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Bank of America 29 Sunday, October 9, 2016 2016 Bank of America elite field First name Last name Country Marathon PR Men Julia...... Roman-Duval...... USA...... 2:40:55 First name Last name Country Marathon PR Rachel...... Hyland...... USA...... 2:41:26 Dennis...... Kimetto...... KEN...... 2:02:57 Emma...... Polley...... USA...... 2:42:07 Dickson...... Chumba...... KEN...... 2:04:32 Kristen...... Heckert...... USA...... 2:42:32 Tsegaye...... Kebede...... ETH...... 2:04:38 Amanda...... Scott...... USA...... 2:44:10 Abel...... Kirui...... KEN...... 2:05:04 Sophie...... Ryan...... USA...... 2:47:39 Micah...... Kogo...... KEN ...... 2:06:56 Columba...... Montes...... USA...... 2:51:45 Elite athletes Gideon...... Kipketer...... KEN...... 2:08:14 Koji...... Gokaya...... JPN...... 2:09:21 Wheelchair men Takuya...... Fukatsu...... JPN...... 2:09:31 First name Last name Country Marathon PR Luke...... Puskedra...... USA...... 2:10:24 Ernst...... Van Dyk...... RSA...... 1:18:27 Elkanah...... Kibet...... USA...... 2:11:31 Marcel...... Hug...... SUI...... 1:20:52 Kazuya...... Ishida...... JPN...... 2:11:57 Kota...... Hokinoue...... JPN...... 1:21:14 Ryoichi...... Matsuo...... JPN...... 2:12:11 Kurt...... Fearnley...... AUS...... 1:21:39 Tim...... Young...... USA...... 2:14:40 Rafael...... Botello Jimenez...... ESP...... 1:22:18 David...... Nilsson...... SWE...... 2:17:19 Denis...... Lemeunier...... FRA...... 1:22:31 Jose...... Madera...... USA...... 2:17:25 Josh...... George...... USA...... 1:22:55 Tony...... Migliozzi...... USA...... 2:17:44 Aaron...... Pike...... USA...... 1:22:55 Jonathan...... Mott...... USA...... 2:18:12 James...... Senbeta...... USA...... 1:25:30 Kevin...... Havel...... USA...... 2:21:57 Adam...... Bleakney...... USA...... 1:26:03 Dustin...... Emerick...... USA...... 2:22:16 Patrick...... Monahan...... IRL...... 1:29:42 Andrew...... Epperson...... USA...... 2:22:20 Laurens...... Molina...... CRI...... 1:30:29 Diego...... Estrada...... USA...... - Jose...... Jimenez Hernandez.....CRI...... 1:31:36 Stephen...... Sambu...... KEN...... Marathon debut Gyudae...... Kim...... KOR...... 1:32:18 Tom...... Anderson...... GBR...... Marathon debut Simon...... Lawson...... GBR...... 1:32:33 Chris...... Burnett...... USA...... Marathon debut Tony...... Nogueira...... USA...... 1:37:26 Kiya...... Dandena...... USA...... Marathon debut Brian...... Siemann...... USA...... 1:39:00 Andrew...... Sherman...... GBR...... Marathon debut Peter...... Park...... USA...... 1:45:00 Daniel...... Wallis...... NZL...... Marathon debut Dan...... Romanchuk...... USA...... 1:45:00 Raymond...... Martin...... USA...... 1:55:00 Women Christian...... Clemmons...... USA...... 2:15:16 First name Last name Country Marathon PR Tye...... DeWald...... USA...... Marathon debut Florence...... Kiplagat...... KEN...... 2:19:44 Travis...... Dodson...... USA...... Marathon debut Edna...... Kiplagat...... KEN...... 2:19:50 Stephen...... Koziel...... USA...... Marathon debut Atsede...... Baysa...... ETH...... 2:22:03 Valentine...... Kipketer...... KEN...... 2:23:02 Wheelchair women Gulume...... Chala...... ETH...... 2:23:12 First name Last name Country Marathon PR Meskerem...... Assefa...... ETH...... 2:25:11 Tatyana...... McFadden...... USA...... 1:35:06 Serena...... Burla...... USA...... 2:28:01 Sandra...... Graf...... SUI...... 1:35:44 Freya...... Ross...... GBR...... 2:28:10 Amanda...... McGrory...... USA...... 1:36:39 Jessica...... Draskau-Petersson...... DEN...... 2:30:07 Manuela...... Schär...... SUI...... 1:38:07 Tera...... Moody...... USA...... 2:30:53 Susannah...... Scaroni...... USA...... 1:38:33 Agnieszka...... Mierzejewska...... POL...... 2:30:55 Shirley...... Reilly...... USA...... 1:41:01 Sarah...... Crouch...... USA...... 2:32:44 Chelsea...... McClammer...... USA...... 1:45:33 Heather...... Lieberg...... USA...... 2:34:08 Arielle...... Rausin...... USA...... 1:50:42 Sarah...... Cummings...... USA...... 2:34:47 Katrina...... Gerhard...... USA...... 2:01:41 Alia...... Gray...... USA...... 2:35:47 Jill...... Moore...... USA...... 2:08:00 Laurie...... Knowles...... USA...... 2:36:29 Jenna...... Fesemyer...... USA...... Marathon debut Lauren...... Philbrook...... USA...... 2:39:47 Yen...... Hoang...... USA...... Marathon debut Caitlin...... Chrisman...... USA...... 2:40:28

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 30 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 31 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Men’s biographies Brogan Austin Tom Anderson Birthdate: 10/05/91 Birthdate: 01/12/90 Citizenship: Citizenship: Great Britain Residence: Madison, WI Resides: Indianapolis, IN Agent: Neil Segel Twitter: @tomanderson90 Twitter: @brogan_austin Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:24:39 (Los Angeles, 2016) Marathon debut 1:04:38 (Philadelphia, 2015) Half marathon 1:04:03 (, 2016) Career overview Career overview Brogan Austin made headlines this summer when he became the first American-born runner and first Tom Anderson is set to make his marathon debut at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon after hav- Iowan to win the Healthy Solutions 8K in Madison, WI. since 1997. He took down a talented field, ing established himself at the half marathon distance, posting times of 1:04:03, 1:04:10 and 1:04:27. clocking 23:57 for the win. Prior to stealing the show at the 8K, he made his marathon debut at the He started his 2016 season with a top 25 finish at the Houston Half Marathon, a 10th place finish at 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. He performed well, finishing 39th in 2:24:39. In 2015, Austin ran the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile and a victory at the Indianapolis Monumental Mile. his half marathon PR, 1:04:38, to qualify for the Olympic Trials. He also placed 18th at the U.S. 10 Mile Championships in a PR, 49:09. Anderson, a British runner who was the U.K. U23 national 5000m champion in 2012, competed at Butler University where he was a three-time Atlantic 10 runner-up. He led the Bulldogs to the 2012 Austin was a five-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion on the track in the 3000m and 5000m Atlantic 10 cross country title by finishing third in the competition. while competing at Drake University. In 2013, he won both the Drake Relays and MVC crown in the 5000m, and in 2011, he won the individual MVC title in cross country. 2016 Races Date Race Place Time Austin was a decorated prep athlete at Boone High School in Iowa, winning the 1600m and 3200m at 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 23rd 1:04:03 the 2010 Iowa Class 3A state track meet; he also won the 2009 Iowa Class 3A individual state cross 04/03/16 Cherry Blossom 10M 10th 49:27 country title. 04/14/16 Walnut Mt. SAC Relays 10,000m 16th 29:37.9 06/02/16 Indianapolis Monumental Mile 1st 4:05.7 2016 Races 06/11/16 Portland Track Festival 10,000m 15th 29:14.3 Date Race Place Time 07/09/16 Solihull 3rd 14:15.5 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 39th 2:24:39 06/04/16 Des Moines Dam to Dam Half Marathon 4th 1:06:36 06/18/16 Fort Atkinson Half Marathon 1st 1:04:55 07/04/16 Health Solutions 8K 1st 23:57:00 07/09/16 Ames Midnight Race 1st 30:42

Career Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 39th 2:24:39

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 32 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 33 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Birthdate: 11/04/87 Birthdate: 10/27/86 Citizenship: Citizenship: Agent: Gianni Demadonna Sponsor: Nike Elite athletes

Personal records 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion Marathon 2:06:45 (Dubai, 2016) Half marathon 59:59 (Cardiff, 2016) Personal records Marathon 2:04:32 (Chicago, 2014) Career overview Half marathon 1:00:39 (San Diego, 2014) Abayneh Ayele started competing internationally on the track and the roads in 2010, specializing in the 5,000m to the half marathon. He struggled to improve his track PRs in 2012, and then moved to Career overview for most of the 2013-2014 season where he regularly competed on successful relay teams. He Dickson Chumba took home his third career victory at the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon transitioned to the marathon in 2015, debuting at Rotterdam in 2:09:21 for a fourth place finish, miss- where he broke the lead pack with just three miles to go. Without the use of pacesetters for the first ing the podium by more than a minute. time in 26 years, Chumba ran a tactical race that looked more like a jog than a global competition. A pack of nine remained in contention until mile 20 where Chumba, and Ayele started his 2016 season with a trio of PRs in the 10,000m (27:35.8), the half marathon (59:59) made the first legitimate move of the race. By mile 24, Chumba opened a 20 second gap on the chase and the marathon (2:06:45). His half marathon PR came on the world stage at the IAAF World Half pack, a gap that proved insurmountable in the end. Marathon Championships; Ayele finished fourth, losing the bronze medal to in a sprint finish (both clocked 59:59). Ayele picked up his sole medal in 2011 – a bronze at the All-Africa Games in the Chumba, hot off the heels of his Abbott victory and course record at the 2014 5000m. Marathon, first impressed fans at the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, finishing 3rd overall in a career personal best, 2:04:32. While winner Eluid Kipchoge dropped the hammer with two The Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks his first time competing in an Abbott World Marathon miles to go, Chumba and Kitwara traded leads and pained expressions as they dueled down the home Majors event. stretch for second place. In the end, Chumba could not match Kitwara’s final burst of speed, but he still managed to take more than a minute off of his PR. 2016 Races Date Race Place Time Chumba experienced several performance breakthroughs in 2014, setting PRs on the road in the 10K, 01/22/16 Dubai Marathon 6th 2:06:45 half marathon and marathon. He opened 2016 by nearly winning the , but a final push 03/26/16 Cardiff IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 4th 59:59:00 from eventual winner with one kilometer to go crushed his hopes of a second victory in 04/17/16 4th 2:11:49 Japan. 05/22/16 Rabat Meeting Mohammed VI d'Athletisme 3000m 9th 7:49.3 06/26/16 Hengelo Ethiopian 10,000m Trials 7th 27:35.8 Personal Prior to becoming a professional runner in 2008, Chumba worked as a gardener. Career marathons Date Race Place Time 2016 Races 04/17/16 Hamburg Marathon 4th 2:11:49 Date Race Place Time 01/22/16 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 6th 2:06:45 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 3rd 2:07:34 10/11/15 4th 2:07:16 04/24/16 Yangzhou Half Marathon 10th 1:02:12 06/14/15 Lanzhou Marathon 1st 2:10:10 04/12/15 4th 2:09:21 Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 3rd 2:07:34 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 2:09:25

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 34 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 35 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Kiya Dandena 02/22/15 Tokyo Marathon 3rd 2:06:34 Birthdate: 04/14/89 10/12/14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 2:04:32 Citizenship: United States 02/23/14 Tokyo Marathon 1st 2:05:42 Residence: Flagstaff, AZ. 10/20/13 TCS 8th 2:10:15 Agent: Neil Segel 04/15/13 Marathon 7th 2:14:08 Sponsor: Skechers Performance 10/14/12 De Lage Landen Marathon Eindhoven 1st 2:05:46 Twitter: @Kiya_Dandena Elite athletes 01/07/12 Xiamen Marathon 2nd 2:08:21 10/30/11 BMW 7th 2:07:23 03/04/11 1st 2:08:45 10/10/10 Maratona D'Italia Memorial Enzo Ferrari, Carpi 2nd 2:09:20 04/25/10 2nd 2:11:54 Personal records Half marathon 1:04:16 (Philadelphia, 2015)

Career overview Kiya Dandena trains full-time in Flagstaff, AZ with Team Run Flagstaff Pro. He made his marathon debut at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, but he became one of 61 athletes to drop out of the race on the warmest day recorded in Trials history. Dandena rallied in June to post a strong half marathon for a sixth place finish at the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon in Duluth. He had an especially strong year in 2015, 1:04:16 and 1:04:44 in the half marathon.

Dandena ran successfully at A&M (Kingsville). He set school records in the indoor mile, 5000m and 10,000m. He became an All-American in 2011, and he was named the Lone Star Conference Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/17/16 Tempe Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Half Marathon 15th 1:07:34 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 03/05/16 Fresh 15K 12th 48:30 06/04/16 Garden of Life Sun Run 5K Challenge 1st 14:36 06/18/16 Duluth Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon 6th 1:05:23

Career marathon Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 36 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 37 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Dustin Emerick Andrew Epperson Birthdate: 03/1/89 Birthdate: 11/24/90 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: United States Residence: Evansville, IN Residence: Northglenn, CO Coach: Mike Hillyard Twitter: @Texarodorunner Sponsor: Skechers Performance

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Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:22:216 (Los Angeles, 2016) Marathon 2:22:20 (Los Angeles, 2016) Half marathon 1:04:17 (Richmond, 2013) Half marathon 1:04:04 (Houston, 2015)

Career overview Career overview Dustin Emerick made his marathon debut at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing strong in 26th Andrew Epperson is relatively new to the professional running circuit, and he has managed to impress place. Emerick, an Elmwood, IL. native, made a splash in 2011 as a college athlete when he broke his so far with a 1:04:04 half marathon PR and a 27th place finish in his marathon debut at the 2016 U.S. school record and posted the 13th fastest time in the world in the 10,000m at the time, 28:41 (the Olympic Trials. Epperson, an assistant coach for the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) cross country ninth fastest time ever by a Division II runner). He ran even faster in the 10,000m in 2012 at Palo Alto, team, was a two-time cross country All-American for CSM. Prior to graduating in 2014, he qualified for recording his still-standing PR, 28:33. the NCAA championships in the indoor and outdoor 5000m, and the 10,000m.

Emerick ran at the University of Southern Indiana at Evansville where he was a combined four-time 2016 Races All-American in cross country and outdoor track, a combined 12-time All-GLVC honoree, three-time Date Race Place Time GLVC Freshman of the Year and seven-time All-Midwest Region honoree. He was also the USTFCCCA 01/01/16 Run Houston! Sam Houston Race Park 1st 30:40 Midwest Region Outdoor Track Athlete of Year in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He holds USI’s record in the 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 27th 2:22:20 10,000m and ranks third all-time in both the indoor and outdoor 5000m. 06/11/16 Portland Track Festival 20th 29:30 07/04/16 14th 31:01 2016 Races Date Race Place Time Career marathons 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 26th 2:22:18 Date Race Place Time 05/21/16 The River Run 10M 1st 51:10 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 27th 2:22:20 06/18/16 Laufenfest 5K 3rd 15:48

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 26th 2:22:18

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 38 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 39 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Career marathon Birthdate: 12/19/89 Date Race Place Time Citizenship: United States 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF Residence: Flagstaff, AZ. Agent: Ray Flynn Coach: Joe Vigil Sponsor: Asics Elite athletes Twitter: @estradadiego

2015 U.S. Half Marathon champion

Personal records Half marathon 1:00:51 (Houston, 2015) 10,000m 27:30.53 (Eugene, 2015)

Career overview Diego Estrada took the running world by storm when he won the 2015 U.S. Half Marathon Champion- ships in Houston, turning in the seventh fastest time in American history, 1:00:51. Comparisons to American record holder followed and many in the sport eagerly awaited Estrada’s marathon debut. He finally made his 26.2-mile entrance at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Ange- les. He hung with the leaders for 18 miles before succumbing to the heat and dropping out. Estrada attempted to make the U.S. Olympic team one more time on the track, finishing a distant 11th in the 5000m - well outside of the place he needed to represent the United States in Rio (prior to the 5000m, he dropped out of the 10,000m).

