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4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:09am EST

https://www.letsrun.com/news/2022/01/kenenisa-bekele-vs-geoffrey-kamworor-at-2022-boston-marathon-mens-elite-fields-announced/

The fields were just released and the highlight is two big name contenders Bekele and Kamworor squaring off. Plus you've got the top 2 fastest marathoners in the world the last 2 years, Titus Ekiru and Evans Chebet, and 4 of the top 10 in the LetsRun 2021 rankings, led by #3 Lawrence Cherono, and including defending champ Benson Kipruto and New York Champ Albert Korir.

US ranks are led by Jake Riley, Scott Fauble, Elkanah Kibet, Colin Bennie.

I'm super pumped about Boston 2022. I really wanted to see Bekele even if he may be really past his prime. I'm still not convinced it's completely over for him.

Kipchoge and Rupp would have made it perfect but Kipchoge is supposed to do Tokyo.

MEN PERSONAL BEST COUNTRY

Kenenisa Bekele 2:01:41 (Berlin, 2019) NR Ethiopia

Titus Ekiru 2:02:57 (Milan, 2021) Kenya

Evans Chebet 2:03:00 (Valencia, 2020) Kenya

Lawrence Cherono 2:03:04 (Valencia, 2020) Kenya

Bernard Koech 2:04:09 (Amsterdam, 2021) Kenya

Lemi Berhanu 2:04:33 (Dubai, 2016) Ethiopia

Lelisa Desisa 2:04:45 (Dubai, 2013) Ethiopia

Gabriel Geay 2:04:55 (Milan, 2021) NR Tanzania

Benson Kipruto 2:05:13 (Toronto, 2019) Kenya

Geoffrey Kamworor 2:05:23 (Valencia, 2021) Kenya

Eric Kiptanui 2:05:47 (Apugnano, 2020) Kenya

Bethwell Yegon 2:06:14 (Berlin, 2021) Kenya

Geoffrey Kirui 2:06:27 (Amsterdam, 2016) Kenya

Eyob Faniel 2:07:19 (Seville, 2020) NR Italy

Yuki Kawauchi 2:07:27 (Otsu, 2021) Japan

Albert Korir 2:08:03 (Ottawa, 2019) Kenya

Amanuel Mesel 2:08:17 (Valencia, 2013) Eritrea

Bayelign Teshager 2:08:28 (Los Angeles, 2020) Ethiopia

Tsegay Tuemay Weldibanos 2:09:07 (Daegu, 2019) Eritrea

Scott Fauble 2:09:09 (Boston, 2019) USA

Colin Bennie 2:09:38 (Chandler, 2020) USA

Trevor Hofbauer 2:09:51 (Toronto, 2019) Canada

Jared Ward 2:09:25 (Boston, 2019) USA

Ian Butler 2:09:45 (Chandler, 2020) USA

Mick Iacofano 2:09:55 (Chandler, 2020) USA

Jake Riley 2:10:02 (Atlanta, 2020) USA

Jerrell Mock 2:10:37 (Chicago, 2019) USA

Jemal Yimer 2:10:38 (Boston, 2021) Ethiopia

Juan Luis Barrios 2:10:55 (Tokyo, 2018) Mexico

Matt McDonald 2:11:10 (Chicago, 2019) USA

Matt Llano 2:11:14 (Berlin, 2019) USA

Elkanah Kibet 2:11:15 (New York City, 2021) USA

CJ Albertson 2:11:18 (Chandler, 2020) USA

Diego Estrada 2:11:54 (Chicago, 2019) USA

Jonas Hampton 2:12:10 (Atlanta, 2020) USA

Andrew Colley 2:12:15 (Duluth, 2019) USA

Tyler Pennel 2:12:34 (Atlanta, 2020) USA

Mike Sayenko 2:12:59 (Valencia, 2021) USA

Jason Lynch 2:13:05 (Huntsville, 2021) USA

Josh Izewski 2:13:16 (Sacramento, 2018) USA

Joe Stilin 2:13:19 (Sacramento, 2018) USA

Nico Montanez 2:13:55 (Chicago, 2021) USA

John Tello Zuniga 2:14:19 (Lima, 2021) Colombia

Reed Fischer 2:14:41 (Chicago, 2021) USA

Harvey Nelson 2:14:47 (Boston, 2021) USA

Tyler Pence 2:15:06 (Moline, 2021) USA

Bashash Walio 2:15:07 (Huntsville, 2021) USA

Craig Hunt 2:15:29 (Chandler, 2020) USA

Daniel Ortiz Perez 2:15:39 (Valencia, 2020) Mexico

Paul Hogan 2:15:51 (Boston, 2021) USA

Clayton Young 2:16:07 (Chicago, 2021) USA

Ben Payne^ 2:16:42 (Atlanta, 2020) USA

Markus Ploner^ 2:19:43 (Milan, 2021) Italy

Chip O’Hara^ 2:21:20 (Phoenix, 2020) USA

Gilles Rubio^ 2:21:40 (Valencia, 2019) France

Recio Alvarez^ 2:25:17 (Berlin, 2021) Dominican Republic

Sam Krieg^ 2:25:59 (Chicago, 2019) USA

Thomas Chapman^ 2:26:02 (Sacramento, 2019) USA

