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Kastor joins elite field at LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
A strong women's elite field led by Olympic bronze medalist Deena Kastor, defending champion Constantina Tomescu-Dita, 2003 world championships bronze medalist Masako Chiba and four-time Olympian Colleen De Reuck will battle it out October 9 at The 2005 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.
Kastor, 32, the 2004 Athens Olympic marathon bronze medalist, hopes to shatter her American women's record of 2:21:16 at this year's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. In addition to breaking her own American record, she aspires to join the elite five-member sub-2:20 club of women marathon runners.
At The 2005 LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle 8K, Kastor shattered the previous American record of 25:02 when she came in at 24:36, the second-fastest 8 km ever run by a woman, exceeded only by Morocco's Asmae Leghzaoui, who holds the world record of 24:28, set in 2002. Kastor hopes for a second American record in 2005, as she trains for Chicago.
"I'm training for a sub-2:20 goal," Kastor said. "That's my specific goal this year and I couldn't think of a more fitting race to accomplish this because The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon is one of the top races in the world - the fast course, the millions of people that line the streets and the competitive field give you that extra motivation and adrenaline to perform at your best."
For more information on The LaSalle Chicago Marathon visit chicagomarathon.com.
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