2008 winner Grigoryeva joins Shobukhova and Mikitenko showdown in Chicago
2 September 2010 – Chicago, USA - The 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon has announced the addition of several elite women to its star-studded field currently headlined by defending champion Liliya Shobukhova of Russia and 2009 runner-up Irina Mikitenko of Germany. Like the men's race, the 2009-2010 World Marathon Majors (WMM) series will likely be decided in Chicago with the highly anticipated rematch between top-ranked Shobukhova (60 points) and the defending WMM series champion Mikitenko, currently ranked second (40 points).
