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Deerfield Runners Conquer Chicago Marathon
Thirty-three local runners finished Sunday's 26.2 mile race.
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CHICAGO — It may have been a long wait, but for the participants in the 43rd edition of the Chicago Marathon, it was worth it. Not run since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday's race was filled with local participants. There were 33 Deerfield runners that finished the marathon.
The marathon was won by Seifu Tura, of Ethiopia, and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, in 2 hours, 6 minutes, seconds, and 2:22:31, respectively The wheelchair race was won by Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, in 1:29:07 and 1:48:57.
Runners from Deerfield that completed the marathon include:
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- Robert Iliff (35-39 age range), 3 hours, 10 minutes, 46 seconds
- Justin Conklin (40-44), 3:15:02
- Jacob Kaplan (25-29), 3:15:30
- Diego Klabjan (50-54), 3:15:51
- Yijing Luo (45-49), 3:29:24
- Mark Dperalski (40-44), 3:37:58
- Javier Izquierdo-Ferrer (35-39), 3:43:10
- Daniel Perlovsky (25-29), 3:55:47
- Steven Lash (35-39), 3:56:46
- Joshua Blum (45-49), 4:09.14
- Jodi Simon (50-54), 4:09:58
- Eric Cooper (55-59), 4:24:29
- Beth Shapiro (50-54), 4:28:18
- David Olefsky (40-44), 4:32:11
- Zach Wolk (50-54), 4:39:32
- Curt Hanson (30-34), 4:51:37
- Elliott Hile (25-29), 4:52:14
- Jeffrey Kaplan (40-44), 4:56:12
- Rebecca Keidan (20-24), 4:56:30
- Ana Nagy (25-29), 5:02:45
- Christine Hanson (30-34), 5:08:59
- Emily Cardot (25-29), 5:11:30
- Tom Willett (50-54), 5:19:02
- Bridgette Beckford (40-44), 5:27:25
- Ken Wittenburg (55-59), 5:33:20
- Alan Satyr (50-54), 5:33:37
- Lisa Weiner (55-59), 5:36:29
- Deanne Cooper (50-54), 5:44:00
- Paula Bonilla (30-34), 5:46:03
- Robert Cooper (50-54), 5:46:08
- Val Margarit (50-54), 5:59:08
- Albert Flores (60-64), 6:24:26
- Elizabeth Ang (45-49), 7:03:44
All results were unofficial as of Monday afternoon.
Participants in this year's race were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending the event
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