Professional Men's Field

Juan Luis Barrios
Mexico
• 2008 Olympian at 5000m
• Double gold (1500m, 5000m) at 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
• 2:14:20 marathon debut this year
• Making ING New York City Marathon debut

Bobby Curtis
United States
• 2008 NCAA 5000m champion
• Set half-marathon PR this year (1:01:53)
• Coached by Marcus O'Sullivan

Gebre Gebremariam
Ethiopia
• Defending champion
• 2009 IAAF World Cross Country champion
• Set PR of 2:04:53 (third place) at 2011 Boston Marathon
• Married to fellow pro runner Werknesh Kidane

Jaouad Gharib
Morocco
• 2008 Olympic marathon silver medalist
• Two-time world marathon champion
• Holds Moroccan marathon record (2:05:27)
• Won 2010 Fukuoka Marathon at age 38

Tsegaye Kebede
Ethiopia
• 2008 Olympic marathon bronze medalist
• 2010 Virgin London Marathon champion
• Set PR of 2:05:18 in Fukuoka in 2009
• Making ING New York City Marathon debut

Meb Keflezighi
United States
• ING New York City Marathon 2009 champion
• 2004 Olympic marathon silver medalist
• Former U.S. 10,000m record-holder
• Running ING New York City Marathon for seventh time

Matthew Kisorio
Kenya
• Fourth in 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
• 2011 Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half-Marathon winner in 58:46
• Won 2011 BIG 25 (25K) in 1:12:13
• Making his marathon debut

Feyisa Lilesa
Ethiopia
• 2011 World Championships Marathon bronze medalist
• Set a PR of 2:05:23 in Rotterdam in 2010
• 2010 Xiamen International Marathon champion (2:08:47)
• Just 21 years old

Ed Moran
United States
• 2010 USA 10K champion (28:19)
• Set 10,000m PR of 27:43.13 in 2007
• Born on Staten Island and raised there and in New Jersey
• Making his marathon debut

Emmanuel Mutai
Kenya
• ING New York City Marathon 2010 runner-up (2:09:18)
• 2011 Virgin London Marathon champion (2:04:40; course record)
• 2009 World Championships Marathon silver medalist
• 2010 Virgin London Marathon runner-up

Geoffrey Mutai
Kenya
• 2011 Boston Marathon champion (2:03:02—fastest marathon in history)
• 2010 Fortis Marathon Rotterdam runner-up (2:04:55)
• 2010 Berlin Marathon runner-up (2:05:10)
• 2010 RAK Half-Marathon winner (59:43)

Viktor Röthlin
Switzerland
• 2010 European Marathon champion (2:15:31)
• Swiss marathon record-holder (2:07:33)
• 2008 Tokyo Marathon champion
• 2007 World Championships Marathon bronze medalist