Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya, the winner of the men's division in yesterdays Chicago Marathon, will be released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital yesterday. Cheruiyot suffered bleeding on the brain, a brain bruise, and a minor concussion.
According to AP, the Kenyan received three CAT scans. He's been advised to take up to three months off before running again. But Cheruiyot is expected to make a full recovery.
Chicago Tribune columnist, blogger and onetime marathoner Eric Zorn is blaming Cheruiyot's fall on the glossy Chicago Marathon logo strategically placed just before the finish line, and viewing the video seems to prove Zorn's version of the event.
Falls are not unusual in marathons, particularly late in the race. I saw a runner fall at the final refreshment station, she slipped on accumulated wet gatorade cups.
It was a drizzly day yesterday in Chicago.
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