Nearly 10,000 participants expected to race through Back Bay on Sunday, June 25
BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) looks forward to welcoming nearly 10,000 participants to the 2023 B.A.A. 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital this Sunday, June 25. Running through Boston’s Back Bay, the 6.2-mile event serves to kick-off summer, starting and finishing at Boston Common. The race begins at 8:00 a.m. ET.
MEDIA INFORMATION: Media members interested in covering the B.A.A. 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital may apply for credentials here. Credential pick-up will occur at the Media tent on Boston Common on Sunday, June 25 from 6:00 a.m.-7:30 a.m. A media viewing area will be located close to the finish line, and post-race interviews with top finishers will be held at the Media tent shortly after the finish.
PRE-RACE MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Boston Marathon champions Hellen Obiri, Benson Kipruto, and Edna Kiplagat, plus reigning B.A.A. 10K winner Leonard Korir, will attend a Road to Wellness 5K training clinic on Saturday, June 24 from 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., supporting those who are undertaking the run/walk journey, motivate, encourage and inspiring others to be active. The clinic will be held at The Dimock Center in Roxbury, and athletes will be available for interviews and photos. Media who would like to attend please RSVP to media@baa.org.
ABOUT THE RACE/REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The B.A.A. 10K starts and finishes on Charles Street adjacent to Boston Common and Boston Public Garden, and is widely regarded as one of the fastest 10K races in the world. Registration is currently open through the B.A.A.’s online platform Athletes’ Village, though limited spots remain. Registration will remain open until the field size of 10,000 entrants is met. All participants who enter will receive an adidas participant shirt, unique bib number, and finisher medal. Additional participant information can be found on baa.org. Complimentary youth races will also be offered for children on race morning within Boston Common.
The B.A.A. 10K will start at 8:00 a.m. ET, and athletes interested in supporting Brigham and Women's Hospital are encouraged to visit www.runbwh.org/10k. Citizens of 96 countries and residents of 42 states are entered.
WORLD CLASS PROFESSIONAL FIELD: Reigning Boston Marathon winner and Olympic silver medalist Hellen Obiri headlines the field, joined by 2021 Boston Marathon champion and this year’s third place finisher Benson Kipruto. Also set to line up are defending B.A.A. 10K champion and U.S. Olympian Leonard Korir, as well as U.S. marathon and half-marathon national record holder Emily Sisson. Olympic Marathon bronze medalist Molly Seidel is also among the American contingent.
Full updated start lists can be found below, while top contender athlete bios can be found here.
In addition to Obiri and Kipruto, fellow Boston Marathon winners Edna Kiplagat (2017 and 2021) and Caroline Rotich (2015) will compete Gabriel Geay (Tanzania) will return after a runner-up finish at April’s Boston Marathon. He previously won the B.A.A. 10K in 2018. Also from Kenya are Geoffrey Koech, winner of last year’s B.A.A. Half Marathon; and Mary Ngugi, a two-time B.A.A. 10K winner and two-time Boston Marathon podium finisher.
Obiri’s 30:15 personal best at 10K is fourth fastest among the field, only trailing Sheila Chepkirui (Kenya, 29:46), Vicoty Chepngeno (Kenya, 30:14), and Joan Chelimo Melly (Romania, 30:14). Chelimo Melly won the B.A.A. 10K in 2017, while Chepkirui placed fourth at April’s TCS London Marathon.
The Boston-based Team B.A.A. will be represented by Bethany Hasz, Megan Hasz, Jonas Hampton, and Eric Hamer.
TEAM BRIGHAM: Brigham and Women's Hospital, the B.A.A. 10K’s presenting sponsor and exclusive fundraising partner, will again field a team of fundraising runners. Since 2016, more than 2,100 runners and 180 teams have raised $1.2 million to fuel life-giving breakthroughs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Learn more and register at www.runbwh.org/10k.
PARA ATHLETICS DIVISION: The B.A.A. 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been certified by World Para Athletics as a record-eligible competition, paving the way for Para Athletes to set world and national records this year. Hermin Garic, the 2022 B.A.A. 10K winner, returns in the men’s wheelchair division, while Yen Hoang, third place at the 2021 Boston Marathon, leads the women’s wheelchair division. Brian Reynolds and Liz Willis will compete in the T61-64 (lower-limb impairment) division having already earned podium placings at the Boston Marathon in April. Reynolds, a Massachusetts native, set a world best 1:25:46 at the 2022 B.A.A. Half Marathon. Local Para athlete and last year’s T61-64 women’s winner, Adrianne Haslet, will also compete. Additional 2023 Boston Marathon Para Athletics Division winners Andrew Thorson (T11-T13 vision impairment) and Atsbha Gebre (T45/T46 upper-limb impairment) are racing.
COURSE: The B.A.A. 10K is one of the fastest 10Ks in the world, and is home to the American women’s 10K record of 30:52 set by Shalane Flanagan in 2016. Starting and finishing on Charles Street adjacent to Boston Common, the race route runs down Commonwealth Avenue and by Boston University before turning around just prior to the halfway point at Babcock Street. Returning on Commonwealth Avenue, past Kenmore Square, and around Boston Common, runners will reach the finish line on Charles Street. A detailed course map can be found here. New for 2023, multiple music stations have been added along the route.
B.A.A. RACING APP: Participants and spectators are encouraged to download the free B.A.A. Racing App prior to race day. The racing app is home to live participant tracking, leaderboards, selfie booths, and more! The B.A.A. Racing App is available via iOS and Android.
The B.A.A. 10K presented by Brigham and Women’s Hospital will be the second event of the 2023 B.A.A. Distance Medley, a year-long series featuring the B.A.A. 5K (April 15), B.A.A. 10K (June 25), and B.A.A. Half Marathon (November 12).
