Top Chicago Marathon Finishers From Lockport

LOCKPORT, IL — Dozens of Lockport 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.

Samantha Bond, 26, was the first Lockport resident and woman to cross the finish line at 03:24:57, according to unofficial results. Matthew Brownlee, 39, finished first among Lockport men, with a time of 03:31:17.

Lockport's other top finishers included:

• Mark Bardell, 51, 03:31:29
• Heather Elledge, 38, 03:47:02
• Wendy Jay, 42, 04:00:06
• David Hargis, 52, 04:17:36
• David Schuber, 31, 04:18:44

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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