39 Bolingbrook Runners Complete Chicago Marathon

Bolingbrook IL

13 October, 2021

4:00 PM

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BOLINGBROOK, 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, including 39 Bolingbrook 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 Bolingbrook who ran, participant Stevie Parks was the fastest, finishing the race in 3 hours, 34 minutes and 59 seconds. Bolingbrook runners who completed the marathon include: Stevie Parks (25-29 age division): 03:34:59Shuhua Wang (55-59 age division): 03:42:18Araceli Mondragon (30-34 age division): 03:46:10Tony Chapman (55-59 age division): 03:51:38Ryan Majchrowski (45-49 age division): 03:58:42Austin Miller (25-29 age division): 04:05:25Mark Juretschke (25-29 age division): 04:08:43Ken Shipbaugh (35-39 age division): 04:23:36John Chase (50-54 age division): 04:29:05David Stefanik (40-44 age division): 04:30:43Karina Barrios (25-29 age division): 04:37:49Margaret Mbuthia (50-54 age division): 04:40:40Juan Aranda (40-44 age division): 04:42:22Kenneth Bratko (45-49 age division): 04:45:09Anthony Kasper (35-39 age division): 04:47:47Kevin Mitchem (25-29 age division): 04:56:07Jeremy Womack (30-34 age division): 05:01:14Mark Rieman (35-39 age division): 05:04:09Agustine Perez (50-54 age division): 05:04:20Kaleb Mertz (25-29 age division): 05:06:56Erica Mertz (25-29 age division): 05:06:57John Albarracin (55-59 age division): 05:08:25Jacob Reed (35-39 age division): 05:08:59Holly Grinnip (40-44 age division): 05:13:37Sharie Behnke (50-54 age division): 05:23:08Yazmin Alquisira (35-39 age division): 05:23:51Hamzah Quraishi (20-24 age division): 05:29:40Christopher Browne (30-34 age division): 05:40:23Jared Greenberg (20-24 age division): 05:51:15Kirsten Ruona (30-34 age division): 06:00:57Rowena Martinez (50-54 age division): 06:05:24Charmaine Warren (35-39 age division): 06:11:16Becky Vacco-Giudice (35-39 age division): 06:15:22Ana Payne (40-44 age division): 06:24:20Irene Alvarado (50-54 age division): 06:24:54Jesus Alvarado (50-54 age division): 06:24:54Linda Juretschke (55-59 age division): 06:42:25Courtney Grutzius (40-44 age division): 06:53:32Olga Garcia (45-49 age division): 07:07:43 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 Bolingbrook 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!)