Impressive Performances At The Chicago Marathon

Christen Meyer and Bill Hoffman competed for Run S.M.A.R.T. yesterday in the Chicago Marathon on a truly cold, overcast and damp day. Both still managed to run impressive times despite the conditions...


In the women's race, Christen Meyer set an amazing new PR by over 4 minutes with her 2:51:42 (6:32 pace) performance. In probably the most competitive women's field I have ever seen at Chicago, Christen was 5th master's woman and 65th place overall. She managed to run the second half of her race one minute faster than her first half as planned, amazingly in terribly windy conditions. Congrats Christen! All your hard work and preparation has paid off nicely. We look forward to helping you make the Olympic Trials next year. See Christen's results here...


On the men's side, Bill Hoffman finished in an impressive time of 2:26:42 (5:35 pace). He was 98th place overall, again in one of the deepest fields I have ever seen in a marathon. Look for Bill to make one last stab at making the Olympic Trials next year. To finish strong and not give up in this race as Bill did, coming off a tough achilles injury was very admirable and inspiring. You can view his results here.