The final 200 meters of the 2007 Chicago Marathon was a shoulder to shoulder race between Ivuti (right) Jaouad Gharib (left). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Bank of America 's Chicago Marathon (formerly the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon) is a major Marathon held yearly in Chicago Jaouad Gharib (جواد غريب (born May 22, 1972) is a Moroccan long-distance athlete competing mainly in the marathon.

Patrick Ivuti (born June 30, 1978, Machakos, Kenya) is a Kenyan long distance athlete who currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Machakos is a town in Kenya, 64 kilometres southeast of Nairobi. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ^[1] He won the Chicago Marathon held on October 7, 2007 with a time of 2:11:11. The Bank of America 's Chicago Marathon (formerly the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon) is a major Marathon held yearly in Chicago Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[2] The race was a photo finish culmination of a shoulder to shoulder final 300 meter stretch run with Jaouad Gharib down Columbus Drive on a day of record setting 88 °F (31. A photo finish occurs in a Sporting race, when two (or more competitors cross the finishing line at near the same time The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Jaouad Gharib (جواد غريب (born May 22, 1972) is a Moroccan long-distance athlete competing mainly in the marathon. Columbus Drive is a north-south street in Chicago Illinois which bisects Grant Park. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 1 °C) temperatures. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. ^[3] The duo had pulled away from Robert Cheruiyot and Daniel Njenga at the 22 mile mark. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (born September 26, 1978 in Kapsabet, Kenya) is a Kenyan Marathon runner and is the current Daniel Njenga (born 7 May 1976) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. ^[4] Ivuti had previously placed fifth in the 2005 Chicago Marathon in his marathon debut. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 ^[1] This was his second Major Marathon and at least his fourth overall marathon. The World Marathon Majors is a championship-style competition that started in 2006 The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 ^[1] The race, which was decided by a twentieth of a second, was the closest Chicago Marathon ever. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units ^[4]

Although Ivuti, had not matched his major marathon debut fifth place finish prior to this year, he has had much success at the half marathon. A half marathon is a Road running event of 210975 meters or miles about 13 He has broken the hour mark several times since running a time of 59:31 in Lisbon 2000. This page shows the main events during the 2000 year in Athletics (track and field throughout the world ^[1][5] He set his new half marathon personal record of 59:27 at the Fortis Rotterdam Half-Marathon on September 9, 2007. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[1] He had won the Hervis Prague International Half-Marathon with a course record 1:01 on March 24, 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, ^[6]

He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 10000 metres. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever

Ivuti has competed several times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing second in 1999 behind Paul Tergat and in 2003 when the race was won by Kenenisa Bekele. IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international Cross country running. Paul Kibii Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is a Kenyan professional athlete. Kenenisa Bekele (born 13 June 1982 Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian distance runner who holds the world records in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres However, he was plagued by injuries during much of the early part of this decade. ^[7]

References

• IAAF profile for Patrick Ivuti