Joost De Raeymaeker^ 2:26:10 (Berlin, 2019) Belgium

Athletes with ^ next to their names are Masters (40+) athletes

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:12am EST

re: wejo

wejo wrote:
The fields were just released and the highlight is two big name contenders Bekele and Kamworor squaring off. Plus you've got the top 2 fastest marathoners in the world the last 2 years, Titus Ekiru and Evans Chebet, and 4 of the top 10 in the LetsRun 2021 rankings, led by #3 Lawrence Cherono, and including defending champ Benson Kipruto and New York Champ Albert Korir.
US ranks are led by Jake Riley, Scott Fauble, Elkanah Kibet, Colin Bennie.
I'm super pumped about Boston 2022. I really wanted to see Bekele even if he may be really past his prime. I'm still not convinced it's completely over for him.
Kipchoge and Rupp would have made it perfect but Kipchoge is supposed to do Tokyo.
MEN PERSONAL BEST COUNTRY
Kenenisa Bekele 2:01:41 (Berlin, 2019) NR Ethiopia
Titus Ekiru 2:02:57 (Milan, 2021) Kenya
Evans Chebet 2:03:00 (Valencia, 2020) Kenya
Lawrence Cherono 2:03:04 (Valencia, 2020) Kenya
Bernard Koech 2:04:09 (Amsterdam, 2021) Kenya
Lemi Berhanu 2:04:33 (Dubai, 2016) Ethiopia
Lelisa Desisa 2:04:45 (Dubai, 2013) Ethiopia
Gabriel Geay 2:04:55 (Milan, 2021) NR Tanzania
Benson Kipruto 2:05:13 (Toronto, 2019) Kenya
Geoffrey Kamworor 2:05:23 (Valencia, 2021) Kenya
Eric Kiptanui 2:05:47 (Apugnano, 2020) Kenya
Bethwell Yegon 2:06:14 (Berlin, 2021) Kenya
Geoffrey Kirui 2:06:27 (Amsterdam, 2016) Kenya
Eyob Faniel 2:07:19 (Seville, 2020) NR Italy
Yuki Kawauchi 2:07:27 (Otsu, 2021) Japan
Albert Korir 2:08:03 (Ottawa, 2019) Kenya
Amanuel Mesel 2:08:17 (Valencia, 2013) Eritrea
Bayelign Teshager 2:08:28 (Los Angeles, 2020) Ethiopia
Tsegay Tuemay Weldibanos 2:09:07 (Daegu, 2019) Eritrea
Scott Fauble 2:09:09 (Boston, 2019) USA
Colin Bennie 2:09:38 (Chandler, 2020) USA
Trevor Hofbauer 2:09:51 (Toronto, 2019) Canada
Jared Ward 2:09:25 (Boston, 2019) USA
Ian Butler 2:09:45 (Chandler, 2020) USA
Mick Iacofano 2:09:55 (Chandler, 2020) USA
Jake Riley 2:10:02 (Atlanta, 2020) USA
Jerrell Mock 2:10:37 (Chicago, 2019) USA
Jemal Yimer 2:10:38 (Boston, 2021) Ethiopia
Juan Luis Barrios 2:10:55 (Tokyo, 2018) Mexico
Matt McDonald 2:11:10 (Chicago, 2019) USA
Matt Llano 2:11:14 (Berlin, 2019) USA
Elkanah Kibet 2:11:15 (New York City, 2021) USA
CJ Albertson 2:11:18 (Chandler, 2020) USA
Diego Estrada 2:11:54 (Chicago, 2019) USA
Jonas Hampton 2:12:10 (Atlanta, 2020) USA
Andrew Colley 2:12:15 (Duluth, 2019) USA
Tyler Pennel 2:12:34 (Atlanta, 2020) USA
Mike Sayenko 2:12:59 (Valencia, 2021) USA
Jason Lynch 2:13:05 (Huntsville, 2021) USA
Josh Izewski 2:13:16 (Sacramento, 2018) USA
Joe Stilin 2:13:19 (Sacramento, 2018) USA
Nico Montanez 2:13:55 (Chicago, 2021) USA
John Tello Zuniga 2:14:19 (Lima, 2021) Colombia
Reed Fischer 2:14:41 (Chicago, 2021) USA
Harvey Nelson 2:14:47 (Boston, 2021) USA
Tyler Pence 2:15:06 (Moline, 2021) USA
Bashash Walio 2:15:07 (Huntsville, 2021) USA
Craig Hunt 2:15:29 (Chandler, 2020) USA
Daniel Ortiz Perez 2:15:39 (Valencia, 2020) Mexico
Paul Hogan 2:15:51 (Boston, 2021) USA
Clayton Young 2:16:07 (Chicago, 2021) USA
Ben Payne^ 2:16:42 (Atlanta, 2020) USA
Markus Ploner^ 2:19:43 (Milan, 2021) Italy
Chip O’Hara^ 2:21:20 (Phoenix, 2020) USA
Gilles Rubio^ 2:21:40 (Valencia, 2019) France
Recio Alvarez^ 2:25:17 (Berlin, 2021) Dominican Republic
Sam Krieg^ 2:25:59 (Chicago, 2019) USA
Thomas Chapman^ 2:26:02 (Sacramento, 2019) USA
Joost De Raeymaeker^ 2:26:10 (Berlin, 2019) Belgium
Athletes with ^ next to their names are Masters (40+) athletes

