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Marathons are, at the elite level, much more than making it through 26.2 miles. At the elite level, tactical challenges occur, and the battles with multiple athletes mean that some do well, and some do not.

Galen Rupp, 2018 Chicago, photo by Sean Hartnett/The Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Galen Rupp may have had some achilles problems, but he came to Chicago to win. Problem was, so did several others. Galen Rupp was there until 23 miles and then, Mo Farah took the field away, and Galen fell back. Galen fought back, finishing fifth. Galen noted that he had wanted to win, but it was not his day. He ran 2:06.21, his second best on coach and 3:01 better than last year.

Gwen Jorgensen, 10,000m Des Moines, photo by Mike Deering/The Shoe Addicts

Gwen Jorgensen had a rough race. She had been sick, and her race did not go well. I asked her about a positive on the race and she responded well. A tough day and time for reflection.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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