Chicago Marathon in the Far East staged

Chicago Marathon in the Far East staged

JAKARTA: A shell horn was sounded to start the Chicago Marathon
in the Far East at 3:20 a.m. on Sunday morning.

The 26.2-mile (42.5-kilometer) marathon started in Labuan,
West Java, and was organized by the Fortune Runners, members of
which are all business directors or owners.

From Labuan, participants carried flashlights up until
sunrise. The course followed the coast line, and runners were
accompanied by the sound of waves breaking on the shore.

A GPS was used prior to the start of the marathon to map and
measure the course from Labuan to Anyer, and yellow paint marked
the start line, the 10-mile point, the 13.1 halfway point, the
20, 20 and 24 mile points, and the 26.2-mile finish line in
Anyer.

First to finish was Karen Yoder from the U.S., who finished in
4 hours, 11 minutes 44.96 seconds, followed by Indonesians Ralph
Suhadi in 4:55:57.81, Sindhu (4:58:47.02), Kun (5:20:33.97),
Howard (5:31:14.92) and Freddy (5:54:17.70). Another marathoner
dropped out after suffering cramps. --JP