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The mayor in his entourage began the 26 mile course a little after three this afternoon.

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The mayor's wife Heather jogged part of the way, covering five or six miles before

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riding to the finish line in an unmarked police car.

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The mayor ran into problems only once, failing to find a restroom that was open until the

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20 mile mark.

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But after that it was smooth sailing, as mayor Belandick breezed across the finish line,

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completing the 26 mile course about four and a half hours after he started.

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The mayor attributed his achievement to the Chicago Lakewater he drank along the way.

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As you know, the Chicago water is the greatest water anywhere in the world.

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The only water to use to challenge us was lures.

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But I've been training on Chicago water for this marathon and I want to officially proclaim

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the first miracle attributable to Chicago water.

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So lures better watch out.

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So now mayor Belandick's going to find a nice quiet spot and wash down some of that

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Chicago Lakewater with a beer.

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You know, that doesn't sound like a bad idea, even if you didn't just run 26 miles.

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For Channel 7i Witness News, this is Tim Weigel at Buckingham Fountain in the Lakefront.