Batavia Runners Complete Chicago Marathon

Batavia IL

13 October, 2021

12:00 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 29 Batavia 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 Batavia who ran, participant Alex Turnowchy was the fastest, finishing the race in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 27 seconds. Batavia runners that completed the marathon include: Kent Barnes (45-49 age division): 5:06:31Jeffrey Barrett (55-59 age division): 5:24:05Greg Belback (65-69 age division): 6:37:16Molly Bisesto (35-39 age division): 6:20:02Kevin Blank (25-29 age division): 5:59:44John Burke (60-64 age division): 4:35:26Kirsten Casas (40-44 age division): 5:33:51Brian Coller (50-54 age division): 4:39:10Abraham Cortes (45-49 age division): 3:31:22Justin Dunn (19 and under age division): 5:14:14Audrey Faulhaber (25-29 age division): 3:49:25Michael Fee (20-24 age division): 3:26:34Edward Golden (25-29 age division): 3:44:49Kelly Jo Golson (50-54 age division): 4:43:58Ryan Jerger (20-24 age division): 4:46:09Rita Kollias (45-49 age division): 4:54:32Drew Marston (50-54 age division): 5:07:03Robert McFarland (55-59 age division): 5:02:32David Moran (30-34 age division): 4:28:36Yeshua Moran (25-29 age division): 4:28:36Lauren Mueller (25-29 age division): 3:59:22Tom Nelmark (65-69 age division): 6:06:01Peter O'Brien (25-29 age division): 4:28:39Paige Scholl (30-34 age division): 5:23:39Abby Schulz (25-29 age division): 4:22:00Doreen Suhajda (60-64 age division): 5:23:32Alex Turnowchyk (30-34 age division): 3:07:27Brian Vogelsinger (40-44 age division): 3:19:11 For a complete list of 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 Batavia 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!)