Oswego Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon

OSWEGO, IL — In an edition filled with broken records, the 45th Chicago Marathon on Saturday featured more than 47,000 runners, including a number of local Oswego competitors.

Race officials said this year's participants marked the most runners to ever finish the 26.2-mile marathon.

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 a 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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Here's a look at the top five male and female Oswego runners who completed the marathon.

MALE

1. Jakob Anderson, 3 hours, 12 minutes, 14 seconds
2. Kevin Young, 3:19:38
3. Marko Krilich, 3:29:46
4. Nathan Knautz, 3:38:09
5. Ameer Flynn, 3:57:48

FEMALE

1. Kara Blasingame, 3 hours, 53 minutes, 46 seconds
2. Meghan Bradshaw, 4:30:22
3. Crystal Palacios, 5:02:19
4. Tamera Podschweit, 5:03:56
5. Melissa Shelley, 5:06:42

The Chicago Marathon's website published a complete list of local runners who completed the race. All results were unofficial as of Tuesday afternoon.