What we learned at Chicago Marathon media day: Part I: John Korir is chasing sub-2:01, Jacob Kiplimo has been averaging 155 mpw & Ejgayehu Taye was supposed to debut in Berlin

We’ve got boots on the ground in Chicago and share the inside scoop with you from Friday’s pre-race press conference. Defending champ John Korir confirmed he wants to run sub-2:01 as he faces half-marathon WR holder Jacob Kiplimo who has been running a massive amount of mileage. Plus Kiplimo’s handlers really don’t want us asking about his association with Federico Rosa, who has had 5 marathon major winnners – all sponsored by Nike – popped for doping violations.

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