Libertyville Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon

LIBERTYVILLE, IL — In an edition filled with broken records, the 45th running of the Chicago Marathon on Saturday featured more than 47,000 runners, including several local Libertyville competitors. Race officials said it was the most runners to ever finish the 26.2-mile race.

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 at 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.

The top five male and female Libertyville runners that completed the marathon were:

MALE

1. Thomas Pitel: 3:02:45
2. Michael Standish: 3:09:36
3. Javier Benavides: 3:19:28
4. Blake Marcum: 03:24:37
5. Reece Hoff: 03:43:33

FEMALE

1. Caroline Madigan: 03:15:06
2. Murna Griffin O'Malley: 03:19:57
3. Mary Baxter Reid: 03:29:11
4. Rebecca Neil: 4:00:56
5. Elizabeth Marchlewicz: 04:11:28

For a complete list of local runners that completed the race, visit here. All results were unofficial as of Monday morning.

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