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Chicago Marathon winner's showboating almost cost him $100,000

southtownstar.com - 5 weeks ago - 75 views

With a wave of his hand, Sammy Wanjiru nearly showboated away history and $100,000 Sunday.

But, by all of one second, the 22-year-old Kenyan set Chicago and American marathon records in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, finishing with a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 41 seconds.

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by BradFlora 5 weeks 4 days ago

If you win the Chicago marathon, you're welcome to wave your hands, do back flips or whatever you want.

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