Dickson Chumba and Florence Kiplagat defend Chicago Marathon titles

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Dickson Chumba and Florence Kiplagat return to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday (October 9) looking to retain their titles.

Chumba won the men’s race in 2:09:25 one year ago, while Kiplagat took the women’s title in 2:23:33.

Chumba is the quickest in the field with his PB of 2:04:32 and he will face a line-up including fellow Kenyan and two-time world champion Abel Kirui and their countryman Micah Kogo, plus Ethiopia’s Abayneh Ayele, who placed fourth at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in …

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