This year will be the 121st running of the Boston Marathon.
Last year’s champions, Atsede Baysa and Lemi Berhanu Hayle, will be back in Boston to defend their titles.
Other past champions in this year’s field include Caroline Rotich of Kenya, Buzunesh Deba of Ethiopia, Meb Keflezighi of the United States, and Wesley Korir of Kenya.
The field also includes 16 Olympians and 14 top US runners will also compete in this year’s race.
Athlete | Country | Personal best |
---|---|---|
Gladys Cherono | Kenya | 2:19:25 (Berlin, 2015) |
Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 2:19:50 (London, 2012) |
Buzunesh Deba | Ethiopia | 2:19:59 (Boston, 2014) CR |
Atsede Baysa | Ethiopia | 2:22:03 (Chicago, 2012) |
Desiree Linden | USA | 2:22:38 (Boston, 2011) |
Valentine Kipketer | Kenya | 2:23:02 (Amsterdam, 2013) |
Caroline Rotich | Kenya | 2:23:22 (Chicago, 2012) |
Joyce Chepkirui | Kenya | 2:24:11 (Amsterdam, 2015) |
Rose Chelimo | Bahrain | 2:24:14 (Seoul, 2016) |
Ruti Aga | Ethiopia | 2:24:41 (Berlin, 2016) |
Brigid Kosgei | Kenya | 2:24:45 (Lisbon, 2016) |
Diane Nukuri | Burundi | 2:27:50 (London, 2015) |
Blake Russell | USA | 2:29:10 (Chicago, 2005) |
Lindsay Flanagan | USA | 2:29:28 (Frankfurt, 2016) |
Kellys Arias | Colombia | 2:29:36 (Hamburg, 2016) NR |
Rachel Hannah | Canada | 2:32:09 (Houston, 2016) |
Esther Atkins | USA | 2:33:15 (Boston, 2014) |
Liz Costello | USA | debut |
Jordan Hasay | USA | debut |
SOURCE: John Hancock Financial; NR-national record; CR-course record
Athlete | Country | Personal best |
---|---|---|
Emmanuel Mutai | Kenya | 2:03:13 (Berlin, 2014) |
Sammy Kitwara | Kenya | 2:04:28 (Chicago, 2014) |
Lemi Berhanu Hayle | Ethiopia | 2:04:33 (Dubai, 2016) |
Yemane Tsegay | Ethiopia | 2:04:48 (Rotterdam, 2012) |
Dino Sefir | Ethiopia | 2:04:50 (Dubai, 2012) |
Sisay Lemma | Ethiopia | 2:05:16 (Dubai, 2016) |
Wilson Chebet | Kenya | 2:05:27 (Rotterdam, 2011) |
Wesley Korir | Kenya | 2:06:13 (Chicago, 2012) |
Geoffrey Kirui | Kenya | 2:06:27 (Amsterdam, 2016) |
Yared Asmerom | Eritrea | 2:07:27 (Chuncheon, 2011) |
Meb Keflezighi | USA | 2:08:37 (Boston, 2014) |
Abdi Abdirahman | USA | 2:08:56 (Chicago, 2006) |
Cuthbert Nyasango | Zimbabwe | 2:09:52 (Prague, 2014) NR |
Galen Rupp | USA | 2:10:05 (Rio de Janeiro, 2016) |
Luke Puskedra | USA | 2:10:24 (Chicago, 2015) |
Eric Gillis | Canada | 2:11:21 (Toronto, 2014) |
Jared Ward | USA | 2:11:30 (Rio de Janeiro, 2016) |
Shadrack Biwott | USA | 2:12:01 (New York, 2016) |
Sean Quigley | USA | 2:13:30 (Fukuoka, 2013) |
Daniel Salel | Kenya | debut |
Suguru Osako | Japan | debut |
SOURCE: John Hancock Financial; NR-national record; CR-course record
Read more about the elite field here.
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