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Plainfield Runners Finish 2023 Chicago Marathon
The 45th edition of the race featured more than 47,000 runners Sunday in Chicago, the most-ever finishers in the history of the race.

PLAINFIELD, IL — In an edition filled with broken records, the 45th Chicago Marathon on Saturday featured more than 47,000 runners, including a number of local Plainfield competitors.
Race officials said this year marked the most runners to ever finish the 26.2-mile marathon.
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 a time of 2:13:44.
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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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Here's a look at the top five male and female Plainfield runners who completed the marathon.
MALE
- Sam Barranco, 2 hours, 58 minutes, 14 seconds
- JT Markland, 3:01:15
- Robert Duncan, 3:05:50
- Jared Osborne, 3:22:43
- Cole Chervinko, 3:38:36
FEMALE
- Britni Markland, 3 hours, 56 minutes, 28 seconds
- Emmy De Silva, 4:02:07
- Suzuka Hetterich, 4:04:54
- Katie Dupree Magat, 4:08:54
- Leticia Trinidad, 4:18:44
The Chicago Marathon's website published a complete list of local runners who completed the race. All results were unofficial as of Tuesday afternoon.
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