The ladies’s elite discipline for the 2024 Boston Marathon introduced by Financial institution of America was launched on Wednesday, and if there aren’t any pullouts between now and race day, will probably be record-breaking.
A report 11 sub-2:20 ladies are scheduled to race on Patriots’ Day in Boston on April 15. Essentially the most sub-2:20 ladies to ever race a single marathon is 10, achieved final yr in London. And people sub-2:20 ladies don’t even embody reigning Boston and NYC champion Hellen Obiri, who probably will begin the race as the favourite regardless of her modest 2:21:38 pb which ranks simply Seventeenth-best within the discipline.
Obiri is one among two ladies ranked within the high 10 on this planet for 2023 from the LetsRun.com rankings within the discipline. Obiri, who was our world #2, might be joined by 2023 Valencia winner Worknesh Degefa (2:15:51 in Valencia), who was our #6. Degefa dominated in her final look in Boston, build up a lead of virtually three minutes by 30k and profitable in 2:23:31.
Emma Bates, who led a lot of final yr’s race earlier than ending fifth and just lately pulled out of the US Olympic Trials, will headline the US entrants.
Credentials Of Latest Main Marathon Fields
Sub-2:17
Sub-2:18
Sub-2:19
Sub-2:20
Sub-2:21
2024 Boston
1
3
7
11
15
2023 Valencia
0
2
4
5
9
2023 NYC
2
3
3
4
5
2023 Chicago
1
3
8
8
9
2023 Berlin
1
2
4
7
10
2023 London
1
6
10
10
10
2023 Boston
1
4
5
7
14
2023 Tokyo
0
1
6
6
8
Full ladies’s elite discipline for 2024 Boston Marathon introduced by Financial institution of America
Ladies’s Open Division
Nation
Private Greatest
Worknesh Degefa
ETH
2:15:51 (Valencia, 2023)
Tadu Teshome
ETH
2:17:36 (Valencia, 2022)
Hiwot Gebremaryam
ETH
2:17:59 (Valencia, 2023)
Judith Korir
KEN
2:18:20 (Eugene, 2022)
Meseret Belete
ETH
2:18:21 (Amsterdam, 2023)
Tiruye Mesfin
ETH
2:18:47 (Valencia, 2022)
Worknesh Edesa
ETH
2:18:51 (Berlin, 2022)
Zeineba Yimer
ETH
2:19:07 (Berlin 2023)
Senbere Teferi
ETH
2:19:21 (Berlin, 2023)
Dera Dida
ETH
2:19:24 (Berlin, 2023)
Edna Kiplagat
KEN
2:19:50 (London, 2012)*
Mary Ngugi
KEN
2:20:22 (London, 2022)
Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet
ERI
2:20:29 (Eugene) NR
Ababel Yeshaneh
ETH
2:20:51 (Chicago, 2019)
Vibian Chepkirui
KEN
2:20:59 (Vienna, 2022)
Helah Kiprop
KEN
2:21:27 (Tokyo, 2016)
Hellen Obiri
KEN
2:21:38 (Boston, 2023)
Emma Bates
USA
2:22:10 (Boston, 2023)
Desiree Linden
USA
2:22:38 (Boston, 2011)*
Buze Diriba
ETH
2:23:11 (Toronto, 2023)
Sharon Lokedi
KEN
2:23:23 (New York Metropolis, 2022)
Malindi Elmore
CAN
2:23:30 (Berlin, 2023)*
Fatima Gardadi
MOR
2:24:12 (Xiamen, 2024)
Angie Orjuela
COL
2:25:35 (Berlin, 2023) NR
Fabienne Konigstein
GER
2:25:48 (Hamburg, 2023)
Jackie Gaughan
USA
2:27:08 (Berlin, 2023)
Dominique Scott
RSA
2:27:31 (Chicago, 2023)
Grace Kahura
KEN
2:29:00 (Sacramento, 2023)
Katie Kellner
USA
2:32:48 (Berlin, 2023)
Briana Boehmer
USA
2:33:20 (Sacramento, 2021)
Dylan Hassett
IRL
2:33:25 (Pulford, 2021)
Parley Hannan
USA
2:33:43 (Carmel, 2023)
Sara Lopez
USA
2:33:48 (Eugene, 2023)
Annie Heffernan
USA
2:34:33 (Lowell, 2023)
Nera Jareb
AUS
2:35:00 (Queensland, 2022)*
Johanna Backlund
SWE
2:35:10 (Hamburg, 2019)
Argentina Valdepenas Cerna
MEX
2:35:34 (Chicago, 2022)*
Ariane Hendrix Roach
USA
2:35:39 (Sacramento, 2022)
Michelle Krezonoski
CAN
2:36:39 (Sacramento, 2022)
Shannon Smith
USA
2:36:43 (Columbus, 2023)
Caroline Williams
USA
