down to the very last mile.

Running in the cold weather that has become characteristic of the Chicago Marathon, Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Berhane Adere came away as the male and female champions.

Cheruiyot, the 2006 Boston marathon winner, just barely beat out fellow Kenyan Daniel Njenga, with a time of 2:07:35. Cheruiyot’s winning time was a mere 5 seconds ahead of Njenga.

In what was nearly a very tragic moment, Cheruiyot fell as he crossed the finish line and slammed his head into the pavement. (Video of Cheruiyot’s Finish Line Fall) He would eventually be taken off in an ambulance. However, race officials assured everyone that taking the champion to the hospital was just a “precaution”.

With only about a kilometer left, Berhane Adere beat out Russia’s Galina Bogomolova to win the women’s field in 2:20:42. Adere’s time broke the Ethiopian national women’s record.

As we have mentioned in previous race coverage, the Chicago Marathon is a part of the World Marathon Majors. Cheruiyot’s win put him atop the Majors’ leader-board.

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