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Chicago Marathon: 40 Burr Ridge Runners Finish Race

Michael Thiel, 51, and Rita Thiel, 49, were the top male and female runners that hailed from Burr Ridge.

About 45,000 runners from every U.S. state and 115 countries participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday. 

Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede had the top finish in the marathon at 2:04:38, breaking the course record set last year by Kenya's Moses Mosop, according to the Chicago Tribune

Of the 51 Burr Ridge residents that participated Sunday, 40 finished the race, and a pair of Thiels had the best finishes among their respective genders.

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The top male finisher was Michael Thiel, 51, who crossed the line at 3:23:47. The fastest female was 49-year-old Rita Thiel at 3:52:03.

The top 10 finishers from Burr Ridge are listed below. For a complete list of finishers, click HERE.

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Place Overall Place Gender Place Division Name (CTZ) Age Division Age Finish 3060 2656 162 Thiel, Michael (USA) 50-54 51 03:23:47 5710 4610 339 Arun, Haleyur (USA) 50-54 54 03:38:10 6040 4838 752 Coleman, Adam (USA) 25-29 25 03:39:30 6914 5448 945 Doydora, Victor (USA) 35-39 36 03:43:27 7797 6049 468 Shin, Richard (USA) 50-54 52 03:47:13 8164 6280 1104 Schopp, Rick (USA) 35-39 36 03:48:39 8223 6322 372 Light, Aaron (USA) 20-24 21 03:48:53 9137 2207 166 Thiel, Rita (USA) 45-49 49 03:52:03 9222 6985 240 Heady, Chip (USA) 55-59 59 03:52:24 10430 2680 299 Luchette, Claire (USA) 20-24 21 03:56:19

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