Homer Glen, Lockport Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon

HOMER GLEN-LOCKPORT, IL — In an edition filled with broken records, the 45th running of the Chicago Marathon on Saturday featured more than 47,000 runners, including a number of local Homer Glen and Lockport competitors. Race officials said it was the most runners to ever finish the 26.2-mile race.

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 at 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.

The top five male and female Homer Glen and Lockport runners that completed the marathon were:

MALE

HOMER GLEN

1. Eric Gabriel, 2 hours, 47 minutes, 45 seconds
2. John Kawulia, 2:57:48
3. Brian Olson, 3:14:32
4. Alejandro Espana, 3:42:19
5. Craig Carlson, 3:55:56

LOCKPORT

1. Brad Cortez, 2:56:06
2. Devan Callahan, 3:19:38
3. Matthew Brownlee, 3:31:10
4. Ali Zeidan, 3:55:32
5. Matthew Christensen, 3:58:09

FEMALE

HOMER GLEN

1. Lindsey Visvardis, 3 hours, 39 minutes, 47 seconds
2. Eileen Walsh, 3:50:11
3. Ann Marie Phaneuf, 3:52:48
4. Rebecca Krzyszkowski, 4:08:07
5. Rebecca Riser-Zahora, 4:34:50

LOCKPORT

1. Samantha Jagmin, 3:36:32
2. Wendy Jay, 3:39:10
3. Talia Mavrogiannis, 3:47:18
4. Lisa Brigham, 4:26:33
5. Kerry Mitchell, 4:39:45

For a complete list of local runners that completed the race, visit here. All results were unofficial as of Monday morning.

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