Born in but raised in the U.S., Estrada represented Mexico at the 2012 in the 10,000m, making the final and finishing 21st in 28:36. At the time, he was already an accomplished runner at Northern Arizona University. He graduated from NAU in 2013 as a nine-time All-American. He became a U.S. citizen in 2014 and won his first U.S. title soon after at the 5K Road Championships.

Estrada’s 2016 season largely focused on making the U.S. Olympic team. Although he won’t fulfill his Olympic dream this cycle, his real potential in the marathon remains untapped and unknown.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 14th 1:03:28 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 03/20/16 New York Half Marathon 5th 1:02:15 04/16/16 Boston B.A.A. 5K 5th 13:54 05/01/16 Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational 1500m 7th 3:42.7 05/20/16 Los Angeles Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic 1500m 8th 3:45.3 05/30/16 Boulder International Challenge 10K 3rd 29:41 07/01/16 Eugene U.S. Olympic Trials 10,000m - DNF 07/04/16 Eugene U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m 6th 13:48.7 07/09/16 Eugene U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m 11th 13:52.1

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 40 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 41 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Takuya Fukatsu Koji Gokaya Birthdate: 11/10/87 Birthdate: 02/22/88 Citizenship: Japan Citizenship: Japan Residence: Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Pref. Agent: Wataru Ogushi Sponsor: Asahi Corp Sponsor: New Balance Coach: Tadayuki Ojima Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:09:31 (Otsu, 2016) Marathon 2:09:21 (Tokyo, 2015) Half marathon 1:01:25 (Tamana, 2012) Half marathon 1:02:52 (Tachikawa, 2009)

Career overview Career overview Takuya Fukatsu, a former high school and collegiate Ekiden star, made his long awaited marathon Koji Gokaya made his professional running debut in 2008, and his marathon debut in 2011 at the Otsu debut in 2015, finishing fourth at the Nagano Commemorative Marathon in 2:11:48. Expectations Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon. He finished tenth in a solid 2:12:07, and was named “Rookie of the Year” were high for Fukatsu after his course record performance at the 2012 Kanaguri Hai Tamana Half in Japan as a result. He arrived in Chicago that October, finishing seventh in 2:12:15. It took Gokaya Marathon. He dropped his competitors and ran a solo 1:01:25 - the all-time 8th fastest Japanese mark three years to run faster than his debut, but he finally did at the 2014 Frankfurt Marathon, finishing in on an unaided course (now the 16th fastest time). Fukatsu has dipped under 62 minutes twice in the 2:11:43. Four months later, he experienced his greatest marathon breakthrough yet at the 2015 Tokyo half marathon. Marathon. He ran a two and a half minute PR to finish 11th in 2:09:21.

Fukatsu started 2016 with a two minute PR in the marathon at the Otsu , finish- Gokaya ended 2015 and started 2016 with one goal in mind: the Olympic Games. He concluded his ing fifth overall in 2:09:31.The Bank of America Chicago Marathon represents his second race on U.S. 2015 marathon season at the Marathon, where he ran in spite of a possible stress fracture in soil; he raced for the first time in the U.S. at the 2014 Philadelphia Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon (he his femur. “’Well, it’s not broken,’ I told myself, and continued training,” Gokaya shared with the Japan finished 19th). Fukatsu’s goal on October 9 is to finish inside the top five. Bullet. The diminutive runner (standing just 5’3”) pushed through the pain to finish ninth overall in 2:10:58. He was the first Japanese athlete across the line. 2016 Races Date Race Place Time Gokaya experienced a tough race at the 2016 Tokyo Marathon. He battled an injury over the 42K 02/14/16 Karatsu 10-Mile 3rd 47:51 distance, but did not drop out. He finished 47th in 2:21:05 and was subsequently left off the team for 03/06/16 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 5th 2:09:31 Rio. Gokaya’s goal in Chicago is to run 2:08.

Career marathons 2016 Races Date Race Place Time Date Race Place Time 03/06/16 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 5th 2:09:31 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 47th 2:21:05 04/19/15 Nagano Commemorative Marathon 4th 2:11:48 Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 47th 2:21:05 09/27/15 9th 2:10:58 02/22/15 Tokyo Marathon 11th 2:09:21 10/26/14 Frankfurt Marathon 12th 2:11:43 12/01/13 Marathon 25th 2:23:00 08/25/13 Sapporo 1st 2:14:26 10/09/11 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:12:15 03/06/11 Otsu Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon 10th 2:12:07

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 42 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 43 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Jonas Hampton Kevin Havel Birthdate: 01/20/89 Birthdate: 01/13/90 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: United States Residence: New Britain, CT Residence: Chicago, IL Twitter: @JonasHampton Coach: Michael Lucchesi Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:15:58 (Hartford, 2015) Marathon 2:20:55 (Boston, 2014) Half marathon 1:03:57 (Houston, 2015) Half marathon 1:04:27 (Houston, 2016)

Career overview Career overview Jonas Hampton gained media attention after his debut marathon at the 2015 Hartford Marathon. Kevin Havel, a member of Chicago’s elite New Balance team, made his mark at the 2015 Bank While he considered making his debut at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials (he qualified based on his of America Chicago Marathon, placing 25th overall in 2:21:57. Havel started his 2016 campaign at the half marathon time), he ultimately decided to tackle the distance beforehand. After running with a U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials after hitting the “B” standard in January at the Houston Half Marathon small pack for 16 miles, Hampton made a break up a hill and never looked back. He went into the (Havel ran under 1:05:00 in a PR, 1:04:27). He struggled at the Trials, finishing in 100th place. In an in- race expecting to run around 2:18, and then he experienced the kind of debut all runners hope for: he terview with the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA), he said, “The race was one of the toughest exceeded his expectations, achieved the Olympic Trials “A” standard and added a victory to his resume. of my life. I unfortunately went out too fast for the heat, and really suffered the last half of the race. He also ended a 19-year drought for the state of Connecticut – he was the first person from the state I'm proud of the way I competed and finished, however, and it was a great learning experience.” to win the race since 1996. Havel currently trains and resides in Chicago, making him a hometown favorite. He attended John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, IL before attending Stanford University. He still holds the Hampton, a University of Hartford graduate and a full-time highway design engineer, didn’t have the Illinois state record in the mile for eighth graders (4:31.75). race he dreamed of having at the Trials. In spite of struggling with the heat over the final 13 miles of the course, he hung on to finish in the top 50. Hampton has shown promise at the 42K distance; if he Unlike many professional athletes in this year’s elite athlete field, Havel works full-time as an opera- arrives in Chicago healthy, he could shake things up on the American side. tions consultant for a manufacturing and supply chain, fitting 100 mile training weeks into a full time work schedule. 2016 Races Date Race Place Time 2016 Races 01/03/16 Jacksonville Half Marathon 23rd 1:04:46 Date Race Place Time 01/30/16 Boston John Thomas Terrier Classic 14th 14:20.2 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 31st 1:04:27 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 48th 2:27:21 02/16/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 100th 2:44:02 04/03/16 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 18th 24:18 Career marathons 04/24/16 Ravenswood Run 5K 1st 14:50 Date Race Place Time 06/05/16 Highland Park North Shore Half Marathon 1st 1:06:42 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 48th 2:27:21 10/10/15 Hartford Marathon 1st 2:15:58 Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/16/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 100th 2:44:02 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 25th 2:21:57 04/21/14 27th 2:20:55 10/13/13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 39th 2:23:59 10/07/12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 47th 2:26:28

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 44 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 45 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Kazuya Ishida Birthdate: 09/12/84 Birthdate: 01/15/87 Citizenship: Japan Citizenship: Ethiopia Residence: Fukuoka Resides: Ethiopia Coach: Tsuyoshi Arisumi Height: 5’2” Sponsor: Nishitetsu Agent: Jos Hermens

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Personal records 2008 Olympics Bronze Medalist Marathon 2:11:57 (Nobeoka, 2011) 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion Half marathon 1:04:12 (Tamana, 2008) 2012-2013 Abbott World Marathon Majors series winner

Career overview Personal records Kazuya Ishida started his professional running career in 2007, finally making his marathon debut in Marathon 2:04:38 (Chicago, 2012) 2012 at the Nobeoka Marathon. He captured his first and only marathon career victory in his debut, Half marathon 59:35 (Ras Al Khaimeh, UAE, 2008) clocking 2:11:57. Since then, he has struggled to reach the podium, and his times have ranged from 2:12 to 2:23. But Ishida started his 2016 campaign on a solid note – he came within 28 seconds of his Career overview PR at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing fourth in 2:12:25. The Independent once described Tsegaye Kebede as a “pocket-battleship clad in a blue vest – a runner with a boxer’s stance.” Kebede, an Olympic bronze medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympic The 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks Ishida’s first Abbott World Marathon Majors com- Marathon and a bronze medalist from the 2009 IAAF World Marathon Championships (he just missed petition, and his first time racing in the U.S. His goal is to run sub 2:10. During his peak training, Ishida the podium at the 2013 IAAF World Marathon Championships, finishing fourth), is one of the most logs up to 187 miles/week with a 31 mile long run. accomplished and consistent marathoners of the last decade. The last time he toed the line in Grant Park in 2012 (after being left off of Ethiopia’s Olympic team), he won in a course record time and PR, 2016 Races 2:04:38 (Dennis Kimetto broke the course record the next year). Kebede made history for the first Date Race Place Time time in Chicago in 2010 when he and the late Sammy Wanjiru battled down Columbus Drive in what 02/07/16 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 4th 2:12:25 has become one of the greatest duels in the event’s history. Wanjiru beat Kebede to the line, but the 04/17/16 Nagano Marathon 7th 2:18:21 battle between the two stars captured the true spirit of athletics.

Career marathons In addition to his 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon win, Kebede has claimed victories in Date Race Place Time (2008), Fukuoka (2008, 2009) and London (2010, 2013). Most recently, he finished fifth at the Rot- 04/17/16 Nagano Marathon 7th 2:18:21 terdam Marathon, dropping off the lead pack 30K into the race. 02/07/16 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 4th 2:12:25 02/02/14 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 22nd 2:17:37 Kebede became the first non-Kenyan to win the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) when he 08/25/13 Sapporo Hokkaido Marathon 21st 2:22:25 took home the $500,000 prize for the 2012-2013 series. In 2013 he became the first man to place in 09/16/12 Sydney Blackmores Marathon 4th 2:23:12 the top five of three AWMM races in a single year. He has finished in the top three of an AWMM event 02/12/12 Nobeoka Marathon 1st 2:11:57 11 times, and he has placed in the top 10 of all 15 AWMM races he has run.

Although Kebede is almost exclusively a marathoner, he has run 27:56 for 10,000m and 59:35 for the half marathon.

Personal Kebede is the fifth of 13 children. He grew up extremely poor in Gerar Ber, Ethiopia, and he worked by gathering firewood, and later as a herder to help his family; he earned less than US $1. Just before his first marathon in Addis Ababa, a bus he was riding on went off the road, severely injuring several pas- sengers. Kebede escaped with a minor leg wound and went on to win his debut race.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 46 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 47 Sunday, October 9, 2016 2016 Races Elkanah Kibet Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 02/06/86 4/10/16 Rotterdam Marathon 5th 2:10:56 Citizenship: United States Residence: Fayetteville, NC. Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/10/16 Rotterdam Marathon 5th 2:10:56 Elite athletes 02/22/15 Tokyo Marathon 8th 2:07:58 09/28/14 Berlin Marathon 9th 2:10:27 04/13/14 3rd 2:06:30 11/03/13 Marathon 2nd 2:09:16 08/17/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships 4th 2:10:47 04/21/13 London Marathon 1st 2:06:04 Personal records 10/07/12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 2:04:38 CR* Marathon 2:11:31 (Chicago, 2015) 04/22/12 London Marathon 3rd 2:06:52 Half marathon 1:04:01 (Virginia Beach, 2012) 11/06/11 3rd 2:07:13 04/17/11 London Marathon 5th 2:07:48 Career overview 10/10/10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 2:06:43 Elkanah Kibet surprised race commentators at last year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon when 04/25/10 London Marathon 1st 2:05:19 he bolted to the front of the elite field with 22 miles to go and put a 15 second gap on the field. The 12/06/09 Fukuoka International Marathon 1st 2:05:18 chase pack finally caught him at 9 miles, and many suspected that Kibet’s bold move would spell 08/22/09 Berlin IAAF World Championships 3rd 2:08:35 disaster in the later miles of the race. But Kibet never relented – he held on to finish seventh overall 04/26/09 London Marathon 2nd 2:05:20 in 2:11:31. He entered the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials as a contender to make the team (he 12/07/08 Fukuoka International Marathon 1st 2:06:10 became an American citizen in 2013), but he struggled in the heat and humidity and finished a disap- 08/24/08 Beijing Olympic Games 3rd 2:10:00 pointing 19th in 2:20:10. 04/06/08 1st 2:06:40 10/21/07 Amsterdam Marathon 8th 2:08:16 Elkanah Kibet came to the United States in 2006 and immediately made an impact at Rend Lake 10/07/07 Addis Ababa Marathon 1st 2:15:53 Community College. As a freshman, he helped his team win a national championship. He went on to run at Auburn University where he became a two-time All American. * CR – Course Record, later broken by Dennis Kimetto in 2013. Kibet joined the US Army following his successful collegiate career, and he made a splash in 2014 when he won the “shadow” Atlanta-based Peachtree Road Race while he was deployed in Kuwait (Spc. Kibet, B Company, 82nd Financial Management Unit, financial specialist).

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 19th 2:20:10 04/23/16 Greenville Reedy River Run 10K 1st 29:57 06/11/16 Portland Track Festival 10,000m 8th 28:53.7 06/12/16 Portland Track Festival 5000m 2nd 13:51.9 07/04/16 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 6th 29:36

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 19th 2:20:10 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:11:31

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 48 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 49 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Dennis Kimetto 2016 Races Birthdate: 01/22/84 Date Race Place Time Citizenship: Kenya 02/07/16 7th 1:04:52 Resides: Eldoret, Kenya 04/24/16 London Marathon 9th 2:11:44 Agent: Gerard Van de Veen Sponsor: Adidas Career marathons Date Race Place Time Elite athletes 04/24/16 London Marathon 9th 2:11:44 12/06/15 - DNF 08/22/15 Beijing IAAF World Championships - DNF 04/26/15 London Marathon 3rd 2:05:50 09/28/14 Berlin Marathon 1st 2:02:57 WR Marathon World record holder (2:02:57) 04/21/14 Boston Marathon - DNF Bank of America Chicago Marathon course record holder (2:03:45) 10/13/13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 2:03:45 CR 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion 04/21/13 London Marathon - DNF 02/24/13 Tokyo Marathon 1st 2:06:50 Personal records 09/30/12 BMW Berlin Marathon 2nd 2:04:16 Marathon 2:02:57 (Berlin, 2014) Half marathon 59:14 (Berlin, 2012) WR – World Record 25K 1:11:18 (Berlin, 2012) CR – Course Record

Career overview Dennis Kimetto enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top, running the fastest marathon debut ever in Berlin in 2012, 2:04:16. In his tune-up race for his marathon debut, he set a 25K world record of 1:11:18 at the Berlin BIG 25K. He followed his debut record by taking down Tokyo’s course record in 2013, clocking 2:06:50 (later broken by Dickson Chumba). He recorded his first DNF in London in 2013, but reassured fans his dominance remained intact when he broke the Bank of America Chicago Marathon course record that fall, shaking off his final competitor, Emmanuel Mutai, in the 25th mile to come home at 2:03:45 (breaking Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede’s course record, 2:04:38, set in 2012).

Kimetto collected his second DNF at the and then toed the line in Berlin that fail to register the most amazing performance in human history at the 42K distance. Kimetto became the first person to run under two hours and three minutes, crossing the finish in 2:02:57. He subtracted 26 seconds from Wilson Kipsang’s previous mark. He ran half splits of 1:01:45 and 1:01:12 (the fastest second half in history on a record eligible course).

Kimetto – once described as a “boom or bust” runner by Letsrun.com - has struggled to reach the podium since his world record performance. He finished third at the 2015 London Marathon, and then failed to finish his next two marathons – the IAAF World Championships and Fukuoka. After some in- jury hiccups, he was a non-factor this past spring in London, and he was left off of the Kenyan Olympic marathon team.

