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 Batavia, participant Michael Konopinski finished the fastest, in 3 hours, 2 minutes and 48 seconds.
Here’s a look at the finishing times of the 21 Batavia runners that participated in the marathon:
1. Michael Konopinski (45-49): 3:02:48
2. Abraham Cortes (45-49): 3:23:14
3. Zachary Roberts (35-39): 3:45:10
4. Heather Korn (40-44): 3:50:18
5. Lauren Mueller (25-29): 3:52:40
6. John Burke (60-64): 4:01:47
7. Michael Ryan (60-64): 4:21:27
8. Kristi Hilbrant (35-39): 4:27:22
9. Kelly Jo Golson (50-54): 4:32:07
10. Jamie-Ann Clark (20-24): 4:51:07
11. Chris Baima (40-44): 4:54:59
12. Lisa Lubben (25-29): 5:10:38
13. Lovedeep Saini (35-39): 5:14:02
14. Trisha Spillane (20-24): 5:16:52
15. Kate Puetz (35-39): 5:35:31
16. Shannon Rokos (55-59): 5:43:03
17. William Mignin III (30-34): 5:43:35
18. Tom Nelmark (65-69): 6:02:09
19. Cornell Shaw (65-69): 6:09:45
20. Christopher Collins (50-54): 6:41:52
21. Christine TreDenick (50-54): 8:30:42
