39 Bolingbrook Runners Complete Chicago Marathon

BOLINGBROOK, IL —It may have been a long wait, but for the participants in the 43rd edition of the Chicago Marathon, it was worth it. Not run since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday's race was filled with local participants, including 39 Bolingbrook runners who finished the marathon.

The marathon was won by Seifu Tura, of Ethiopia, and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, in 2 hours, 6.12 seconds, and 2:22:31, respectively. Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, won the wheelchair race. They finished at 1:29:07 and 1:48:57, respectively.

Of locals from Bolingbrook who ran, participant Stevie Parks was the fastest, finishing the race in 3 hours, 34 minutes and 59 seconds.

Bolingbrook runners who completed the marathon include:

• Stevie Parks (25-29 age division): 03:34:59
• Shuhua Wang (55-59 age division): 03:42:18
• Araceli Mondragon (30-34 age division): 03:46:10
• Tony Chapman (55-59 age division): 03:51:38
• Ryan Majchrowski (45-49 age division): 03:58:42
• Austin Miller (25-29 age division): 04:05:25
• Mark Juretschke (25-29 age division): 04:08:43
• Ken Shipbaugh (35-39 age division): 04:23:36
• John Chase (50-54 age division): 04:29:05
• David Stefanik (40-44 age division): 04:30:43
• Karina Barrios (25-29 age division): 04:37:49
• Margaret Mbuthia (50-54 age division): 04:40:40
• Juan Aranda (40-44 age division): 04:42:22
• Kenneth Bratko (45-49 age division): 04:45:09
• Anthony Kasper (35-39 age division): 04:47:47
• Kevin Mitchem (25-29 age division): 04:56:07
• Jeremy Womack (30-34 age division): 05:01:14
• Mark Rieman (35-39 age division): 05:04:09
• Agustine Perez (50-54 age division): 05:04:20
• Kaleb Mertz (25-29 age division): 05:06:56
• Erica Mertz (25-29 age division): 05:06:57
• John Albarracin (55-59 age division): 05:08:25
• Jacob Reed (35-39 age division): 05:08:59
• Holly Grinnip (40-44 age division): 05:13:37
• Sharie Behnke (50-54 age division): 05:23:08
• Yazmin Alquisira (35-39 age division): 05:23:51
• Hamzah Quraishi (20-24 age division): 05:29:40
• Christopher Browne (30-34 age division): 05:40:23
• Jared Greenberg (20-24 age division): 05:51:15
• Kirsten Ruona (30-34 age division): 06:00:57
• Rowena Martinez (50-54 age division): 06:05:24
• Charmaine Warren (35-39 age division): 06:11:16
• Becky Vacco-Giudice (35-39 age division): 06:15:22
• Ana Payne (40-44 age division): 06:24:20
• Irene Alvarado (50-54 age division): 06:24:54
• Jesus Alvarado (50-54 age division): 06:24:54
• Linda Juretschke (55-59 age division): 06:42:25
• Courtney Grutzius (40-44 age division): 06:53:32
• Olga Garcia (45-49 age division): 07:07:43

For a complete list of runners who completed the race, visit the Chicago Marathon's website. All results were unofficial as of Monday afternoon.

Participants in this year's race were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending the event.

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