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Runners From Plainfield Complete 2025 Chicago Marathon
Plainfield's runners finished strong in the 2025 marathon, joining more than 50,000 participants from around the world.

PLAINFIELD, IL — A total of 86 runners from Plainfield successfully completed the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, joining more than 50,000 participants who crossed the finish line in Grant Park.
This year’s marathon, the 47th edition of the event, attracted runners from all 50 states and over 120 countries. The 26.2-mile race started and ended in Grant Park, with runners traversing 29 of Chicago’s neighborhoods.
"The City of Chicago showed up to support the marathon today and it was rewarded with outstanding performances up front," Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski said in a statement. "We witnessed how the marathon continues to reflect the depth of the human spirit. The marathon distance is humbling, and from the first person across the line to the last, there is a story of courage and bravery."
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Here are the top local participants from Plainfield and their finishing times:
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Women
- Grace Grimaldi, 3 hours, 34 minutes, 37 seconds, 25-29 age division
- Nicole Edders, 3:49:31, 50-54
- Leticia Trinidad (representing Mexico), 3:54:39, 35-39
- Ashley Mitchell, 3:55:14, 40-44
- Shireen Hussain, 4:03:24, 50-54
Men
- JT Markland, 3:02:49, 35-39
- Kevin Hardin, 3:05:07, 30-34
- Rodolfo Rosales (representing Mexico), 3:16:25, 45-49
- Noe Alarcon, 3:24:09, 30-34
- Adam Werner, 3:41:46, 35-39
Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Ethiopian Hawi Feysa won the men's and women's races, respectively, by comfortable margins Sunday.
Kiplimo crossed the line in a personal-best time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 23 seconds. He was 1 minute, 31 seconds clear of Kenyan Amos Kipruto, the 2022 London Marathon winner, whose countryman Alex Masai was third in 2:04.37. Conner Mantz was fourth in a U.S.-record time of 2:04:43.
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Earlier this year, the 24-year-old Kiplimo set a men's half-marathon world record and became the first runner to go under 57 minutes, and also finished second on his marathon debut in London. Kiplimo is also an Olympic and world championship bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters.
The 26-year-old Feysa also put in a stellar performance to win in 2:14:56 in a 1-2 finish for Ethiopia.
She was 2:22 clear of Megertu Alemu with Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania third in 2:18:03.
The Chicago Marathon published a complete list of local runners who ran in the race. All results were unofficial as of Monday afternoon.
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