MANCHESTER ROAD RACE FULL FIELD:
8 athletes who competed in the Olympic Games in Rio., six men ( two medalists) and two women.
!2 men who have run a sub four minute mile or the metric equivalent.
7 men who have run 13.21 or faster for 5,000.
A women who is a two time world champion in the marathon
9 women who have run 15.36 or faster for 5,000m
Men:
WIL GEOGHEGAN (Defending Champion)
GALEN RUPP
PAUL CHELIMO
BENTRUE
LEONARD KORRIR
DONN CABRAL
CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON (Great Britain)
ELKANHA KIBET
HILLARY BOR
AARON BRAUN (Joint course record holder 21.19)
SCOTT FAUBLE
KEMOY CAMPBELL (Jamaica)
TRAVIS MAHONEY
KYLE MERBER
JIM SPISAK
DANIEL WINN
AARON NELSON
JOHNNY CRAIN
PARDON NDHLOVU (Zimbabwe Olympian in Rio)
MATT McCLINTOCK
HENRY STERLING
STEVE MANGAN
JAKE SIENKO
WILLIE MILAM
ERIC BLAKE
JORDAN MANN
JOHN BUSQUE
WOMEN
EDNA KIPLAGAT ( Two time World Marathon Champion)
EMILY SISSON
JORDAN HASAY
EILISH McCOLGAN (Scotland, two time GB Olympian)
MARY CAIN
KAROLINA JARZYVAKA (Poland 2.26 marathon)
ASHLEY HIGGINSON
AISLING CUFFE
AMY VAN ALSTINE
SARAH TRUE (Rio Olympian in Triathlon)
EMMA BATES
MADDIE VAN BEEK
SARAH PAGANO
SARAH CROUCH
KATIE MATTHEWS
HANNAH DAVIDSON
MARGO MALONE
JOANNA THOMPSON
MARGARET CONNELLY
LEAH ROSENFELD
ANNEMARIE TUXBURY