2012 Boston Marathon - Elite Athlete Fields

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BOSTON MARATHON FULL ELITE FIELD RELEASED
By David Monti
(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission

(11-Apr) -- The Boston Athletic Association, founders and organizers of the Boston Marathon, have released their full elite fields for Monday's race.  Please note that the list is still subject to change, most likely scratches.

WOMEN -
Bib, First, Last, Qualifying Time, Gender, Age, City, State, Country, Ctz
F1, Caroline Kilel, 2:22:36, F, 31, Bomet, , KEN, KEN (defending champion)
F2, Galina Bogomolova, 2:20:47, F, 34, Beloretsk, , RUS, RUS
F3, Mamitu Daska, 2:21:59, F, 28, Liteshoa, , ETH, ETH
F4, Sharon Cherop, 2:22:39, F, 28, Marakwet, , KEN, KEN
F5, Ashu Kasim, 2:23:09, F, 27, Arsi, , ETH, ETH
F6, Firehiwot Dado, 2:23:15, F, 28, Assela, , ETH, ETH
F7, Buzunesh Deba, 2:23:19, F, 24, Ethiopia, , ETH, ETH
F8, Rita Jeptoo, 2:23:38, F, 31, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN
F9, Agnes Kiprop, 2:23:54, F, 32, Marakwet, , KEN, KEN
F10, Caroline Rotich, 2:24:26, F, 27, Nyahururu, , KEN, KEN
F11, Georgina Rono, 2:24:33, F, 31, Kapsabet, , KEN, KEN
F12, Alevtina Biktimirova, 2:25:12, F, 29, Cheboksary, , RUS, RUS
F14, Genet Getaneh, 2:25:57, F, 26, Arsi, , ETH, ETH
F15, Diana Sigei, 2:26:53, F, 24, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN
F16, Jemima Jelagat Sumgong, 2:28:32, F, 27, Nandi, , KEN, KEN
F17, Nadezdha Leonteva, 2:31:57, F, 27, Samara, , RUS, RUS
F20, Mayumi Fujita, 2:30:42, F, 28, Osaka, , JPN, USA
F22, Mary Akor, 2:37:22, F, 35, Hawthorne, CA, USA, USA
F23, Lauren Philbrook, 2:39:47, F, 24, Hopkinton, MA, USA, USA
F24, Kelly Chin, 2:44:44, F, 31, Brooklyn, NY, USA, USA
F25, Shannon Miller, 2:45:23, F, 27, Jacksonville, FL, USA, USA
F26, Emily Belli, 2:46:18, F, 34, San Diego, CA, USA, USA
F27, Emily Bates, 2:47:06, F, 35, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, USA
F28, Aya Manome, 2:47:08, F, 29, Tochigi, , JPN, JPN
F29, Hilary Dionne, 2:48:21, F, 26, Charlestown, MA, USA, USA
F30, Michelle Corkum, 2:48:40, F, 27, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, USA
F31, Akiko Kudo, 2:49:12, F, 28, Miyagi, , JPN, JPN
F32, Mary Kelly, 2:49:13, F, 24, Broomall, PA, USA, USA
F33, Elizabeth Herndon, 2:49:17, F, 26, State College, PA, USA, USA
F34, Autumn Ray, 2:49:39, F, 32, Tucson, AZ, USA, USA
F35, Natsuko Muramatsu, 2:49:48, F, 35, Shizuoka, , JPN, JPN
F37, Sheila Croft, 2:50:21, F, 37, Redmond, WA, USA, CAN
F38, Jill Gamble, 2:50:27, F, 36, Owen Sound, ON, CAN, CAN
F39, Melissa Raddatz, 2:50:41, F, 35, New York, NY, USA, USA
F40, Camille Herron, 2:37:14, F, 30, Warr Acres, OK, USA, USA
F101, Larisa Zyusko, 2:34:22, F, 42, Vovosibirsk, , RUS, RUS
F102, Svetlana Pretot, 2:33:05, F, 40, Nancy, , FRA, FRA
F103, Nuta Olaru, 2:37:13, F, 41, Longmont, CO, USA, USA
F104, Sheri Piers, 2:37:42, F, 40, Falmouth, ME, USA, USA
F105, Denise Robson, 2:43:16, F, 43, Dartmouth, NS, CAN, CAN
F106, Shannon McHale, 2:43:36, F, 41, West Simsbury, CT, USA, USA
F107, Lilian Magnusson, 2:44:26, F, 43, Uppsala, , SWE, SWE
F108, Mary Coordt, 2:46:18, F, 42, Elk Grove, CA, USA, USA
F109, Mary Pardi, 2:46:39, F, 42, Falmouth, ME, USA, USA
F110, Jen Nicholson, 2:47:00, F, 43, Cornwall, PE, CAN, CAN
F111, Paula Keating, 2:47:26, F, 45, Miramichi, NB, CAN, CAN
F113, Cathrine Wolden, 2:51:28, F, 40, Pound Ridge, NY, USA, NOR
F114, Tammy Lifka, 2:53:15, F, 41, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA, USA
F115, Suzanne Evans, 2:53:53, F, 40, New Westminster, BC, CAN, CAN
F116, Claire Gadrow, 2:56:46, F, 42, South Kingstown, RI, USA, USA

