(Reuters) - Galen Rupp became the first American to win the Chicago Marathon in 15 years and Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba ran away with the women's race on Sunday.
Olympic bronze medallist Rupp used his track speed to break open the men's race in the last five km to finish in a lifetime best two hours, nine minutes and 20 seconds in only his fourth marathon.
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