Personal Kimetto is a latecomer to the sport of professional running. Unlike many Kenyan runners, he did not begin his journey as a junior competitor. He started running in 2008, but he did not make his interna- tional debut until 2011, at age 27. Prior to his global debut, he worked as a farmer.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 50 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 51 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Gideon Kipketer Abel Kirui Birthdate: 11/10/91 Birthdate: 04/06/82 Citizenship: Kenya Citizenship: Kenya Agent: Valentijn Trouw Agent: Valentijn Trouw Sponsor: Nike Twitter: @abelkirui1 Elite athletes

Personal records 2012 London Olympics Silver Medalist, Marathon Marathon 2:08:14 (Amsterdam, 2012) 2009 and 2011 IAAF World Marathon Champion Half marathon 59:53 (Lille, 2012) Personal records Career overview Marathon 2:05:04 (Rotterdam, 2009) Gideon Kipketer started 2016 by making headlines at the . Originally invited to pace Half marathon 1:00:11 (Rotterdam, 2007) the men’s elite field, he flew by the 30K mark (his stopping point) and decided to keep going. "My body felt good at 30km,” he later told reporters. “It was quite a challenging race . . . but I was properly Career overview hydrated and I knew I was capable of finishing the race." Kipketer’s decision to finish the race resulted Abel Kirui knows how to win major championship races, and he fares particularly well when the race in his first marathon victory, a new course record, 2:08:35, and a $56,000 payday. is more strategic and tactical than paced like a time trial. Kirui took home a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the marathon, and he stood on top of the podium at the 2009 and 2011 Kipketer started his career as a junior competitor, finishing eighth at the 2010 IAAF World Cross IAAF World Marathon Championships. In addition to his major championship wins, he won the 2008 Vi- Country Championships. After running four half marathons in 2012, with a personal best of 59:53, he enna Marathon, and he finished as the runner-up at the 2007 Berlin Marathon. Kirui set his PR, 2:05:04, made his marathon debut at the Amsterdam Marathon, finishing seventh in his still-standing personal at the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon. best, 2:08:14. Kirui has run all of the AWMM, with the exception of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. A lack Personal of pacemakers should give him an edge and make him a contender for a top finish in his Chicago Kipketer is the brother of elite female runner, , who is also competing in this year’s Marathon debut. Bank of America Chicago Marathon elite athlete field. Both Gideon and Valentine have recorded victo- ries at the Mumbai Marathon, and both hold the Mumbai Marathon course record. Personal Kirui founded the Great Joy Educational Centre in Eldoret, Kenya. The Great Joy Educational Centre is a 2016 Races boarding school that helps children in poverty to receive a primary school education. Kirui regularly vis- Date Race Place Time its students to “speak with them and check on their happiness and well-being.” www.greatjoykenya.org 01/17/16 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 1st 2:08:35 04/24/16 London Marathon - DNF 2016 Races 05/15/16 Bangalore TCS World 10K 8th 29:09 Date Race Place Time 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 5th 2:08:06 Career marathons 03/20/16 Gdynia Half Marathon 3rd 1:02:56 Date Race Place Time 04/24/16 London Marathon - DNF Career marathons 01/17/16 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 1st 2:08:35 Date Race Place Time 11/01/15 Seoul JoongAng Marathon 2nd 2:09:01 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 5th 2:08:06 04/26/15 Hamburg Marathon 5th 2:09:34 10/18/15 Amsterdam Marathon 10th 2:10:55 10/19/14 Amsterdam Marathon 11th 2:18:59 04/20/15 Boston Marathon - DNF 04/06/14 Paris Marathon 6th 2:10:36 10/19/14 Amsterdam Marathon 6th 2:09:45 02/23/14 Tokyo Marathon - DNF 02/23/14 Tokyo Marathon 10th 2:09:04 02/24/13 Tokyo Marathon 12th 2:10:41 08/12/12 London Olympic Games 2nd 2:08:27 10/21/12 Amsterdam Marathon 7th 2:08:14 04/22/12 London Marathon 6th 2:07:56

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 52 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 53 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time 09/04/11 Daegu IAAF World Championships 1st 2:07:38 Birthdate: 06/30/86 11/07/10 New York City Marathon 9th 2:13:01 Citizenship: Kenya 04/25/10 London Marathon 5th 2:08:04 Residence: Kaptagat, Kenya 08/22/09 Berlin IAAF World Championships 1st 2:06:54 Agent: Michael Skinner 04/05/09 Rotterdam Marathon 3rd 2:05:04 Sponsor: Nike 04/27/08 1st 2:07:38 Elite athletes 02/17/08 Tokyo Marathon - DNF 01/18/08 Dubai Standard Chartered - DNF 09/30/07 Berlin Marathon 2nd 2:06:51 04/29/07 Vienna Marathon 3rd 2:10:41 12/03/06 Marathon 3rd 2:15:22 09/24/06 Berlin Marathon 9th 2:17:47 2008 Beijing Olympics Bronze Medalist, 10,000m 2009 Road 10K World record holder, 27:01

Personal records Marathon 2:06:56 (Chicago, 2013) Half marathon 59:07 (South Shields, 2012) 10,000m 26:35.63 (Bruxelles, 2006)

Career overview Micah Kogo made his international debut in 2005 and quickly established himself as a track special- ist. He picked up two silver medals (2007, 2009) and a bronze medal (2008) in the 5000m at the IAAF finals. He is the sixth fastest man in history over the 10,000m, putting him in the company of running legends like , and . He took home a bronze medal in the 10,000m in his Olympic Games debut in Beijing, and he followed that performance by breaking Gebreselassie’s 10K road world record in 2009 at the 10K in the , running 27:01 (Kenyan broke the 10K road world record a year later, but Kogo ranks second all-time).

In his marathon debut at the , Kogo was among the leading trio until the final straightaway, when he lost in a sprint finish to Ethiopia’s . He came to the windy city a few months later, eager to land atop the podium, and finished fourth in his personal best, 2:06:56. In spite of his wins at the in 2011 and 2013, a major championship continues to elude him, and outside of his debut at the Boston Marathon, he has failed to make the top three in his last six marathons.

In March, Kogo ran the Paris Marathon, hoping to punch his ticket to Rio. He finished fourth in 2:08:03 and was not selected to the Kenyan team. Like Kimetto, Kogo is back in Chicago contending for the win.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/12/16 Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon 12th 1:02:23 04/3/16 Paris Marathon 4th 2:08:03

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/03/16 Paris Marathon 4th 2:08:03

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 54 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 55 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time 10/25/15 Frankfurt Marathon 10th 2:10:24 Birthdate: 12/12/92 04/26/15 Hamburg Marathon 7th 2:10:37 Citizenship: Kenya 11/02/14 New York Marathon 14th 2:18:36 04/21/14 Boston Marathon 17th 2:17:12 10/13/13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 2:06:56 04/15/13 Boston Marathon 2nd 2:10:27 Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:07:14 (Shanghai, 2015) Half marathon 59:53 (Berlin, 2012)

Career overview Paul Lonyangata started his running career as a junior, winning the Kenyan World Junior Champion- ships Trials 10,000m, and then taking home a bronze medal at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Champion- ships 10,000m. He has run under one hour in the half marathon twice, and he is the course record holder of the Shanghai International Marathon – he won the race in 2015 in a personal best, 2:07:14.

Lonyangata made a smooth marathon debut in 2013, finishing as the runner up at the Xiamen Interna- tional Marathon in 2:07:44. He followed his debut with a victory at the Lisboa Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, and then competed in his first AWMM in Boston in 2014, finishing ninth in 2:09:46. In 2014 and 2015, he recorded a second place finish at the Marathon and a win in Shanghai. He returned to Boston this spring determined to make the podium, but he couldn’t match the speed of the seasoned veterans ahead of him. He finished fifth in 2:15:45.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 03/20/16 Lisboa Meia Maratona de Lisboa 3rd 1:00:11 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 5th 2:15:45

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 5th 2:15:45 11/08/15 Shanghai International Marathon 1st 2:07:14 12/14/14 Honolulu Marathon 2nd 2:16:04 04/21/14 Boston Marathon 9th 2:12:34 10/06/13 Lisboa Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 1st 2:09:46 01/05/13 Xiamen International Marathon 2nd 2:07:44

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 56 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 57 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Jose Madera Ryoichi Matsuo Birthdate: 09/23/91 Birthdate: 08/02/91 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: Japan Residence: Anaheim, CA Residence: Nobeoka, Miyazaki Pref. Sponsor: Skechers Performance Coach: Tadayuki Ojima Twitter: @Maderaxc23 Sponsor: Asahi Kasei Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:17:26 (Los Angeles, 2016) Marathon 2:12:11 (Nobeoka, 2014) Half marathon 1:06:33 (Carlsbad, 2016) Half marathon 1:04:13 (, 2016)

Career overview Career overview Jose Madera has not been racing on the professional circuit for a long time, but he has been a force to Ryoichi Matsuo arrives in Chicago after starting 2016 with a pair of victories at the Osaka Half Mara- be reckoned with since graduating from the University of in 2015. His most impres- thon and the Nobeoka Marathon. After making his marathon debut in 2012 in 2:18:15, he has steadily sive finish to date took place at this year’s . He ran a three minute PR to finish improved, dropping his personal best to 2:12:11 to finish second at the 2014 Nobeoka Marathon. seventh overall in 2:17:26; he was the first American to stop the clock. He made his marathon debut in Matsuo ran four marathons in 2015, but has slowed his pace in 2016, running just one 42K race so far 2015 with a 12th place finish at the International Marathon. this year.

Madera holds the USF’s record in the 10,000m, and he was an NCAA DI Track and Field West Region- Matsuo has only raced one marathon outside of Japan: Paris in 2013. The 2016 Bank of America als qualifier in the 10,000m in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He was also an NCAA DI Cross Country National Chicago Marathon marks his first time racing in the U.S. and his first appearance at an Abbott World Championships individual qualifier in 2015. Madera made an immediate impact as a freshman – he Marathon Majors event. Like Ishida, Matsuo trains up to 187 miles/week with a 31 mile long run. He was named the 2010 West Conference Freshman of the Year. says his hardest workout is running 25K (15.5 miles) in the morning and 30K (18.6 miles) in the after- noon for a total of 55K or 34 miles in one day. 2016 Races Date Race Place Time 2016 Races 01/17/16 Carlsbad Half Marathon 5th 1:06:33 Date Race Place Time 02/14/16 Los Angeles Marathon 7th 2:17:26 01/31/16 Osaka Half Marathon 1st 1:04:13 03/11/16 Eagle Rock Oxy Distance Carnival Spring Break Classic 9th 14:22.4 02/14/16 Nobeoka Marathon 1st 2:15:09 05/01/16 Newport Beach Orange County Half Marathon 2nd 1:07:10 06/05/16 San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon 7th 1:06:52 Career marathons Date Race Place Time Career marathons 02/14/16 Nobeoka Marathon 1st 2:15:09 Date Race Place Time 12/06/15 Fukuoka Marathon 22nd 2:20:45 02/14/16 Los Angeles Marathon 7th 2:17:26 08/30/15 Sapporo Hokkaido Marathon 7th 2:18:56 12/06/15 California International Marathon 12th 2:20:32 03/01/15 Otsu Lake Biwa Marathon 12th 2:15:20 02/01/15 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon 11th 2:13:39 08/31/14 Sapporo Hokkaido Marathon 2nd 2:16:32 04/20/14 Nagano Commemorative Marathon 4th 2:15:50 02/09/14 Nobeoka Marathon 2nd 2:12:11 04/07/13 Paris Marathon 21st 2:16:28 02/10/13 Nobeoka Marathon 17th 2:19:48 11/23/12 Otawara Marathon 1st 2:16:55 04/15/12 Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon 6th 2:18:15

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 58 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 59 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Tony Migliozzi Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 07/21/89 01/18/15 11th 2:17:27 Citizenship: United States 10/19/14 Columbus Marathon 3rd 2:20:53 Residence: North Canton, OH 10/05/14 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 11th 2:18:32 Twitter: @tmigliozzi 10/20/13 Columbus Marathon 4th 2:24:01 10/07/12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 36th 2:23:28 05/28/11 NAIA Marathon Championships 2nd 2:28:32 Elite athletes

2015 50K World champion

Personal records Marathon 2:17:27 (Houston, 2015) Half marathon 1:09:20 (, 2015)

Career overview Tony Migliozzi once declared in an interview, “The more miles the merrier!” After posting a pair of 2:17 marathons in 2015, including a 15th place finish at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Migliozzi nailed his debut at the IAU 50K World Championships in Doha, to close out the year. He won in 2:52:08 (5:32/mile), leading the U.S. men’s team to a silver medal and recording the sixth fastest 50K time ever by a North American.

Migliozzi entered St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ohio as a football player, but quickly realized his stamina might translate well to the track and the grass. His cross country team went from being one of the worst in the state to state champions his junior and senior year. Migliozzi went on to compete at Malone University where he contributed to Malone’s NAIA cross country championship his sopho- more year. He also made his 26.2 mile debut at the NAIA marathon his junior year, taking second place in 2:28:32.

Migliozzi experienced a tough race in his first appearance at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. He dropped out shortly after he hit the halfway mark in over 70 minutes.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 04/03/16 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K 13th 24:11 05/01/16 Pittsburgh Marathon 4th 2:21:13

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 05/01/16 Pittsburgh Marathon 4th 2:21:13 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 15th 2:17:44 05/03/15 Pittsburgh Marathon 7th 2:24:44 03/07/15 Albany Marathon 4th 2:21:39

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 60 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 61 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Jonathan Mott Sammy Ndungu Birthdate: 02/20/87 Birthdate: 04/04/88 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: Kenya Residence: Babson Park, FL Residence: Japan Sponsor: Nike Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:18:12 (Houston, 2015) Marathon 2:07:04 (Otsu, 2012) Half marathon 1:05:47 (Houston, 2014) Half marathon 1:00:55 (Marugame, 2011)

Career overview Career overview Jonathan Mott races often on the local scene in Florida, and he has spent the past few years establish- Sammy Ndungu’s 2015 season included a victory at the Lake Biwa Marathon and a third place finish at ing himself at the popular Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic. He typically races the 15K on Saturday the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, where he edged Ethiopia’s Birhanu Tefera Girma at the line to and then turns around and runs the half marathon on Sunday. From 2013-2015, he consistently won take the final spot on the podium. His 2016 season started with a DNF in Tokyo and he hasn’t toed the either the 15K or the half. Mott missed the Gasparilla Distance classic this year for a good reason: he line since then. ran in his first U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Mott was initially disappointed after he set his mara- thon PR in Houston, 2:18:12, because it was 12 seconds short of the “B” standard. However, due to a Ndungu’s second career victory at the Lake Biwa Marathon came on a difficult day that taunted run- change in the Olympic Games entry standards for the marathon (announced December 11, 2015), the ners with a steady cold rain. Ndungu endured erratic pacing to dust the field by two minutes – the “B” standard was revised to 2:19:00 and Mott was in. In just his second marathon, he finished in the largest margin of victory since former world record holder Wilson Kipsang won by three minutes (and top 50 on a day that saw many more experienced runners drop out. set the course record) in 2011. Ndungu’s ability to thrive in the midst of inconsistent pace changes certainly played a role in his third place finish in Chicago last fall, and it should help him again in this 2016 Races year’s race. Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 47th 2:27:04 Ndungu moved to Japan in 2007 as a 19-year-old to run for a Japanese corporate team. He initially 03/13/16 Sarasota Half Marathon 1st 1:15:54 made a name for himself as a pacer, even pacing Wilson Kipsang to a course record at the 2010 Lake 04/16/16 Legoland Brick Dash 5K 1st 15:20 Biwa Marathon. In 2012, he recorded the second fastest marathon debut for a Japanese-based runner 05/07/16 Mayfair Classic 5K 1st 15:14 (Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru has the fastest debut). 05/14/16 Miles for Moffit 10K 1st 31:52 06/12/16 Run for the Pies 5K 1st 15:48 Personal 06/25/16 Summer Sunrise Watermelon 5K 1st 16:19 Ndungu speaks fluent Japanese. 07/03/16 Kiwanis Morton Plant Mease Midnight Run 5K 1st 16:16 07/03/16 Kiwanis Morton Plant Mease Midnight Run 10K 1st 33:59 2016 Races Date Race Place Time Career marathons 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon - DNF Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 47th 2:27:04 Career marathons 01/18/15 Houston Marathon 13th 2:18:12 Date Race Place Time 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon - DNF 12/13/15 Honolulu Marathon - DNF 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 2:10:06 03/01/15 Biwa-ko Mainichi Marathon 1st 2:09:08 10/05/14 Rock 'n' Roll 1st 2:08:21 12/01/13 Shanghai International Marathon 5th 2:09:05

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 62 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 63 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time David Nilsson 10/07/12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:07:26 Birthdate: 04/16/87 03/04/12 Biwa-ko Mainichi Marathon 1st 2:07:04 Citizenship: 03/06/11 Biwa-ko Mainichi Marathon - DNF 03/07/10 Biwa-ko Mainichi Marathon - DNF Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:17:19 (Rotterdam, 2015) Half marathon 1:04:11 (Venlo, 2015)

Career overview David Nilsson is one of the most versatile runners in this year’s elite field, racing distances on the track and the road from 1500m to the marathon. In 2015, he raced 23 times, including four half marathons and two marathons. He represented Sweden at the 2015 IAAF World Championships Marathon, and at the 2016 Amsterdam European Half Marathon Championships. He is experiencing a banner year, setting PRs in the 2000m indoors (5:23.61); 3000m (8:09.45); 5000m indoors (14:03.28); and 10K road (29:01). His recent accomplishments show that he has both the speed and endurance to make a statement on October 9.

