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Pirtea continues to stay behind Adere. There is no wind to contend with, so Adere does not have to do any extra work.
Adere keeps turning to Pirtea to take the lead and do some work, but Pirtea will have nothing to do with it.
They just hit 20 miles in 1:55:50 and ran the last mile […]

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Adere and Pirtea are slowing down, but staying together. Adere seems unable to pull away from Pirtea who is hanging tough. Ivanova seems to be out of the picture. They just came across 19 miles in 1:49:36. Their last mile was 6:06
Benita Johnson is in 4th with Kate O’Neil in 5th and about […]

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Adere and Pirtea are in now leading in a single fileline. Ivanova has disappeared. She can’t be seen from the lead bike, nor can Benita Johnson.
The lead women’s 18 mile time was 1:43:31 and they ran the last mile in 5:52 as the pace, which had been about 5:45/mile, continues to slow.
Adere […]

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Women hit 17 miles in 1:37:39. Their ast mile was run in 5:54 last mile.
Ivanova has dropped back a little now after stopping to take a bottle from someone on the street.
Benita Johnson is about 15 seconds back, along with Erkesso. Kate O’Neil and Olaru are right behind them.
The women’s elite 25k times […]

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Women go through 16 miles in 1:31:44. 5:49 for the last mile.
Ivanova and Adere continue to lead with Pirtea right behind them.

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Women at 25k in 1:28:59. Olaru has dropped back and is at least 15 seconds back at this point.
The women’s leaders are Ivanova, Adere, and Pirtea as the pack has cut down with the quickening pace and increased heat.
Adere and Ivanova are running shoulder to shoulder with Pirtea right behind them.
Johnson and Erkesso […]

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The women’s field is now at the half-way point in 1:15:10. They are on pace for the slowest women’s Chicago Marathon in over 10 years.
Adere is sitting on Ivanova just waiting to pounce.
The women’s 20k time was 1:11:15 and the leader’s times are as follows:
Ivanova 1:11:18
Adere 1:11:18
Pirtea 1:11:18
Johnson 1:11:18
Olaru 1:11:19
Yelling 1:11:31
O’Neill 1:11:44
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Women through 10 miles in 57:17. 5:47 for the last mile.
Kathy Butler has fallen back by 30 seconds. American Kate O’Neill is 17 seconds back and continuing to gain on the leaders.
Here are the elite women’s 15k rankings and times:
Alevtina Ivanova 52:21
Berhane Adere 53:21
Benita Johnson 53:21
Nuta Olaur 53:22
Liz Yelling 53:22
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The women’s 10k splits were as follows:
Nuta Olaru 35:22
Berhane Adere 35:23
Adriana Pirtea 35:23
Kathy Butler 35:23
Alevtina Ivanova 35:23
Benita Johnson 35:23
Liz Yelling 35:24
Kate O’Neill 35:31
Jessica Ruthe 35:41
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Women are through 2 miles in 11:17; 6:00 minutes even for the second mile.
All of the top women are still near the front, including: Berhane Adere, Kathy Butler, Teyba Erkesso, Alvetina Ivanova, Benita Johnson, Nuta Olaru, Kate O’Neil, Driana Pirtea, Jess Ruthe, Linda Somers Smith, and Liz Yelling.
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