Some of the world’s best runners will travel to Boston to compete in the second annual B.A.A. 10K on Sunday, June 24.  A partial list of the elite athletes is below. 

This year, the B.A.A. 10K marks the second leg of the inaugural B.A.A. Distance Medley, a three-race series which combines the B.A.A. 5K on April 15, the B.A.A. 10K on June 24, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon on October 7 to crown a male and female series champion. Scoring for the B.A.A. Distance Medley is based on total elapsed time across all three races. For example, someone who runs 14:00 at the 5K, 29:00 at the 10K and 1:04:30 at the Half Marathon would end the series with a total time of 1:47:30. The male and female competitors with the fastest total time at the end of the series will each win $100,000. This aggregate scoring system is intended to maximize interest in the series among runners, the general public, and the media.

The second annual B.A.A. 10K begins at 8:00 a.m. on Charles Street in Boston, as the top athletes compete for a prize purse of nearly $30,000.

MEN'S ELITE FIELD (as of June 12, 2012)
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WOMEN'S ELITE FIELD (as of June 12, 2012)
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** B.A.A. Distance Medley participant; intending to participate in the B.A.A.’s three race series (B.A.A. 5K, B.A.A. 10K, and B.A.A. Half Marathon)
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Media Contact:
B.A.A.: Marc Davis (617-778-1633; mobile: 703-439-0751; mdavis@baa.org)