Elite athletes Elite athlete roster.................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Men’s biographies ................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Elite athletes Women’s biographies ............................................................................................................................................................................ 70 Men’s wheelchair biographies ......................................................................................................................................................... 94 Women’s wheelchair biographies .................................................................................................................................................. 103 Bank of America Chicago Marathon 27 Sunday, October 12, 2014 Elite athlete roster Women (as of September 12, 2014) Name Country Personal best Bib # Men Rita Jeptoo..............................................................KEN................................... 2:18:57 ........................................101 Name Country Personal best Bib # Florence Kiplagat................................................KEN................................... 2:19:44 ........................................102 Kenensia Bekele ..................................................ETH ................................... 2:05:04 ........................................1 Mare Dibaba ..........................................................ETH ................................... 2:19:51 ........................................103 Eliud Kipchoge .....................................................KEN................................... 2:04:05 ........................................2 Atsede Baysa ........................................................ETH ................................... 2:22:03 ........................................104 Jemima Jelagat Sumgong .............................KEN................................... 2:20:48 ........................................105 Tadese Tola ............................................................ETH ................................... 2:04:49 ........................................3 Elite athletes Feyisa Lilesa ..........................................................ETH ................................... 2:04:52 ........................................4 Birhane Dibaba ....................................................ETH ................................... 2:22:30 ......................................106 Bernard Koech .....................................................KEN................................... 2:04:53 ........................................5 Amy Hastings .......................................................USA .................................. 2:27:17 ........................................107 Sammy Kitwara ..................................................KEN................................... 2:05:16 ......................................6 Clara Santucci ......................................................USA .................................. 2:29:54 ........................................108 Dickson Chumba .................................................KEN................................... 2:05:42 ........................................7 Lisa Uhl ....................................................................USA .................................. Debut ...........................................109 Wesley Korir...........................................................KEN................................... 2:06:13 ........................................8 Lindsey Scherf .....................................................USA .................................. Debut ...........................................110 Koji Kobayashi ......................................................JPN .................................... 2:08:51 ........................................9 Melissa White .......................................................USA .................................. 2:32:37 ........................................111 Satoru Sasaki ........................................................JPN .................................... 2:09:47 ........................................10 Wendy Thomas ....................................................USA .................................. 2:32:49 ........................................112 Takaaki Koda .........................................................JPN .................................... 2:11:08 ........................................11 Becky Wade ...........................................................USA .................................. 2:30:41 ........................................113 Ryosuke Fukuyama ............................................JPN .................................... 2:10:59 ........................................12 Lauren Jimison .....................................................USA .................................. 2:35:17 ........................................114 Nobuaki Takata ....................................................JPN .................................... 2:19:00 ........................................13 Laura Portis ...........................................................USA .................................. 2:33:46 ........................................115 Yu Chiba ...................................................................JPN .................................... 2:13:19 ........................................14 Sarah Crouch.........................................................USA .................................. 2:44:25 ........................................116 Rui Yonezawa ........................................................JPN .................................... 2:11:59 ........................................15 Devon Yanko ..........................................................USA .................................. 2:39:37 ........................................117 Naoki Okamoto ...................................................JPN .................................... 2:12:31 ........................................16 Yuri Yoshizumi ......................................................JPN .................................... 2:37:54 ........................................118 Bobby Curtis ..........................................................USA .................................. 2:13:24 ........................................17 Sarah Cummings ................................................USA .................................. 2:34:57 ........................................120 Patrick Rizzo ..........................................................USA .................................. 2:13:42 ........................................18 Heidi Greenwood ................................................USA .................................. 2:42:08 ........................................121 Craig Leon ..............................................................USA .................................. 2:13:52 ........................................19 Deanna Ardrey......................................................USA .................................. 2:43:12 ........................................122 Carlos Trujillo ........................................................USA .................................. 2:14:21 ........................................20 Whitney Bevins-Lazzara .................................USA .................................. 2:41:19 ........................................123 Mike Morgan .........................................................USA .................................. 2:14:22 ........................................21 Tina Muir .................................................................GBR .................................. 2:49:12 ........................................124 Luke Humphrey ...................................................USA .................................. 2:14:39 ........................................22 Heather Tanner ....................................................USA .................................. 2:42:19 ........................................125 Christo Landry ......................................................USA .................................. 2:14:44 ........................................23 Shaluinn Fullove ..................................................USA .................................. 2:43:33 ........................................126 Mario Macias ........................................................USA .................................. 2:15:55 ........................................24 Jameson Mora ......................................................USA .................................. 2:15:44 ........................................25 Wheelchair men Miguel Almachi ....................................................ECU .................................. 2:15:02 ........................................26 Name Country Bib # Tim Young ...............................................................USA .................................. 2:15:14 ........................................27 Ernst Van Dyk .......................................................RSA ..................................