Deerfield Runners Conquer Chicago Marathon

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 33 Deerfield runners that finished the marathon.

The marathon was won by Seifu Tura, of Ethiopia, and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 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 Deerfield that completed the marathon include:

• Robert Iliff (35-39 age range), 3 hours, 10 minutes, 46 seconds
• Justin Conklin (40-44), 3:15:02
• Jacob Kaplan (25-29), 3:15:30
• Diego Klabjan (50-54), 3:15:51
• Yijing Luo (45-49), 3:29:24
• Mark Dperalski (40-44), 3:37:58
• Javier Izquierdo-Ferrer (35-39), 3:43:10
• Daniel Perlovsky (25-29), 3:55:47
• Steven Lash (35-39), 3:56:46
• Joshua Blum (45-49), 4:09.14
• Jodi Simon (50-54), 4:09:58
• Eric Cooper (55-59), 4:24:29
• Beth Shapiro (50-54), 4:28:18
• David Olefsky (40-44), 4:32:11
• Zach Wolk (50-54), 4:39:32
• Curt Hanson (30-34), 4:51:37
• Elliott Hile (25-29), 4:52:14
• Jeffrey Kaplan (40-44), 4:56:12
• Rebecca Keidan (20-24), 4:56:30
• Ana Nagy (25-29), 5:02:45
• Christine Hanson (30-34), 5:08:59
• Emily Cardot (25-29), 5:11:30
• Tom Willett (50-54), 5:19:02
• Bridgette Beckford (40-44), 5:27:25
• Ken Wittenburg (55-59), 5:33:20
• Alan Satyr (50-54), 5:33:37
• Lisa Weiner (55-59), 5:36:29
• Deanne Cooper (50-54), 5:44:00
• Paula Bonilla (30-34), 5:46:03
• Robert Cooper (50-54), 5:46:08
• Val Margarit (50-54), 5:59:08
• Albert Flores (60-64), 6:24:26
• Elizabeth Ang (45-49), 7:03:44

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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