Nilsson comes from a talented family of athletes. His parents competed at an elite level, and his brother and two sisters have competed on Swedish national teams. At the 2002 Swedish cross coun- try championships, the Nilssons collectively took home four gold medals, one silver and one bronze.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/15/16 Huddinge Scandic Indoor Games 3000m 1st 8:24.8 01/30/16 Boston John Thomas Terrier Classic 5000m 5th 14:03.3 02/05/16 New York Armory Track Invitational 3000m 2nd 8:10.9 02/13/16 Gent IFAM Meeting 2000m 5th 5:23.6 03/13/16 Manchester Trafford 10K 2nd 29:01 03/20/16 Laredo 10K 7th 29:42 05/14/16 Alleröd Nordic Challenge 10,000m 1st 29:32.9 07/10/16 Amsterdam European Half Marathon Championships 23rd 1:05:16

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 08/22/15 Beijing IAAF World Championships 36th 2:31:23 04/12/15 Rotterdam Marathon 16th 2:17:19 08/17/14 Zürich European Championships - DNF 05/31/14 Marathon 11th 2:27:00 05/04/14 Vancouver Marathon 3rd 2:27:46 06/02/13 11th 2:25:45 12/16/12 Pisa Marathon 4th 2:21:04 06/03/12 Stockholm Marathon 9th 2:28:53

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 64 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 65 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Luke Puskedra 12/18/11 Castellón Marathon 11th 2:21:25 Birthdate: 02/08/90 05/28/11 Stockholm Marathon 10th 2:23:59 Citizenship: United States Residence: Eugene, OR Twitter: @lukepuskedra Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:10:24 (Chicago, 2015) Half marathon 1:01:29 (Houston, 2016)

Career overview “With 10K to go, just get on the pony and ride. I was all-out, I think. I imagined myself to be Usain Bolt, but probably looked like Luke Puskedra out there.” – Luke Puskedra, 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon post-race interview

Luke Puskedra arrived in Grant Park last year with a 2:15:27 PR and the confidence that he was ready to exchange that time for a much better one. In a race without pacesetters for the first time in more than two decades, Puskedra settled into the lead pack, his lanky 6’4” inch frame towering over the much smaller runners around him. With a calm cadence, he passed the half in 1:05:13, and he remained in the lead group until Dickson Chumba threw down a 4:35 20th mile to shake things up. Puskedra kept a consistent, steady pace, enough to run a five-minute PR, 2:10:24, earn a top five finish and turn in the fastest time by an American in 2015. Puskedra became just the sixth American over the last two decades to score a top five finish at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Puskedra also finished 2015 as the comeback story of the year: after a highly anticipated, but disap- pointing debut at the 2014 New York City Marathon (2:28:54), he briefly quit the sport and gained 23 pounds. But he didn’t give up. He slowly climbed his way back up. He was a favorite to make the 2016 Olympic marathon team, but he finished one spot off the podium in fourth place – his Olympic dream deferred until 2020.

Puskedra graduated from the University of in 2012, where he was an 11-time NCAA All- American; he made a seamless transition to the roads even before he finished his collegiate career as a Duck. During his senior year, he turned heads with his half marathon debut in Houston, finishing in fourth place in 1:01:36 (he broke that PR this year).

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 4th 1:01:29 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 4th 2:14:12

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 4th 2:14:12 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 2:10:24

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 66 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 67 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Stephen Sambu 06/20/15 Duluth Grandma’s Marathon 6th 2:15:27 Birthdate: 07/07/88 11/02/14 New York Marathon 36th 2:28:54 Citizenship: Kenya Residence: Tucson, AZ Coach: James Li Agent: Karen Locke Sponsor: Nike Elite athletes Twitter: @Sksambu

8K Road world record holder 2015 and 2016 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K champion

Personal records Marathon debut Half marathon 1:00:41 (Boston, 2013) 10,000m 26:54.61 (Eugene, 2014) 8K Road (world record) 22:01.1 (Boston, 2014)

Career overview Stephen Sambu, a native of Kenya living and training in Arizona, stands out as one of the strongest competitors on the road racing circuit today. He is making his highly anticipated marathon debut at the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, following in the footsteps of some of racing’s biggest legends to make their marathon debuts here, including , , Ondoro Orso, and .

Sambu ran into the record books in 2014 when he posted a 22:01.1 8K en route to a 10K victory at the B.A.A. 10K. He made his debut in the windy city at the 2015 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K, running uncontested to clock the fastest time in more than a decade and the 12th fastest time in the event’s history (23:03). He returned in 2016 on the heels of capturing a victory at the New York City Half Marathon to run the fourth fastest time in the event’s history, 22:45, beating his nearest chal- lenger by 66 seconds.

Prior to bursting onto the professional circuit, Sambu spent some time in Illinois at Rend Lake Junior College where he captured 10 individual national championships, including two NJCAA national cross country titles. He finished his career at the University of Arizona as a nine-time NCAA All-American, and the 2011 PAC 10 10,000m champion and the 2012 PAC 12 10,000m champion. Sambu holds PRs of 13:13 in the 5,000m, 26:54 in the 10,000m and 1:00:41 in the half marathon. His 10K best on the road, 27:25, is the 18th fastest time in history.

Athlete quote “I am excited to make my first marathon appearance in Chicago because of the strong history of run- ners making their debut here. I’m training very hard and can’t wait to race in front of the fans. I love the flat streets of the city and I look forward to coming back.”

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/05/16 Portland USA High Performance Meet 3000m 6th 7:51.7

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 68 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 69 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Andy Sherman 02/28/16 San Juan World’s Best 10K 3rd 27:48:00 Birthdate: 09/02/81 03/20/16 New York Half Marathon 1st 1:01:16 Citizenship: Great Britain 04/03/16 Bank of America Chicago Shamrock Shuffle 8K 1st 22:45 Resides: Indianapolis, IN 04/16/16 Boston B.A.A. 5K 3rd 13:44 Twitter: @AndySherman 05/01/16 Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational 5000m 5th 13:21.1 05/27/16 Eugene 10,000m 4th 26:58.3 Personal records Elite athletes 06/30/16 Eldoret Kenyan Olympic Trials 5000m 10th 13:52.7 Marathon debut Half marathon 1:05:23 (Indianapolis, 2014)

Career overview Andy Sherman performed internationally as a British junior cross country runner before heading to the United States to attend Butler University. Sherman performed well as a Bulldog, breaking school records in the 800m and 1500m. He was named Horizon League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2005, and ESPN The Magazine named him to the Academic All-America team selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

Sherman struggled with injuries in 2015 and only raced three times. He trains with British runner Tom Anderson, who is also making his marathon debut at this year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

2016 races No races in 2016

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 70 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 71 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Daniel Wallis Tim Young Birthdate: 11/11/87 Birthdate: 03/22/87 Citizenship: Citizenship: United States Resides: Colorado Springs, CO Residence: Fredericksburg, VA Twitter: @danwallis11 Coach: Luke Humphrey Agent: Chris Mengel Twitter: @Young_Runs Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon debut Marathon 2:14:40 (Chicago 2014) Half marathon 1:05:34 (Philadelphia, 2014) Half marathon 1:03:44 (Columbus, 2016)

Career overview Career overview Daniel Wallis is a New Zealand runner based in Colorado Springs, CO. He is hoping to use his marathon Tim Young, a 2009 graduate of James Madison University, seems to stay a bit under the radar when debut in Chicago as a springboard to being selected to represent New Zealand at the IAAF World it comes to discussions of top U.S. runners. After struggling with injuries as a full-time professional Championships Marathon. Wallis’ 2016 highlights include a win at the Great Edinburgh 10 Mile run in runner with the Hansons-Brooks from 2010 to 2012, Young packed his bags, took some time off and 51:11 and a sixth place finish at the Spar Great Ireland Run 10K. started working full-time as an IT computer technician. He spent 2013 rehabbing and rebuilding and kicked off 2014 with PRs in both the marathon and half marathon. He lined up in Chicago that fall with Wallis was a standout runner at Napier Boys High School in New Zealand, where he set a school record renewed confidence, and ran another PR, 2:14:40, finishing 14th in a strong field. in the 3000m. He moved to the U.S. to run for the Colorado State Rams. Young’s Chicago performance earned him a spot on the 2015 U.S. Pan American Marathon team, and 2016 races it made him a legitimate contender for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon team. Young didn’t make it to Date Race Place Time Rio, but he finished 11th at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on a day that saw 46% of the men’s field 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 38th 1:06:24 drop out of the race. Two months after the Trials, Young set a PR in the half marathon, 1:03:44. 04/10/16 Spar Great Ireland Run 10K 6th 30:37 04/17/16 Great Edinburgh 10 Mile 1st 51:11 Young is a three-time winner and course record holder of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon 06/18/16 Duluth Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon 19th 1:09:02 in Washington, D.C. In 2011, he set a new half-marathon course record at the Disney Half-Marathon. Former teammate and Hansons-Brooks runner, Luke Humphrey, currently coaches Young.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 11th 2:17:09 04/30/16 Columbus U.S. Half Marathon Championships 6th 1:03:44 07/04/16 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 13th 30:57

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 11th 2:17:09 07/25/15 Toronto Pan American Games 6th 2:19:34 10/12/14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 14th 2:14:40 01/19/14 Houston Marathon 10th 2:15:14 04/16/12 Boston Marathon - DNF 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon - DNF 10/10/10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 16th 2:19:01 11/14/09 Richmond SunTrust Marathon 3rd 2:25:19

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 72 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 73 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Women’s biographies Meskerem Assefa Birthdate: 04/16/87 Birthdate: 09/20/85 Citizenship: Ethiopia Citizenship: Ethiopia Resides: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Coach: Getaneh Tessema Agent: Valentijn Trouw Sponsor: Nike Elite athletes

2010 & 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon Champion Personal records Marathon 2:25:11 (Chicago, 2015) Personal records Half marathon 1:09:10 (Yangzhou, 2014) Marathon 2:22:03 (Chicago, 2012) Half marathon 1:07:33 (Barcelona, 2013) Career overview For more than a decade, Meskerem Assefa was primarily known internationally as a 1500m runner. Career overview She represented Ethiopia in the 1500m at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, and at the 2009 and Atsede Baysa stands out as one of the most prolific runners in the world of elite distance running. She 2011 IAAF World Championships; she picked up a silver medal at the 2008 African Championships. has finished in the top four of six Abbott World Marathon Majors, including wins in Chicago in 2010 and 2012 and in Boston this spring. She is also the past champion of the Paris, , Xiamen and Assefa made a smooth transition to the marathon in 2013, debuting in 2:25:17 for a third place fin- Saitama marathons. Baysa thrilled Bostonians in April with a dramatic surge over the final miles to ish in Houston. She followed that performance by finishing in the top 10 of every marathon she has take the laurel wreath. She lingered 37 seconds behind the leaders at mile 21, typically an insurmount- run (with the exception of one DNF in 2014), including runner-up finishes in (2015) and able gap during the later stages of the marathon. But, as one writer put it, Baysa “turned on the jets” Houston (2014). Assefa was part of a strong pack of women in Chicago last fall that ran aggressively and chased down the pack, overtaking her final competitor by mile 24. She became a media favorite on 2:19 pace from the gun. She fell off the back of the pack late in the game, but she still managed to after the race by presenting Roberta Gibb, the first woman to unofficially run and win the Boston walk away with a PR, 2:25:11. Marathon in 1966, with her championship trophy. Gibb, surprised by the gesture, said “I can’t possibly keep this. This woman has a beautiful soul. What a big heart she has.” Gibb said she plans to travel to 2016 Races Ethiopia to return it in a year. Date Race Place Time 04/24/16 2nd 1:09:39 Baysa started her career in 2006 as a 19 year-old with a 2:39:31 debut. She remained a strong per- former her first few years of racing, but grew into an overnight sensation after her 2009 Paris win in Career marathons 2:24:42, and her subsequent Paris win in 2010 in 2:22:04. In 2012, Baysa gained more attention after Date Race Place Time winning the Bank of America Chicago Marathon by one second in a sprint finish down Columbus Drive. 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 2:25:11 04/12/15 Paris Marathon 4th 2:25:58 Baysa represented Ethiopia at the 2007 Udine IAAF World Road Running Half Marathon Champion- 01/25/15 Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon 2nd 2:33:57 ships, finishing 11th, and at the 2007 Algiers All-African Games Half Marathon, taking home the silver 10/26/14 Frankfurt Marathon - DNF medal. 06/01/14 Lanzhou Marathon 3rd 2:37:57 01/19/14 Houston Marathon 2nd 2:25:59 2016 Races 10/20/13 Toronto Waterfront Marathon 7th 2:30:03 Date Race Place Time 04/04/13 Vienna City Marathon 2nd 2:31:18 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 1st 2:29:19 01/13/13 Houston Marathon 3rd 2:25:17 06/26/16 Boston B.A.A. 10K 14th 33:59

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 1st 2:29:19 11/15/15 Saitama Marathon 1st 2:25:44 04/12/15 Paris Marathon 8th 2:28:13

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 74 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 75 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Serena Burla 01/23/15 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 16th 2:27:24 Birthdate: 09/27/82 11/02/14 Shanghai International Marathon 5th 2:31:44 Citizenship: United States 06/01/14 Lanzhou Marathon 2nd 2:37:55 Resides: Stafford, VA 02/23/14 Tokyo Marathon 12th 2:35:03 Agent/Coach: Isaya Okwiya 10/13/13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 2:26:42 Sponsor: Mizuno 04/21/13 London Marathon 4th 2:25:14 Twitter: @serena_burla Elite athletes 10/07/12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 2:22:03 04/22/12 London Marathon 9th 2:25:59 01/27/12 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 8th 2:23:13 08/27/11 Daegu IAAF World Championships 14th 2:31:37 04/17/11 London Marathon 4th 2:23:50 01/21/11 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 5th 2:25:08 2014 U.S. Half Marathon champion 10/10/10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 2:23:40 04/11/10 Paris Marathon 1st 2:22:04 Personal records 01/02/10 Xiamen International Marathon 1st 2:28:53 Marathon 2:28:01 (Amsterdam, 2013) 10/25/09 Frankfurt Marathon 7th 2:32:05 Half marathon 1:10:08 (Houston, 2010) 08/23/09 Berlin IAAF World Championships 26th 2:36:04 04/05/09 Paris Marathon 1st 2:24:42 Career overview 01/16/09 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon 9th 2:29:13 Serena Burla started 2016 as a strong contender to make the U.S. Olympic marathon team. She 09/28/08 Toronto Waterfront Marathon 5th 2:35:56 entered Los Angeles with the fifth fastest qualifying time, 2:28:01, but the heat in L.A. emerged as 03/16/08 Roma Marathon 5th 2:33:07 her greatest competitor; she faded from the lead pack before the halfway mark and finished in eighth 10/28/07 Istanbul Eurasia Marathon 1st 2:29:05 place, nearly six minutes behind winner Amy Cragg. 04/15/07 Rotterdam Fortis Marathon 4th 2:33:54 11/19/06 Tokyo International Women’s Marathon 8th 2:37:48 Burla has consistently performed well in the marathon since making her debut in New York City in 04/16/06 Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon 5th 2:39:31 2010. She dipped under 2:30 for the first time in 2012, running the Seoul International Marathon in 2:28:27, and she ran her PR, 2:28:01, one year later, finishing second at the Amsterdam Marathon. She won her first national title at the 2014 U.S. Half Marathon Championships, and then turned in one of the top American marathon performances in 2015 when she placed 10th at the IAAF World Champion- ships Marathon in Beijing (she also represented the U.S. on the global stage at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships). Burla should be in the mix for a top ten finish in her Bank of America Chicago Marathon debut.

