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Chicago Marathon: 37 Runners from Oak Forest Cross the Finish Line

The fastest runner from Oak Forest finished the 26.2-mile, Bank of America Chicago Marathon in just over 3 hours.

Congratulations to the 88 men and women from Tinley Park who finished Sunday's 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon!

According to the official results page, 45 Oak Forest runners were signed up to race and 37 finished.

The fastest of the pack was Ray Gobis, 51, who finished 93rd in his age group his age group and 1832nd overall with a time of 03:12:53.

Among the other impressive finishes was James Bruce, 52, who finished 173rd in his age group and 3072nd overall with a time of 03:23:21. 

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