Around Town: 2008 Chicago Marathon

L. Stolpman

L. Stolpman

Tim State

The Chicago Marathon heads out of the Loop, crossing over 90/94.

Chris Weir (24759), of Bel Air, Maryland, heads through China Town on the final stretches of the Chicago Marathon.

Tim State

Joy Avery, of Naperville, Illinois, runs through the spray from a fire hydrant.

Chinatown celebrates as the Chicago Marathon runs through.

An inspiration to run the marathon

Starting the day off right

2008 Men\'s Winner Evans Cheruiyot (right) paces fellow Kenyan and runner-up David Mandago (center).

Eventual Women\'s Winner Lidiya Grigoryeva gains ground on fellow Russian Alevtina Biktimova, who would finish second.

2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Constantina Tomescu-Dita paces a lead pack. Tomescu-Dita finished 37th.

L. Stolpman

L. Stolpman

Children cheer the Chicago Marathon runners in the West Loop.

L. Stolpman

L. Stolpman

L. Stolpman

Elvis!

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There was plenty of Gatorade and water for runners this year.

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