While at the University of Missouri, Burla was a three-time NCAA Cross Country Championships quali- fier, and an All-American; she placed sixth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Championships her senior year, despite entering as the 25th seed; she ran a then-school record of 33:52.59 (still the second fastest time in the school’s history).

Personal In 2010, eight months before she made her marathon debut, Burla was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer, synovial sarcoma, in her right hamstring that nearly jeopardized her running career. When doctors removed the tumor from her leg, they also removed a major muscle that made up almost half of her hamstring.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 11th 1:12:39 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 8th 2:34:28 04/03/16 Washington Cherry Blossom 10M 6th 55:58 05/01/16 Pittsburgh Half Marathon 3rd 1:14:48

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 76 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 77 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Gulume Tollesa Chala 06/04/16 Albany Freihofer's Run For Women 5K 5th 16:21 Birthdate: 09/11/92 07/02/16 Eugene U.S. Olympic Trials 10,000m 12th 33:19.9 Citizenship: Ethiopia Resides: Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia Career marathons Agent: Gerard Van de Veen Date Race Place Time Sponsor: Nike 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 8th 2:34:28 Elite athletes 08/30/15 Beijing IAAF World Championships 10th 2:31:06 01/18/15 Houston Marathon 7th 2:31:46 04/21/14 Boston Marathon 17th 2:32:27 10/20/13 Amsterdam Marathon 2nd 2:28:01 04/15/13 Boston Marathon - DNF 11/18/12 Women's Marathon 11th 2:33:43 Personal records 03/18/12 Seoul International Dong-A Marathon 3rd 2:28:27 Marathon 2:23:12 (Frankfurt, 2015) 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF Half marathon 1:08:16 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2009) 05/08/11 Praha Marathon 6th 2:35:08 11/07/10 New York City Marathon 18th 2:37:06 Career overview Gulume Chala has been on the marathon scene since 2012, but the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks her first appearance in an Abbott World Marathon Majors race. With a 2:23:12 PR set last year in the Frankfurt Marathon, she should be in the hunt for a top three finish. Chala’s win in Frankfurt was a six-minute personal best as Ethiopian runners swept the podium. Chala dueled Din- kinesh Mekash to the line and took the win in a sprint finish. “I thought I could finish among the first three since my training had gone very well,” she told reporters after the race. “But I never dreamed I could win.”

Chala’s other marathon victory happened early in her career at the Marrakesh Marathon, where she won in 2:36:05. She has continued to impress so far in 2016, turning in second place performances at both the Paris Marathon (2:26:14) and the Gold Coast Airport Marathon (2:27:49).

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/12/16 Ras Al Khaimah International Half Marathon 10th 1:08:40 04/03/16 Paris Marathon 2nd 2:26:14 07/03/16 Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2nd 2:27:49

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 07/03/16 Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2nd 2:27:49 04/03/16 Paris Marathon 2nd 2:26:14 10/25/15 Frankfurt Marathon 1st 2:23:12 03/22/15 Chongqing Marathon 5th 2:29:40 11/09/14 Xichang Marathon 2nd 2:36:29 05/01/14 Dongying Yellow River Marathon 5th 2:42:08 03/09/14 Los Angeles Marathon 5th 2:34:26 12/21/13 Danzhou International Marathon 2nd 2:36:04 11/17/13 8th 2:37:07 01/27/13 Marrakesh Marathon 1st 2:36:05 10/28/12 3rd 2:40:15 01/15/12 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 14th 2:40:55

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 78 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 79 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Caitlin Chrisman Sarah Crouch Birthdate: 12/21/85 Birthdate: 08/22/89 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: United States Residence: Mountain View, CA Coach: Pete Rea Twitter: @caitchris Sponsor: Reebok Twitter: @sarahcrouch89 Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:40:30 (Sacramento, 2013) Marathon 2:32:44 (Chicago, 2014) Half marathon 1:14:24 (Duluth, 2014) Half marathon 1:12:10 (Duluth, 2014)

Career overview Career overview Caitlin Chrisman enters this year’s elite athlete field with PRs of 1:14:24 in the half marathon and Sarah Crouch started 2016 unable to compete in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, where she entered 2:40:30 in the marathon. She qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in both 2012 and 2016. with the 17th fastest qualifying time in a field of more than 250 qualifiers. While a hip injury upset her Although she struggled at this year’s Trials – dropping out before mile 10 – she continued her season dreams of representing her country in Rio, she rebounded in time to compete in April’s Boston Mara- with a pair of victories on the road in the half marathon and 10K. What makes Chrisman’s running thon. She finished 11th overall and she was the second American across the line. journey so compelling is that she fits her training into a full-time job as the Digital Innovation Lead at Bank of America. Crouch first made a name for herself in the marathon at the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. She lopped almost 12 minutes off of her previous PR and placed seventh in a personal best, 2:32:44. Prior to graduating from Wake Forest University after a standout career, Chrisman called Carbondale, She returned in 2015 with another strong performance, finishing 12th in 2:32:51. IL home. She earned eight varsity letters at Carbondale High School, finishing third in the Illinois State Cross Country championships in 2002, second in the 3200m and fourth in the 1600m. She was vale- Crouch, a 13-time All-American at Western Washington University and a 2011 National Champion in dictorian of her high school class. the 10,000m, started running professionally with ZAP-Reebok fresh out of college. In one of her first races as a professional runner, she finished 5th at the U.S. 10 Mile Championships. In 2011, she made Chrisman documents her training on her blog, “See Red Run” at caitchris.blogspot.com. her marathon debut in New York and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and in 2012, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000m. She kept her momentum going, and in 2013, she Personal turned heads with her highest finish at a U.S. Championship when she placed 3rd at the Cherry Blos- Chrisman was raised a vegetarian. som 10 Mile. Her time of 54:15 was faster than the American Record.

2016 Races Personal Date Race Place Time Crouch’s mom became an elite masters marathoner at the age of 42, posting a 2:49 marathon time. 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF Her grandma began running in her 50s and completed several ultra-marathons. Crouch herself knows 06/25/16 San Francisco Pride Run 10K 1st 34:48 how to ride a unicycle and play the trombone. 07/31/16 San Francisco Half Marathon 1st 1:15:31 2016 Races Career marathons Date Race Place Time Date Race Place Time 02/14/16 Birmingham Mercedes Half Marathon 3rd 1:16:10 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 03/20/16 New York Half Marathon 13th 1:16:36 12/08/13 Sacramento California International Marathon 9th 2:40:31 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 11th 2:37:36 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 66th 2:44:04 07/04/16 Frankfort Great Buffalo Chase 5K 7th 17:05 10/03/10 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 8th 2:41:52 Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 11th 2:37:36 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 12th 2:32:51

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 80 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 81 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Sarah Cummings 02/08/15 Tallahassee Marathon 1st 2:46:59 Birthdate: 01/03/89 10/12/14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:32:44 Citizenship: United States 11/06/11 New York City Marathon 22nd 2:44:25 Residence: New York, NY Coach: Terry Shea Twitter: @sarahccummings Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:34:47 (Chicago, 2014) Half marathon 1:13:11 (Houston, 2015)

Career overview Sarah Cummings set her current PR at the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, finishing 11th overall (6th American). She struggled at both the 2015 Los Angeles Marathon and 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, but she found her stride again this June at Grandma’s Marathon with a seventh place finish in 2:36:58.

Prior to her PR performance at the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, she finished in the top 10 of the Philadelphia Marathon (2012) and the Twin Cities Marathon (2013), and she was the seventh American across the line at the 2014 Boston Marathon.

In 2011, Cummings graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University as a four-time Ivy League Champion and an All-American in the 10,000m. She was a scoring member of the 2009 NCAA DI Cross-Country Championships fifth place team. She received the Otto von Kienbusch award, which is given to the top female athlete at the university.

Personal Cummings balances her professional running career with a demanding job at Goldman Sachs. It is not unusual for her to start her day at 4:30 a.m. so that she can finish her training and get to her desk before 7 a.m.

Cummings had brain surgery to correct a Type-1 Chiari malformation. She was a competitive figure skater for 12 years.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/09/16 New York Joe Kleinerman 10K 2nd 35:34 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 53rd 2:47:55 05/21/16 Brooklyn Half Marathon 4th 1:15:35 06/18/16 Duluth Grandma’s Marathon 7th 2:36:58

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 06/18/16 Duluth Grandmas Marathon 7th 2:36:58 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 53rd 2:47:55

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 82 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 83 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Jessica Draskau Petersson 03/15/15 Los Angeles Marathon 12th 2:42:20 Birthdate: 09/08/77 10/12/14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 11th 2:34:47 Citizenship: 04/21/14 Boston Marathon 21st 2:34:57 Twitter: @jessdpMarathon 10/06/13 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 10th 2:39:28 11/18/12 Philadelphia Marathon 7th 2:43:03 Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:30:07 (Chicago, 2015) Half marathon 1:12:52 (Københaven, 2014)

Career overview Jessica Draskau Petersson returns to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon one year after setting her PR here and finishing in the top 10. Her goal is to come back from the Olympic Marathon in Rio (she placed 40th in 2:36:14) and break the Danish national record, 2:29:34. She needs to run 34 seconds faster than she did in 2015 to realize that goal.

Draskau Petersson has dual Danish and British citizenship, and she represented Denmark at the 2012 London Olympics in the marathon (she finished 40th in 2:31:43). She started her career as an elite duathlete and triathlete, and she eventually found her stride in marathon competitions. She struggled with some significant setbacks early in her career: she was hit five times in three years by cars and motorbikes and one accident in 2007 required knee surgery. She lost four years of competition as a result, and didn’t return to the roads until 2011.

Draskau Petersson made headlines in the U.S. in 2014 when she won the 11th annual P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Arizona. Although she will be 39 on race day, she is a late bloomer in the sport and there is little doubt that another top 10 finish is possible, and that the Danish national record is in jeopardy.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 06/11/16 18th 34:14 07/10/16 Amsterdam European Championships 31st 1:13:50 08/14/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Marathon 40th 2:36:14

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 08/14/16 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Marathon 40th 2:36:14 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 2:30:07 08/16/14 Zürich European Championships 8th 2:30:53 08/05/12 London Olympic Marathon 40th 2:31:43 04/22/12 London Marathon 23rd 2:34:56 09/25/05 Berlin Marathon 10th 2:42:00 01/30/05 Las Vegas Marathon 5th 2:44:42 04/13/03 London Marathon 20th 2:46:10

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 84 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 85 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Alia Gray Kristen Heckert Birthdate: 11/12/88 Birthdate: 11/07/86 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: United States Resides: Boulder, CO Residence: Bolingbrook, IL Coach: Joe Vigil Coach: Michael Lucchesi Sponsor: Asics Twitter: @aliatgray Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:35:47 (Los Angeles, 2016) Marathon 2:42:32 (Chicago, 2014) Half marathon 1:12:48 (Houston, 2016) Half marathon 1:15:52 (Highland Park, 2015)

Career overview Career overview “There is no such thing as a perfect training block,” Alia Gray wrote on her blog (aliagray.com) after the Kristen Heckert, a member of the local elite New Balance Chicago racing team, continues her streak of U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. “This is a credence that I firmly believe in, yet have consistently had to breakthrough performances. She started 2016 with one of her most impressive career feats to date: re-learn.” she finished 27th at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Two hundred and five women qualified for the Trials and 198 started the race. Heckert used her marathon fitness to win Chicago’s Live Grit Lake- Gray entered the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in February after enduring an unconventional build-up. front 10, and she posted her best 8K time, 26:35, en route to a second place finish ahead of Olympian She rolled her ankle on a training run and just eight weeks before the Trials, she learned that she actu- Desiree Davila at the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle (defending champion Alexi Pappas was the ally fractured her fibula. She relied on an AlterG treadmill to maintain her fitness. She ran a 10,000m only runner able to beat a hard charging Heckert). She has proved unbeatable on the local Chicago track PR, followed by a half marathon PR in Houston. She continued training on the AlterG, and as scene, taking victories at the 10,000m in Naperville in a PR, 33:03; the North Shore Half Marathon in her bone healed, she added some outdoor hard efforts. She lined up for the Trials undertrained with 1:16:50; the Ravenswood Run 5K in a PR, 15:59; and the Elmhurst 4 on the Fourth in a near PR, 21:41. just one 20-mile run to callous her legs, but she felt mentally sharp, confident and prepared. On a day Heckert’s best in the half marathon is 1:15:52. The 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks where so many athletes faltered, she shined. She finished 10th in a PR, 2:35:47. her fifth time competing in the Abbott World Marathon Majors event and her first time starting with the elite field. Gray started running her junior year in high school after knee surgery unsettled her soccer ambitions. She went on to Chico State where she became a four-time All-American (twice in track and field and Heckert competed at Murray State University, College of DuPage and University of Illinois at Chicago. twice in cross country). She moved to Boulder, CO to pursue her professional running goals, and she She says overtraining and being “hard headed” contributed to her collegiate struggles. She also came has steadily been a strong performer, notching top 10 finishes at the U.S. Track and Field Champion- to the sport later. In high school, she focused on basketball and the 300m hurdles and 400m run. She ships (10th in the 10,000m, 2015); U.S. Cross Country Championships (8th, 2014); and the U.S. Half credits her coach (and husband), Michael Lucchesi, with her steady rise from good local athlete to Marathon Championships (9th, 2014). The legendary Joe Vigil coaches her. national elite.

2016 Races Heckert teaches math and coaches cross country at Plainfield South High School. Date Race Place Time 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 12th 1:12:48 2016 Races 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 10th 2:35:47 Date Race Place Time 04/01/16 Palo Alto Stanford Invitational 5000m 7th 15:44 01/17/16 Houston Half Marathon 27th 1:16:35 05/01/16 Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000m 18th 31:59 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 27th 2:43:39 05/20/16 Los Angeles Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic 5000m 14th 15:46.3 03/19/16 Live Grit Lakefront 10 Mile 1st 56:13 05/30/16 Boulder International Challenge 10K 18th 36:23 04/03/16 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K 2nd 26:35 07/02/16 Eugene U.S. Olympic Trials 10,000m - DNF 04/24/16 Ravenswood Run 5K 1st 15:59 05/12/16 Naperville NCC Dr. Keeler Meet 10,000m 1st 33:03.3 Career marathons 06/05/16 Highland Park North Shore Half Marathon 1st 1:16:50 Date Race Place Time 07/04/16 Elmhurst 4 on the Fourth 1st 21:41 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 10th 2:35:47 11/02/14 New York Marathon 15th 2:39:43 12/02/12 Sacramento California International Marathon 9th 2:44:21

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 86 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 87 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Career marathons Valentine Kipketer Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 01/05/93 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 27th 2:43:39 Citizenship: Kenya 10/12/14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 23rd 2:42:32 Agent: Valentijn Trouw 10/13/13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 15th 2:44:13 Sponsor: Nike 10/07/12 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 18th 2:47:56 10/09/11 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 38th 2:51:04 Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:23:02 (Amsterdam, 2012) Half marathon 1:08:21 (Lille, 2011)

Career overview Valentine Kipketer made her international debut as a junior competitor in 2008. As an 18-year-old in 2011, she took her talents from the grass and the track to the road, winning three of the five half marathons she competed in, including wins in Lille (where she ran her current PR, 1:08:21) and Berlin. She made her marathon debut in 2012, finishing fifth in Hamburg in a solid 2:28:02. Less than a year later, she won the Mumbai Marathon and set a course record in 2:24:33.

