Spectators are cheering on 47,000 runners — including some of the most elite runners from around the world — in the Chicago Marathon. The 26.2 mile course is flat and fast and race winner Kelvin Kiptum may have set an unofficial world record with a time of 2:00:35.
Early Sunday morning, Mirayda Rivera began stretching as she mentally prepared to enter Grant Park for the start of the Chicago Marathon. Wearing a hat and earrings adorned with the flag of Puerto Rico to remind her of home, the 52-year-old battled last minute nerves about not being able to finish. Not only did Rivera travel thousands of miles to compete in her first marathon, she also fought through hip and knee injuries while training. “My goal is to get to the finish line.
For high school friends, Katie Malizzio and Meredith Keller, it’s the perfect weather. Keller has run 13 marathons, including 10 Chicago Marathons, and said training this year has been brutal with the scorching summer temperatures. The duo from the suburbs run and train together. Malizzio, 50, has run four marathons, with today achieving her goal of finishing one after she turned 50. Keller, 49, is also running with a milestone birthday on the horizon.
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