Top Contenders:
Men
Moses Mosop,26 (KEN) - PB 2:03:06 (2nd fastest all time) debut Boston 2011
Ryan Hall, 29 (USA) - PB 2:04:58 (fastest by an American) Boston 2011
Bazu Worku, 21 (ETH) - PB 2:05:25 Berlin 2010
Evans Cheruiyot, 29 (KEN) -PB 2:06:25 Chicago 2008
Marilson Dos Santos, 34 (BRA) - PB 2:06:34 London 2011
Women
Liliya Shobukhova, 34 (RUS) - PB 2:20:15 London 2011 (WMM Leader)
Askale Tafa, 27 (ETH) - PB 2:21:31 Berlin 2008
Maria Konovalova, 37 (RUS) - PB - 2:23:49 Chicago 2010
Some statistics of Chicago Marathon:
An IAAF Gold Label Road Race and a component of the World Marathon Majors
One of the largest and popular road races in the world
Capacity: 45,000
Course Records
2:05:41 Sammy Wanjiru (KEN) 2009
2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2002
4 previous World Records were set here:
Men:
1984 - 2:08:05 - Steve Jones (GBR)
1999 - 2:05:42 - Khalid Khannouchi (MAR)
Women:
2001 – 2:18:47 - Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
2002 – 2:17:18 (CR) - Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
Favourite Moses Mosop has been struggling with a sore tendon on the outside of his left ankle which will likely to hamper his performance tomorrow. He has missed a month of training according to his coach
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