1988 Chicago Marathon Explained

Competition:	11th Chicago Marathon
Venue:	Chicago, United States
Dates:	October 30
Men:	Alejandro Cruz
Men Win Value:	2:08:57
Women:	Lisa Rainsberger
Women Win Value:	2:29:17
Prev:	1986
Next:	1989

The 1988 Chicago Marathon was the 11th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 30. The elite men's race was won by Mexico's Alejandro Cruz in a time of 2:08:57 hours and the women's race was won by America's Lisa Rainsberger in 2:29:17. It marked the return of the marathon distance at the competition, following a half marathon in 1987 due to sponsorship issues. A total of 5795 runners finished the race, a drop of over 2000 from the previous marathon-length outing in 1986.^[1] ^[2]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:08:57
			2:09:20
			2:09:39
4			2:10:19
5			2:11:50
6			2:11:50
7			2:12:11
8			2:12:40
9			2:12:53
10			2:13:32
11			2:14:02
12			2:14:32
13			2:14:38
14			2:14:40
15			2:14:44
16			2:14:58
17			2:15:02
18			2:17:36
19			2:18:05
20			2:18:13

Women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:29:17
			2:29:46
			2:29:47
4			2:31:19
5			2:32:03
6			2:32:29
7			2:33:25
8			2:33:36
9			2:33:56
10			2:35:53
11			2:36:50
12			2:37:36
13			2:38:35
14			2:39:47
15			2:42:15
16			2:46:21
17			2:47:54
18			2:48:49
19			2:49:16
20			2:49:41

References

Results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-05-25.

External links

Official website

Notes and References

https://www.arrs.run/HP_ChiMa.htm Chicago Marathon
Petrovich, Holly (2016-10-06). A History Lesson on the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. My Chicago Athlete. Retrieved 2020-05-25.