Article: 10,000 record holder Drossin eyes Chicago.

Byline: Philip Hersh

CHICAGO _ The guest list for the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Marathon includes the leading women's distance runner in the U.S.

Of course that doesn't mean as much as it would have 25 years ago, when U.S. men and women were the leaders in world marathoning.

The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon will announce Wednesday it has signed Deena Drossin of Alamosa, Colo., for the Oct. 13 race.

Last year in New York, Drossin ran the fastest debut marathon ever by a U.S. woman, 2 hours 26 minutes 58 seconds. Although it also was the fastest marathon by a U.S. woman since 1991, the time was good enough for only seventh in the ...

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