Patience squared off for the two winners of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday . Heat and humidity , as well as strong winds , sapped the endurance of the runners , however . Paul Davies - Hale , and Englishman and Lisa carpenter from Washington state both held back in a conservative race , saving their energy for the last few minutes . Davies - Hale 's winning time was 2:11:25 , the second slowest in this marathon 's history . carpenter 's pace was a very respectable pace . Weather conditions for the marathon were poor , with temperatures in the mid-60 's , 53 percent humidity , and strong winds . Forty degree temperatures with cloud cover are ideal .
Patience paid off for the two winners of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Heat and humidity, as well as strong winds, sapped the strength of the runners, however. Paul Davies-Hale, and Englishman and Lisa Weidenbach from Washington state both held back in a conservative race, saving their energy for the last few miles. Davies-Hale's winning time was 2:11:25, the second slowest in this marathon's history. Weidenbach's time was a very respectable 2:28:15. Weather conditions for the race were poor, with temperatures in the mid-60's, 53 percent humidity, and strong winds. Forty degree temperatures with cloud cover are ideal.