Aurora Runners Conquer Sunday's Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, 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. There were 93 Aurora 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 Aurora who ran, participant Mark Biagini was the fastest, finishing the race in 3 hours, 19 minutes and 48 seconds.

Top 25 Aurora runners that completed the marathon include: change if needed

• Mark Biagini (50-54 age division): 3:19:48
• Joshua Robinson (25-29 age division): 3:24:12
• Conner Price (20-24 age division): 3:29:51
• John Saf (55-59 age division): 3:34:11
• Samantha Bond (30-34 age division): 3:36:39
• Michael Rossi (40-44 age division): 3:36:50
• John Pollock (40-44 age division): 3:47:40
• Alexander Kunkel (25-29 age division): 3:51:57
• Ryan Lee (20-24 age division): 3:54:47
• Jessica Benelli (40-44 age division): 3:55:23
• Ethan Clarkson (20-24 age division): 3:58:16
• Vik Negi (60-64 age division): 3:59:07
• Guillermo Montalvo (35-39 age division): 4:00:45
• Raj Bommareddy (35-39 age division): 4:01:18
• George Chen (45-49 age division): 4:02:09
• Cameron Witheft (45-49 age division): 4:05:17
• Adam Thomas (40-44 age division): 4:06:16
• Jackie Moore (40-44 age division): 4:14:03
• Blaine Hanson (35-39 age division): 4:15:19
• Vicente Calderon (35-39 age division): 4:18:00
• Rodrigo Cano (40-44 age division): 4:19:03
• Kersten Schmidt (25-29 age division): 4:19:34
• Tim Mulder (40-44 age division): 4:21:56
• Scott Metroff (40-44 age division): 4:24:12
• James Bennett (55-59 age division): 4:30:07

For a complete list of local 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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