2007 Chicago Marathon

The 2007 Chicago Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 7. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Patrick Ivuti in a time of 2:11:11 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Berhane Adere in 2:33:49.

30th Chicago Marathon
Patrick Ivuti and Jaouad Gharib during the race
VenueChicago, United States
DatesOctober 7
Champions
MenPatrick Ivuti (2:11:11)
WomenLidiya Grigoryeva (2:27:17)
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Results

Men

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
01Patrick Ivuti  Kenya2:11:11
02Jaouad Gharib  Morocco2:11:11
03Daniel Njenga  Kenya2:12:45
04Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot  Kenya2:16:13
05Benjamin Maiyo  Kenya2:16:59
06Christopher Cheboiboch  Kenya2:17:17
07Lee Bong-ju  South Korea2:17:29
08Michael Cox  United States2:21:42
09Jason Flogel  United States2:26:34
10Eric Blake  United States2:26:55

Women

PositionAthleteNationalityTime
01Berhane Adere  Ethiopia2:33:49
02Adriana Pirtea  Romania2:33:52
03Kate O'Neill  United States2:36:15
04Liz Yelling  United Kingdom2:37:14
05Benita Willis  United States2:38:30
06Nuța Olaru  Romania2:39:04
07Paige Higgins  United States2:40:14
08Yolanda Fernández  Colombia2:45:23
09Tera Moody  United States2:46:40
10Kathy Butler  United Kingdom2:48:21

Death of Chad Schieber

A participant in the 2007 Chicago Marathon, Chad Schieber of Michigan, died suddenly while attempting to finish the race. His death was brought on by complications involving his previous diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse.

The race, which had started at 8am, was stopped by 11.30am, with runners calling for emergency help, more than 300 needing picking up by ambulance suffering from nausea, heart palpitations and dizziness from the stifling heat, and 49 requiring hospitalisation.[1]

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