The Houston Marathon and Half-Marathon kicks off what should be an eventful and dramatic year in distance running. Houston is known for its flat and fast course, and often yields some of the best performances of the year on American soil.
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Below, we’ve assembled the final start lists for all four elite fields.
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2024 Houston Marathon and Half-Marathon Final Elite Start Lists
- Women’s Marathon Elite Field
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Women’s Marathon Elite Field
| Biruktayit | Degefa | Ethiopia | 2:21:34 |
| Sharon | Cherop | Kenya | 2:22:28 |
| Natasha | Wodak | Canada | 2:23:12 |
| Rahma | Tusa | Ethiopia | 2:23:30 |
| Margaret | Wangari | Kenya | 2:23:52 |
| Tsegaye | Melesech | Ethiopia | 2:24:47 |
| Deborah | Schoeneborn | Germany | 2:25:52 |
| Kristina | Hendel | Germany | 2:27:29 |
| Jovana | De la Cruz Capani | Peru | 2:27:59 |
| Lanni | Marchant | Canada | 2:28:00 |
| Phillipa | Bowden | Great Britain | 2:29:16 |
| Grace | Kahura | Kenya | 2:30:14 |
| Alia | Gray | USA | 2:30:41 |
| Andrea | Pomaranski | USA | 2:31:06 |
| Natascha | Mommers | Germany | 2:31:20 |
| Beatie | Deutsch | Israel | 2:31:36 |
| Rosie | Edwards | Great Britain | 2:31:56 |
| Vicoty | Chepngeno | Kenya | DEBUT |
| Bosena | Mulatie | Ethiopia | DEBUT |
Men’s Marathon Elite Field
| Deresa | Geleta | Ethiopia | 2:05:51 |
| Tsedat | Ayana | Ethiopia | 2:06:16 |
| Dominic | Ondoro | Kenya | 2:08:00 |
| Kenta | Uchida | Japan | 2:08:12 |
| Zouhair | Talbi | Morocco | 2:08:35 |
| Hendrik | Pfeiffer | Germany | 2:08:48 |
| Elisha | Barno | Kenya | 2:09:14 |
| Stephen | Scullion | Ireland | 2:09:49 |
| James | Ngandu | Kenya | 2:10:17 |
| Tristan | Woodfine | Canada | 2:10:51 |
| Pat | Tiernan | Australia | 2:11:02 |
| Hugo | Catrileo | Chile | 2:12:07 |
| Shadrack | Kimining | Kenya | DEBUT |
| Marcelo | Laguera | Mexico | DEBUT |
| Jose Luis | Rojas | Peru | DEBUT |
Women’s Half Marathon Elite Field
| Hellen | Obiri | Kenya | 1:04:22 |
| Lonah | Salpeter | Israel | 1:06:09 |
| Mestawut | Fikir | Ethiopia | 1:06:44 |
| Buze | Diriba | Ethiopia | 1:06:50 |
| Sara | Hall | USA | 1:07:15 |
| Edna | Kiplagat | Kenya | 1:07:40 |
| Stephanie | Twell | Great Britain | 1:08:55 |
| Calli | Thackery | Great Britain | 1:08:56 |
| Maggie | Montoya | USA | 1:09:26 |
| Nell | Rojas | USA | 1:09:42 |
| Rose | Harvey | Great Britain | 1:10:02 |
| Erika | Kemp | USA | 1:10:14 |
| Rabea | Schoeneborn | Germany | 1:10:35 |
| Jacqueline | Gaughan | USA | 1:11:23 |
| Mercy | Chelangat | Kenya | 1:11:37 |
| Angie | Orjuela | Colombia | 1:12:07 |
| Annmarie | Tuxbury | USA | 1:12:09 |
| Maor | Tiyouri | Israel | 1:12:27 |
| Tristin | Van Ord | USA | 1:12:31 |
| Dot | McMahan | USA | 1:12:57 |
| Weini | Kelati | USA | DEBUT |
| Mahlet | Mulugeta | Ethiopia | DEBUT |
| Makenna | Myler | USA | DEBUT |
| Breanna | Sieracki | USA | DEBUT |
| Marybeth | Chelanga | USA | DEBUT |
| Elizabeth | Heffernan | USA | DEBUT |
Men’s Half-Marathon Elite Field
| Abel | Kipchumba | Kenya | 58:07:00 |
| Jemal | Yimer | Ethiopia | 58:33:00 |
| Mathew | Kimeli | Kenya | 58:43:00 |
| Milkesa | Mengesha | Ethiopia | 58:58:00 |
| Geoffrey | Kirui | Kenya | 59:38:00 |
| Galen | Rupp | USA | 59:47:00 |
| Rory | Linkletter | Canada | 1:01:08 |
| Jose | Santana Marin | Mexico | 1:01:11 |
| Tyler | Pennel | USA | 1:01:44 |
| Aaron | Bienenfeld | Germany | 1:01:49 |
| Athanas | Kioko | Kenya | 1:02:00 |
| Parker | Stinson | USA | 1:02:11 |
| Julio | Ponce | Mexico | 1:02:16 |
| Yemane | Haileselassie | XXXX | 1:02:17 |
| Filmon | Ande | XXXX | 1:02:22 |
| Joel | Reichow | USA | 1:02:30 |
| Andrew | Colley | USA | 1:02:34 |
| Kevin | Lewis | USA | 1:02:48 |
| Joseph | Trojan | USA | 1:02:50 |
| Josh | Izewski | USA | 1:03:17 |
| Mitchell | Klingler | USA | 1:07:19 |
| Moh | Ahmed | Canada | DEBUT |
| Alex | Masai | Kenya | DEBUT |
