30 Lemont Runners Complete Chicago Marathon

Lemont IL

13 October, 2021

12:59 PM

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LEMONT, 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 30 Lemont 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 Lemont who ran, participant Matthew Gagen was the fastest, finishing the race in 3 hours, 15 minutes and 11 seconds. Lemont runners who completed the marathon include: Matthew Gagen (25-29 age division): 03:15:11Matthew Doherty (35-39 age division): 03:25:32Joelle Beranek (35-39 age division): 03:43:46Taylor Campos (20-24 age division): 03:50:35Daniel Wollenberg (20-24 age division): 03:59:19Kyle Owen (25-29 age division): 04:06:34Clare O'Donnel (25-29 age division): 04:07:03Brendan Folliard (30-34 age division): 04:07:37Bob Fiedler (55-59 age division): 04:08:22Del Halter (50-54 age division): 04:19:29Brad Bertkau (40-44 age division): 04:28:46Matthew Clarage (50-54 age division): 04:45:27Christine Kickels (50-54 age division): 04:49:56Lisa Sampalis (45-49 age division): 04:52:36Chris Collins (55-59 age division): 04:54:34Darren Fago (45-49 age division): 04:57:26Nathaniel Zumhagen (30-34 age division): 05:02:21Nicole Balinski (25-29 age division): 05:02:51Annicka Griffith (25-29 age division): 05:03:38Robert Jones (25-29 age division): 05:06:53Michael Dillenburg (35-39 age division): 05:06:58Riley Wypiszenski (25-29 age division): 05:08:35Christopher Roth (40-44 age division): 05:08:48Valerie Stokes (25-29 age division): 05:13:33Katarzyna Stewart (35-39 age division): 05:16:05Brittany Whyte (35-39 age division): 05:24:34Brittainy Barattia (30-34 age division): 5:30:28Monica Gostkiewicz (30-34 age division): 05:34:05Amado Martin (75-79 age division): 06:02:58John McCarthy (60-64 age division): 06:13:10 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 Lemont 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!