Batavia Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon

BATAVIA, IL — In an edition filled with broken records, the 45th Chicago Marathon on Saturday featured more than 47,000 runners, including a number of local Batavia competitors.

Race officials said this year's participants marked the most runners to ever finish the 26.2-mile marathon.

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 a 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.

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Here's a look at the top five male and female Geneva runners who completed the marathon.

MALE

1. Ryan Korn, 2 hours, 59 minutes, 55 seconds
2. Brian Vogelsinger, 3:07:50
3. Jon-Paul Sweda, 3:11:11
4. Abraham Cortes, 3:20:28
5. John Golden, 3:34:33

FEMALE

1. Heather Korn, 3 hours, 35 minutes, 49 seconds
2. Kristi Hilbrant, 3:52:49
3. Anna Gietl, 3:57:43
4. Alicia Sage, 4:16:09
5. Sarah Faiola, 4:28:02

The Chicago Marathon's website published a complete list of local runners who completed the race. All results were unofficial as of Tuesday afternoon.