Kenya’s Dennis Kimetto sets course record to win Chicago Marathon

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Runners depart from the starting line during the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)

CHICAGO – Dennis Kimetto of Kenya broke the course record Sunday in winning the Chicago Marathon — the first major marathon in the United States since the Boston bombings.

Kimetto finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 45 seconds, easily beating the mark of 2:04:38 set by Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede last year. He pulled away from countryman Emannuel Mutai over the last few miles and was all alone with both arms raised as he crossed the finish line.

It was his second major victory this year to go with a win at Tokyo in February.

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