Chicago Marathon Record Watch: Kiplimo in the Field, Clayton Young Hurting
With the Chicago Marathon on October 11, a world-record chatter is building around Jacob Kiplimo, while American Clayton Young is dealing with a hamstring tear.
The Chicago Marathon is on October 11, and the talk has already started. FloTrack has put Jacob Kiplimo at the front of the field and asked whether an American record could fall too. At the same time, Marathon Handbook reports that Clayton Young has a hamstring tear, which complicates his own record bid in Chicago.
What to watch
Chicago's flat, fast course has produced record-setting runs before, and it draws the deepest elite field in the country. Weather usually decides how fast the day goes, so the forecast the week of the race matters as much as the entries list.
For the rest of us
If you run or watch, this is the weekend for it. The race closes streets across downtown and several neighborhoods, so plan routes early.
Sources: Marathon Handbook, and FloTrack coverage of the Chicago Marathon elite field.