Chicago Marathon: 131 Glenview Residents Cross the Finish Line

Written by Amanda Luevano. 

More than 100 Glenview residents braved 26.2 miles on Sunday to complete the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

A record 39,115 runners cross the sun-splashed finish line in Grant Park, according to marathon officials.

Kenyan runner Dennis Kimetto won the marathon, setting a course record of 02:03:45 and finishing 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.

The top female finisher from Glenview was Katelyn Draths, who placed 1,294th overall with a time of 3:05:56. Mark Jerva was the first male finisher, coming in 860th overall and posting a time of 2:59:01.

Other top finishers from Glenview include Katie Andino, Vince Smith, Edward Spiecker, Jacqueline Pasulka, Jongwan Kim, Elliot Rosen, Kielo Sauvala, John Haugen, Fabian Leiva, Colin Cole, Yeonhee Lee, Philip Groves, Betsy Noxon, Ben Gerber, Shin Lee, Erik Stanek, Maribeth Carlini, Bridget Erickson, Christine Ryan, Kathleen McInnis, Kim Morgan, Timothy Dorner and Hyoseok Seo.

Source: Bank of America Chicago Marathon searchable results.

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