Skokie Runners Conquer First Chicago Marathon Since Pandemic

CHICAGO — It may have been a long wait, but for the participants in the 43rd edition of the Chicago Marathon, it was worth it. Taking place for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday's race was filled with local participants.

There were 49 runners from Skokie out of the approximately 26,000 that finished the marathon, according to unofficial results.

Seifu Tura, of Ethiopia, won the men's race with a time of 2:06:12 seconds, while and Ruth Chepngetich, of Kenya, took the women's crown after finishing in 2:22:31.

The wheelchair races was won by Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, in 1:29:07 and 1:48:57.

The top 10 Skokie runners, in order of their finishing position within their gender, were the following:

1. Ron Tiongson, 3:24:39, 93rd in the 50-54 age group, 1,851st among men, 2,2264th overall
2. Aby James, 3:28:52, 4th in the 19 and under age group, 2,164 among men, 2,673rd overall
3. Leann Larrey, 4:04:36, 173rd in the 45-49 age group, 2,217th among women, 7,438th overall
4. Ana Salinas, 4:14:01, 136th in the 50-54 age group, 2,807th among women, 8,885th overall
5. MaryJo Rosso, 4:15:01, 231st in the 45-49 age group, 2,887th among women, 9,060th overall
6. Suzanne Mishkin, 4:16:36, 547th in the 35-39 age group, 3,012nd among women, 9,332nd overall
7. Sara Hartman-Seeskin, 4:34:05, 390th in the 45-49 age group, 4,291st among women, 12,232nd overall
8. Mark Zagorin, 3:55:32, 292nd in the 50-54 age group, 4,350th among men, 6,005th overall
9. Ji Hwang, 4:37:51, 263rd in the 50-54 age group, 4,593rd among women, 12,846th overall
10. Nigel Palmer, 4:03:20, 984th in the 35-39 age group, 5,115th among men, 7,241 overall

Participants in this year's race were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of attending the event

For a complete list of local runners that completed the race, visit here.

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