Top Chicago Marathon Finishers From Homer Glen

HOMER GLEN, IL — Dozens of Homer Glen residents ran in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The 26.2-mile course, which runs through 29 Chicago neighborhoods and finishes in Grant Park, features runners from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.

Joel Eckberg, 41, was the first Homer Glen resident and man to cross the finish line at 02:52:52, according to unofficial results. Lisa Chase, 52, finished first among Homer Glen women, with a time of 04:25:21.

Homer Glen's other top finishers included:

• Mark Krizik, 49, 03:31:59
• Robert Ator, 36, 03:56:59
• Don Melody, 38, 03:57:25
• Matthias Krenzel, 45, 04:03:56
• David Derrico, 29, 04:19:19

First place for the marathon went to Galen Rupp, 31, from Portland, Oregon with a time of 02:09:20. Rupp beat out Kenyan Abel Kirui, 35, who finished with a time of 02:09:48. Tirunesh Dibaba, 32, from Ethiopia was the top female finisher clocking in at 02:18:31. Results are still unofficial.

You can see how other runners did in Sunday’s race by searching on the Chicago Marathon website.

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