Meb Keflezighi – Winner of ING New York City Marathon 2009

Suman Haldar — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:10:14 +0000

For the first time since 1982, an American Meb Keflezighi won the ING New York City Marathon. Nearly 44,000 runners from almost 100 countries participated in the 40th ING New York City Marathon. Temperatures were near 50 with light winds, and the light drizzle which greeted runners before the start time had ended.

Keflezighi, a native of Eritrea, became a US citizen in 1998 and proudly wore a USA singlet during the race. As he approached the finish line, he greeted the crowd with smiles and pointed to the USA emblem on his singlet. His victory in New York caps off his “comeback” year which included commanding victories in the USA Half Marathon Championship, and most recently, the RNR San Jose Half Marathon. After the 2008 US Olympic Marathon Trials, Keflezighi learned that he was suffering from a stress fracture in his hip and considered even retiring. He spent most of 2008 silent from the racing scene.

Four other American men finished in the Top 10: Jorge Torres (7th); Nick Arciniaga (8th); Abdi Abdirahman (9th) and Jason Lehmkuhle (10th). Sunday’s results were the best posted by the American men since 1979.

Chicago Marathon 2009 Results Samuel Wanjiru wins Chicago Marathon

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:30:29 +0000

Chicago Marathon 2009 Result : Sammy Wanjiru the winner of the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the Marathon, won the men’s race in the Bank of American Chicago Marathon 2009. The Chicago Marathon 2009, sponsored by Bank of America, started this morning at 7:30am with runners from 100 countries. The winners have crossed the finish line after a very cold start this morning.

More than 45,000 people participated in the 2009 Chicago Marathon this year. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon (Previously The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon) is a major marathon held yearly in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Alongside the Boston, New York, London and Berlin Marathons, it is one of the five World Major Marathon event. This year the October 11th, 2009 running will be the 32nd Anniversary running of the race.

The men’s winner, Sammy Wanjiru, fell short of his goal of a world record on a day when early-morning temperatures were below freezing, but he still wins $75,000 in prize money for finishing first, $100,000 for breaking the course record and $500,000 for becoming the World Marathon Majors champion.

The winner in the women’s division of the 2009 Chicago Marathon is Liliya Shobukhova, who was a middle-distance specialist. She won the women’s race in 2:25.56 this year Chicago marathon 2009.

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2009 Results will be coming in throughout the day. For up to date results, winners can be tracked at http://results.chicagomarathon.com. A runner’s name or bib number can be entered to obtain information about the runner participating in the Chicago Marathon 2009.

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Meb Keflezighi – Winner of ING New York City Marathon 2009

Chicago Marathon 2009 Results Samuel Wanjiru wins Chicago Marathon