Kipketer was selected to represent Kenya at the 2013 IAAF World Championships Marathon, but she struggled and failed to finish the race. Two months later, she rallied to win the Amsterdam Marathon, setting a new PR, 2:23:02. This year marks a comeback year for Kipketer – she returned from a mater- nity break in late 2015 and has been steadily regaining her fitness. She competed well in Boston (her first Abbott World Marathon Majors race), finishing fifth in 2:33:13.

Personal Kipketer is the sister of elite male runner, Gideon Kipketer, who is also competing in this year’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon elite athlete field. Both Gideon and Valentine have recorded victories at the Mumbai Marathon, and both hold the Mumbai Marathon course record.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/17/16 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 3rd 2:34:07 03/06/16 Nairobi First Lady’s Half Marathon 1st 1:09:05 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 5th 2:33:13

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 5th 2:33:13 01/17/16 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 3rd 2:34:07 10/20/13 Amsterdam Marathon 1st 2:23:02 08/10/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships - DNF 04/21/13 London Marathon - DNF 01/20/13 Mumbai Standard Chartered Marathon 1st 2:24:33 04/29/12 Hamburg Marathon 5th 2:28:02

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 88 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 89 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 11/15/79 08/30/15 Beijing IAAF World Championships 5th 2:28:18 Citizenship: Kenya 04/26/15 London Marathon 10th 2:27:16 Coach: Gilbert Koech 11/02/14 New York Marathon 12th 2:36:24 Twitter: @KiplagatEdna 04/13/14 London Marathon 1st 2:20:21 11/03/13 New York City Marathon 9th 2:30:04 08/10/13 Moskva IAAF World Championships 1st 2:25:44 Elite athletes 04/21/13 London Marathon 2nd 2:21:32 08/05/12 London Olympic Games 19th 2:27:52 04/22/12 London Marathon 2nd 2:19:50 08/27/11 Daegu IAAF World Championships 1st 2:28:43 04/17/11 London Marathon 2nd 2:20:46 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Championships Marathon winner 11/07/10 New York City Marathon 1st 2:28:20 03/21/10 Los Angeles Marathon 1st 2:25:38 Personal records 12/04/05 Las Vegas Marathon 10th 2:50:20 Marathon 2:19:50 (London, 2012) Half marathon 1:07:57 (Glasgow, 2015)

Career overview Edna Kiplagat is the 16th fastest woman in history over the marathon distance, and she is the only woman to win two IAAF World Championships marathons. She made her first appearance on the international stage as a junior competitor in 1996 when she won a 3000m silver medal, and she has repeatedly made the podium over the past 20 years. She has won the Los Angeles Marathon (2010), New York City Marathon (2010) and London Marathon (2014). Her 2014 victory in London came on the heels of three runner-up finishes from 2011-2013. Kiplagat started her 2016 season by compet- ing in her 14th AWMM competition with a third place finish in the Tokyo Marathon. The 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will mark her first appearance in the windy city.

Kiplagat was awarded the AIMS “Best Marathoner of the Year” in 2013 following her back-to-back world marathon championships.

Personal Kiplagat spends part of her year training in Boulder, CO. She and her husband have five children – two biological, two adopted from her sister who died from breast cancer and one adopted from a neighbor who died in childbirth. In 2013, she established the Edna Kiplagat Foundation to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 3rd 2:22:36 05/14/16 New York Healthy Kidney 10K 3rd 31:38 05/22/16 Manchester Great 10K 2nd 31:25 06/26/16 Boston B.A.A. 10K 2nd 31:06 07/04/16 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 1st 32:24 07/10/16 Utica Boilermaker 15K 5th 50:24

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 02/28/16 Tokyo Marathon 3rd 2:22:36

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 90 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 91 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 02/27/87 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 2:23:33 Citizenship: Kenya 04/26/15 London Marathon 5th 2:24:15 Agent: Jos Hermens 10/12/14 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd* 2:25:57 Sponsor: Nike 04/13/14 London Marathon 2nd 2:20:24 09/29/13 Berlin Marathon 1st 2:21:13 04/31/13 London Marathon 6th 2:27:05 Elite athletes 04/22/12 London Marathon 4th 2:20:57 09/25/11 Berlin Marathon 1st 2:19:44 04/18/11 Boston Marathon - DNF

Additional highlights Half Marathon World record holder, 1:05:09 Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion 10/16/10 Nanning IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1st 1:08:24 03/28/09 Amman IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1st 26:13 Personal records 03/24/07 Mombasa IAAF World Cross Country Championships 5th 27:26 Marathon 2:19:44 (Berlin 2011) 08/15/06 Beijing IAAF World Junior Championships 5000m 2nd 15:32.3 Half marathon 1:05:09* (Barcelona, 2015) 10,000m 30:11.53 (Utrecht, 2009) * Official results as of August 2016. Result standings are subject to change in accordance with Interna- tional Athletics Association Federations (IAAF) Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations. *World Record

Career overview Florence Kiplagat came to Chicago in 2015 seeking redemption. She finished third* in 2014, but she wanted the victory. The 2015 women’s race started aggressively on 2:19 pace, and Kiplagat settled into the pack – a pack of seven that stayed together for 22 miles. With four miles to go, and Kiplagat moved to the front, and then Kiplagat made her final move with less than to go. She was simply too good to get caught, leaping victoriously in the air after she crossed the finish line.

Kiplagat returned to London for the fifth time this spring. A victory has eluded her there, and while she fought valiantly to be the first across the line, she faded from the leaders with less than 10K to go. She finished third in 2:23:39.

Kiplagat is the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon champion, the 2011 and 2013 Berlin Marathon cham- pion and the current World Record holder in the 15K, 20K and half-marathon (all set en route to her 2015 half marathon world record in Barcelona). In a move that surprised many, left Kiplagat off the 2016 Olympic marathon team.

Personal Kiplagat is the niece of marathon runner . She lives with her daughters in Iten.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 02/14/16 Barcelona Half Marathon 1st 1:09:19 04/24/16 London Marathon 3rd 2:23:39

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/24/16 London Marathon 3rd 2:23:39

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 92 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 93 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Laurie Knowles Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 10/13/77 10/21/07 Detroit Free Press Flagstar Bank Marathon 4th 2:47:46 Citizenship: United States 04/16/07 Boston U.S. Women’s Marathon 22nd 2:52:54 Residence: Charlotte, NC 10/22/06 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 37th 2:46:31 Twitter: @Lmsturgell 03/19/06 Virginia Beach ShamrockFest 3rd 2:56:42 Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:36:29 (Chicago, 2013) Half marathon 1:13:48 (Jacksonville, 2016)

Career overview Laurie Knowles returns to the scene of her best career performance to date: the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. She set her PR in 2013, 2:36:29 at age 36. In fact, all of Knowles’ best times have arrived in her mid-to late 30s. She qualified for and competed in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials; however, she dropped out of the 2016 Trials shortly after the 25K mark. Two months later, she sought redemption in Boston, posting the third fastest time by an American woman while finishing 17th overall. “It was a tough day,” Knowles told a Boston reporter. “It was warm, and there were headwinds. My time was not what I’d hoped for... but my goals were: I wanted redemption from L.A., and I wanted to enjoy it. I did not enjoy the hills, but I did enjoy most of the race. So, mission accomplished.”

Outside of her marathon performances this year, she started 2016 with a PR and a podium finish at the Jacksonville Half Marathon, running 1:13:48. She also finished well at the Atlanta Peachtree 10K, clocking 35:44 for 15th place.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/03/16 Jacksonville Half Marathon 3rd 1:13:48 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 17th 2:45:19 07/04/16 Atlanta Peachtree Road Race 10K 15th 35:44

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 04/18/16 Boston Marathon 17th 2:45:19 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials - DNF 10/13/13 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 2:36:29 06/22/13 Duluth Grandma's Marathon 9th 2:41:59 12/02/12 Sacramento California International Marathon 6th 2:41:59 01/14/12 Houston U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 46th 2:40:49 06/18/11 Duluth Grandma's Marathon 13th 2:38:09 11/02/08 New York City Marathon 21st 2:45:16 04/20/08 Boston U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 49th 2:44:03

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 94 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 95 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Heather Lieberg Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 06/18/79 10/10/10 Portland Marathon 3rd 2:54:27 Citizenship: United States 06/07/08 Governor's Cup Marathon 1st 3:00:10 Residence: Helena, MT 06/02/07 Governor's Cup Marathon 1st 3:07:49 Coach: David Morris Sponsor: Oiselle Twitter: @lieberg_heather Elite athletes

Personal records Marathon 2:34:09 (St. Paul, 2014) Half marathon 1:13:10 (Tampa, 2015)

Career overview Heather Lieberg’s journey as an elite runner has been unconventional. She started running in her mid 20s after playing basketball throughout high school and college, and competing as a swimmer when she was younger. She ran her first marathon almost a decade ago in 3:07:49 and was hooked. Her 2:45:59 Governor’s Cup Marathon victory ranks as the all-time best female marathon performance on Montana soil. She remains undefeated in the Governor’s Cup, including overall wins (beating both men and women) in 2011 and 2013.

Lieberg, a mom of three and a full-time second grade teacher, started working with David Morris, a former American record holder in the marathon, in 2013. Since then, she has obliterated her PRs, run- ning personal bests of 2:34:09 in the marathon and 1:13:10 in the half marathon. More recently, she finished 16th at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, posting a 2:40:36, and sixth in Duluth in 2:36:53.

2016 Races Date Race Place Time 01/17/16 Carlsbad Half Marathon 3rd 1:14:16 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 16th 2:40:36 05/01/16 Pittsburgh Half Marathon 4th 1:15:57 06/18/16 Duluth Grandmas Marathon 6th 2:36:53 07/10/16 Missoula Half Marathon 1st 1:15:59

Career marathons Date Race Place Time 06/18/16 Duluth Grandma’s Marathon 6th 2:36:53 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 16th 2:40:36 08/30/15 Beijing IAAF World Championships - DNF 03/15/15 Los Angeles Marathon 5th 2:35:32 10/05/14 St. Paul Twin Cities Marathon 2nd 2:34:09 12/08/13 Sacramento California International Marathon 8th 2:39:55 06/18/13 Governor's Cup Marathon 1st 2:45:59 01/20/13 Tempe Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon 2nd 2:47:17 04/16/12 Boston Marathon 30th 3:01:00 09/18/11 Governor’s Cup Marathon 1st 2:52:42 06/25/11 Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon 3rd 2:56:45

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 96 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 97 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Agnieszka Mierzejewska Tera Moody Birthdate: 10/22/85 Birthdate: 12/18/80 Citizenship: Citizenship: United States Resides: Chicago, IL Sponsor: Nike Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:30:55 (Łódź, 2015) Marathon 2:30:53 (Chicago, 2010) Half marathon 1:11:41 (Berlin, 2016) Half marathon 1:12:30 (Houston, 2011)

Career overview Career overview Agnieszka Mierzejewska had a big year in 2015: she finished second in the Łódź Marathon after hang- Tera Moody lines up in Chicago – the site of her 2010 PR - for the seventh time. She entered last ing behind the lead pack for 30K, setting a new personal best by more than two and a half minutes, year’s race as a bit of a wildcard after a two-year break from marathons due to injuries. She exceeded 2:30:55. After clocking another big PR in the half marathon this past April, she set her sights on Rio. expectations by running under 2:40 and qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. She has turned On a less than ideal day that saw warm and humid temperatures, she raced hard at the 2016 Łódź in more road races in 2016 than she did in 2015, and if her buildup is uninterrupted by injuries, she Marathon, hoping to run fast enough to make Poland’s Olympic team. She was the first Polish woman could be a contender for a top 10 finish. Moody will also have thousands of spectators cheering her on across the line, grabbing the national championship, but her time, 2:32:04, was not fast enough to earn – the St. Charles, IL native moved back to Chicago in 2014 after spending a decade in Colorado. her a ticket to Rio. “I should be happy winning the national championships,” she told reporters after the race, “but I am not. My goal was to get the Rio qualification and I didn't.” In spite of her disappoint- After a brief break from running following her collegiate career at Colorado, Moody tackled the mara- ment in the marathon, Mierzejewska rebounded in July to finish inside the top 10 at the Amsterdam thon distance for the first time in 2005. Her goal: break three hours (she ran 2:50). That race reignited European Championships in the half marathon. her competitive fire, and in 2008, she experienced a huge step forward at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston. She toed the line seeded 152nd in a field of 160 runners, and she finished fifth overall Mierzejewska has competed in two IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 51st in 2013 in 2:33:54, just one second from fourth place and a spot as an alternate on the Olympic team. Follow- and 61st in 2010. She is also the winner of the 2010 Sosnowiec Polish Championships 10,000m ing that performance, Moody went on to represent the U.S. twice at the IAAF World Championships (33:41). The Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks her first appearance in an Abbott World Mara- (28th in 2009 in 2:36:39 and 17th in 2011 in 2:32:04), and she ran her current PR, 2:30:53, at the 2010 thon Majors event. Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

2016 Races Personal Date Race Place Time Moody has had a well-documented struggle with insomnia since middle school. 02/28/16 Wiazowna Half Marathon 3rd 1:14:47 04/03/16 3rd 1:11:41 Athlete quote 04/17/16 Łódź Marathon 2nd 2:32:04 “My favorite part of the Chicago Marathon is the start line because of the energy and anticipation. I 06/11/16 Leiden Gouden Spike 5th 33:00.4 love that there are thousands of us all out there together lining up and about to share a big part of our 07/10/16 Amsterdam European Championships 9th 1:12:10 lives and go after our goals.”

Career marathons 2016 Races Date Race Place Time Date Race Place Time 04/17/16 Łódź Marathon 2nd 2:32:04 01/03/16 Jacksonville Half Marathon 8th 1:14:19 04/19/15 Łódź Marathon 2nd 2:30:55 03/19/16 Lakefront 10 Miler 2nd 56:52 10/12/14 Poznań Marathon 2nd 2:39:06 04/03/16 Chicago Shamrock Shuffle 8K 4th 27:30 04/28/13 Düsseldorf Marathon 3rd 2:33:36 06/04/16 Albany Freihofer's Run For Women 14th 17:26 09/30/12 Warszawa Marathon 1st 2:34:15 04/22/12 Kraków Marathon 3rd 2:41:32

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 98 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 99 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Career marathons Emma Polley Date Race Place Time Birthdate: 07/24/90 10/11/15 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 16th 2:39:32 Citizenship: United States 01/13/13 Houston Marathon 6th 2:39:10 Residence: Seattle, WA 08/27/11 IAAF World Championships Daegu 17th 2:32:04 Twitter: @em_kertesz 10/10/10 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 2:30:53 10/11/09 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 2:32:59 Elite athletes 08/23/09 IAAF World Championships Berlin 28th 2:36:39 04/20/08 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Boston 5th 2:33:54 10/07/07 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 2:46:40 10/22/06 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 66th 2:52:02 10/09/05 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 20th 2:50:08 Personal records Marathon 2:42:07 (Sacramento, 2014) Half marathon 1:16:30 (, 2012)

Career overview Emma Polley is still relatively new to the marathon distance, having run her debut in 2014 in 2:42:07 and, most recently, the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. She met one of her goals at the Trials – a top 50 finish – but hot and humid conditions derailed her second goal: a new personal best. Her main objec- tive in Chicago is to meet that goal.

Polley was a stand-out runner at the University of Toledo: she was a four-time MAC champion and an NCAA All-American in the 10,000m. She passed up her final year of college eligibility to race with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project (she is no longer a member), and she represented the U.S. on its 2012 Chiba Ekiden World relay team.