MEN’S PROFESSIONAL FIELD
|
NAME |
COUNTRY |
PB |
|
Geoffrey Koech |
Kenya |
27:02 (Prague, 2019) |
|
Tsegay Kidanu |
Ethiopia |
27:14 (Malaga, 2022) |
|
Gabriel Geay |
Tanzania |
27:58 (Atlanta, 2019) |
|
Leonard Korir |
USA |
28:00 (Boston, 2022) |
|
Abel Kipchumba |
Kenya |
28:06 (Prague, 2017) |
|
Zouhair Talbi |
Morocco |
28:26 (Boston, 2022) |
|
Alex Masai |
Kenya |
28:29 (Boston, 2022) |
|
Richard Ringer |
Germany |
28:42 (Malaga, 2022) |
|
Johannes Motschmann |
Germany |
28:51 (Dresden, 2020) |
|
Reid Buchanan |
USA |
28:57 (New Orleans, 2018) |
|
Wesley Kiptoo |
Kenya |
28:58 (Boston, 2022) |
|
Eric Hamer |
USA |
29:03 (Hardeeville, 2021) |
|
Derek Hawkins |
Great Britain |
29:24 (Houilles, 2015) |
|
Diego Estrada |
USA |
29:41 (Boulder, 2016) |
|
Henry Sterling |
USA |
29:48 (Phoenix, 2021) |
|
Filip Vercruysse |
BEL |
20:56 (Trier, 2020) |
|
Jonas Hampton |
USA |
30:15 (Gloucester, 2018) |
|
Tim McGowan |
USA |
30:17 (Northport, 2021) |
|
Jack Leitch |
Great Britain |
30:17 (Brighton, 2019) |
|
Reed Fischer |
USA |
30:20 (Boulder, 2020) |
|
Thomas Toth |
Canada |
30:38 (Cape Elizabeth, 2019) |
|
Benson Kipruto |
Kenya |
Debut |
|
Erik Linden |
USA |
Debut |
|
Josh Kalapos |
USA |
Debut |
|
JP Flavin |
USA |
Debut |
|
Edwin Kurgat |
Kenya |
Debut |
|
Jamie Dee |
Great Britain |
Debut |
|
Tai Dinger |
USA |
Debut |
|
Marcelo Rocha |
USA |
Debut |
WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL FIELD
|
NAME |
COUNTRY |
PB |
|
Sheila Chepkirui |
Kenya |
29:46 (Valencia, 2020) |
|
Vicoty Chepngeno |
Kenya |
30:14 (Castellon, 2022) |
|
Joan Chelimo Melly |
Romania |
30:14+ (Prague, 2018) |
|
Hellen Obiri |
Kenya |
30:15 (Manchester, 2022) |
|
Irine Cheptai |
Kenya |
30:16 (Prague, 2022) |
|
Mary Ngugi |
Kenya |
30:30 (Middlesbrough, 2021) |
|
Edna Kiplagat |
Kenya |
31:06 (Boston, 2016) |
|
Emily Sisson |
USA |
31:16 (NYC, 2023) |
|
Cynthia Limo |
Kenya |
31:27 (NYC, 2023) |
|
Kaoutar Boulaid |
Morocco |
31:29 (Laredo, 2023) |
|
Caroline Rotich |
USA |
31:30 (New York City, 2022) |
|
Stacy Ndiwa |
Kenya |
31:35 (Houilles, 2017) |
|
Emily Durgin |
USA |
31:35 (NYC, 2023) |
|
Annie Frisbie |
USA |
31:55 (Charleston, 2021) |
|
Dominque Scott |
South Africa |
31:58 (Charleston, 2022) |
|
Ftwaw Zeray |
Ethiopia |
32:07 (Valencia, 2022) |
|
Lindsay Flanagan |
USA |
32:09 (New York City, 2021) |
|
Molly Seidel |
USA |
32:13 (New York City, 2021) |
|
Susana Sullivan |
USA |
33:02 (Atlanta, 2021) |
|
Katrina Spratford-Sterling |
USA |
33:21 (NYC, 2023) |
|
Jessie Cardin |
USA |
33:45 (Hardeville, 2021) |
|
Jacqueline Gaughan |
USA |
34:34 (Gloucester, 2022) |
|
Anna Oeser |
USA |
34:54 (Boston, 2022) |
|
Carmela Cardama Baez |
Spain |
Debut |
|
Bethany Hasz |
USA |
Debut |
|
Megan Hasz |
USA |
Debut |
|
Jeralyn Poe |
USA |
Debut |
PARA ATHLETICS DIVISION & WHEELCHAIR FIELD
|
NAME |
COUNTRY |
CLASSIFICATION |
|
Yen Hoang |
USA |
T53 (Wheelchair Division) |
|
Michelle Wheeler |
USA |
T54 (wheelchair division) |
|
James Senbeta |
USA |
T54 (Wheelchair Division) |
|
Hermin Garic |
USA |
T54 (Wheelchair Division) |
|
Jason Robinson |
USA |
T54 (Wheelchair Division) |
|
Andrew Thorsen |
USA |
T11-13 (Vision Impairment) |
|
Atsbha Gebre |
Ethiopia |
T45/T46 (Upper-limb impairment) |
|
Brian Reynolds |
USA |
T61-64 (Lower-limb Impairment) |
|
Liz Willis |
USA |
T61-64 (Lower-limb Impairment) |
|
Adrianne Haslet |
USA |
T61-64 (Lower-limb Impairment) |
ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.)
Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A. manages the Boston Marathon, and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round programming. The Boston Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, along with international marathons in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. Since 1986, the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon has been John Hancock. Starting in 2024, the Boston Marathon’s presenting partner will be Bank of America. The 128th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 15, 2024. For more information on the B.A.A., please visit www.baa.org.