Santucci 6th at Chicago Marathon
A former distance runner at West Virginia University, Santucci won the women’s Pittsburgh Marathon earlier this year. Santucci was the top American finisher in last year’s Chicago Marathon, when she ran 2:31:29.
Kenyans ruled the races this year, with Eliud Kipchoge leading a 1-2-3 men’s sweep and compatriot Rita Jeptoo repeating as the women’s winner. Jeptoo beat Santucci by eight minutes.