2016 Races Date Competition Place Time 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 39th 2:44:56 05/22/16 Rhody Run 12K 2nd 43:11 05/15/16 Nordstrom Beat The Bridge 8K Run 2nd 27:44 06/11/16 Portland Track Festival 10,000m 28th 35:24.7 06/25/16 Run of the Mill 5K 1st 17:01 07/10/16 Utica Boilermaker 15K 21st 56:31

Career marathons Date Race Time Place 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 39th 2:44:56 12/07/14 Sacramento California International Marathon 22nd 2:42:07

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 100 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 101 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Julia Roman-Duval Freya Ross Birthdate: 08/09/82 Birthdate: 09/20/83 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: Great Britain Residence: Columbia, MD Coach: Steve Jones Agent: Brendan Reilly Sponsor: Adidas Twitter: @ross_freya Elite athletes

Personal records Personal records Marathon 2:40:55 (Sacramento, 2015) Marathon 2:28:10 (London, 2012) Half marathon 1:16:41 (Frederick, 2016) Half marathon 1:11:51 (Glasgow, 2013)

Career overview Career Overview Julia Roman-Duval, a full-time astrophysicist and mom of three, did not start running seriously until Freya Ross made news in 2012 aft er running an impressive debut at the London Marathon, 2:28:10, 2013. “I only have one life and I’m trying to squeeze it all in,” she told the Baltimore Sun aft er she but it wasn’t enough to make the Olympic team. However, Paula Radcliff e withdrew from the team at fi nished in the top 50 at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. She trains with the Howard County the last minute and Ross received a call: she was going to represent Great Britain at the 2012 London Striders in Maryland, and while she is relatively new to long distance running, she is a seasoned vet- Olympic Games. In just her second marathon, Ross exceeded expectations, fi nishing 44th in 2:32:14; eran when it comes to competitive sports. she was the fi rst British athlete across the line.

Roman-Duval began swimming and running at age 12, and she took up the triathlon more seriously in Ross has been a constant presence on the international stage since she competed as a junior 16 years 2006. She won several triathlons in 2007 and 2008 and qualifi ed for the 70.3 World Championships. ago in cross country and track. She raced for Britain at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks her fi rst appearance in an Abbott World Marathon four times from 2003-2010, and in 2012, she took home her sixth Scottish national cross country title Majors event. in seven years (she fi nished ninth this year). She competed in the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, fi nishing fi ft h and seventh, respectively. She set her half marathon PR in 2013, 2016 Races running 1:11:51, and followed it a month later with another impressive marathon performance, fi nish- Date Race Place Time ing seventh at the Yokohama Marathon in 2:35:19. 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 50th 2:46:47 02/28/16 RRCA 10 Mile Challenge 1st 1:00:38 Ross did not post any road results in 2014 and 2015. A broken hip disrupted her 2014 season and a 03/13/16 Kelly St. Patrick's Day Shamrock 5K 1st 16:56 related injury hampered her 2015 campaign. She started her 2016 crusade with a 10K win and an 04/03/16 Washington Cherry Blossom 10M 11th 58:30 18th place showing at the London Marathon. Her place in London left her off the 2016 Olympic team, 04/24/16 Rockville Pike's Peek 10K 1st 34:22 and opened her schedule for a fall marathon. The Bank of America Chicago Marathon marks her third 05/07/16 Frederick Running Festival Half Marathon 1st 1:16:41 appearance in an Abbott World Marathon Majors event. 07/10/16 Utica Boilermaker 15K 17th 53:55 Personal Career marathons Ross is coached by 1985 Chicago Marathon winner and two-time World Record holder, Steve Jones. Date Race Place Time She is the author of a recipe book, Food on the Run, and she received her undergraduate degree in 02/13/16 Los Angeles U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials 50th 2:46:47 structural engineering. 12/06/15 Sacramento California International Marathon 8th 2:40:55 05/17/15 Cleveland Marathon 4th 2:53:34 2016 Races 11/23/14 Philadelphia Marathon 8th 2:48:39 Date Race Place Time 10/12/13 Baltimore Marathon 2nd 3:00:30 04/10/16 Grangemouth Jim Dingwall Round the Houses 10K 1st 33:50 10/16/10 Baltimore Marathon 12th 3:05:43 04/24/16 London Marathon 18th 2:37:52 05/22/16 Manchester Great 10K 15th 36:29 06/04/16 České Budějovice Half Marathon 8th 1:19:21

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 102 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 103 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Career marathons Men’s wheelchair biographies Date Race Place Time Adam Bleakney 04/24/16 London Marathon 18th 2:37:52 Birthdate: 08/27/75 11/17/13 Yokohama Women's Marathon 7th 2:35:19 Citizenship: United States 08/05/12 London Olympic Games 44th 2:32:14 Residence: Savoy, IL 04/22/12 London Marathon 13th 2:28:10 Twitter: @ChiefFastcow Elite athletes

Personal record Marathon: 1:26:03 (Boston, 2011)

Career overview Adam Bleakney is the 2002 Chicago Marathon champion and a three-time runner up, including in 2012 when he finished second to the fastest man in the world, ’s Josh Cassidy. In 2011, Bleakney broke the American record for the all-conditions wheelchair marathon when he finished sixth in Boston in 1:26:03. Bleakney raced his first Chicago Marathon in 1999 and tied for second in a sprint finish down Columbus Drive. He has competed in the last 12 of 16 Chicago Marathons, including finishing in his fastest time ever on the streets of the windy city in 2015.

Bleakney is the head coach of the world-class University of Illinois Team, which includes six-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion Tatyana McFadden and three-time champion Amanda McGrory.

Bleakney won a silver medal in the 800m at the 2004 in Athens. He finished 24th in the 2012 Paralympic Marathon in London.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 12th 1:31:05 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 23rd 2:03:57 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 17th 1:43:56 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:34:23 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:29:58 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:36:06 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:54:24 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:38:58 2005 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:39:19 2004 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:40:01 2002 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:40:14 1999 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:43:42

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 104 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 105 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Christian Clemmons Citizenship: United States Birthdate: 03/23/81 Residence: Beach Park, IL Citizenship: Residence: Hamilton, New South Wales, AUS Twitter: @kurtfearnley Elite athletes

Career overview Personal record Christian Clemmons is an Illinois native and a relative newcomer to long distance racing. He started his Marathon:1:21:39 (Boston, 2012) athletic career as a basketball player and was encouraged by the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Associa- tion (GLASA) in Lake Forest, IL to give track racing a try. He rounded the oval for the first time in 2014 Career overview and started racing distances from 100m to 1500m. He made his marathon debut in Chicago last fall, Kurt Fearnley is Chicago’s most decorated male wheelchair athlete with five titles, including three in finishing 37th in 2:15:16. He is currently training under Adam Bleakney at the University of Illinois. a row from 2007 to 2009 and then two more in 2011 and 2015. A veteran of more than 50 mara- thons (with over 30 wins), he has captured nine medals at the Paralympic Games, including a pair of Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights gold medals in the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Marathon. He took another gold at the 2011 IPC World Date Event Place Time Championships Marathon, and he won four consecutive TCS New York City Marathons from 2006 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 37th 2:15:16 to 2009; he finished third in 2013 and was on top of the podium again in 2014 after a sprint finish through Central Park. His 1:29:22 course record in New York still stands.

At the 2014 and 2015 Chicago Marathons, Fearnley was part of historic sprint finishes. In 2014, the top 11 professional wheelchair athletes finished within 11 seconds, and in 2015, the top 11 men fin- ished within 13 seconds of each other. Fearnley lost by one second to Josh George in 2014, and then came back in 2015 to beat George and by two seconds. At the 2007 Chicago Marathon, the warmest day in event history, he broke the course record (Heinz Frei broke it again in 2010).

Fearnley is a passionate disability advocate and devotes himself to a number of charitable initiatives. In 2009, he received the NSW Young Australian of the Year award.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:30:45 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:32:13 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:30:38 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:29:18 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:29:09 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:30:16 2007 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:28:06

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 106 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 107 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Joshua George Jose Jiménez Hernández Birthdate: 03/18/85 Birthdate: 07/02/82 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: Costa Rica Residence: Champaign, IL Twitter: @jsgeorge Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:22:55 (Duluth, 2012) Marathon: 1:31:36 (Duluth, 2015)

Career overview Jose Jiménez Hernández represented Costa Rica at the 2011 IPC World Championships, claiming two Josh George competed in his first Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2002 as an 18-year-old, top-ten finishes on the track (8th in the 1500m and 6th in the 5000m). He set his current PR in 2015 finishing fourth among a talented field that included U of I coach Adam Bleakney. He has finished in with a fourth place at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN; his time, 1:31:36, ranked him 14th in the the top five of the race ten times, and he is a four-time Chicago Marathon champion, including back- world for the year. He made his Chicago Marathon debut in 2012, finishing 16th in 1:43:54, and he to-back victories in 2003 and 2004, another in 2006 and a nail-biting victory in 2014 where he was came back in 2015 to clock a faster time, finishing 20th in 1:42:17. He kicked off 2016 with a 16th chased to the line by 10 men in a near photo finish. George missed defending his 2014 title by two place finish in the London Marathon. seconds last fall, and was barely edged by Marcel Hug for the runner-up spot. In spite of losing the title, he still finished on the podium and he punched his ticket to the Rio Paralympic Games. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time In 2011, George finished third behind eventual winner Fearnley and a fraction of a second behind 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 20th 1:42:17 Heinz Frei, registering his fastest Chicago finish in 1:29:23. He finished third again in 2012, and tied 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 16th 1:43:54 for second with Fearnley in 2013 (Ernst Van Dyk took the crown).

A diverse athlete, he won the gold medal in the 100m and a silver medal in the 800m at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. At the 2012 London Paralympic Games, he won bronze in the 800m. Prior to the age of 25, he had set world records in the 100m, 400m and 800m events.

He set his marathon PR in Duluth in 2012. He started 2016 with a 10th place finish in Boston and a 17th place showing in London.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:30:48 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:32:12 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:30:38 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:36:06 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:29:23 2006 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:38:31 2005 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:40:30 2004 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:36:13 2003 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:42:01 2002 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:56:49

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 108 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 109 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Kota Hokinoue Marcel Hug Birthdate: 03/30/74 Birthdate: 01/16,/86 Citizenship: Japan Citizenship: Twitter: @MarcelEricHug Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:21:14 (Boston, 2014) Marathon: 1:20:52 (Seoul, 2013)

Career overview Career overview Kota Hokinoue began racing in 2002 (he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident in Marcel Hug (a.k.a. the “silver bullet”) won the Boston Marathon for the third time this spring, and then 2000), but he did not compete in his first Chicago Marathon until 2014; he finished fifth, and he was one week later he broke the tape first for the second time in London. He enters the Chicago Marathon just four seconds away from wearing the crown. He came back in 2015 to pursue a podium finish, on top of the AWMM leaderboard, and, as the two-time champion of the Berlin Marathon, he knows but he crossed the line in 8th in 1:30:57 – just 11 seconds away from a victory. Hokinoue has been how to race on flat and fast courses well (he has finished in the top three of the Berlin Marathon eight a regular competitor on the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) circuit, finishing first in Berlin times). Hug made an impressive debut in Chicago last October, taking second in 1:30:48, just two in 2014 and first in Tokyo in 2015. He started 2016 with a 13th place finish in Boston and an eighth seconds behind Fearnley. place run in London (where just 18 seconds separated him from the winner, Marcel Hug). He holds a bronze medal from the 2013 IPC World Championships, and he competed in both the 2008 and 2012 Hug has also won the New York City Marathon (2013), Oita Marathon (2010, 2011, 2012), Schenkon Paralympic Games. Marathon (2012, 2014) and Seoul Marathon (2013, 2015). He clocked 1:23:32 in Seoul last year to take the number one ranking for 2015. Missing from his resume? A win in Chicago. Hokinoue broke the Japanese record in 2011 when he clocked 1:22:01, finishing second in Oensingen, and he lowered it again in Boston in 2014 when he was second in 1:21:14, ranking second in the world Hug made headlines in 2013 when he became the world marathon champion at the IPC World Cham- behind past Chicago Marathon champion Ernst Van Dyk. pionships; in addition to the marathon, he took home gold in four events: the 400m, 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m. At the 2011 IPC World Championships, he won gold in the 10,000m, and was second As a track racer, Hokinoue has set Japanese records in the 5000m and 10,000m. in four events. He is a two-time Paralympian with a silver medal from the 2012 London Paralympics marathon. Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 1:30:57 Date Event Place Time 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:32:16 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:30:48

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 110 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 111 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Rafael Botello Jimenez Gyudae Kim Birthdate: 02/23/79 Birthdate: 01/17/84 Citizenship: Citizenship: Residence: Champaign, IL Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:22:18 (Padua, 2007) Marathon: 1:30:51 (Chicago, 2015)

Career overview Career overview Rafael Botello Jimenez – “Rafa” – started competing in wheelchair racing in 2003 (one year after he Gyudae Kim is a 2008 and 2012 Paralympian. At the 2012 London Paralympic Games, he took the endured a dorsal spinal cord injury as a result of a bicycle accident). Botello Jimenez has recorded bronze in a sprint finish in the 1500m, and he finished seventh in the men’s marathon. In 2008, he three top 10 finishes in Chicago (2009 – 4th; 2010 – 3rd; 2013 – 6th). He struggled in 2014, finishing helped South Korea win a bronze medal in the 4x100. And at the 2013 IPC World Championships, he an uncharacteristic 19th and well out of the hunt for first. But he returned in 2015 to erase the previ- reached the top of the podium with a gold medal in the 800m. ous year’s disappointment, finishing 11th in 1:30:59 – just 13 seconds away from the winning time. Botello Jiminez has competed in 34 AWMM events since 2005, and while he has finished inside of the Kim finished 10th in his first Chicago Marathon in 2013, and then won the 2014 Grandma’s Marathon top three, he has never won a major. in Duluth, MN. He returned to Chicago in 2014 and was part of an historic finish that saw the top 11 men finish within 11 seconds. Kim finished 6th, just six seconds behind the winner, Josh George. The Botello Jimenez finished in the top 10 of the 2012 London Paralympic marathon, he is a two-time same scenario repeated itself in 2015: the top 11 men finished within 13 seconds of each other, and winner of the (2007, 2010) and he set his current PR in Padua (2007) – a time that Kim was in the mix, clocking a new personal best for a fifth place finish, 1:30:51 (just five seconds makes him the third fastest European on a legal course. He holds Spanish records for 800m, 5000m away from the win). and 10,000m on the track and the 5K, 10K and marathon on the road. He also competes for Spain in the para-triathlon and para-cycling. In 2004, as a surgeon with the South Korean Navy SEALs, Kim suffered spinal a cord injury after par- taking in a parachute jump at about 1500 meters. His main parachute did not open, but he was able to Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights open the backup chute. The impact from the land left his lower half paralyzed. Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 11th 1:30:59 Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 19th 1:49:57 Date Event Place Time 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:33:40 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:30:51 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:28:46 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:32:18 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:39:56 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 10th 1:38:00

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 112 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 113 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Simon Lawson Denis Lemeunier Birthdate: 06/07/82 Birthdate: 02/12/65 Citizenship: Great Britain Citizenship: Residence: Cambridge Twitter: @_SL74 Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:30:58 (Chicago, 2015) Marathon: 1:22:31 (Padua, 2007)

Career overview Career overview Simon Lawson started competing in professional wheelchair racing in 2009. He experienced one of Denis Lemeunier has been competing on the roads since the 1990s, finishing 14th in the Paralym- his best performances in Chicago last year, recording a new personal best, 1:30:58, for a ninth place pic Marathon in both 2004 and 2012. Lemeunier has been a consistent performer at the London finish. Prior to Chicago, he finished fifth in Berlin. He started 2016 with his second 10th place finish Marathon – he has competed in London 14 times (including a win in 2001), and he has finished inside in London (he has competed in the London Marathon five times). He made his first appearance at the of the top 10 a remarkable ten times. He started 2016 with a strong 12th place finish in Boston and IPC World Championships in 2015, finishing 10th in the marathon in 1:34:21. a 19th place finish in London. In spite of a career spanning almost two decades, Lemenier has never competed in the Chicago Marathon – this October marks his debut in the windy city. Lawson was a promising motorcross rider until he broke his back in a 2001 accident.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:30:58

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 114 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 115 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Laurens Molina Patrick Monahan Birthdate: 10/02/78 Birthdate: 01/14/86 Citizenship: Costa Rica Citizenship: Ireland Twitter: @PaMonahan1986 Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:30:12 (Duluth, 2013) Marathon: 1:29:45 (Seoul, 2016)

