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35 Yorkville Runners Compete in Chicago Marathon

35 people from Yorkville ran in the Chicago Marathon Sunday. Yorkville's best finisher was 4,051 overall.

Just over 40,200 runners from every U.S. state and more than 120 countries participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday. 

Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto had the overall top finish in the marathon at 2:03:45, breaking the record set by last year's by Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede at 2:04:38.

According to the unofficial results, there were 35 registered runners from Yorkville. Yorkville's top finisher, Chris Okapal, took 4,051th place overall with a time of 3:29:13.

The top 10 overall finishers from Yorkville are:
(Placement, Name, Age, Finish Time)

  • 4051: Chris Okapal, 37, 3:29:13
  • 4081: Allysia Muth, 28, 3:29:21
  • 7349: Kerry Stillunkes, 37, 3:44:59
  • 9529: Ryan Chatman, 27, 3:53:00
  • 11176: Mark Glynn, 41, 3:57:54
  • 13642: Karen Wick, 53, 4:06:26
  • 15951: Joanne Bollinger, 46, 4:14:47
  • 19221: Annakey Johnson Sahuri, 38, 4:26:09
  • Jerry Farhrlander, 43, 4:30:07
  • Zachary Smith, 31, 4:30:17

For a complete list of Yorkville finishers, click here. 

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