October 22, 2006
2:16 pmNews, Race Results, Sports, Chicago, Daniel-Njenga, marathons, Robert-Cheruiyot, Running, severe-head-injury
Robert Cheruiyot slips on decal at Chicago, wins despite brain hemmorage
Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon today after his momentum carried his torso over the finish line. He slipped on a wet decal before the finishing mats and smashed his brain against the pavement. His doctor says that he will be all right and make a full recovery despite internal hemorraging in his brain.
There are two videos from CBS about it:
- Chicago Marathon Winner Hospitalized with Severe Head Injury
- CBS 2 EXCLUSIVE VIDEO » Men’s Elite Runner Falls at Finish Line
Cheruiyot won the race in 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 35 seconds. He beat second place Daniel Njenga (also of Kenya) by 5 seconds. Njenga has placed 2nd or 3rd in the past 5 Chicago marathons, and was very disappointed to learn that he did not win the race like he originally thought.
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October 20th, 2007 at 2:48 am
[...] past few years. This year there was the debacle with the heat and canceling the race, but last year Robert Cheruiyot slipped on a race decal and split his head open. His momentum carried his torso over the line, though, and he still won the [...]
November 7th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
[...] the Boston marathon both last year and this year, and won the Chicago marathon last year despite cracking his head open at the finish line. He was 4th in Chicago this [...]