MEN -
Bib, First, Last, Qualifying Time, Gender, Age, City, State, Country, Ctz
1, Geoffrey Mutai, 2:03:02, M, 30, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN (defending champion)
2, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, 2:04:53, M, 27, Tigray, , ETH, ETH
3, Tadese Tola, 2:05:10, M, 24, Addis Ababa, , ETH, ETH
4, Levy Matebo, 2:05:16, M, 22, Trans Nzoia, , KEN, KEN
5, Wilson Chebet, 2:05:27, M, 26, Marakwet, , KEN, KEN
6, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, 2:05:52, M, 23, Bomet, , KEN, KEN
7, Laban Korir, 2:06:05, M, 26, Uasin Gishu, , KEN, KEN
8, Wesley Korir, 2:06:15, M, 29, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
9, Bernard Kipyego, 2:06:29, M, 25, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN
10, David Barmasai, 2:07:18, M, 23, Keiyo, , KEN, KEN
11, Dickson Chumba, 2:07:23, M, 25, Nandi, , KEN, KEN
12, Josphat Ndambiri, 2:07:36, M, 27, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
14, Peter Kamais, 2:07:37, M, 35, Uasin Gishu, , KEN, KEN
15, Mathew Kisorio, 2:10:58, M, 22, Nandi, , KEN, KEN
16, Franklin Chepkwony, 2:10:59, M, 27, Koibatek, , KEN, KEN
17, Jason Hartmann, 2:11:06, M, 31, Boulder, CO, USA, USA
18, Nicholas Arciniaga, 2:11:30, M, 28, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, USA
19, Miche, Butter, 2:12:59, M, 26, Castricum, , NED, NED
20, Sergio Reyes, 2:14:02, M, 30, Palmdale, CA, USA, USA
22, Tommy Greenless, 2:18:25, M, 29, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, USA
23, Michael Cassidy, 2:18:52, M, 26, Staten Island, NY, USA, USA
24, Tim Young, 2:19:01, M, 25, Rochester Hills, MI, USA, USA
26, Glenn Randall, 2:20:40, M, 25, Mesa, CO, USA, USA
27, Justin Patananan, 2:21:00, M, 31, Palmdale, CA, USA, USA
28, Jacob Bradosky, 2:21:11, M, 24, Great Falls, MT, USA, USA
29, Jake Krong, 2:21:46, M, 27, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, USA
30, David Bedoya, 2:21:53, M, 35, Somerville, MA, USA, ESP
31, Paul Molyneux, 2:22:14, M, 31, Chelmsford, , GBR, GBR
32, Aleksandar Tomas, 2:22:51, M, 33, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, SRB
33, Matt Hensley, 2:23:12, M, 24, Jacksonville, FL, USA, USA
34, David Nilsson, 2:23:59, M, 25, Malmo, , SWE, SWE
35, Matthew Manning, 2:24:12, M, 32, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, USA
36, Nicholas Wheeler, 2:24:15, M, 26, Rockland, ME, USA, USA
37, Jason Warick, 2:24:41, M, 38, Saskatoon, SK, CAN, CAN
38, Scott Mindel, 2:24:47, M, 25, New London, CT, USA, USA
39, Daniel Daly, 2:25:23, M, 26, New York, NY, USA, PER
40, Masakazu Takahashi, 2:25:48, M, 38, Tokyo, , JPN, JPN
43, Ryan Linden, 2:26:21, M, 30, Washington Twp, MI, USA, USA
46, Koji Hayasaka, 2:26:23, M, 28, Tokyo, , JPN, JPN
47, Naoki Tashiro, 2:27:25, M, 31, Fukushima, , JPN, JPN
48, Ken Oishi, 2:27:56, M, 23, Tokyo, , JPN, JPN
75, James Koskei, 2:17:28, M, 43, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
76, Franklin Tenorio, 2:17:56, M, 42, Boulder, CO, USA, ECU
77, Jason Ryf, 2:21:18, M, 41, Oshkosh, WI, USA, USA
78, Chris Hartshorn, 2:24:09, M, 40, Concord, MA, USA, NZL
79, Tracy Lokken, 2:24:44, M, 46, Marquette, MI, USA, USA
80, Brian Wilder, 2:27:24, M, 40, London, , GBR, GBR
81, Rami Bardeesy, 2:27:56, M, 43, Halifax, NS, CAN, CAN
82, Enrico Vivian, 2:28:22, M, 43, Marostica (vi), , ITA, ITA
83, Anders Szalkai, 2:28:32, M, 41, Alta, , SWE, SWE
84, Esteban Vanegas, 2:28:37, M, 41, Alma, MI, USA, USA
86, Reuben Chesang, 2:21:02, M, 48, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
101, Kevin Jillson, 2:25:52, M, 24, Worcester, MA, USA, USA
102, Stefan Kolata, 2:26:13, M, 30, Washington, DC, USA, USA
103, Judson Cake, 2:26:16, M, 34, Bar Harbor, ME, USA, USA
105, Josh Zolla, 2:26:30, M, 25, Freeport, ME, USA, USA
106, Michael,Dixon, 2:26:45, M, 29, Fanwood, NJ, USA, USA
107, Cameron Cummings, 2:26:47, M, 30, Omaha, NE, USA, USA
108, Richard Jones, 2:27:16, M, 35, Cocorite, , TRI, TRI
110, Jim Johnson, 2:27:33, M, 34, East Wakefield, NH, USA, USA
111, Thomas Deeg, 2:27:34, M, 31, Eastham, MA, USA, USA
112, David Rodriguez, 2:27:36, M, 29, Corpus Christi, TX, USA, USA
113, Joshua Ricardi, 2:27:48, M, 30, Seattle, WA, USA, USA
115, Benny Rodriguez, 2:28:01, M, 35, Laredo, TX, USA, USA

