The Chicago Marathon served as the official Paralympic Marathon Trials for Team USA on Sunday.
The 21-year-old phenom has dominated the wheelchair divisions at every marathon major in the last year, and Chicago was no different. After staying with the pack through the halfway point, he made his move and left the pack in the dust as he cruised to victory with a time of 1:30:26 to take not only the men’s race title, but the top American men’s spot on Team USA.
Behind him was a familiar face on Team USA’s Paralympic squad. That was Aaron Pike, of Park Rapids, Minnesota, who has competed in both the summer and winter games multiple times. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he finished 10th overall. In Chicago, Pike stayed steady with the pack throughout the race and never went below second among Americans. He traded his position throughout the race, and in a final sprint among the pack behind Romanchuk, Pike finished seventh overall with a time of 1:33:34.
Pike; however, did not qualify for Team USA’s Paralympic team as he, like McGrory did not meet the Paralympic A standard for the marathon at or before the race. Therefore, there is still one opening on the men’s side, which will be chosen at a later date. Rounding out the podium for the men was Great Britain’s David Weir who finished in 1:33:31 and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk with a 1:33:32.Drew covers a variety of subjects for Runner’s World and Bicycling, and he specializes in writing and editing human interest pieces while also covering health, wellness, gear, and fitness for the brand.
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