2008 Chicago Marathon
2008 Chicago Marathon winner
Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot at the 2008 Chicago Marathon
Lidija Grigoryeva at the 2007 Boston Marathon
The 2008 Chicago Marathon was the 31st edition of the annual running event in Chicago , United States . The marathon took place on October 12, 2008 and was the fifth World Marathon Majors of the year.
Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot won the men in 2:06:25 h and Lidija Grigoryeva won the women in 2:27:17 h.
Results
Men
| space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot |
 Kenya
|
2:06:25 |
| 2 | David Mandago Kipkorir |
Kenya
|
2:07:37 |
| 3 | Timothy Cherigat |
Kenya
|
2:11:39 |
| 4th | Wesley Korir |
Kenya
|
2:13:53 |
| 5 | Martin Lauret |
 Netherlands
|
2:15:10 |
| 6th | Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai |
Kenya
|
2:15:36 |
| 7th | Mike Reneau |
 United States
|
2:16:20 |
| 8th | William Kipsang |
Kenya
|
2:16:41 |
| 9 | Daniel Njenga |
Kenya
|
2:17:33 |
| 10 | Richard Limo |
Kenya
|
2:18:48 |
Women
| space | Athlete | country | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lidija Grigoryeva |
 Russia
|
2:27:17 |
| 2 | Alevtina Biktimirova |
Russia
|
2:29:32 |
| 3 | Kiyoko Shimahara |
 Japan
|
2:30:19 |
| 4th | Constantina Diță |
 Romania
|
2:30:57 |
| 5 | Desiree Davila |
United States
|
2:31:33 |
| 6th | Colleen De Reuck |
United States
|
2:32:25 |
| 7th | Bezunesh Bekele |
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|
2:32:41 |
| 8th | Paige Higgins |
United States
|
2:33:06 |
| 9 | Kate O'Neill |
United States
|
2:34:04 |
| 10 | Berhane Adere |
Ethiopia
|
2:34:16 |