CHICAGO, IL-- (June 1, 200--Chuck Engle, of Clinton, MS (2:38:19), and Shannan Rieder, of Cincinnati, OH (3:04:44) ran to victory at the third annual Lakeshore Marathon in Chicago on Memorial Day, May 31.

Despite heavy rains throughout the weekend, Memorial Day morning was blessed with calm, slightly overcast skies and calm breezes off Lake Michigan, and the skies only opened up very late in the race on the last few dozen runners. In all, 1743 participants crossed the finish line in the marathon and half marathon.

"After sweating out the weather the whole weekend, we couldn,t believe our luck when the skies cleared Monday morning for the race," said Mark Cihlar, race founder . "It was an exciting day . . . Registration has grown over the race's three years, this year to the tune of about 30%, with a field representing more than 900 cities, 42 states and 18 nations."

In the half-marathon, Cid Cardoso, of Cary, NC, won the men's division in 1:29:12 and Carrie Reicher, of Chicago, Ill., cruised to a 1:40:44 win in the women's race. Both won by over three minutes.

Lakeshore Marathon Chicago, IL, May 31, 2004, 26.2 mile

Men
1) Chuck Engle, 33, Clinton, MS, USA - 2:38:19
2) Marc Vial, 27, Cambridge, MA, USA - 2:42:03
3) Gordon Tyler, 28, Little Chalfont, United Kingdom - 2:46:42
4) Nick Madsen, 24, Chicago, IL, USA - 2:49:20
5) Steve Barzso, 47, Addison, IL, USA - 2:51:41

Women
1) Shannan Rieder, 25, Cincinnati, OH, USA - 3:04:44
2) Genevieve Ramos, 30, Boulder, CO, USA - 3:11:04
3) Lisa Gobeyn, 36, Libertyville, IL, USA - 3:11:09
4) Carrie Clousing, 19, Wheaton, IL, USA - 3:13:25
5) Kirsten Evans, 24, Chicago, IL, USA - 3:16:12 48

Half-marathon, 13.1 mile (21.1 km)
Men
1) Cid Cardoso, 35, Cary, NC - 1:29:12
2) Todd Wiener, 43, Evanston, IL, USA - 1:34:08
3) David Dilcher, 42, Burr Ridge, IL - 1:36:37
4) Brian Mitchell, 35, Orland Park, IL, USA - 1:38:43
5) Ted Gruener, 35, Kirkwood, MO, USA - 1:40:40

Women
1) Carrie Reicher, 25, Chicago, IL, USA - 1:40:44
2) Eyleen Hawkins, 38, Westmont, IL, USA - 1:44:25
3) Erin Steffe, 23, Sioux City, IA, USA - 1:45:21
4) Kara Burgos, 32, Lacrosse, WI - 1:45:25 25
5) Ariane Adams, 19, Warrenville, IL, USA - 1:46:32