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Buffalo Grove Runners Conquer Chicago Marathon
Forty-five local runners finished Sunday's 26.2 mile race.

CHICAGO — 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 45 Buffalo Grove runners that finished the marathon.
The marathon was won by Seifu Tura, of Ethiopia, and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 12 seconds, and 2:22:31, respectively The wheelchair race was won by Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, in 1:29:07 and 1:48:57.
Runners from Buffalo Grove that completed the marathon include:
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- Bibo Gao (40-44 age range), 3 hours, 8 minutes, 32 seconds
- Kelley Gallagher (25-29), 3:19:32
- Michael Hanover (45-49), 3:55:07
- Timothy Peterson (45-49), 3:40:35
- Gustaw Kubiszewski (50-54), 3:47:06
- Michael Hanover (45-49), 3:55:07
- Joseph Zhou (50-54), 4:04:10
- Mike Belbot (50-54), 4:06:12
- Vladimir Mullagaliyev (35-39), 4:11:22
- Alexander Weber (45-49), 4:12:34
- Bryan Deutsch (60-64), 4:16:02
- Shaorun Li (55-59), 4:18:47
- Sarah Bilton (20-24), 4:27:36
- Mukesh Thakur (50-54), 4:29:01
- Andre Velarde (45-49), 4:37:13
- Xuefeng Bai (45-49), 4:37:22
- Ilona Dovidaitiene (45-49), 4:42:42
- Bala Murali (45-49), 4:46:48
- Monika Jonuskeviciute (30-34), 4:46.50
- Hayley Daloia (20-24), 4:48:13
- Blake Johnson (25-29), 4:51:41
- Michael Glaskin-Clay (45-49), 4:54:14
- Robert Bilton (50-54), 4:54:57
- Peter Skiles (50-54), 4:55:29
- Rong Huang (50-54), 4:57:00
- Atsushi Kamijo (40-44), 4:57:15
- Hyun Kang (60-64), 4:57:26
- Rod Engel (55-59), 4:59:33
- Sung sik Kwak (55-59), 5:03:57
- Anthony Parkhill (30-34), 5:06:20
- Vishal Navalkar (40-44), 5:09:39
- Micaela Grover (25-29), 5:15:11
- Tommy Wu (30-34), 5:23:48
- Jun Takabayashi (35-39), 5:25:13
- Enrique Gama (45-49), 5:28:15
- Cassie Wang (20-24), 5:36:04
- Ryan Lovett (25-29), 5:37:20
- Shahreen Chowdhury (20-24), 6:01:15
- Jaye Te (50-54), 6:09.43
- Allison Fitzpatrick (35-39), 6:12:48
- Amanda Oller (25-29), 6:19:29
- Anne Claudine Doria (35-39), 6:39:48
- Mark Sherman (40-44), 6:41:09
- Nicole Rodriguez (25-29), 6:43:06
- Gerald Green (50-54), 6:5All 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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