2:37:01 (Sacramento, 2022)
Gina Rouse
USA
2:37:10 (Sacramento, 2023)*
Kim Krezonoski
CAN
2:37:20 (Sacramento, 2022)
Abigail Corrigan
USA
2:37:45 (Sacramento, 2023)
Marissa Lenger
USA
2:38:41 (Chicago, 2022)
Emilee Risteen
USA
2:38:46 (Duluth, 2023)
Isabelle Pickett
AUS
2:38:46 (Valencia, 2023)
Allie Hackett
USA
2:38:52 (Duluth, 2023
Mary Christensen
USA
2:38:55 (Huge Bear, 2023)
Olivia Anger
USA
2:39:13 (Indianapolis, 2023)
April Lund
USA
2:39:23 (Houston, 2022)*
Sarah Quick
AUS
2:39:51 (Valencia, 2023)
Maura Lemon
USA
2:40:30 (Valley Cottage, 2023)
Sarah Sibert
USA
2:40:31 (Philadelphia, 2022)
Lauren Ames
USA
2:40:34 (Valley Cottage, 2023)
Kassie Harmon
USA
2:41:48 (Utah Valley, 2023)*
Elizabeth Camy
USA
2:42:51 (Sacramento, 2022)*
Alexandra Niles
USA
2:43:23 (Hartford, 2022)*
Amber Morrison
USA
2:43:50 (Sacramento, 2022)*
Mindy Mammen
USA
2:44:01 (Duluth, 2023)*
Ziyang Liu
USA
2:44:56 (Eugene, 2023)*
*Denotes Masters Division (40+)
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The complete Boston Marathon press launch on the 2024 discipline seems under.
Defending Champions Lead Traditionally Quick Ladies’s Subject for 128th Boston Marathon introduced by Financial institution of America
BOSTON— The 128th Boston Marathon introduced by Financial institution of America will function the strongest ladies’s discipline in race historical past, led by defending champions Hellen Obiri and Susannah Scaroni. A complete of 19 ladies with private bests below 2:23:00 will line up in Hopkinton aiming to earn the Open Division crown, together with Olympians, Abbott World Marathon Majors winners, and nationwide stars. Within the Wheelchair and Para Athletics Divisions, Paralympic hopefuls from around the globe are set to compete.
“The Boston Marathon is proud to showcase the world’s finest athletes yr in and yr out on Patriots’ Day,” stated Jack Fleming, President and CEO of the Boston Athletic Affiliation. “This yr’s ladies’s discipline is exceptionally quick and showcases many who’ve been podium finishers on the worldwide stage. It’ll make for an thrilling race from Hopkinton to Boston, and we sit up for crowning our champions on April 15.”
Ladies from 20 nations might be competing as a part of the Financial institution of America Skilled Athlete Staff.
“Every year, the Boston Marathon units the bar larger with an unbelievable stage of athletic expertise, and its impression on communities around the globe,” stated David Tyrie, chief digital officer and chief advertising officer, Financial institution of America. “The 128th Boston Marathon builds on a wealthy historical past and can proceed to be an inspiration for all athletes.”
HELLEN OBIRI SET TO DEFEND OPEN DIVISION TITLE
Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist from Kenya now dwelling in Colorado, received the 2023 Boston Marathon due to a perfectly-timed dash within the remaining mile. Including to her trophy case, Obiri additionally took house the 2023 B.A.A. 10K title in June and the TCS New York Metropolis Marathon crown in November.
“I’m excited to return to the 2024 Boston Marathon to attempt to defend my title,” stated Obiri, who completed final yr’s race in 2:21:38. “Boston is an historic race and I wish to add my identify additional to its historical past on April 15. Profitable such an historic marathon with my household ready on the end line was an incredible expertise.”