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John Hancock’s 2012 Elite Boston Marathon Field (first release)

MEN

Name  (Country)                                          Personal Best
Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya)                                2:03:02 (Boston, 2011) CR, WB
Gebre Gebremariam (Ethiopia)                2:04:53 (Boston, 2011)
Levy Matebo (Kenya)                                   2:05:16 (Frankfurt, 2011)
Wilson Chebet (Kenya)                              2:05:27 (Rotterdam, 2011)
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (Kenya)           2:05:52 (Boston, 2010)
Laban Korir (Kenya)                                    2:06:05 (Amsterdam, 2011)
Wesley Korir (Kenya)                                  2:06:15 (Chicago, 2011)
Bernard Kipyego (Kenya)                           2:06:29 (Chicago, 2011)
David Barmasai (Kenya)                            2:07:18 (Dubai, 2011)
Dickson Chumba (Kenya)                         2:07:23 (Frankfurt, 2011)
Josphat Ndambiri (Kenya)                         2:07:36 (Fukuoka, 2011)
Peter Kamais (Kenya)                                 2:07:37 (Xiamen, 2012) CR
Mathew Kisorio (Kenya)                              2:10:58 (New York, 2011)
Frankline Chepkwony (Kenya)                  2:10:59 (Nairobi, 2011)
Jason Hartmann (USA)                              2:11:06 (Chicago, 2010)
Michel Butter (Netherlands)                       2:12:59 (Amsterdam, 2011)
Antonio Vega (USA)                                     2:13:47 (Boston, 2010)

WOMEN

Name  (Country)                                          Personal Best
Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia)                      2:19:31 (Dubai, 2012) CR, NR
Galina Bogomolova (Russia)                   2:20:47 (Chicago, 2006)
Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia)                           2:21:59 (Frankfurt, 2011) CR
Caroline Kilel (Kenya)                                2:22:36 (Boston, 2011)
Sharon Cherop (Kenya)                             2:22:42 (Boston, 2011)
Ashu Kasim (Ethiopia)                               2:23:09 (Xiamen, 2012)
Firehiwot Dado (Ethiopia)                          2:23:15 (New York City, 2011)
Buzunesh Deba (Ethiopia)                        2:23:19 (New York City, 2011)
Rita Jeptoo (Kenya)                                    2:23:38 (Boston, 2006)
Agnes Kiprop (Kenya)                                2:23:54 (Frankfurt, 2011)
Caroline Rotich (Kenya)                            2:24:26 (Boston, 2011)
Georgina Rono (Kenya)                             2:24:33 (Eindhoven, 2011) CR
Alevtina Biktimirova (Russia)                    2:25:12 (Frankfurt, 2005)
Genet Getaneh (Ethiopia)                          2:25:57 (Amsterdam, 2011)
Tatyana Pushkareva (Russia)                  2:26:14 (Boston, 2010)
Diana Sigei (Kenya)                                    2:26:53 (Dubai, 2011)
Nadezdha Leonteva (Russia)                   2:31:57 (Moscow, 2011)

CR=Course Record
WB=World Best
NR=National Record