Full Elite Fields – 2014 Boston Marathon
by LetsRun.com
April 16, 2014
John Hancock today released an updated elite field for Monday’s Boston Marathon – the 118th running of the historic race.
| WOMEN | Personal Best Time | Country |
| Mare Dibaba | 2:19:52 (Dubai, 2012) | Ethiopia |
| Rita Jeptoo | 2:19:57 (Chicago, 2013) | Kenya |
| Jemima Jelagat Sumgong | 2:20:48 (Chicago, 2013) | Kenya |
| Meselech Melkamu | 2:21:01 (Frankfurt) CR | Kenya |
| Eunice Kirwa | 2:21:41 (Amsterdam, 2012) | Kenya |
| Sharon Cherop | 2:22:28 (Berlin, 2013) | Kenya |
| Caroline Kilel | 2:22:34 (Frankfurt, 2013) | Kenya |
| Desiree Linden | 2:22:38 (Boston, 2011) | USA |
| Flomena Chepchichir | 2:23:00 (Frankfurt, 2013) | Kenya |
| Buzunesh Deba | 2:23:19 (New York, 2011) | Ethiopia |
| Tatiana Petrova Arkhipova | 2:23:29 (London, 2012) | Russia |
| Aleksandra Duliba | 2:23:44 (Chicago, 2013) NR | Belarus |
| Yeshi Esayias | 2:24:06 (Frankfurt, 2013) | Ethiopia |
| Philes Ongori | 2:24:20 (Rotterdam, 2011) | Kenya |
| Belaynesh Oljira | 2:25:01 (Dubai, 2013) | Ethiopia |
| Shalane Flanagan | 2:25:38 (Houston, 2012) | USA |
| Lanni Marchant | 2:28:00 (Toronto, 2013) | Canada |
| Serena Burla | 2:28:01 (Amsterdam, 2013) | USA |
| Noriko Higuchi | 2:28:49 (Tokyo, 2011) | Japan |
| Adriana Nelson | 2:28:52 (London, 2008) | USA |
| Adriana Aparecida da Silva | 2:29:17 (Tokyo, 2012) | Brazil |
| MEN | Personal Best Time | Country |
| Dennis Kimetto | 2:03:45 (Chicago 2013) CR | Kenya |
| Lelisa Desisa | 2:04:45 (Dubai, 2013) | Ethiopia |
| Gebre Gebremariam | 2:04:53 (Boston, 2011) | Ethiopia |
| Markos Geneti | 2:04:54 (Dubai, 2012) | Ethiopia |
| Ryan Hall | 2:04:58 (Boston, 2011) | USA |
| Wilson Chebet | 2:05:27 (Rotterdam, 2011) | Kenya |
| Tilahun Regassa | 2:05:27 (Chicago, 2012) | Ethiopia |
| Frankline Chepkwony | 2:06:11 (Eindhoven, 2012) | Kenya |
| Micah Kogo | 2:06:56 (Chicago, 2013) | Kenya |
| Adil Annani | 2:07:43 (London, 2012) | Morocco |
| Paul Lonyangata | 2:07:44 (Xiamen, 2013) | Kenya |
| Joel Kimurer | 2:07:48 (Gongju, 2013) | Kenya |
| Lusapho April | 2:08:32 (Hannover, 2013) CR | South Africa |
| Abdi Abdirahman | 2:08:56 (Chicago, 2006) | USA |
| Mebrahtom Keflezighi | 2:09:08 (Houston, 2012) | USA |
| Brett Gotcher | 2:10:36 (Houston, 2010) | USA |
| Mathew Bowen | 2:10:57 (Rennes, 2013) | Kenya |
| Jason Hartmann | 2:11:06 (Chicago 2010) | USA |
| Nicholas Arciniaga | 2:11:30 (Houston, 2011) | USA |
| Vitaliy Shafar | 2:11:52 (Frankfurt, 2013) | Ukraine |
| Jeffrey Eggleston | 2:12:03 (Chicago, 2012) | USA |
*Changes to the field
Eric Ndiema has withdrawn from the race due to difficulties obtaining the necessary visa paperwork.
Meseret Hailu has withdrawn from the race due to a shin injury.
Article continues below player.
NR = National Record
CR = Course Record
(Field as of April 16, 2014)
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