CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he’ll be participating in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. He won’t be in the race, though.
Emanuel says he’ll be “yelling at the top of my lungs” to cheer on some of the world’s top runners as they compete in a projected field of about 37,000.
Kenya’s Moses Mosop will try to win his first major marathon after a stunning debut at the Boston Marathon, where turned in the fastest finish by a first-timer (2 hours, 3 minutes, 6 seconds) but finished four seconds behind countryman Geoffrey Mutai. Ryan Hall will try to become the first American to win a major since Meb Keflezeghi at the 2009 New York City Marathon. On the women’s side, Liliya Shobukhova of Russia goes for her third straight Chicago win.
