2012 Chicago Marathon
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The 2012 Chicago Marathon was the 35th edition of the annual marathon race in Chicago, Illinois and was held on Sunday, October 7. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the fourth and final World Marat
Fun runners at the 2012 race
The large leading pack of elite men at mile six
Winner Atsede Baysa (in red) leading the women's pack
The first turn of the men's wheelchair race
Wesley Korir
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Wesley Kipchumba Korir is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in long distance running competitions, as well as a politician who served as an elected member of Parliament for Cherangany Constituency. On
2012 Chicago Marathon
…second-fastest entrant with a best of 2:19:34 hours. Other prominent entrants included Ethiopians Atsede Baysa and Merima Mohammed. Tsegaye Kebede and Wesley Korir, runners-up in 2010 and 2011 respectively, were the principal contenders for the men's race. Demonstrating the depth of the field, the men's race had…
Korir at a press conference after winning the 2009 Los Angeles Marathon
Korir in the 2012 Boston Marathon (which he won), approaching halfway point in Wellesley College scream tunnel