Cheruiyot: Bank of america Chicago Marathon 2008 winner
Bank of America Chicago Marathon winner is Evans Cheruiyot from Kenya finished in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 25 seconds. Cheruiyot made his marathon debut less than a year ago
Another Kenyan, David Mandago was second in 2:07:37. Cheruiyot, 26, now is 2-for-2 since moving up to the marathon a year ago. He won at Milan last December in 2:09.16
Three Kenyans — Emmanuel Mutai, Mandago and Cheruiyot — had broken clear of the pack as they passed the halfway point of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 62:25. Mandago and Cheruiyot dropped Mutai in the 18th mile.
Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia, 34, the 2007 Boston champion, took command of the women’s race in the 21st mile and went on to win the title in 2:27.17. She led another Russian, Alevtina Biktimova, to the finish
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