Aurora Runners Conquer Sunday's Chicago Marathon

Aurora IL

13 October, 2021

12:30 PM

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CHICAGO, IL — It may have been a long wait, but for the participants in the 43rd edition of the Chicago Marathon, it was worth it. Not run since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunday's race was filled with local participants. There were 93 Aurora runners who finished the marathon. The marathon was won by Seifu Tura, of Ethiopia, and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, in 2 hours, 6.12 seconds, and 2:22:31, respectively. Daniel Romanchuk and Tatyana McFadden, both of the United States, won the wheelchair race. They finished at 1:29:07 and 1:48:57, respectively. Of locals from Aurora who ran, participant Mark Biagini was the fastest, finishing the race in 3 hours, 19 minutes and 48 seconds. Top 25 Aurora runners that completed the marathon include: change if needed Mark Biagini (50-54 age division): 3:19:48Joshua Robinson (25-29 age division): 3:24:12Conner Price (20-24 age division): 3:29:51John Saf (55-59 age division): 3:34:11Samantha Bond (30-34 age division): 3:36:39Michael Rossi (40-44 age division): 3:36:50John Pollock (40-44 age division): 3:47:40Alexander Kunkel (25-29 age division): 3:51:57Ryan Lee (20-24 age division): 3:54:47Jessica Benelli (40-44 age division): 3:55:23Ethan Clarkson (20-24 age division): 3:58:16Vik Negi (60-64 age division): 3:59:07Guillermo Montalvo (35-39 age division): 4:00:45Raj Bommareddy (35-39 age division): 4:01:18George Chen (45-49 age division): 4:02:09Cameron Witheft (45-49 age division): 4:05:17Adam Thomas (40-44 age division): 4:06:16Jackie Moore (40-44 age division): 4:14:03Blaine Hanson (35-39 age division): 4:15:19Vicente Calderon (35-39 age division): 4:18:00Rodrigo Cano (40-44 age division): 4:19:03Kersten Schmidt (25-29 age division): 4:19:34Tim Mulder (40-44 age division): 4:21:56Scott Metroff (40-44 age division): 4:24:12James Bennett (55-59 age division): 4:30:07 For a complete list of local runners who completed the race, visit the Chicago Marathon's website. All results were unofficial as of Monday afternoon. 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 more news and information like this, subscribe to the Aurora Patch for free. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here. Don't forget to like us on Facebook!)