Marathons

My prediction was wrong, but Ryan Hall was a factor in the Chicago Marathon and is still the USA's top marathoner after finishing in 2:08:04 on a sunny, warm day. Ryan ended up in 5th place. The winner, Moses Mosop of Kenya, ran a 2:05:38, good enough for a 38 second victory.

Russian Liliya Shobukhova ran the second fastest women's time ever, a 2:18:20. She was actually 13th overall in the race! The top American was 18 minutes back (Jeannette Faber), but she did earn the "A" standard and qualified for our Olympic trials race being held in January. Shobukhova secured a Russian Olympic team spot, won Chicago for the third time in a row and earned approximately $1 million for the day ($500k for being the top female in the World Marathon Majors series title, $ for the victory, $ for a course record and bonuses from Nike for the win and time).