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Chicago Marathon: 102 Glen Ellyn Residents Cross the Finish Line

It was a perfect day for the 36th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Glen Ellyn was well-represented at the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, with 102 runners crossing the sun-splashed finish line.

The top male finishers from Glen Ellyn were Hunter Brock (2:45:49), Tom Carroll (3:17:45) and Randy Meacham (3:25:56).

The top female finishers were Jennifer Roach (3:27:17), Courtney Trunk (3:28:21) and Sandi Borgman (3:36:56).

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The oldest Glen Ellyn runner is 69, and the youngest is 18.

A record 39,115 runners finished the race in Grant Park on Sunday, according to Chicago Marathon officials.

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Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto won the marathon, setting a course record of 02:03:45—53 seconds faster than last year's winning time. Winning on the women's side was Kenyan Rita Jeptoo, who finished in 02:19:15, the fastest women's marathon time in the world this year.

“It was an incredible day at the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon—one where the results from the course reflected the hard work and determination that was put in by the staff, the volunteers and our City of Chicago partners to make the event possible,” said Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski in a statement.

Source: Bank of America Chicago Marathon searchable results.

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