Oak Lawn Runners Complete Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO — The Chicago Marathon has become a fall tradition for many runners from across Chicagoland, the United States and even around the world. This year's 44th edition was no different as more than 40,000 runners took to the 26.2 mile street course Sunday in sunny, but breezy, conditions.

Benson Kipruto, of Kenya, won the men's division with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 24 seconds, while Ruth Chepngetich, of Kenya, was the top female finisher at 2:14.18. Chepngetich was also the first female to cross the finish line in 2021.

In the newly formed non-binary division, Blank Bruno, of the United States, was first in 2:47.12, according to the unofficial results. Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, was No. 1 in the male wheelchair division with a time of 1:25.20. Susannah Scaroni, of the United States, won the female wheelchair division in 1:45.48.

Saul Garcia, of Oak Lawn, a junior at St. Rita High School, finished first in the 19 and the under 19 age group, with a time of 2:46:36, and 659th overall.

The top five male and female Oak Lawn runners that completed the marathon were:

MALE

1. Saul Garcia, 2:46:36
2. Thomas Zero, 3:16:12
3. Christopher Posey, 3:16:49
4. Christopher Cizek, 3:41:57
5. Tommy Olson, 3:52:58

FEMALE

Elizabeth Regaldo, 3:31:49
Tracey Escobedo, 3:47:43
Gricel Gonzalez, 4:05:26
Blanca Leanos, 4:24:42
Kathy Ogean, 4:30:15

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

Patch editor Eric DeGrechie contributed to this report.