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Several marathons and ultramarathons took place today but none bigger than the Chicago Marathon.  Here is the finisher’s medal from the 2011 Chicago Marathon.

“Let’s Run Together”

Congrats to all of the finishers today at the Chicago Marathon.

Top 10 Male and Female Finisher’s at the 2011 Chicago Marathon

[medal photo submitted by marathoner Mike Tully. You can follow him on twitter @mtulls.  Special thanks to @BhamAlex and @bobbiwilson for submitting photos as well.]

VIEW THE ENTIRE RUN IT FAST MEDAL CASE

Also See: 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon Medal

You can search the link below for searchable results from the 2011 Chicago Marathon after the race.

Male Results
1. Moses Mosop – 2:05:37
2. Wesley Korir – 2:06:15
3. Bernard Kipyego – 2:06:29
4. Bekana Daba – 2:07:59
5. Ryan Hall (USA) – 2:08:04
6. Evans Cheruiyot – 2:10:29
7. Kouji Gokaya – 2:12:15
8. Hirunori Arai – 2:13:17
9. Takashi Horiguchi – 2:14:48
10. Madani Shinoju – 2:17:49

Female Results
1. Lilya Shobukhova – 2:18:20
2. Ejegayehu Dibaba – 2:22:09
3. Kayoko Fukushi – 2:24:38
4. Belainesh Zemedkun Gebre – 2:26:17
5. Christelle Daunay – 2:26:41
6. Claire Hallissey – 2:29:27
7. Yue Chao – 2:32:57
8. Askale Tafa – 2:33:35
9. Cruz Nonata da Silva – 2:35:35
10. Jeanette Faber (USA) – 2:36:58

Searchable 2011 Chicago Marathon Results

I will be updating this post after the race as soon as I can obtain a WIFI signal to publish the top 10 men and women finishers.

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Tweets from Ryan Hall’s Wife and Runner’s World:

“@runnersworld: Shobukhova, first threepeater in #ChiMarathon history, wins in unofficial 2:18:19. 2nd fastest woman ever behind Paula Radcliffe.”

“@higdonmarathon: Moses won in a course record 2:05. Ryan Hall 5th in 2:08”

“@runnersworld: If Shobukhova breaks 2:19, she’ll be only the third woman in history to do so. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Wesley Korir second, 2 minutes under his old PR, Kipyego 3rd. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Mosop wins in unofficial 2:05:36, 5 seconds under course record. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: First-time marathoner Dibaba (in 2nd) on pace to break 2:21 – could be 2nd fastest debut after Paula Radcliffe’s 2:18:56. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Mosop will run a huge negative split–his first half was 1:02:54, and his second half will be under 1:02. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: 4:54 23rd mile for Mosop. Let’s go Ryan, you can get that AR!!!”

“@runnersworld: Barring a disaster Mosop will be more than a minute under the current course record of 2:05:41. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: 4:40 last mile for Mosop. He’s up on his toes sprinting! Can’t see Ry”

“@runnersworld: Mosop opening up lead. He’s on 2:04:30 pace. Shobukhova leading women. #ChiMarathon”

“@runnersworld: Korir 1:28:46 at 30K, Mosop 1 second back. That last 5K went in 14:31. It’s now a two-man race. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: New American record for 30k! Yay Ryan! 1:29.47”

“@StepsFoundation: Ryan’s riding out the surges and staying even, but he’s got some work to do to catch the lead pack, they are rolling! A 4:38 last mile”

“@runnersworld: Hall is now 15 seconds behind the five men in the lead pack at 15 miles. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: 9 sec of the 25k American Record- so close! He’s got a good one going, can get the 30k by maintaining pace”

“@StepsFoundation: Here’s @RyanHall3 at Mile 13. #chicagomarathon  http://t.co/N1trzH4Z”

“@runnersworld: Hall and Gomes dos Santos gone from immediate lead pack. Lead pack just ran a 4:36 mile. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: Halfway- 62:53. 2:05.47 pace”

“@StepsFoundation: Still a tight pack, they are under course record pace! 6th mile 4:46, 10k- 29:38. He got his cytomax at 2nd stop!”

