INCREDIBLE 2023 Boston Marathon Field Announced - 5 sub-2:18, 16 sub-2:21 women will battle it out for glory

I see Maegan Krifchin is on the list. Assuming she finishes Houston this weekend, that'll be 5 marathons in 6 months I think for her? (and assuming she doesn't find another one to run between Houston and Boston)

Good field! Interested to see if Lokedi can back up New York with a podium finish here in a deeper field.

Great fields.

I'd bet Salpeter will be back with a vengance after second at NYC. Yeshaneh and Ngugi have the Boston experience though and have to be favored. Lokedi showed strength with her NYC win. Beriso obviously has the fastest PR, but that doesn't always equate to a good Boston .

Overall should be a really exciting race.

Strong looking field. Wonder if we'll see some Americans in Tokyo/London/Rotterdam this spring. Seems like there are some big domestic names not on the start list. Sisson/D'Amato/Seidel/Flanagan/Huddle/Kipyego/Taylor/Sellers/etc

After Sisson took the AR from D'Amato might they both line up head to head in London? Curious to see how Huddle (73-mid in October shortly after child birth) does in Houston and then if she lines up for a spring marathon.

1. 1 Amane Beriso Ethiopia 2:14:58 (NR)
2. 2 Sheila Chepkirui Kenya 2:17:29
3. 3 Joyciline Jepkosgei Kenya 2:17:43
4. 4 Lonah Salpeter Israel 2:17:45
5. 5 Angela Tanui Kenya 2:17:57
6. 6 Fancy Chemutai Kenya 2:18:11
7. 7 Gotytom Gebreslase Ethiopia 2:18:11
8. 8 Hiwot Gebremaryam Ethiopia 2:19:10
9. 9 Edna Kiplagat^* Kenya 2:19:50
10. 10 Celestine Chepchirchir Kenya 2:20:10
11. 11 Maurine Chepkemoi Kenya 2:20:18
12. 12 Mary Ngugi Kenya 2:20:22
13. 13 Nazret Weldu Gebrehiwet Eritrea 2:20:29 (NR)
14. 14 Sara Hall* USA 2:20:32
15. 15 Ababel Yeshaneh Ethiopia 2:20:51
16. 16 Vibian Chepkirui Kenya 2:20:59
17. 17 Atsede Baysa^ Ethiopia 2:22:03
18. 18 Desiree Linden^ USA 2:22:38
19. 19 Viola Cheptoo Kenya 2:22:44 aka Viola Lagat
20. 20 Nienke Brinkman Netherlands 2:22:51 (NR)
21. 21 Emma Bates USA 2:23:18
22. 22 Sharon Lokedi Kenya 2:23:23
23. 23 Dakotah Lindwurm USA 2:25:01
24. 24 Jessica Stenson Australia 2:25:15
25. 25 Laura Thweatt USA 2:25:38
26. 26 Nell Rojas USA 2:25:57
27. 27 Annie Frisbie USA 2:26:18
28. 28 Sara Vaughn USA 2:26:23
29. 29 Haruka Yamaguchi Japan 2:26:35
30. 30 Aliphine Tuliamuk USA 2:26:50 31 Maggie Montoya USA 2:28:07
31. 32 Hanna Lindholm* Sweden 2:28:59
32. 33 Maegan Krifchin USA 2:29:12
33. 34 Militsa Mircheva Bulgaria 2:29:23 (NR)
34. 35 Jane Bareikis USA 2:30:04
35. 36 Sydney Devore USA 2:31:07
36. 37 Annmarie Tuxbury USA 2:31:31
37. 38 Kaitlin Goodman USA 2:32:08
38. 39 Kodi Kleven USA 2:32:45
39. 40 Jess Watychowicz USA 2:33:09
40. 41 Briana Boehmer* USA 2:33:20
41. 42 Nina Zarina Russia 2:33:22
42. 43 Jesse Cardin USA 2:33:34
43. 44 Savannah Berry USA 2:33:42
44. 45 Olivia Pratt USA 2:34:22
45. 46 Anne-Marie Blaney USA 2:34:38
46. 47 Mckale Montgomery USA 2:35:01
47. 48 Liza Howard Canada 2:35:29
48. 49 Esther Atkins USA 2:36:32
49. 50 Sylvia Bedford USA 2:36:32
50. 51 English Jackson Tomlinson USA 2:36:51
51. 52 Aisling Cuffe USA 2:37:23
52. 53 Rachel Coogan USA 2:37:40
53. 54 Claire McCarthy* Ireland 2:38:26
54. 55 Ann Centner USA 2:38:30
55. 56 Tennille Ellis Australia 2:39:08
56. 57 April Lund* USA 2:39:23
57. 58 Carmen Hussar* Canada 2:39:51
58. 59 Gina Rouse* USA 2:41:19
59. 60 Natasha Bliss* USA 2:43:28
60. 61 Julie Lajeunesse* Canada 2:44:49
61. 62 Laurie Knowles* USA 2:44:53
62. 63 Jennifer Hughes* USA 2:45:19
63. 64 Jenny Hitchings* USA 2:45:32
64. 65 Hilary Corno* USA 2:45:34
65. 66 Rebecca Brown* Australia 2:45:43
66. 67 Erika Kemp USA Debut
67. 68 Danielle Moreno USA Debut
68. 69 Maria Coffin USA Debut

What WMM marathon will Sara Hall not sign up for in 2023?

That's the most stacked field I've ever seen.

Kind of sad looking at that list with all the American women filling the bottom of it instead of being in the same ball park as the top of the list. Guess that's why Boston needs the "first American" prize.

BTW, where is Molly? Shouldn't she be back to marathoning by now?

Kellyn Taylor just had a kid less than two weeks ago, doubtful you’ll see her name on a starting line in April.

Ngugi is really underrated. I think she's easily a 2:18 runner and she always performs in Boston. I'd really like her to get a win

Erika Kemp for the win

Does the title of 'fastest marathon field in history' need to go to Boston? The stats say yes.*

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Historically GREAT 2023 Boston Marathon Women's Field Announced - 3 Quick Thoughts

Robert Johnson

The 2022 Boston marathon will feature a RECORD 5 sub-2:18 women and 16 sub-2:21 women on its start line.

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*subject to change once London's field comes out

A little early for predictions, but I'm wondering what everybody thinks. For the podium, of course, but also how some of the next tier - those very unlikely to win - will do. Who will surprise, which is to say, someone many would put in that second category but you think will be in contention?

Beriso was 12th in Boston in 2016

Can someone go through and put pb’s over the last 2 years?

it is ridiculous to have pb’s that are over a decade ago. That is not an exaggeration.

Fastest 8 all had recent pb’s

I can tell you who is running Nagoya

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