Portland, Oregon woman is overall winner of Chicago half-marathon...

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The 2009 Chicago Rock n Roll Half Marathon was won by Chad Ware on the men's side in an unofficial time of 1:08:24 according the race's web site.

But the surprise of the day was that race day favorite Kara Goucher had the fastest overall time in her first U.S. half marathon debut with an official time of 1:08:05

“I felt I could run in the 67-68 minute range,” said Goucher, who remains undefeated over the half marathon distance. “The race was great, better than my preparations for Boston. It was awesome to be the first finisher and I wanted to enjoy the crowd. I really liked how the course changed up, there was never a stretch where it was dull, and you are going through the city, going over bridges and along the water. I really liked the course.”

“By just focusing on Kara, initially I wasn’t sure how it was going to work,” said race commentator Todd Williams, a former U.S. Olympian and current American record holder in the 15k. “I think it was a great thing and gives other American distance runners something they can aspire to be. By her winning here, for the first time it instantly elevates the status of American road racing.”

Over 18,000 runners ran the sold out race which ran through the streets of Chicago...

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. K&R

[JBoy]

2. Wow, very cool.