Articles filed under Track and Field
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Man with muscular dystrophy finishes marathonOct 14, 2013 3:30 pm - A man with muscular dystrophy was the last runner to cross the finish line of the Chicago Marathon — nearly 17 hours after he started the race. Maickel Melamed, 38, of ...
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McFadden will go for No. 4 in New YorkOct 13, 2013 6:14 pm - Tatyana McFadden did something Sunday that no other elite wheelchair athlete has done. By capturing a victory at Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a women’s...
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Kimetto sets record in Chicago Marathon winOct 13, 2013 6:14 pm - Dennis Kimetto has come a long way in a short time. After swapping his rake and other tools for running shoes three years ago, the former Kenyan farmer no longer tends t...
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Chicago Marathon keeps Boston in mindOct 13, 2013 9:00 am - Chicago Marathon runners hit the streets Sunday morning, nearly six months after the Boston Marathon bombings, with more police officers lining race routes and spectator...
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Kenyans win Chicago MarathonOct 13, 2013 9:00 am - Just a few years ago, Dennis Kimetto was a farmer in Kenya. Now, he's shattering marathon records. Kimetto broke the course mark Sunday in capturing the Chicago Marathon...
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College of Lake County Foundation banquet set for ThursdayOct 12, 2013 7:10 am - The College of Lake County Foundation’s 25th Keith Ryan scholarship fund and sports banquet will be held Thursday at Midlane Golf Resort in Wadsworth. The banquet will r...
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Chicago Marathon field looks solid and readyOct 10, 2013 5:00 pm - Ask Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski to handicap the men's and women's elite field that will compete in Sunday's race and you may come away a lit...
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Police plan tight security for Chicago MarathonOct 08, 2013 3:00 pm - Security at this year's Chicago Marathon will be tighter than ever after April's bombing at the Boston Marathon. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said at a n...
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Palatine couple completes 50 half-marathons in 50 statesOct 07, 2013 11:00 am - Mike and Kristin Kiss of Palatine celebrated a unique milestone on Sunday: They completed their 50th half-marathon — one in every state — and all in under 100 hours, or ...
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Cary-Grove grad Freeman getting better and betterSep 12, 2013 3:56 pm - When it rains, it pours. For Cary-Grove graduate Josh Freeman that statement hits home both literally and figuratively. On the figurative side, the sophomore shot-put th...