Boston Marathon Field Adds Americans Who Just Missed At Olympic Trials

BOSTON: Some of the highest also-rans from the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials are coming to Boston.

Elkanah Kibet, who missed the boys’s podium by 5 seconds in a private greatest 2 hours, 10 minutes, 2 seconds, will run on April 15 in Boston, the place he already has two high 10 finishes. He will likely be joined by Sara Hall and Caroline Rotich, who completed fifth and sixth in Orlando on Feb. 3.

Rotich, who just lately grew to become a U.S. citizen, received the 2015 Boston Marathon whereas representing Kenya.

Jenny Simpson, a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist within the 1,500 meters, was additionally added to the Boston area on Thursday.

Other additions embrace Sam Chelanga, who positioned thirtieth in Boston and ran a 2:08:50 in Chicago final yr, and two-time Boston wheelchair winner Masazumi Soejima.

They be part of a beforehand introduced area that features 2018 champion Des Linden, 2023 fifth-place finisher Emma Bates and world 50-kilometer file holder CJ Albertson.

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