Kenyans and Ethiopians dominate the Boston Marathon men’s elite field
The elite field for the 2024 Boston Marathon men’s race came out on Thursday. The field is led by two-time defending champ Evans Chebet of Kenya. The 35-year-old, who has a 2:03:00 personal best and has won six of the last seven marathons he has started, will be looking to become just the fifth man to win three straight Boston Marathons (no man has ever won more than three in a row in Boston).
The fastest man in the field is Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia, who ran 2:01:48 in December to win in Valencia. Lemma’s entry was a surprise for us as he’s run Boston twice before and didn’t do well either time — he recorded a DNF in 2017 and was 30th in 2019. Considering he won London in 2021 and just ran great on a flat course in Valencia, we figured he’d go back to London.
The full list of elite men appears below.
Sisay Lemma ETH 2:01:48 (Valencia, 2023)
Evans Chebet KEN 2:03:00 (Valencia, 2020)
Gabriel Geay TAN 2:03:00 (Valencia, 2022) NR
Joshua Belet KEN 2:04:18 (Amsterdam, 2023)
Ronald Korir KEN 2:04:22 (Berlin, 2023)
Cyprian Kotut KEN 2:04:34 (Amsterdam, 2023)
Haftu Teklu ETH 2:04:43 (Berlin, 2023)
Shura Kitata ETH 2:04:49 (London, 2018)
John Korir KEN 2:05:01 (Chicago, 2022)
Mohamed Esa ETH 2:05:05 (Amsterdam, 2022)
Suguru Osako JPN 2:05:29 (Tokyo, 2020)
Sondre Moen NOR 2:05:48 (Fukuoka, 2017) AR
Filmon Ande ERI 2:06:38 (Barcelona, 2021)
Zouhair Talbi MAR 2:06:39 (Houston, 2024)
Isaac Mpofu ZIM 2:06:48 (Valencia, 2022) NR
Albert Korir KEN 2:06:57 (New York City, 2023)
Kento Otsu JPN 2:08:15 (Otsu, 2021)
Ryoma Takeuchi JPN 2:08:40 (Hofu, 2023)
Segundo Jami ECU 2:09:05 (Valencia, 2023) NR
Tsegay Tuemay ERI 2:09:07 (Daegu, 2019)
Matt McDonald USA 2:09:49 (Chicago, 2022)
David Nilsson SWE 2:10:09 (Valencia, 2020)
Tristan Woodfine CAN 2:10:39 (Houston, 2024)
CJ Albertson USA 2:10:52 (Duluth, 2022)
Chris Thompson GBR 2:10:52 (London, 2021)
Edward Cheserek KEN 2:11:07 (New York City, 2023)
Nick Hauger USA 2:12:59 (Sacramento, 2021)
Will Nation USA 2:13:24 (Sacramento, 2021)
Joseph Whelan USA 2:13:39 (Duluth, 2019)
Ilie Alexandru Corneschi ROU 2:13:39 (Berlin, 2022)
Patrick Smyth USA 2:13:47 (Sacramento, 2019)
Robert Miranda USA 2:14:43 (Sacramento, 2023)
Kristoffer Mugrage USA 2:15:17 (Sacramento, 2022)
Craig Hunt USA 2:15:29 (Chandler, 2020)
Primoz Kobe SLO 2:15:37 (Rotterdam, 2022)*
Aaron Gruen USA 2:15:56 (Valley Cottage, 2023)
Lorenz Baum GER 2:15:57 (Cologne, 2023)
Taiyo Akiyama JPN 2:16:03 (Tokyo, 2023)
Andrew McCann USA 2:17:07 (Sacramento, 2022)
Matt Rand USA 2:17:11 (Valley Cottage, 2023)
Ryan Eiler USA 2:17:16 (Philadelphia, 2023)
Prescott Leach USA 2:17:30 (Sacramento, 2023)*
Qianyu Cheng CHN 2:17:33 (Hangzhou, 2022)
Jason Ayr USA 2:18:14 (Houston, 2022)
Grant O’Connor USA 2:18:28 (Jersey City, 2023)
Mauricio Mendez Cruz MEX 2:18:36 (Berlin, 2022)
Jared Schatz USA 2:18:49 (Valley Cottage, 2023)
Jonathan Kotter USA 2:19:00 (St. George, 2022)
Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 2:19:30 (Zurich, 2023)*
Miguel Morone BRA 2:19:33 (Berlin, 2023)*
Dustin Bybee USA 2:19:48 (St. George, 2023)*
Giles Rubio FRA 2:20:14 (Valencia, 2022)*
Joel Conn USA 2:20:16 Duluth, 2023)*
Tyler Butterfield BER 2:21:47 (Otsu, 2019)* NR
Miguel Ferrer Muro ESP 2:21:47 (Valencia, 2022)*
Roman Fosti EST 2:22:16 (Tallinn, 2023)*
Meng-Tsung (Steve) Chu TWN 2:22:54 (Edmonton, 2023)*
Yemane Haileselassie ERI Debut
*Denotes Masters Division (40+)
