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Plainfield Runners Complete 2022 Chicago Marathon
Of local runners from Plainfield, participant JT Markland finished the fastest, in 3 hours, 6 minutes and 53 seconds.
CHICAGO, IL — 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 female finisher at 2:14.18. Chepngetich was also the first female 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 male wheelchair division with a time of 1:25.20. Susannah Scaroni, of the United States, won the female wheelchair division in 1:45.48.
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Of local runners from Plainfield, participant JT Markland finished the fastest, in 3 hours, 6 minutes and 53 seconds. Markland, who was again the fastest runner from Plainfield in the 2021 marathon, beat his time this year by 5 seconds.
The top 25 runners from Plainfield that completed the marathon were:
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1. JT Markland (35-39): 3:06:53
2. Eric Himes (40-44): 3:24:09
3. Molly DiGrazia (35-39): 3:26:22
4. Nicole Edders (45-49): 3:31:01
5. Paul Kovacs (35-39): 3:38:39
6. Daniel Ulaszek (40-44): 3:43:32
7. Suzuka Hetterich (45-49): 3:46:33
8. Cole Chervinko (20-24): 3:51:04
9. Kevin Thurlby (40-44): 3:51:04
10. Margaret Sillar (35-39): 3:59:41
11. Marben James Lonzaga (30-34): 4:00:44
12. Emmy De Silva (35-39): 4:02:53
13. Chad Sipovic (30-34): 4:05:33
14. Liz Rodriguez (35-39): 4:15:43
15. Chris Colon (30-34): 4:16:47
16. Colleen Walczak (50-54): 4:19:00
17. Dawn Pollard (35-39): 4:21:44
18. Ryan Melling (40-44): 4:21:49
19. Alan Nalley (50-54): 4:24:10
20. Jessica McQuown (35-39): 4:24:33
21. Sean McQuown (30-34): 4:24:34
22. Emma Ramos (45-49): 4:25:48
23. Bill Rowley (50-54): 4:27:07
24. Mary Kyrychenko (40-44): 4:29:17
25. Michael Miller (45-49): 4:30:39
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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