Why are all the USA runners bunched at the bottom?

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:13am EST

re: wejo

Love to see KB come up with one more great marathon

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:14am EST

re: carmine9

carmine9 wrote:
Love to see KB come up with one more great marathon

Has he ever run in the US?

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:20am EST

re: Sally Vixxxxxxxxens

So it's basically a mens elite field of "Bekele and a bunch of fast East Africans that are virtually indistinguishable from each other to anyone who doesn't REALLY follow men's marathoning"

It is a fast elite field, absolutely. Hard to pick a winner.

Where's Rupp?

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:24am EST

re: carmine9

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:27am EST

re: carmine9

carmine9 wrote:
Love to see KB come up with one more great marathon

He’s been vaccinated. Are you sure you want to publicly support him?

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:32am EST

re: MeHereYouWhere?!

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:
So it's basically a mens elite field of "Bekele and a bunch of fast East Africans that are virtually indistinguishable from each other to anyone who doesn't REALLY follow men's marathoning"
It is a fast elite field, absolutely. Hard to pick a winner.
Where's Rupp?

That's a bit unfair. There's precisely one marathoner with any sort of greater public recognition and that's Kipchoge. After him, there's some locally known athletes who only die hard running fans will have heard of in other parts of the world.

The BAA have put together a great field to there's big names in there, they aren't just random 2:05-2:06 guys who ran well in some minor European marathon. Cherono, Chebet, Desisa, along with Bekele and Kamworor. That's as good a race as you will see

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:39am EST

re: wejo

wejo wrote:
US ranks are led by Jake Riley, Scott Fauble, Elkanah Kibet, Colin Bennie.

I thought Jared Ward would at least get a mention!

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:39am EST

re: High hopes

Hope he can recover and get some good marathons in before he retires.

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:41am EST

re: wejo

Yay, never get tired of rooting for Bekele.

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:44am EST

re: wejo

Galen Rupp wouldn't even finish top 10 in this field. Bekele is going to DNF again once he gets dropped.

There are 8 names on this list that will be the future of racing for the next 10 years. Get used to it.

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:45am EST

re: MeHereYouWhere?!

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:
So it's basically a mens elite field of "Bekele and a bunch of fast East Africans that are virtually indistinguishable from each other to anyone who doesn't REALLY follow men's marathoning"
It is a fast elite field, absolutely. Hard to pick a winner.
Where's Rupp?

I don’t “really” follow marathoning and recognize a bunch of names…

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:45am EST

re: wejo

Will be an exciting race. The only issue with Boston is if Bekele runs the race of his life and runs under the current world record it won't count as Boston is not world record illegible course.

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:45am EST

re: Sally Vixxxxxxxxens

Sally Vixxxxxxxxens wrote:
Why are all the USA runners bunched at the bottom?

because they're slow.

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:53am EST

re: Sally Vixxxxxxxxens

Sally Vixxxxxxxxens wrote:
carmine9 wrote:
Love to see KB come up with one more great marathon
Has he ever run in the US?

Just ran NYC marathon a couple of months ago

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:55am EST

re: Disko Eric

Disko Eric wrote:
carmine9 wrote:
Love to see KB come up with one more great marathon
He’s been vaccinated. Are you sure you want to publicly support him?

1. Has he?

2. Why would I not support him either way?

You vaxx lovers are a disturbed lot

4 years ago 01/13/2022 9:58am EST

re: Sally Vixxxxxxxxens

Sally Vixxxxxxxxens wrote:
carmine9 wrote:
Love to see KB come up with one more great marathon
Has he ever run in the US?

He ran the fastest 10000 on US soil some years ago (26:25.97 from 2008 in Eugene).

4 years ago 01/13/2022 10:00am EST

re: Randy Andy

Randy Andy wrote:
Sally Vixxxxxxxxens wrote:
Has he ever run in the US?
He ran the fastest 10000 on US soil some years ago (26:25.97 from 2008 in Eugene).

I vaguely remembered that. Thanks! That is probably a top 5 time of all-time .

4 years ago 01/13/2022 10:06am EST

re: carmine9

carmine9 wrote:
Love to see KB come up with one more great marathon

Something we finally agree on

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