Merrill wins local 'Chicago Run"

Merrill wins local 'Chicago Run"

JAKARTA: Reed Merrill of the United States clocked the best time
of four hours, 47 minutes and 48.83 seconds to win the Far East
Chicago Marathon in Anyer of Banten province on Sunday.

Peter King of Australia finished second in 5:14:18.81 followed
by Christianto of Indonesia in 5:19:31.92, according the
organizing committee here on Monday.

Eleven runners -- nine Indonesians, one American and one
Australian -- started off on the 26.2 mile marathon along the
Labuan-Anyer main road. They crossed the finish line in Anyer and
rewarded themselves with the facilities offered at a restaurant
equipped with a Jacuzzi, sauna, massage center.

The Chicago Marathon in the Far East is staged every year at
the same time as the Chicago Marathon in Boston, whose Sunday's
run was won by first-time marathoner Evans Rutto of Kenya in the
men's category and reigning champion Svetlana Zakharova of Russia
in the women's category. --JP