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Deerfield Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon
The 45th edition of the race featured more than 47,000 runners Sunday in Chicago, the most ever finishers in the history of the race.
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 Deerfield 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.
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The top five male and female Deerfield runners that completed the marathon were:
MALE
- Matthew Gold, 3 hours, 10 minutes, 3 seconds
- Yijin Luo, 3:24:31
- Brian Helfand, 3:38:15
- Diego Klabjan, 3:39:32
- Joshua Blum, 3:57:00
FEMALE
- Laura Hartman, 4 hours, 15 seconds
- Christine Hanson, 4:01:31
- Lindsay Pearlman, 4:09:46
- Alexis Small, 4:25:13
- Qiong Li, 4:56:48
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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