Top Canadians at the 2023 Chicago Marathon

The 2023 edition of the Chicago Marathon will go down in history for the remarkable records set in every category. With Kelvin Kiptum storming to a new world record on the men’s side and Dutch runner Sifan Hassan setting a new course record in the second-fastest women’s marathon ever, fans won’t be forgetting Chicago anytime soon. While Canada had no elite runners in the event (with the exception of Rory Linkletter serving as a pacer for U.S. marathoner and Olympic bronze medallist Molly Seidel), many Canadians were among the 47,000 runners who toed the line Sunday. Here are their top results.

The top Canadian finisher in Chicago was Marc-Antoine Senneville of Trois-Rivières, Que., who finished 38th overall, with a personal best time of 2:19:19 in his first Abbott World Marathon Major. Calgary trail runner and marathoner Melissa Paauwe was the first Canadian woman to cross the line in Chicago, clocking the second-fastest time of her career in 2:41:12 for 38th female.  

Top 10 Canadian women

1. Melissa Paauwe 2:41:12 (38th, 4th in W35-39)
2. Bianca Premont 2:41:19 (39th, 4th in W40-44)
3. Julia Hawkins 2:42:24
4. Kylee Raftis 2:46:31 (7th in W20-24)
5. Polly Moody 2:46:34 (9th in W40-44)
6. Kimberly Bennett 2:47:52 (75th)
7. Lauren Barr 2:49:39  (96th)
8. Rowena AuYeung 2:51:59 
9. Katerina Mayer 2:52:38 
10. Janie Grand’Maison 2:52:40 
11. Veronique Leboeuf 2:53:06 

Top 10 Canadian men

1. Marc-Antoine Senneville 2:19:19 (38th, 12th in M25-29)
2. Steven Lawrence 2:25:51 (89th, 1st in M45-49)
3. Dennis Mbelenzi 2:27:09 (6th in M40-44)
4. Alan Kalbfleisch 2:28:32
5. Oliver Cyr 2:30:42 
6. Lance Risseeuw 2:31:17 
7. Blaine Penny 2:31:32 (5th in M45-49)
8. Adam Buzinsky 2:32:56
9. Dominic Royer 2:34;42
10. Marin-Antoine Guay 2:35:40 

Top Canadian age groupers*

Men

Marc-Antoine Senneville 2:19:19 – 12th in M25-29
Dennis Mbelenzi 2:27:09 – 6th in M40-44
Steven Lawrence 2:25:51 – 1st in M45-49
Blaine Penny 2:31:32 – 5th in M45-49
Jan Adegeest 2:44:10 – 8th in M55-59
Pierre Boulay 2:46:41 – 11th in M55-59
Brian Murphy 2:45:09 – 1st in M60-64
Wayne Shuttleworth 2:48:24 – 4th in M60-64
Bruce Grant 2:57:26 – 3rd in M65-69
Wayne Crowe 3:14:00 – 11th in M65-69
Joseph Camilleri 3:28:58 –3rd in M70-74
Michael Jong 3:30:48 – 5th in M70-74
Florent Pelletier 3:31:03 – 6th in M70-74

Women

Kylee Raftis 2:46:31 – 7th in W20-24
Melissa Paauwe 2:41:12 – 4th in W35-39
Bianca Premont 2:41:19 – 4th in W40-44
Polly Moody 2:46:34 – 9th in W40-44
Tanya Porcellato 2:53:11 – 4th in W45-49
Melissa Raven – 2:58:01 – 14th in W45-49
Stephanie Jobin 3:01:05 – 6th in W50-54
Stephanie Hodge 3:21:04 –13th in W55-59
Linda Eng 3:17:21 – 7th in W60-64
Judy Andrew Piel 3:28:15 – 15th in W60-64
Elizabeth Waywell 3:14:18 – 1st in W65-69 (Canadian age-group record)
Lucie Rochon 3:27:31 – 6th in W65-69
Deborah Macdonald-McGee 4:00:03 – 3rd in W70-74
Roslyn Smith 4:16:36 – 9th in W70-74
Agnesa Benna 5:09:34 – 5th in W75-79

*We recognize those who placed in the top 15 in their age group.

You can head here to check out the full 2023 Chicago Marathon results.