Several Runners From Deerfield Finish Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, IL -- More than 50 Deerfield residents ran in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

The 26.2-mile course took runners through 29 Chicago neighborhoods, that went all the way north to Wrigley Field and south to U.S. Cellular Field.

Aaron Spak, 19, was the first Deerfield man to cross the finish line at 2:54:43 according to unofficial Chicago Marathon results. Kristine Miechowicki, 34, finished first among Deerfield women finishing with a time of 03:37:54.

Deerfield's other top finishers included:

• Yijing Luo, 43, 03:09:57
• Zach Wolk, 45, 03:31:05
• Garrett Schwarzman, 26, 03:32:21
• Diego Klabjan, 46, 03:38:14

Elite runners from Kenya dominated the race. Kenyan Abel Kirui finished first with a time of 2:11:22, beating out last year’s champion and fellow Kenyan Dickson Chum in the final mile. Florence Kiplagat, 29, was the top female finisher clocking in at 2:22:31. Results are still unofficial.

Overall, 40,400 runners crossed the finish line in Chicago’s Grant Park. See how other runners did in Sunday’s race by searching on the Chicago Marathon website.

Congratulations to all who ran in the 26.2-mile race.

- This report was written by Patch Editor Lorraine Swanson.