Oak Forest Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO — In an edition filled with broken records, the 45th running of the Chicago Marathon on Saturday featured more than 47,000 runners, including a number of local Oak Forest 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.

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The top five male and female Oak Forest runners to complete the marathon were:

MALE

1. Adam Ramos, 3 hours, 31 minutes, 56 seconds
2. Victor Guerrero, 3:49:24
3. Ray Piksrys, 3:53:55
4. Christian Madrid, 4:07:46
5. Eddie Hannafin, 4:32:44

FEMALE

1. Alma Carlin, 3 hours, 48 minutes, 46 seconds
2. Gina Mabe, 3:49:12
3. Tara Soprano, 3:51:50
4. Lauren Zielinski, 4:25:14
5. Kaitlyn Piazza, 4:28:24

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