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Top 2017 Chicago Marathon Finishers From Northbrook
84 runners from Northbrook completed the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Here's a look at how the top 10 fared.

CHICAGO, IL — A record number of runners took part in the 40th anniversary of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday and 84 of them were from Northbrook. More than 43,000 signed up and finished the 26.2-mile race through the streets of Chicago on Sunday. The race went through 29 neighborhoods and was met with fanfare from residents in Pilsen, Chinatown, Boystown and other popular sections of the city.
For the first time since 2002, an American won the marathon. Galen Rupp of Portland, Oregon won the race with a time of 02:09:20. Tirunesh Dibaba, from Ethiopia, won the women's race with a 02:18:31 time.
Here's a look at how the top 10 runners from Northbrook finished in the Chicago Marathon in their respective divisions. Check the Bank of America Chicago Marathon results page to find out how all other Northbrook runners fared.
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- Jeremy Schlaud, 35, 3:08:13, 287th
- Steven Clark, 47, 3:09:44, 131st
- Chang Kim, 57, 3:19:07, 37th
- Sean O'Grady, 47, 3:22:39, 341st
- Eugine Komsky, 38, 3:30:13, 716st
- Idit Epstein, 50, 3:36:01, 27th
- Idan Epstein, 19, 3:43:03, 15th
- Qunfang Zhang, 44, 3:51:36, 353rd
- Aaron Harkavy, 50, 3:53:08, 560th
- Kevin Cho, 58, 3:56:59, 268th
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Top Photo: Runners start the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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