Images of marathons in Chicago through the years
Spectators watch the start of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. The brutally hot marathon descended into disarray, with hundreds in the field of 36,000 runners vomiting or collapsing by the roadside.
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John Kelley, 29-year-old school teacher of Groton, Conn., crosses the finish line at Soldier Field in Chicago, Sept. 2, 1959, to win the Pan American Games marathon event. His time was 2:27:54.2 and his nearest competitor was four minutes behind him.
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Runners pack State Street during the 2004 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
John Starks | Staff Photographer, 2004
Runners blur past the crowd on Jackson Street during the 2004 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
John Starks | Staff Photographer, 2004
Bob McDonough, left, and his 17-year-old son Robert McDonough of Round Lake Beach after finishing the 2008 Chicago Marathon.
Courtesy Bob McDonough
Runners begin the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005. American Deena Kastor got her first victory, and Kenyans dominated the men's race.
Associated Press file
2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Daily Herald file photo, 2006
Lidiya Grigoryeva, of Russia, looks up after winning the women's division of the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, in Chicago.
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Runners in the 2008 Chicago Marathon run past the Chicago Theater.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2008
Kenya's Daniel Njenga (29) is attended to by medical personnel after collapsing at the finish line of the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, in Chicago. Njenga finished third in the race.
Associated Press file
Participants run during the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 in Chicago.
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The 2001 Chicago Marathon.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2001
Kurt Fearnley of Australia celebrates after winning the Wheelchair men's Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 in Chicago.
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Jenny Spangler of Lake Villa finishes the 2004 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
John Starks | Staff Photographer, 2004
A sea of runners race through Millennium Park in downtown during Chicago the annual Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
Associated Press file
Chicago Marathon officials say the shortage of water happened because runners took too many cups of water during the race. Here, cups litter the route after runners threw them to the ground.
Daily Herald file photo, 2007
The hydration stations were fully staffed at the 2008 Chicago Marathon.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2008
Joan Benoit Samuelson crosses the finish line to win first place in the women's division of the Chicago Marathon in Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 20, 1985. Samuelson set an American record of 2:21:21.
Associated Press file
A runner is helped by medical personnel during the Chicago Marathon. The heat caused the race to end prematurely and numerous people were taken to area hospitals.
Daily Herald file photo, 2007
Runners in the Chicago Marathon move through water sprayed from fire hydrants after heat caused numerous people to be taken to hospitals.
Daily Herald file photo, 2007
Runners begin the Chicago Marathon on Columbus Avenue in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005. Kenyans occupied the top 10 spots among the men, with Felix Limo leading the way at 2:07:02, the fastest time in the world this year.
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Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia is the 2008 Chicago Marathon women's winner with a time at 2:27:17.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2008
A pack begins to separate from the rest of the runners on State Street during the 2004 Lasalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
John Starks | Staff Photographer, 2004
Evans Cheruiyot of Kenya celebrates after winning the men's Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 in Chicago.
Associated Press file
A sea of runners race through Grant Park in downtown Chicago during the annual Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, in Chicago.
Associated Press file
Runners approach the 15-mile mark of the Chicago Marathon as the Sears Tower stands in the background Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, in Chicago. About 40,000 runners from all over the world are competing in the marathon.
Associated Press file
Marian Sutton, left, and Paul Evans, both of Great Britain, show off their trophies after winning the 19th LaSalle Banks Chicago Marathon Sunday, Oct. 20, 1996, in Chicago. Evans posted 2:08:51 and Sutton 2.30:41. The race drew more than 11,000 runners.
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Thousands start the 2008 Chicago Marathon.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2008
Tammy Duckworth, right finishes the wheelchair race of the 2008 Chicago Marathon.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2008
Robert K. Cheruiyot of Kenya, slips as he approaches the finish line of the Chicago Marathon in Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006. Cheruiyot held off fellow Kenyan Daniel Njenga to win the marathon and was taken from the course in a wheelchair.
Associated Press file
Runners start the 2008 Chicago Marathon.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer, 2008
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