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Kenyans Sweep Titles in Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO — The Kenyans Dickson Chumba and Florence Kiplagat pulled away late on Sunday to sweep the titles in the Chicago Marathon.

Chumba broke out of a three-man pack around the 23rd mile and easily outdistanced the field for his first victory in the Chicago Marathon.

Kiplagat, 28, also won her first title in the race, finishing in 2 hours 23 minutes 33 seconds.

Chumba, 29, completed the 26.2-mile course in 2:09:25, while his countryman Sammy Kitwara was 25 seconds behind. It was Kitwara’s second consecutive finish as the runner-up in Chicago.

The runners were slowed down by headwinds late in the race, but Chumba was able to pull away, then had the wind at his back at the end.