Lake Forest, Lake Bluff Runners Complete 2022 Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO — The Chicago Marathon has become a fall tradition for many runners from across Chicagoland, the United States and even around the world. This year's 44th edition was no different as more than 40,000 runners took to the 26.2 mile street course Sunday in sunny, but breezy, conditions.

Benson Kipruto, of Kenya, won the men's division with a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes and 24 seconds, while Ruth Chepngetich, of Kenya, was the top women's finisher at 2:14.18. Chepngetich was also the first woman to cross the finish line in 2021.

In the newly formed non-binary division, Blank Bruno, of the United States, was first in 2:47.12, according to the unofficial results. Marcel Hug, of Switzerland, was No. 1 in the men's wheelchair division with a time of 1:25.20. Susannah Scaroni, of the United States, won the women's wheelchair division in 1:45.48.

The top time among locals in their respective gender division was Natalie Yang of Lake Forest, who posted the 115th best time among women aged 25 to 39. Lake Bluff Village President Regis Charlot also completed this year's marathon, finishing 1,400th among men aged 55 to 59.

Here are the five fastest men and women from Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, along with their finishing time and respective finishes in the men's and women's divisions:

Lake Forest Women

1. Natalie Yang — 3:11:19 — 402nd
2. Katherine Najjar — 3:34:18 — 1,872nd
3. Jeannette Peck — 4:10:04 — 5,635th
4. Lori Fitzgerald — 4:10:05 — 5,637th
5. Emma Patlovich — 4:27:02 — 7,552nd

Lake Forest Men

1. Andrew Odlaug — 3:09:06 — 2,789th
2. Michael McMenamin — 3:18:04 — 3,842nd
3. Nicholas Stec — 3:27:54 — 5,211st
4. William Martin — 3:42:18 — 7,235th
5. Aaron Yasko — 3:45:40 — 7,736th

Lake Bluff Women

1. Kelsey Stoll — 3:40:22 — 2,359th
2. Kate Amaral — 3:43:15 — 2,604th
3. Lucy Edwards — 3:48:42 — 3,191st
4. Emily Lane — 3:57:45 — 4,278th
5. Colleen Wilson — 3:57:45 — 4,278th

Lake Bluff Men

1. John Ryan — 4:12:24 — 11,637th
2. Drew Stoll — 4:15:09 — 11,960th
3. David Tanna — 4:58:05 — 16,406th
4. Caleb Pearson — 5:09:06 — 17,157th
5. Regis Charlot — 5:37:34 — 18,827th

For a complete list of local runners that completed the race is available online. All results were unofficial as of Monday morning.