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Article: Cashing In on Fast Start // De Souza Is Men's Winner; Somers Takes Women's Title
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 26, 1992
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Jose Cesar De Souza of Brazil knew Eddy Hellybuyck of Belgium had
been hired to set a fast pace Sunday and probably wouldn't finish the
15th Chicago Marathon.
So De Souza, usually a front-runner anyway, kept pace with
Hellybuyck while the rest in the field of 8,214 let them go. De
Souza's strategy turned out to be the right one because only
Hellybuyck provided any competition.
De Souza became the event's second consecutive champion from
Brazil. His time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, 14 seconds was 1:16 faster
than Hellybuyck's.
"When I warmed up, I felt real good," De Souza said through
agent-interpreter Luis Possa. "But I expected to run with a group of
people, not be alone."
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