World Champ Gotytom Gebreslase Will Challenge Olympic Champ Peres Jepchirchir at 2022 New York City Marathon

World Championships Medalists Gotytom Gebreslase, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, and Hellen Obiri to Join Women’s Field at 2022 TCS New York City Marathon on November 6

Sara Hall, Emma Bates, Aliphine Tuliamuk, Des Linden, Nell Rojas, and Stephanie Bruce to anchor star-studded contingent of American women

New York, August 10, 2022 – World Championships medalists Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel, and Hellen Obiri of Kenya will join previously announced New York City and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir in the women’s professional athlete division at this year’s TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday November 6. All three will make their TCS New York City Marathon debuts, with Obiri making her 26.2-mile debut across any course, and will line up against a star-studded contingent of American women that includes Sara HallEmma BatesAliphine TuliamukDes Linden, Nell Rojas, and Stephanie Bruce. The 2022 TCS New York City Marathon women’s professional athlete field is presented by Mastercard®.

Women’s Open Division

Fresh off her victory at the world championships marathon, where she finished the course in a championship-record time of 2:18:11, Gebreslase will make New York City her next stop. She will look to add a five-borough title to her resume, having previously won the 2021 Berlin Marathon and finished third at the 2022 Tokyo Marathon.

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“Winning the World Championships was like a dream, and I am honored to run my next marathon in New York City,” Gebreslase said. “It’s home to the biggest marathon in the world, and many of the top athletes have run there. I understand it’s a challenging course, and I’m looking forward to seeing further success there.”

Two-time Olympian Salpeter, a Kenyan-born Israeli who won the bronze medal at the world championships marathon and was the 2020 Tokyo Marathon winner, will challenge Gebreslase once again. Obiri, a two-time Olympic medalist and seven-time individual world championships medalist, will make her highly anticipated marathon debut shortly after winning a world championships silver over 10,000 meters.

“I’m very excited to make my marathon debut at the TCS New York City Marathon,” Obiri said. “I have watched the race many times on TV and have seen my Kenyan colleagues compete there. I know New York is a tough course, but I hope my experience on track, road, and cross-country will help me navigate the ups and downs. I also plan to get advice and tips from coach Dathan Ritzenhein, who competed in the race several times in the past.”

In addition to Jepchirchir, the group will be racing against Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi, who will look to become the first athlete to win the United Airlines NYC Half, Mastercard New York Mini 10K, and TCS New York City Marathon in one year. Three other Kenyans will also be strong contenders for podium places, including the 2010 New York City, 2014 London and 2017 Boston Marathon champion Edna Kiplagat, last year’s runner-up Viola Cheptoo, and newcomer Sharon Lokedi.

The American effort will be led by 10-time national champion Hall, who was the top world championships marathon finisher from the U.S. last month in Oregon, where she placed fifth. She is also the former half marathon national record holder, the runner-up from the 2020 London Marathon, and a two-time winner of the Mastercard New York Mini 10K. She will be joined at the Staten Island start line by Bates, who clocked a personal best to finish seventh at the world championships and was the runner-up at last year’s Chicago Marathon.

“From winning the Millrose mile to back-to-back Mini 10K wins, most of my favorite career moments have happened in NYC,” Hall said. “I’m all-in to add to that by having my best marathon yet at the TCS New York City Marathon. I can’t wait to be back racing my heart out in the five boroughs of my favorite city.”

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Aliphine Tuliamuk, and two-time Olympian and 2018 Boston Marathon champion Des Linden, will also return to New York, as will national champion Stephanie Bruce, who will race the five boroughs for the final time before retiring. The deep U.S. women’s group will additionally include Nell Rojas, the top American finisher from the last two Boston Marathons, Lindsay Flanagan, the top American finisher from the 2022 United Airlines NYC Half, Annie Frisbie, last year’s seventh-place finisher, and her training partner Dakotah Lindwurm, who won Grandma’s Marathon in June. Emily Durgin, the sixth-fastest U.S. half marathoner of all-time, will make her marathon debut.

Professional Athlete Field –  Women’s Open Division

Name Country Personal Best
Peres Jepchirchir KEN 2:17:16
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter ISR 2:17:45
Gotytom Gebreslase ETH 2:18:11
Edna Kiplagat KEN 2:19:50
Sara Hall USA 2:20:32
Jess Piasecki GBR 2:22:27
Des Linden USA 2:22:28
Mao Uesugi JPN 2:22:29
Viola Cheptoo KEN 2:22:44
Emma Bates USA 2:23:18
Caroline Rotich KEN 2:23:22
Senbere Teferi ETH 2:24:11
Lindsay Flanagan USA 2:24:35
Dakotah Lindwurm USA 2:25:01
Eloise Wellings AUS 2:25:10
Jessica Stenson AUS 2:25:15
Gerda Steyn RSA 2:25:28
Annie Frisbie USA 2:26:18
Aliphine Tuliamuk USA 2:26:50
Stephanie Bruce USA 2:27:47
Nell Rojas USA 2:28:09
Roberta Groner USA 2:29:09
Molly Grabill USA 2:29:17
Ruth Van der Meijden NED 2:29:30
Maegan Krifchin USA 2:30:17
Molly (Culver) Roberts USA 2:30:20
Grace Kahura KEN 2:30:32
Sarah Pagano USA 2:33:11
Kayla Lampe USA 2:38:25
Emily Durgin USA Debut
Sharon Lokedi KEN Debut
Hellen Obiri KEN Debut

Quick Take: As was the case for the men, the field quality is improved in 2022

With all of the Abbott World Marathon majors taking place last fall, most of the majors save for London were quite watered down. While London is still this fall, NY’s quality has improved.

A comparison of the elite women’s field at the 2021 and 2022 TCS New York City Marathons
Sub-2:19 Sub-2:20 Sub-2:21 Sub-2:22 Sub-2:23 Sub-2:24 Sub-2:25
2022 3 4 5 5 9 11 13
2021 2 3 4 4 4 4 5

More: Men’s Field: Galen Rupp to make his New York City Marathon debut this year in November The field also includes defending champ Albert Korir and five guys with a pb under 2:06.

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