Arlington Heights Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO — In an edition filled with broken records, the 45th running of the Chicago Marathon on Saturday featured more than 47,000 runners, including a number of local Arlington Heights competitors. Race officials said it was the most runners to ever finish the 26.2-mile race.

Kelvin Kiptum, of Kenya, was the top male and overall finisher, clocking the first sub-2:01 marathon in an officially sanctioned competition with a world record time of 2 hours and 35 seconds. Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, set a new course record on the women's side with at time of 2:13:44.

In addition, Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, broke his own record set in last year's wheelchair race with a time of 1:22:37. Catherine Debrunner, also of Switzerland, set a new course record for women in the wheelchair division with a time of 1:38:44.

The top five male and female Arlington Heights runners that completed the marathon were:

MALE

1. Jonathon Roberts, 2 hours, 53 minutes, 22 seconds
2. John Gerardi, 2:53:48
3. Tyler Stordahl, 2:56:55
4. Jan Prchlik, 3:09:21
5. Marcin Majocha, 3:11:06

FEMALE

1. Hailey Bowes, 2 hours, 35 minutes, 36 seconds
2. Maggie Graham, 3:00:38
3. Meaghan Harmon, 3:18:10
4. Erin Hartwig, 3:22:43
5. Karen Thomas, 3:26:23

For a complete list of local runners that completed the race, visit here. All results were unofficial as of Monday morning.

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