After two years just shy of a win, Kenya's John Korir has officially secured his spot at the top of the podium in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Korir, who won both the 2021 and 2022 Los Angeles marathons, finished first in Chicago Sunday, completing a win years in the makingAfter two years just shy of a win, Kenya's John Korir has officially secured his spot at the top of the podium in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Korir, who won both the 2021 and 2022 Los Angeles marathons, finished first in Chicago Sunday, completing a win years in the making.Korir ran both the 2022 and 2023 Chicago Marathons, and despite running two of the fastest times of his career, finished third and fourth, respectively. This year's finish also marked an unofficial personal best.
The 2022 Chicago Marathon represented Korir's first appearance in this race. In the 2022 version, he ran his personal best marathon time of 2:05:01, finishing third in that race. He followed up that performance in 2023 with a fourth-place finish and 2:05:09 time. Korir debuted his marathon career in Ottawa in 2018, running 2:09:14 for a second-place finish. He earned his first marathon victories in the 2021 and 2022 Los Angeles Marathons.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
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