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MILE	TIME	SPLIT	ONDORO OSORO	KHALID	GHERT THYS	KAHUGU	N O T E S
1	4:44	4:44	4:45 / 4:45	4:44 / 4:44	4:44 / 4:44	4:44 / 4:44	Leonid Shvetsov leads the first mile with 20 runners within 5 seconds (4:49)
2	9:43	4:59	9:44 / 4:59	9:43 / 4:59	9:43 / 4:59	9:43 / 4:59	Rabbits Leonid Shvetsov, Philip Tarus, Godfrey Kiprotich, and John Kariuki set the pace. Lawson in lead pack.
3	14:37	4:54	14:39 / 4:55	14:38 / 4:55	14:38 / 4:55	14:38 / 4:55
5 K	15:04	15:04	15:06 - 15:06	15:05 - 15:05	15:05 - 15:05	15:06 - 15:06
4	19:26	4:49	19:27 / 4:48	19:26 / 4:48	19:26 / 4:48	19:26 / 4:48
5	24:15	4:49	24:16 / 4:49	24:15 / 4:49	24:15 / 4:49	24:15 / 4:49
6	29:01	4:46	29:04 / 4:48	29:02 / 4:47	29:02 / 4:47	29:02 / 4:47
10 K	30:06	15:04	30:10 - 15:04	30:10 - 15:05	30:09 - 15:04	30:10 - 15:04
7	33:54	4:53	33:55 / 4:51	33:55 / 4:53	33:55 / 4:53	33:55 / 4:53
8	38:46	4:52	38:49 / 4:54	38:49 / 4:54	38:49 / 4:54	38:49 / 4:54
9	43:34	4:48	43:35 / 4:56	43:35 / 4:54	43:35 / 4:54	43:35 / 4:54
15 K	45:04	14:57	45:07 - 14:57	45:06 - 14:56	45:06 - 14:57	45:08 - 14:58
10	48:22	4:48	48:23 / 4:48	48:22 / 4:47	48:22 / 4:47	48:23 / 4:48
11	53:20	4:58	53:20 / 4:57	53:20 / 4:58	53:20 / 4:58	53:21 / 4:58
12	58:12	4:52	58:14 / 4:54	58:12 / 4:52	58:12 / 4:52	58:12 / 4:51	Tarus and Shvetsov lead
20 K	60:08	15:04	60:11 - 15:04	60:09 - 15:03	60:09 - 15:03	60:10 - 15:02
13	1:02:57	4:45	1:02:58 / 4:44	1:02:57 / 4:45	1:02:57 / 4:45	1:02:59 / 4:47	Thys and Khannouchi push the pacers through a quick - slightly downhil mile
13.1	1:03:28		1:03:30	1:03:28	1:03:28	1:03:32	Thys 1:03:28, Kahugu 1:03:32, Tanui 1:03:32, Chirchir 1:03:32, Kariuki 1:03:34, Lagat 1:03:38.
14	1:07:46	4:49	1:07:50 / 4:52	1:07:48 / 4:51	1:07:48 / 4:51	1:07:50 / 4:51
15	1:12:36	4:50	1:12:37 / 4:47	1:12:37 / 4:49	1:12:37 / 4:49	1:12:38 / 4:48
25 K	1:15:18	15:10	1:15:18 - 15:07	1:15:18 - 15:09	1:15:18 - 15:09	1:15:18 - 15:08	Out of the well-shaded first half, the bright sun heats-up the runner's a bit, and contributes to the race's slowest 5K segment.
16	1:17:33	4:57	1:17:36 / 4:59	1:17:36 / 4:59	1:17:36 / 4:59	1:17:36 / 4:59
17	1:22:23	4:50	1:22:24 / 4:48	1:22:23 / 4:47	1:22:23 / 4:47	1:22:23 / 4:47
18	1:27:18	4:55	1:27:19 / 4:55	1:27:21 / 4:58	1:27:21 / 4:58	1:27:20 / 4:57
30 K	1:30:26	15:08	1:30:28 - 15:10	1:30:28 - 15:10	1:30:28 - 15:10	1:30:27 - 15:09	Godfrey Kiprotich - the last of the pacers - should earn a bonus for delivering a seven man pack to 30k at under a 3:01/k clip. The pack is 39 seconds up on Khannouchi pace last year.