Career overview Career overview Laurens Molina is returning to the Chicago Marathon for the first time since 2001. He recorded a Patrick Monahan performed well in his first Chicago Marathon last fall, finishing 15th in 1:38:57; his strong 2015 season that included a 14th place finish in London and a 6th place finish in NYC. He made performance in Chicago at the time was one of his best to date. He started 2016 with a 15th place a name for himself at the 2015 London Marathon when he emerged from the non-professional start showing in London and a personal best in Seoul, 1:29:45. His time in Seoul was enough to punch his and finished 14th among the elite field, clocking a time that was 10 minutes faster than his previous ticket to Rio – his first appearance in the Paralympic Games. Monahan has won both the Dublin and London best. Molina made his Chicago Marathon debut as a young 23-year-old, stopping the clock in Columbus, Ohio marathons, and he holds the Irish national record in the marathon. 2:20:42 – he has subtracted more than 50 minutes from that time as a more seasoned racing veteran now. Monahan was inspired to take up wheelchair racing after watching the 2012 London Paralympic Mara- thon. He started using a racing chair in 2013 (six years after becoming paralyzed in a car accident), Although Molina is a newcomer to the elite field in the AWMM, he has been racing on the track for and two months later he finished third in the Dublin Marathon. more than a decade; he represented Costa Rica at the 2000 Paralympic Games, and he raced the 100m and 400m on the track at the 2003 (he also competed as a swimmer Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights at the 2003 ParaPan Am Games, finishing eighth in the 100m freestyle). Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 15th 1:38:57 Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2001 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 10th 2:20:42

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 116 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 117 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Tony Nogueira Aaron Pike Birthdate: 01/14/68 Birthdate: 05/04/86 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: United States Residence: Glen Ridge, NJ Residence: Champaign, IL Twitter: @Pikester86 Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:37:26 (Duluth, 2016) Marathon: 1:22:55 (Duluth, 2012)

Career overview Career overview Tony Nogueira is best known for his pursuits at shorter distances. The 48-year-old grabbed headlines Aaron Pike is one of many top competitors to emerge from the University of Illinois Urbana-Cham- this spring when he won the Falmouth Road Race wheelchair division for the fifth time (he has com- paign program. He made a name for himself in 2012 when he and Josh George sailed under the course peted in the race 16 times, including a winning streak from 2002-2005). He also captured his 10th record at Grandma’s Marathon (Pike was the runner up). That performance paved his way to London title at the TD Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth, ME this summer. Nogueira made headlines in where he participated in his first Paralymic Games. He finished 16th in the marathon, and he also Boston in 2015 after claiming the Push Rim title at the B.A.A. Half Marathon in his fifth straight victory qualified to compete in three track events: the 1500m, 5000m, and 4x400m relay. (he set course records in the event in 2004 and 2008). Pike’s 2016 season is off to a strong start – he captured two top 10 finishes this spring with a seventh He raced the Duluth Marathon in June, finishing seventh in 1:37:26. place in Boston and an eighth place in London. He has been in the chase pack for the past two years in Chicago, but a podium finish continues to elude him. Pike remains a consistent performer in the Nogueira competed in both the 1992 and 1996 Paralympic Games AWMM – he has finished in the top-ten four times in Boston and seven times in Chicago. He is also a member of the U.S. Nordic Ski team.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:30:54 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:32:19 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:34:02 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:39:08 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:38:56 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:36:04 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 1:48:31

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 118 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 119 Sunday, October 9, 2016 James Senbeta Brian Siemann Birthdate: 11/19/86 Birthdate: 10/07/89 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: United States Residence: Champaign, IL Twitter: @bsiemann Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:25:23 (Boston, 2014) Marathon: 1:36:59 (NYC, 2015)

Career overview Career overview James Senbeta is a relative newcomer to the international stage, and he is one of the most recent Brian Siemann is a two-time Paralympian (2012, 2016) and an established athlete on the track. At the athletes to emerge from the highly esteemed University of Illinois Track and Road Racing Team. He 2012 London Paralympics, he finished sixth in the 100m, eighth in the 800m and 25th in the mara- started 2016 with a duo set of fifth place finishes in Boston and London, enough to put him into fifth thon. He won the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Trials in the 100m and 800m, took home a silver medal in the place on the AWMM leaderboard. Senbeta finished 13th in Chicago last fall, a little more than two 400m and a bronze in the 5000m. He finished his 2015 season on a high note with a top 10 finish in minutes behind the lead pack, but almost 12 minutes ahead of his 2014 time. If the beginning of his NYC, coming home 9th in 1:36:59. He started 2016 with a 15th place finish in Boston and a 29th place 2016 crusade is any indication, he should be a factor in this year’s race. in London.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 13th 1:32:59 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 22nd 1:45:18 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 15th 1:44:10 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 23rd 1:49:04 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 24th 1:48:25 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 11th 1:38:01 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:47:25 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 1:43:54 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 14th 1:49:09

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 120 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 121 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Ernst Van Dyk Women’s wheelchair biographies Birthdate: 04/l4/73 Katrina Gerhard Citizenship: Citizenship: United States Residence: Paarl, RSA Twitter: @ernstvandyk Elite athletes

Personal record Marathon: 1:18:27 (Boston, 2004) Personal record Marathon: 2:01:41 (Boston, 2016) Career overview Ernst Van Dyk won the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon after an exciting sprint finish, and Career overview he almost became a back-to-back champion in 2014, but he was edged at the line by Josh George Katrina Gerhard made a name for herself at the 2014 National Junior Disability Championships as a and Kurt Fearnley. He came back in 2015 seeking his second Chicago Marathon victory, but he had to 17-year-old when she won 10 track and field gold medals, and set U-20 national records in the javelin settle for fourth after a mad dash to the finish line. and pentathlon. She also holds the U-20 mark in the shot put. On the roads, she finished second to global sensation Tatyana McFadden at the 2014 Falmouth Road Race, and she won the 2014 B.A.A. Van Dyk has won the Boston Marathon a record ten times, including six in a row from 2001 to 2006. Half Marathon. She made her marathon debut in Chicago last fall, finishing seventh in 2:01:58. She His 2004 victory in 1:18:27 was a world best until Canada’s Josh Cassidy broke it by two seconds in competed in her second AWMM this spring, taking home 10th in Boston in a new personal best, 2012. He started 2016 with a second place finish in Boston (his third runner-up finish in Boston). He 2:01:41. Gerhard races competitively at the University of Illinois and is coached by Adam Bleakney. has raced the London Marathon 11 times, making the podium four times but never capturing the vic- tory. He finished fourth this spring. Van Dyk won the 2005 and 2015 New York City Marathon, and was Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights runner up in 2013 and 2014. Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:01:58 In the 2010 Chicago Marathon, Van Dyk finished a disappointing fourth after experiencing mechanical issues midway through the race.

Van Dyk has competed in every Paralympic Games since 1992, winning numerous medals on the track and road, including a bronze in the marathon in Beijing in 2008. Outside of running, he is an accom- plished handcyclist, having won Paralympic gold medals in the handcycle road race at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:30:50 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:32:13 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:30:37 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:32:43

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 122 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 123 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Sandra Graf Chelsea McClammer Birthdate: 12/09/69 Birthdate: 03/01/94 Citizenship: Switzerland Citizenship: United States Residence: Benton City, WA Twitter: @ChleseaMMcC

Personal record Elite athletes Marathon: 1:45:33 (Duluth, 2015)

Career overview Chelsea McClammer made her marathon debut in Chicago in 2014 with an impressive fourth place finish. She followed her debut with a podium finish in 2015, crossing the line Personal record third in 1:50:02, and she continues to be a consistent performer on the global stage. She started 2016 Marathon: 1:35:44 (Padua, 2008) with a pair of top ten finishes in Boston and London, taking home eighth in both events.

Career overview McClammer is mainly known for her speed on the track (she began racing at age 11). At the age of 14, Sandra Graf is a two-time IPC World Championships silver medalist in the marathon (2006, 2011), and she was the youngest member of the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team in Beijing. She finished eighth in the a two-time bronze medalist at the Paralympics (2008, 2012). She is a four-time Paralympian (2000, 800m. She competed in the 200m at the 2011 IPC World Championships, and she won her first global 2004, 2008, 2012), and the world record holder in the half marathon (50:11). medal at the 2013 IPC World Championships when she took home bronze in the 200m. She was also fourth in the 400m, fifth in the 800m and sixth in the 100m. Graf has reached the top of the podium in several international races: Padua (2008); Oita (2010); London (2008); Berlin (2006, 2009, 2012); and she has finished inside of the top-ten at the New York Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights City Marathon nine times, including a third place finish in 2015. In her only appearance at the Chicago Date Event Place Time Marathon, she finished fifth in 2014. She started her season with a strong 6th place finish in London. 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:50:02 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:45:55 Graf has competed in distances ranging from the 400m to the 5000m on the track, and outside of professional wheelchair racing, she won gold in the 16K handcycling time trial at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. She has been racing at a competitive level for 16 years.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:46:15

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 124 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 125 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Tatyana McFadden Date Event Place Time Birthdate: 04/21/89 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:49:52 Citizenship: United States 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:45:03 Residence: Champaign, IL 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:56:11 Twitter: @TatyanaMcfadden 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:50:47 CR= Course Record Elite athletes

Personal record Marathon: 1:35:06 (Boston, 2014)

Career overview Tatyana McFadden, a multi-time Paralympian, made history over the last three years as the only athlete to ever win four Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) in one year: London, Boston, Chicago and New York. In total, she has won 17 WMM in just eight years of elite marathon racing. A ten-time U.S. Summer Paralympic track and field medalist and the only woman to win six gold medals in a single IPC World Championships, McFadden returns to capture her sixth consecutive Chicago Marathon victory and her seventh in the last eight years. A seventh victory would make her the most accom- plished champion in Chicago Marathon history (Ann Walters and McFadden are currently tied with six victories each).

McFadden made her marathon debut in Chicago in 2009, outsprinting her more seasoned competitors in the closest women’s wheelchair race in Chicago Marathon history.

She kicked off her 2016 campaign with wins in Boston and London, but she experienced her first loss in three years in Tokyo. She had won 13 AWMM in a row until Japan’s Wakako Tsuchida snapped her streak in February.

McFadden made headlines in 2014 when she won consecutive titles in London and Boston over an eight-day span in April, just 32 days after winning a silver medal in cross-country skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. In 2013, McFadden shattered Chicago’s long-standing course record after a blistering sprint finish where she defeated Manuela Schär by two seconds. McFadden’s 1:42:35 took down the previous course mark set in 1992. McFadden broke her own course record again in Chicago last fall, clocking 1:41:10.

In her wake, she has taken down course records in London (breaking her own course record in 2014), New York and Chicago.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:41:10 CR 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:44:50 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:42:35

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 126 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 127 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Amanda McGrory Jill Moore Birthdate: 06/09/86 Birthdate: 03/07/93 Citizenship: Unites States Citizenship: Unites States Residence: Champaign, IL Residence: Champaign, IL Twitter: @alittlechipped Twitter: @jilliooo Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:36:39 (Duluth, 2012) Marathon: 2:02:44 (Chicago, 2013)

Career overview Career overview McGrory is a three-time Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion with back-to-back victories in Jill Moore is primarily known as a track specialist. She competes regularly in the 100m, 200m, 400m 2007 and 2008 and another in 2010. She was third in 2009, just two seconds behind her University and 800m. At the 2015 Parapan Am Games, she finished fourth in the 100m, fifth in the 800m and of Illinois teammate, Tatyana McFadden. The U of I duo has won every Chicago Marathon since 2007 sixth in the 600m. Moore made her marathon debut in Chicago in 2011, finishing eighth, and she (McGrory made her Chicago Marathon debut in 2007 as a 21-year-old). cracked the top five the following year with a fifth place finish.

McGrory finished fourth at the 2015 Chicago Marathon, getting edged by teammate Chelsea McClam- Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights mer at the line in a photo finish (they clocked identical finish times). She started her 2016 season Date Event Place Time with a pair of top-five finishes, taking home fifth in Boston and fourth in London. She is a two-time 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 11th 2:28:05 New York City Marathon champion, and she won the 2011 London and Paris marathons just one week 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 9th 2:02:44 apart. 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 2:37:12 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 2:18:11 At the 2011 IPC World Championships, she won a pair of gold medals in the 800m and 5000m, and captured bronze in the marathon. At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing she took home a complete set of medals – gold in the 5000m, silver in the marathon and bronze in the 800m.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:50:02 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:45:55 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 3rd 1:42:55 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:47:25 2009 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:50:49 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:55:12 2007 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 1st 1:45:27

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 128 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 129 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Arielle Rausin Birthdate: 09/16/93 Birthdate: 05/29/85 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: Unites States Residence: Cape Coral, FL. Residence: Tucson, AZ Twitter: @racingrausin Twitter: @ShirleyReilly1 Elite athletes

Personal record Personal record Marathon: 1:50:42 (Duluth, 2015) Marathon: 1:37:36 (Boston, 2012)

Career overview Career overview Arielle Rausin is still one of the youngest competitors in the professional wheelchair field, but she has Shirley Reilly experienced her best year as a professional athlete in 2012. She won the Boston Mara- raced a lot on the roads. She ran her first Chicago Marathon in 2012, and she has steadily improved thon in a personal best, 1:37:36, and followed that with her greatest athletic achievement to date: she each year. Her best finish so far happened in 2015 at Grandma’s Marathon. She took a significant won gold in the 2012 London Paralympic Marathon. She also won silver in the 5000m and bronze in amount of time off of her personal best, and finished behind University of Illinois alums and team- the 1500m. mates, Tatyana McFadden, Chelsea McClammer and Susan Scaroni. Rausin clocked her best time on Chicago’s course in 2015, and she started her 2016 season with an 11th place finish in Boston. Reilly is a two-time winner of the Los Angeles Marathon. She made her first Chicago Marathon ap- pearance in 2011 and finished fourth. In 2013, she finished fourth in Boston, sixth in London, fourth in Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Chicago and seventh in New York. She finished fifth in Chicago in 2015, and she started 2016 with a Date Event Place Time 12th place finish in Boston. 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 2:05:48 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 8th 2:06:08 Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:45:39 Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 5th 1:50:06 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:49:30 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 4th 1:47:56

Bank of America Chicago Marathon 130 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 131 Sunday, October 9, 2016 Susan Scaroni Manuela Schär Birthdate: 05/16/91 Birthdate: 12/05/84 Citizenship: United States Citizenship: Switzerland Residence: Urbana, IL. Residence: Kriens, SUI Twitter: @KenyanScaroni Elite athletes

Personal record Personal Record Marathon: 1:38:33 (Boston, 2014) Marathon: 1:38:07 (Oita, 2013)

Career overview Career overview Susan Scaroni has come a long way since her debut marathon at the 2011 Chicago Marathon. Since Manuela Schär made her Bank of America Chicago Marathon debut in 2013 in convincing fashion, fin- then, she has raced internationally in London, and nationally in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Twin ishing second by two seconds behind defending champion Tatyana McFadden. Later that year, the two Cities and Duluth. After finishing second to McFadden at the , she turned met in New York, Boston and London. McFadden won all three, and Schär finished third in New York, around and won the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon and then broke the course record at the Twin Cities fourth in Boston and second in London. In spite of those losses, Schär picked up victories in 2013 in Marathon. She started 2016 with a solid fourth place in Boston and a seventh place finish one week Berlin and Oita. Her 1:38:07 in Oita is recognized as the current World Record (run on a record eligible later in London. course; she and Wakako Tsuchida share the record – they finished first together in Oita).

Scaroni was fifth at the 2013 IPC World Championships in the marathon and eighth at the 2012 Lon- The pattern between McFadden and Schär has continued: Schär finished second to McFadden in don Paralympic marathon. Chicago and New York in 2015, and she started 2016 with second place finishes to McFadden at both Boston and London (losing London by one second in a sprint finish). Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time In 2013, after winning silver medals in the 400m, 800m and 5000m events at the IPC World Champi- 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6th 1:50:10 onships, she finally took gold in the marathon, outsprinting Japan’s Wakako Tsuchida and Team USA’s 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 1:51:56 Amanda McGrory. 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:56:30 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 7th 2:02:51 Schär competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, racking up three medals – two bronze and one silver – in the 100m and 200m sprints.

Bank of America Chicago Marathon career highlights Date Event Place Time 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:41:56 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:45:12 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2nd 1:42:37

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