Tinley Park's Fleetest Feet Take on 2016 Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO, IL -- More than 60 Tinley Park 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 US Cellular Field.

MJ Moore, 28, was the first Tinley Park man to cross the finish line at 02:49:22 according to unofficial Chicago Marathon results. Katie Hynes, 26, finished first among Tinley Park women running in the 26.2-mile race, finishing with a time of 03:43:30.

Tinley Park’s other top finishers included:

• Mark Catania, 24, 03:01:19
• Andrea Clark, 26, 03:49:05
• Brian O'Donnell, 38, 03:22:09
• Kyle Martin, 34, 03:25:24

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.

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.

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