19	1:32:13	4:55	1:32:15 / 4:56	1:32:16 / 4:55	1:32:16 / 4:55	1:32:16 / 4:56	Osoro moves to the front through Chinatown, and contemplates making a move - but passes noting "It might get tough at the end."
20	1:37:10	4:57	1:37:11 / 4:56	1:37:11 / 4:55	1:37:11 / 4:55	1:37:10 / 4:54	Caution prevails as the pack was content to 'rest' through a 4:57 mile.
21	1:41:52	4:42	1:41:58 / 4:47	1:41:55 / 4:44	1:41:54 / 4:43	1:41:52 / 4:42	Kahugu bolts to a 4:42 mile that breaks up the pack. Thys stays close with a 4:43, with Khannouchi (4:44) and Osoro (4:47) remain in the chase.
35 K	1:45:20	14:54	1:45:27 - 14:59	1:45:20 - 14:52	1:45:22 - 14:54	1:45:22 - 14:55	Khannouchi splits a 14:52 and catches Kahugu and is 8m clear of Kahugu and Thys at 35K. Osoro is 40m back.
22	1:46:36	4:44	1:46:44 / 4:46	1:46:36 / 4:41	1:46:38 / 4:44	1:46:41 / 4:49	Khannouchi runs his fastest mile (4:41) and looks ready to repeat last year's charge - suggesting a mid 2:06 finish
23	1:51:23	4:47	1:51:30 / 4:46	1:51:23 / 4:47	1:51:31 / 4:53	1:51:37 / 4:56	Khannouchi's stride begins to labor a bit - but a 4:47 mile keeps him 40m ahead of Osoro who edges past Thys.
24	1:56:16	4:53	1:56:23 / 4:53	1:56:16 / 4:53	1:56:31 / 5:00	1:56:40 / 5:03	Khannouchi maintains 40m lead as he and Osoro both run 4:53s. Thys and Kahugu slip over 5:00 and lose contact.
40 K	2:00:21	15:01	2:00:27 - 15:00	2:00:21 - 15:01	2:00:48 - 15:26	2:00:59 - 15:37	Khannouchi runs last 10k (30-40) in 29:53 - but his calf gives out with 2K to go. Osoro ran 29:59 - and has a lot left.
25	2:01:04	4:48	2:01:09 / 4:46	2:01:04 / 4:48	2:01:34 / 5:03	2:01:45 / 5:05	Khannouchi digs deep for a 4:48 mile - but can't shake Osoro who splits 4:46. Thys' quad balks - slowing him to a 5:03.
26	2:05:57	4:53	2:05:57 / 4:48	2:06:12 / 5:08	2:06:38 / 5:04	2:06:52 / 5:07	Osoro sweeps by the faltering Khannouchi with a mile to go and runs a 4:48 26th mile. Khannouchi limps through a 5:08.
26.2	2:06:54	57	2:06:54 / 57	2:07:19 / 67	2:07:45 / 67	2:07:59 / 67	Khannouchi Closing splits: 2nd Half 1:03:04; Last 10 M 47:50; Last 10 K - 29:40; Last 5 K 14:42. Kiprop Last 10 K - 30:49; Ndirangu Last 10 K - 31:16; Lawson Last 10 K - 31:25; Williams Last 10 K - 32:13;

1998 CHICAGO MARATHON INTERACTIVE RACE MAP & REPORT
CHICAGO HOME RACE MAP	RACE STORY	OSORO STORY	RESULTS	SPLITS	PHOTO INDEX	WOMEN's RACE REPORT