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Top Chicago Marathon Finishers From Northbrook
A total of 79 runners from Northbrook competed in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

CHICAGO, IL -- Seventy nine Northbrook residents ran in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
The 26.2-mile course took runners through 29 Chicago neighborhoods, that went all the way north to Wrigley Field and south to U.S. Cellular Field.
Steven Clark, 46, was the first Northbrook man to cross the finish line at 02:41:36 according to unofficial Chicago Marathon results. Laura Fine, 36, finished first among Northbrook women finishing with a time of 03:38:43.
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Northbrook's other top finishers included:
- Peter Sun, 46, 03:01:45
- Sean Ogrady, 46, 03:20:57
- Lisa Malkov, 37, 03:56:24
- Katherine Wickman, 27, 03:59:31
Elite runners from Kenya dominated the race. Kenyan Abel Kirui finished first with a time of 2:11:22, beating out last year’s champion and fellow Kenyan Dickson Chum in the final mile. Florence Kiplagat, 29, was the top female finisher clocking in at 2:22:31. Results are still unofficial.
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Overall, 40,400 runners crossed the finish line in Chicago’s Grant Park. See how other runners did in Sunday’s race by searching on the Chicago Marathon website.
Congratulations to all who ran in the 26.2-mile race.
Patch Editor Lorraine Swanson contributed to this report.
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