“@StepsFoundation: 7th mile-4:43. They are ROLLING! Ryans still chilling in the back, no ones broken from pack”

“@runnersworld: Women’s pace is erratic (5:09 7th mile, 5:25 8th mile). May cause problems for new marathoner Dibaba and 2nd-timer Fukushi. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: Ryan’s got a great shot at the 25k and 30k American Records!!!”

“@runnersworld: Women on low 2:18 pace through 15K, men on course record low 2:05 pace. #ChiMarathon”

“@StepsFoundation: For the Tv commentators wondering, it’s normal for Ryan to blow his nose this much!”

“@StepsFoundation: Cytomax successfully grabbed again! Ryan still content to sit in the back. No ones broken from the back of 9”

“@StepsFoundation: Correction- they are on 2:05.24 pace”

“@StepsFoundation: 4:44 last mile, rabbits are going half way, their goal 62:40. will be interesting to see what happens when they pull out.”

Here is a look at the list of all of the elite runners that will be running at the 2011 Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 9, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.

Many are looking at American Ryan Hall to put down a spectacular time and perhaps win it all after he set the U.S. marathon record earlier this year at the Boston Marathon.

RELATED: Ryan Hall Nude in ESPN’s ‘Bodies We Want 2011’ Issue

Check back on Sunday for results from the Chicago Marathon

We asked on Twitter (@runitfast) where you were running this weekend and 39 of you responded!

The most popular race this weekend is the flat and fast Chicago Marathon.  However, you guys are running some very cool races and training runs all over the globe this weekend.  Best of luck to all of you! Run It Fast!!!!

Joshua Holmes – @bayou – Short runs in prep for 4th 100 miler next weekend.

Sara – @sarakschroer – last longish run (taper week for full marathon on 10/16). 8mi planned along the SoCal shoreline!

Johnny Luciano – @RunJohnnyRun99 – disney xc classic

Lisa G. – @its_elleG – 8 mile training run for ING Miami

Brad Dulay – @braddulay – 20 Miler in James Morris Park during my trip to Suburbia

Humberto Vazquez – @jhvv99 – 10k Sportcity , San Pedro N.L. , México

Tracy Pellizzari – @pizzalarry – Portland Marathon!

Anders Edström – @anders_edstrom – #Sweden #Gävle tomorrow intervalls, sunday distance 10-15km

Rew Landells – @RewMdS – taking part in the Nottingham, Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest on Saturday, good bit of training and fun!

Alen Zelenika – @alenAdepto – Zagreb halfmarathon

Luciana Oliveira – @luciana_lf – in the Aclimacao park, Sao Paulo, Brasil.

Katie – @WillRace4Carbs – Denver Rock n Roll Half marathon!

Laura Raeder – @LauraRaeder – bloomingtom/normal IL

Massiel Sanmartin – @massielSm – Running 11 miles as part of 1/2marathon training around Turtle Creek Dallas Tx

Dwight Williams – @dwighty_boy – Chester marathon Sunday

Luciana Oliveira – @luciana_lf – At Aclimacao Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Troy Eldredge – @troyeldredge – Army Ten Miler!

Dean – @deanlu1 – 15 miles on Saturday in Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Maureen Mackenzie – @memobe – Valley Harvest Marathon in Nova Scotia

Dana Flosi – @pixiedustgirl79 – Chicago Marathon!!

Ani – @goldylocks_a – running 10K Ashford, Kent.

Tim McWilliams – @timw95 – running the Portland Marathon in the rain.

Casey – @caseycanrun – Anthem Great Pumpkin 5K in Reston, VA

Ryan Price – @PTwebprofits – Regent Park, London!

Joseph House – @House_0911 – running Chicago Marathon

Susan Eastman – @FITchatblogger – Running at least 7-8 miles Saturday in Centerville MA area; kayaking on Sunday

Jamie Bodner – @PinnacleGym – running trails at Kennesaw Mtn, in Kennesaw GA lots of deer to spot and b-e-a-utiful weather!

Alexa B. Hüni – @maxcima – Running my first marathon in Munich on Sunday!!!

Leanne Burgess – @LeanneBurgess24 – Running on Sunday….. Liverpool Marathon !!

