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The 1996 Chicago Marathon was the 19th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 20. The elite men's race was won by Britain's Paul Evans in a time of 2:08:52 hours and the women's race was won in 2:30:41 by Marian Sutton , also of Great Britain.
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T42–46; Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T50; Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T51; Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T52–53; Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Women's marathon T52–53
Paul William Evans (born 13 April 1961) is a former distance runner from England, who ran in the 10000m track final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics [1] and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He took up running at 25, having been a footballer.
The Antioch resident will join more than 50,000 runners expected to make the 26.2-mile trek through the city on Sunday for the city’s 46th marathon, now called the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
As the New York marathon began to grow exponentially in the 1970s, the Chicago Marathon was established as a rival to the New York City Marathon. [4] By the mid-1980s, the Chicago Marathon was ensconced as one of the big four marathons. [20] During the mid-1980s, it was named America's Marathon/Chicago and opened up the way for appearance payments.
The following year, Johnston won her only World Marathon Majors at the 1994 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:31:34. [3] Before competing at the 1995 Chicago Marathon, Johnston told the Daily Herald Suburban Chicago that she had "almost quit running altogether before last year's Chicago marathon" due to a long term back injury. [ 4 ]
So in June 2021, Torruellaunderwent a sleeve gastrectomy.The procedure, plus diet and lifestyle changes that included running, enabled him to lose 305 lbs. Last year, Torruella watched the Chicago ...
The Chicago Marathon has been the site of five marathon world records and may have added another to its books Sunday when runner Kelvin Kiptum won the 2023 Chicago Marathon with an unofficial ...