Sammy Wanjiru Is 2009 Chicago Marathon Winner


Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya won today the Chicago Marathon with the fastest time on American soil, finishing in 2 hours 5 minutes, 41 seconds.

2009 Chicago Marathon Race Day Schedule


More than 32,000 runners will complete the 26.2-mile urban course that tours 29 Chicago neighborhoods. More than 1.5 million spectators are expected to line the course and witness the start and finish in Grant Park.

Ronan Keating will not run the Chicago Marathon because of Stephen Gately’s death


Ronan Keating is said to not run the Chicago Marathon because of his friend, Boyzone’s former singer Stephen Gately death.