• The 1979 Chicago Marathon was the third running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 21. The elite men's and women's...
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  • The Chicago Marathon is a marathon race held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics...
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    The Chicago Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, has been contested by men and women annually since 1977. Since 1983, it has been held annually...
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    men's world record time of 2:00:35 on October 8, 2023, at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Ethiopian athlete Tigst Assefa broke the women's world record for...
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    The marathon (from Greek Μαραθώνιος) is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 km (26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance...
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    Joan Benoit (category Chicago Marathon female winners)
    for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985. Her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American...
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  • The 1978 Chicago Marathon (also known as the Mayor Daley Marathon) was the second running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was...
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    began. The Chicago Marathon has been held each year since 1977 except for 1987, when a half marathon was run in its place. The Chicago Marathon is one of...
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  • completed an organized marathon. For elite athletes and others known primarily for running marathons, see List of marathoners or Category:Long-distance...
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  • The 1980 Chicago Marathon was the fourth running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on September 28. The elite men's and...
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    Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and...
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    registrants, and was the second-largest marathon in the United States that year, behind the Chicago Marathon. The race began in 1973. During its formative...
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  • largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishers in 2019 and 98,247 applicants for the 2017 race. Along with the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon, it...
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    Bill Rodgers (runner) (category American male marathon runners)
    from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Rodgers moved to Newington...
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  • (1989–2014), Kenyan cricketer Evans Rutto (born 1979), Kenyan marathon runner and two-time winner of the Chicago Marathon Isaac Ruto, Kenyan politician for the...
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  • October 1979, Rosie Ruiz rode the New York City Subway during the New York City Marathon. In doing so, she qualified for the April 1980 Boston Marathon, where...
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  • "2024 Chevron Houston Marathon results". RTRT.me. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024. "Jenny Hitchings 2023 Chicago Marathon Result". chicagomarathon...
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  • Lynae Larson (category Chicago Marathon female winners)
    1953) is an American former marathon runner, who won the 1978 Chicago Marathon, and finished second in the 1979 Chicago Marathon. She failed to qualify for...
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  • The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally...
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  • World Athletics Label Road Races marathon runs. Sports portal Lists portal World Athletics Label Road Races World Marathon Majors "Sydney Running Festival"...
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    half marathon is a road running event of 21.0975 kilometres (13 miles 192.5 yards)—half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event...
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    Constantina Diță (category Chicago Marathon female winners)
    Championships – the first Romanian to win that honour. She was the 2004 Chicago Marathon winner. As a child, Diță became interested in athletics and particularly...
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  • The Berlin Marathon (German: Berlin-Marathon, pronounced [bɛʁˈliːn ˈmaʁatɔn]) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the...
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    Marathon Oil Corporation is an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration incorporated in Ohio and headquartered at 990 Town and Country Boulevard...
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    events cause the closure of parts of Lake Shore Drive. Although the Chicago Marathon causes many roads to be closed in its route that goes as far north...
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    Chicago Marathon training along the lakefront. The Chicago Marathon training path curves around the Belmont Harbor marina, belonging to the Chicago Park...
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  • laurence olivier proves to be a 'marathon' man". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 175925022. Rosenfield, Paul (Feb 18, 1979). "WESTWARD THEY COME, BIG BUCKS...
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    Roger Bowen (category University of Chicago alumni)
    Dreyfuss. Bowen died of a heart attack at the age of 63 while on vacation in Marathon, Florida. His death came one day after that of McLean Stevenson, who played...
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    (November 2, 1979). "Screen: 'Running,' Winning and Losing: Marathon Mania". The New York Times. p. C7. "Film Reviews: Running". Variety. June 6, 1979. 24. Siskel...
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    an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. In the year 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially...
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