The men who were in contention around the 13.1 mile mark were Sammy Wanjiru, Tsegaye Kebede, Vincent Kipruto, Deriba Merga, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Feyisa Lilesa and Laban Moiben.
Sammy Wanjiru won the Chicago Marathon 2010 for the men's title within one minute of the record he set last year at the same race. He finished the course in 2:06:24. Tsegaye Kebede came in second with 2:06:42; Feyisa Lilesa ran 2:08:10 and came in third.
For the women, the winner was Liliya Shobukhova with a time of 2:20:25
Th second place was Astede Baysa with 2:23:40; third was Maria Konovalova with a time of 2:23:50
If I were running the Chicago Marathon 2010 I probably wouldn't be done until next week at this time. However, these amazing athletes have ran the Chicago marathon 2010 in record times
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