A trifecta of Ethiopians with lifetime bests below 2:18:00 will take to the Boston course. Worknesh Degefa, the 2019 Boston Marathon champion, returns, whereas 2:17:36 marathoner Tadu Teshome will make her Boston debut and Hiwot Gebremaryam goals to enhance upon her eighth-place end final yr. Additionally from Ethiopia is World championships medalist Senbere Teferi; she received the 2022 B.A.A. 5K in a course report 14:49 and has proven expertise on the longer distances. Skilled marathoner Ababel Yeshaneh –second in 2022 and fourth in 2023— will attempt to change into the seventh girl from Ethiopia to win the olive wreath in Boston.
Becoming a member of Obiri from Kenya are 2022 World Athletics Championships Marathon silver medalist Judith Korir; two-time Boston Marathon winner Edna Kiplagat; four-time top-ten finisher Mary Ngugi; and 2022 TCS New York Metropolis Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi. Helah Kiprop, who holds a silver medal within the marathon from the 2015 World Athletics Championships and has earned wins in Tokyo, Copenhagen, and Paris, makes her second profession Boston begin. From Morocco is 2023 World Athletics Championships Marathon bronze medalist Fatima Gardadi.
Desiree Linden leads the American contingent six years after profitable the 2018 title. Linden has completed within the top-five 5 occasions, and holds the third quickest time by an American ever on the Hopkinton-to-Boston route (2:22:38). Linden will run her fifth U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February. Becoming a member of her is Emma Bates who completed fifth final yr within the second-fastest time ever by an American girl at Boston (2:22:10).
“At this level in my profession it’s a straightforward determination to return to the Boston Marathon and make it my high precedence race of the spring,” stated Linden. “I can’t wait to tackle the long-lasting course for an eleventh time and have the chance to combine it up with a few of the finest runners on this planet.”
2024 PARALYMPIAN SCARONI RETURNS AHEAD OF PARIS GAMES
Not even a unfastened wheel might cease Susannah Scaroni from profitable the 2023 Boston Marathon Wheelchair Division. Scaroni etched her identify in historical past with a 5:10 margin of victory, breaking the tape in 1:41:45. She’s again in Boston racing with hopes of repeating.
“I all the time sit up for competing on the Boston Marathon and am very excited to becoming a member of an unbelievable ladies’s discipline once more this yr to try to defend my title,” stated Scaroni.
Challengers to Scaroni embody four-time Boston Marathon champion and course report holder Manuela Schär of Switzerland and reigning Paralympic Marathon gold medalist Madison de Rozario of Australia. American Jenna Fesemyer, winner of the 2023 B.A.A. Half Marathon in November, and Japan’s Wakako Tsuchida, five-time winner and third place a yr in the past, will make a case for the rostrum.
FAMILIAR FACES & NEWCOMERS HEADLINE PARA ATHLETICS DIVISIONS
Liz Willis (T64, decrease limb impairment) returns to Boston not solely as defending champion, but in addition as a world report holder having run 1:45:20 at November’s B.A.A. Half Marathon.
“It’s thrilling to see the Para discipline increasing as extra adaptive ladies have been inspired to hitch the marathon group,” stated Willis. “Progress equates to progress working for the betterment of society which finally will increase the aggressive discipline. I’m excited to see so many athletes whom I now name mates returning whereas additionally keen to satisfy many new runners. I anticipate this race to be swifter than ever earlier than! Might we rise in power past the as soon as thought unattainable.”
Nicole ver Kuilen, second to Willis in final yr’s T63-T64 division, can be again, as is previous podium finisher and ultra-marathoner Jacky Hunt-Broersma. New to the Boston Marathon is Kelly Bruno (T64), an completed ultra-marathoner, triathlete, and Survivor contestant.
BANK OF AMERICA SUPPORTING ALL PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
Boston Marathon presenting accomplice Financial institution of America is supporting all high contenders as a part of the Financial institution of America Skilled Athlete Staff. Athletes within the Open, Wheelchair, and Para Athletics Divisions might be competing for greater than $1 million in prize cash.
A course report bonus of $50,000 is offered for open and wheelchair athletes, and Para Athletics Division prize cash might be supplied throughout seven impairment classifications (elevated from 5 in earlier years). An entire prize purse breakdown is offered right here.
