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Bolingbrook’s Sydney Watkins top female finisher in weekend’s Starved Rock Country Marathon

Sydney Watkins makes her way through Starved Rock State Park in La Salle County during the Starved Rock Country Marathon on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Watkins, a Bolingbrook resident, finished second overall and was the top overall female finisher in the 26.2-mile main event with a time of 3:16:57.8.

Sydney Watkins makes her way through Starved Rock State Park in La Salle County during the Starved Rock Country Marathon on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Watkins, a Bolingbrook resident, finished second overall and was the top overall female finisher in the 26.2-mile main event with a time of 3:16:57.8. The race began and ended in downtown Ottawa. (Mathias Woerner)

By J.T. Pedelty

Sydney Watkins, a Bolingbrook resident, finished second overall and was the top overall female finisher in the 26.2-mile main event of the Starved Rock Country Marathon with a time of 3 hours, 16 minutes, 57.8 seconds. The race began and ended in downtown Ottawa.

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J.T. Pedelty

J.T. Pedelty

J.T. is a graduate of Streator High School, Illinois Valley Community College and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who is some 27 years into an award-winning sports journalism career and serves as a regional sports editor for Shaw Local Media and Friday Night Drive.