Korir finished 38 seconds behind Mosop in second place. In a post-race interview, Mosop said he had been prepared to challenge for a course record, but not the world record because a leg injury had limited his training.
Hall's was the third fastest American performance on record for the Chicago Marathon trailing only Khalid Khannouchi's two wins in 2002 and 2000.
The Chicago marathon course is considered ideal for record-setting performances when conditions are right. Mosop had the second fastest marathon in history in Boston at 2:03:06, just behind Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya who set the marathon record at 2:03:02.
The current world record in the marathon is 2:03:38, set September 25 in Berlin by Kenya's Patrick Makau.
Dibaba finished second in 2:22:09. About 35,600 runners finished the race.
Source :
http://www.chicagonow.com/show-me-chicago/2011/10/chicago-marathon-rundown-what-you-need-to-know/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/10/us-chicago-marathon-idUSTRE79812J20111010
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