Affinity Home Design – @REMODELING_PDX – running the Portland marathon on Sunday.

Romana DL – @Romana40 – 10K race in Sant Andreu de la Barca #Barcelona #Spainhoping reach category podium W40-45 🙂

Frank S. – @WCPrairieBoy – the @VictoriaMarathn Sunday Oct. 9th

Seven Races – @7races42011 – last fast run on Sunday before the STWM on 16th! Resting & relaxing next week.

Lourdes Hagar – @lulihagar – #chicagomarathon

Mike Stout – @mikebstout – Prairie Fire Marathon in Wichita, KS!!!

Julie – @ROJRunning – Jack O Lantern Jog 5K. The best race in Akron, OH all year!

Robyn Wilson – @bobbiwilson – the chicago marathon!

GA Running Club – @GARunningClub – 10 for Texas (The Woodlands, TX) on Saturday!

Jessie O. – @AdkRunner – Windsor Vt for the @harpoon_brewery Oktober festival!

Lisa Gonzales – @runlikeacoyote – I’m hoping I’ll be able to run this weekend. If I do, it’ll just be in the neighborhood. Crossing my fingers.

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that a 22-year old man died while running the 13.1 Chicago Half Marathon on Saturday in Chicago.

The weather reached the mid 80’s towards the end. Temperatures for the race started at 79 and rose to around 86.  The race provided over 10 water stations along the course.

The race started under a yellow flag ‘be cautious, drink water, and pace yourself,’ before turning to a red flag ‘where clocks were turned off,’ before the race was black flagged ‘race cancelled.’

11 runners were taken to local hospitals due to heat related problems.

The Chicago Marathon faced similar issues a couple of years back when that race was also black flagged. Organizers for that race where ill-prepared and didn’t provide nearly enough water for racers that day.

Our condolences go out to the friends and family of the runner!

Kenyan marathoner Sammy Wanjiru was found dead in Kenya today. He was just 24-years old.

One report has that he died after jumping off the balcony at his Kenyan home.

Wanjiru won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with an Olympic record time of 2:06:32.  He also won the London and Chicago Marathons.

His fastest marathon was a 2:05:10 at the 2009 London Marathon.

American marathon champ Ryan Hall tweeted his condolences, “Incredibly sad news about Sammy. I am shocked and saddened.”

Wanjiru’s manager Federico Rosa has confirmed Sammy’s death.

American track & field legend Carl Lewis claims to have never run longer than 4 miles at one time. Lewis, as quirky and eccentric now as he was during his multi-medal winning Olympic prime, is publicly stating that he plans to complete a full marathon (26.2 miles).

I say ‘complete’ because Lewis makes it clear in the interview, with Rodale’s David L’Heureux, that he only plans to complete the race. Carl even jokes he will give the city his credit card to keep the lights on for him to finish.

So look for Lewis to do walk/run/walk his way to the finish line.  Carl makes it clear this will be  the only marathon he will ever do.

Lewis has been making this claim to run a marathon for a couple of years now. He wants to do it this year because he is turning 50 years old.

Carl seems to indicate that he doesn’t even really play to train for 26.2 miles. But boasts that he will find someone near the end of the race, challenge them to the finish, and beat them.

Lewis has not stated what marathon he plans to run yet, but Bank of America Chicago Marathon Race Director Carey Pinkowski has already printed up Carl a bib number with his name on it and invited him to the ‘Windy City’ for his marathon cherry.

The last time Carl mentioned running a marathon, about a year ago, he stated he would run the Houston Marathon.

Carl fired the start pistol at the 2006 Fiora London Marathon.

He has always believed that his track & field success could be parlayed into other walks of life.  Lewis has provided us with the one of the worst National Anthem renditions (at an NBA game) and ‘First Pitch’ at a Major League Baseball game….ever!

And earlier today we learned that Carl plans to run for the New Jersey State Senate.

“When I run – as you see from my record – I run to win,” Carl boastfully told reporters at the kickoff for his political career.

His awkwardness with the media and gold medal ego to match always kept Carl from cashing in on his Olympic success as much others with his success would have.

