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Jordan Hasay pulls out of Chicago Marathon

American marathoner has been dealing with an ongoing heel bone fracture

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American runner Jodan Hasay has announced she will not run this year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 7 after all, due to an ongoing stress fracture in her heel bone. Hasay was also scheduled to run the Copenhagen Half-Marathon last weekend, and pulled out at the last minute.

Race organizers also reported that Mexican runner Madai Perez and Paul Lonyongata of Kenya also will not start at Chicago, and that American Luke Puskedra and two-time Chicago winner Florence Kiplagat of Kenya have joined the elite roster. 

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Six days ago Hasay was posting about her excitement about racing Chicago. In the new post, Hasay, who trains with the Nike Oregon Project led by Alberto Salazar, repeated a lengthy quote from retired Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant on the challenge of taking time to heal. She also said, “After training well and pain free for several months, I am heartbroken to have to withdraw.”  

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Hasay ran her personal best last year in Chicago, finishing in 2:20:57, which is the second-fastest American women’s all-time. She was expected to try to contest Deena Kastor’s American record (2:19:36).

Hasay’s compatriots Amy Cragg and Olympic triathlon gold-medallist Gwen Jorgensen will run Chicago. The biggest draws in the men’s marathon will be American Galen Ruppwho proved his mettle as a 2:06 marathoner in Prague earlier this year, and the U.K.’s Sir Mo Farah, who broke the British marathon record at the London Marathon in April with his third-place time of 2:06:21.

Chicago will also see Kenyans Abel Kirui, Geoffrey Kirui, and Brigid Kosgei, and Birhane Dibaba of Ethiopia.

 

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