Top Chicago Marathon Finishers from Buffalo Grove

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — Runners from around the world took part in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon. While Kenyans Florence Kiplagat (02:21:32) and Abel Kirui (02:11:23) took first place in the women’s and men’s divisions, multiple Buffalo Grove residents didn’t fare too bad.

Here is a look at the top five male finishers from Buffalo Grove:

1. Timothy Payne: Place overall, 553; Time, 2:54.32
2. Xuefeng Bai, Xuefeng: Place overall, 2,245; Time, 3:14.34
3. Christopher Matsuda: Place overall, 2,471; Time, 3:16.32
4. Lei Li: Place overall, 3,524; Time, 3:24.04
5. Natraj Ponna: Place overall, 5,731; Time, 3:35.13

Here is a look at the top five female finishers from Buffalo Grove:

1. Bibo Gao: Place overall, 2,227; Time, 3:14.26
2. Tessa Lancaster: Place overall, 4,042; Time, 3:27.05
3. Christine Zucker: Place overall, 12,200; Time, 3:59.10
4. Stephanie Barkan: Place overall, 14,698; Time, 4:08.25
5. Marina Sapozhnikova: Place overall, 15,273; Time, 4:10.27

Nearly 100 Buffalo Grove runners competed in this past weekend's marathon in Chicago. Click here to see them all.

The first Chicago Marathon was held Sept. 25, 1977, and was known as the Mayor Daley Marathon. The race drew 4,200 runners, making it the largest marathon in the world, according to the Chicago Marathon website. The race has been held every year since then except for 1987 due to a loss in sponsorship. However, a half-marathon was organized that year.

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Scott Viau contributed to this article