Oswego Runners Complete 2022 Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, IL — 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.

Of local runners from Oswego, participant Jakob Anderson finished the fastest, in 3 hours, 20 minutes and 19 seconds.

The top 25 runners from Oswego that completed the marathon were:

1. Jakob Anderson (30-34): 3:20:19

2. Kevin Young (50-54): 3:32:54

3. Ryan Kath (40-44): 3:53:49

4. Cheryl Ludwig (40-44): 3:56:44

5. Andrew Smogur (40-44): 3:57:59

6. Kathleen Anne Sim (20-24): 4:07:00

7. Jonathan Hughes (45-49): 4:22:26

8. Francisco Lopez (25-29): 4:23:35

9. Thomas Bergan (25-29): 4:24:21

10. Thomas Rovtar (70-74): 4:27:18

11. Kate Canfield (25-29): 4:33:07

12. Ameer Flynn (35-39): 4:34:00

13. Shanin Loesche (45-49): 4:37:56

14. Antonia Ortega (35-39): 4:46:25

15. Michael Ellam (25-29): 4:47:36

16. Nicole Rudow (40-44): 4:50:05

17. Katie Engstrom (40-44): 4:50:06

18. Shawn Maxwell (45-49): 4:53:56

19. Aaron Haber (40-44): 4:55:50

20. Joseph Wych (35-39): 4:57:21

21. Amber Luporini (40-44): 4:58:08

22. Thomas Sur (35-39): 5:02:18

23. Roberto Ortega (45-49): 5:08:09

24. Claire Marcoux (19 and under): 5:14:12

25. Jim Higgins (35-39): 5:16:43

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