Kenyan Sammy Wanjiru won the 2010 Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning (October 10, 2010) over Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede with a time of 2:06:23. Kebede with the win, won the World Marathon Championship and took home an additional $500,000 dollars.
Elite Men’s Results
- Sammy Wanjiru (Kenyan) – 2:06:23
- Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:06:42
- Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) – 2:08:10
- Wesley Korir (Kenya) – 2:08:45
- Vincent Kipruto (Ethiopia) – 2:09:07
- Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 2:09:28
- Laban Moiben (Kenya) – 2:10:47
- Jason Hartmann (USA) – 2:11:06
- Ridouane Harroufi (MAR) – 2:13:01
- Mike Sayenko (USA) – 2:14:27
Elite Women’s Results
- Lilya Shobukhova (Russia) – 2:20:25
- Astede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:23:40
- Maria Konovalova (Russia) – 2:23:49
- Desiree Davila (USA) – 2:26:20
- Irina Mikitenko (Germany) – 2:26:40
- Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) – 2:28:29
- Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (USA) – 2:28:44
- Kaori Yoshida (Japan) – 2:29:45
- Jia Chaofeng (China) – 2:30:34
- Tera Moody (USA) – 2:30:52
Lilya and Sammy both repeated as winners of the Chicago Marathon. Both also won the World Marathon Championship and $500,000 with their wins.
American male Jason Hartmann had a great marathon finishing in 2:11:06.