Top Chicago Marathon Finishers From Aurora

AURORA, IL — The 40th running of the Chicago Marathon took place Sunday with no shortage of representation from the surrounding suburbs. Aurora brought in 185 participants. The race, which began and ended in Grant Park, drew in more than 40,000 runners. They made their way through nearly 30 neighborhoods. Vicente Calderon, 33, was the first Aurora man to cross the finish line at 3 hours, 17 minutes and 43 seconds. Aurora’s top female finisher was Abigail Vitkus-Hernandez, 29, with a time of 3:54:07.

Other top runners from Aurora include:

• Greg McCarter, 55, 3:25:51
• Michael Rossi, 38, 3:27:05
• Brittani Grove, 23, 3:55:10
• Julie Kmiecik, 42, 4:02:01

Galen Rupp of Portland, Oregon, was the first American to win the men’s race in 15 years with a time of 2:09:20. Kenyan Abel Kirui was right on Rupp’s tail, finishing 28 seconds later. Bernard Kipyego, also Kenyan, finished third. The top female finisher was Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, clocking in just nine minutes after Rupp.

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon’s security was beefed up this year amid new concerns following last weekend’s Las Vegas shooting. Chicago Police didn’t have any major security issues along the 26.2 mile route this year, according to WGN 9 TV. Congratulations to all the finishers. Click here for the full list of finishers from your area.

Runners participate in the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Chicago. (Nam. Y. Huh/Associated press)