115 Glen Ellyn Residents Finish the Bank of America Chicago Marathon

Updated: Oct. 10

The weather was perfect for runners as they attempted to make it 26.2 miles and finish at the end of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

The race, held Sunday, had roughly 45,000 runners competing for the coveted finishers medal. Glen Ellyn had 115 runners who made it through the entire race crossing the finish line. 

Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede had the top finish in the marathon at 2:04:38, breaking the course record set last year by Kenya's Moses Mosop, according to the Chicago Tribune. 

According to the Chicago Marathon, 150 Glen Ellyn residents were registered for the race, but 115 finished. The top finisher from Glen Ellyn was Brock Hunter. He placed 186th overall, finishing the race with a time of 2:41:47. The top female runner from Glen Ellyn was Tammy Lifka, who placed 1st in her age group, 20th in her gender group and 326 overall. Her time was 2:49:02.

The top 10 finishers from Glen Ellyn are listed below. *We inadvertently left out two runners, who have been added in.

Place 

Overall

Place 

Gender

Place 

Division

Finish 

Time

2:58:30

935

82

2

Sanya Syrstad

47

3:01:37

1524

1375

245

Christopher Ransel

37

3:09:24

Steve Lutz

Randy Meacham

4798

3964

274

Jim Nagle

50

3:33:43

For a list of all the Glen Ellyn participants and finishers, click here.

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