The elite runners lead the pack during the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

10-9-05, Scenes from the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon 2005. Finishers were given mylar covers to keep warm. Brian Jackson/Sun-Times

Discarded cups litter the race route. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

Runners make their way up LaSalle. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

Felix Limo won the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

The 2005 Chicago Marathon. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

Second-place finisher Constantina Tomescu-Dita (left) comforts Winner Deena Kastor after the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

Runners going north on Columbus for the start of the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

The men's wheelchair winner of the 2005 Chicago Marathon crosses the finish line. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

Runners take off at the beginning of the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times

A participant wearing a sumo suit competes in the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | AP

Kenyan Felix Limo celebrates winning the 2005 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:07:02.

Deena Kastor crosses the finish line of the Chicago Marathon in 2005, winning the women's race with a time of 2:21:24. | AP

Marathoners streak past the Chicago Theatre during the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | AP

Runners head down Columbus during the 2005 Chicago Marathon. | AP