2012 John Hancock Elite Athlete
Field Facts
- 34 athletes in the elite field from Ethiopia, Kenya, Netherlands, Russia, and the United States
- 18 men and 16 women
- 4 past Boston Marathon champions: Geoffrey Mutai (2011), Caroline Kilel (2011),
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (2010), Rita Jeptoo (2006) - Boston Marathon course-record holder and World Best: Geoffrey Mutai, 2:03:02 (2011)
- 7 World Marathon Majors champions in the field:
- Caroline Kilel, Boston (2011)
- Geoffrey Mutai, Boston (2011); New York City (2011)
- Firehiwot Dado, New York City (2011)
- Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Boston (2010)
- Gebre Gebremariam, New York City (2010)
- Rita Jeptoo, Boston (2006)
- 12 marathon course-record holders in the field: Geoffrey Mutai (Boston and New York City), Georgina Rono (Eindhoven), Mamitu Daska (Frankfurt) Ashu Kasim (Istanbul), Buzunesh Deba (Jacksonville Beach) Caroline Kilel (Ljublana) Galina Bogomolova (Rome), Buzunesh Deba (San Diego), Sharon Cherop (Toronto), Agnes Kiprop (Turin), and Peter Kamais (Xiamen)
- 65 marathon wins around the globe: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Boston (4), Brussels, Dubai (2), Duluth, Eindhoven (4), Eldoret (2), Florence, Frankfurt (6), Fukuoka, Jacksonville Beach, Hamburg, Hanover, Honolulu, Houston, Istanbul, Ljubljana, Las Vegas (2), Los Angeles (3), Milan, Moline, Monte Carlo, Nairobi, New York City (3), Palermo, Paris, Reims, Rome (5), Rotterdam, Sacramento (2), St. Paul (2), San Diego, Stockholm, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Turin, Utrecht, and Xiamen (2)
- 18 men and 13 women ran their personal best marathon times in the past 2 years
- 13 women in the field have run under 2:26
- 13 men in the field have run under 2:08
(Field facts as of 3/26/12)