Taylor Deal ran her way into Alaska history at the Chicago Marathon.
The 31-year-old Anchorage resident covered the 26.2-mile course in a scorching time of 2 hours, 48 minutes and 42 seconds. Deal finished 95th out of 24,548 women. She also became the eighth-fastest marathoner in Alaska history.
Deal, née Ostrander, ran similar halves, coming through the halfway mark in 1:23:07 and closing in 1:25:35. She was paced for approximately 30-kilometers by fellow Alaska Endurance Project teammate, Gabe Martin, a 2:28-marathoner and Grace Christian graduate…