Carl Lewis won 9 Olympic Gold Medals and 1 Bronze Medal over the course of four Olympics.  He is considered the greatest track and field star of all-time.

[hat tip to Navin Sadarangani]

This past week I had the opportunity to attend a conference in Chicago, which of course raised the very significant question of where I might be able to run. In 2008, I ran the Chicago Marathon with my “running wife” Brad.

As an aside, I did not come up with the term “running wife.” Frankly, I am not sure who coined the term, but it is what it is. For whatever reason, the term was repugnant to me at first. But over the course of four or so years running together, including somewhere in the vicinity of 8,500 miles, I simply got over it. That’s a lot of miles together, with a lot of conversation. At a pace of 7:30 per mile, that is 63,750 (+/-) minutes.  And as you might imagine, being guys, we did eventually run out of things to discuss…o.k., not really, but there are a lot more quiet miles than four years ago.  So, back to the story since I am completely baffled as to why I felt the need to share this little anecdote.

We trained all summer in the intense heat and humidty of West Tennessee for the Chicago race.  I mean heat that was terrible.  We did speed work, long runs, runs in the rain. You dream it, we did it, for one singular goal – to get a BQ. (If you are wondering, BQ means Boston Qualifier).  And Brad did.  He ran a perfect race and earned the chance to run Boston.  And the conditions were tough on race day, hot, humid.  This was not the year that the race was cancelled mid-event, but the following year.  I won’t belabour the point.  I ran terribly.  At mile 20 or so, I stopped to ask a medical attendant where the next medical tent was. The response was something to the effect of “about a mile and half from here.”  I remember saying “surely I can make it that far.”  Beyond that, I have no memory of miles 20 through 25.  I remember the last mile vaguely.  And I remember my first ever massage following the race (FYI, never get a massage for the first time after a marathon, whew boy did I ever cry).  But despite my dissappointment, I got to celebrate with my wife (my real wife) and my running-wife (and his real wife, does that make four wives? This story just took a weird turn). Anywho…Sometimes we are hesitant to attempt to reach a goal with someone else.  There is the fear that one person won’t acheive and if not, can we really celebrate our accomplishment? Yes you can.  (Obama-flare).  We had more fun celebrating Brad’s victory than you could imagine (probably a little too much fun actually).  The great people of St. Jude just kept giving us beer – which is a nice reward for being the first two St. Jude Finishers that year.

So, this week, what did I do?  I ran the part of the course I don’t remember, of course!  Wouldn’t you?  Chinatown by the way is not fun in the cold and rain, at least not like I heard it was that day in 2008.

So my question is this: Have you ever done something or not done something because you were afraid what somebody else thought?  Of course, the answer for both people reading this is “yes.”  But why?  Why do we do this for running?  I mean for real.  There are always people faster than us.  Ryan Hall, one of my running heroes, has folks faster than he is (2:06 PR marathon).  But he runs for a different reason.  Google him and you will learn why.  There is something about running together, the shared experience, that transcends the an individual’s failure in an event.  At least, that’s my opinion today.

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

1. Sammy Wanjiru (Kenyan) – 2:06:23
2. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) – 2:06:42
3. Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) – 2:08:10
4. Wesley Korir (Kenya) – 2:08:45
5. Vincent Kipruto (Ethiopia) – 2:09:07
6. Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya) – 2:09:28
7. Laban Moiben (Kenya) – 2:10:47
8. Jason Hartmann (USA) – 2:11:06
9. Ridouane Harroufi (MAR) – 2:13:01
10. Mike Sayenko (USA) – 2:14:27

Elite Women’s Results

1. Lilya Shobukhova (Russia) – 2:20:25
2. Astede Baysa (Ethiopia) – 2:23:40
3. Maria Konovalova (Russia) – 2:23:49
4. Desiree Davila (USA) – 2:26:20
5. Irina Mikitenko (Germany) – 2:26:40
6. Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) – 2:28:29
7. Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (USA) – 2:28:44
8. Kaori Yoshida (Japan) – 2:29:45
9. Jia Chaofeng (China) – 2:30:34
10. 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.

MORE 2010 CHICAGO MARATHON FULL RESULTS