Some of the world’s fastest ladies are heading to Boston Common
The field is headlined by four-time champion Molly Huddle, fresh off her ninth-place finish at the IAAF Championships in Doha, Qatar, where she ran 31:07.24. Joining Huddle on the Beacon Street starting line will be 21-year-old Iveen Chepkemoi of Kenya, riding a hot 2019 that includes a 31:59 personal best at the B.A.A. 10K in June. They’ll be challenged by U.S. Olympian and 2015 World Championships bronze medalist Emily Infeld, who looks to build off her 32:39 fourth-place performance in August’s Beach to Beacon 10K. For Huddle, October’s 10K marks a return to an event where her 2015 time of 31:21 remains an event record and the US 10K record for a women’s-only race. She also broke the tape in 2008 (32:51), 2009 (32:07), and 2010 (32:00).
| Name | Residence | 10K/10,000 meters PR |
|---|---|---|
| Maddy Berkson (24, USA) | Providence, RI | Debut |
| Chelsea Blaase (24, USA) | Rochester Hills, MI | 34:09 (roads, 2017)/31:57.56 (track, 2018) |
| Lindsey Brewis (22, USA) | Dearborn, MI | 33:56.32 (track, 2019) |
| Iveen Chepkemoi (21, KEN) | Kenya | 31:59 (roads, 2019) |
| Andie Cozzarelli (29, USA) | Raleigh, NC | 34:30 (roads,2016)/33:26 (track, 2012) |
| Aisling Cuffe (26, USA) | Providence, RI | 34:13 (roads, 2019) |
| Sammy George (25, USA) | Raleigh, NC | 35:11 (roads, 2019) |
| Molly Huddle (35, USA) | Providence, RI | 31:21 (roads, 2015)/30:13.17 (track, 2016) |
| Emily Infeld (29, USA) | Portland, OR | 31:47 (roads, 2013)/31:20.45 (track, 2017) |
| Kimberly Maloney (30, USA) | Raleigh, NC | 34:38 (roads, 2014)/33:16.45 (track, 2011) |
| Catherine Syokau Mwanzau (20, KEN) | Kenya | 32:52 (roads, 2019) |
| Katherine Newberry (41, USA) | Ann Arbor, MI | 33:31 (roads, 2010)/32:45.78 (track, 2004) |
| Mara Olson (26, USA) | San Francisco, CA | 34:05 (roads, 2016)/33:03.80 (track, 2015) |
| Tasia Potasinski (29, USA) | San Francisco, CA | Debut |
| Rachele Schulist (25, USA) | Rochester Hills, MI | 35:52 (roads, 2014)/33:24.97 (track, 2016) |
| Molly Seidel (25, USA) | Boston, MA | 32:55 (roads, 2019)/32:34.78 (track, 2018) |
| Sybil Shapiro (41, USA) | Vernon, CT | 36:37 (roads, 2015) |
| Paige Stoner (22, USA) | Charlottesville, VA | Road debut/32:07.36 (track, 2017) |
*This Elite field is subject to change. The names listed are up to date as of 10/9/19.
