Invited Athletes

Men

Abdi Abdirahman
United States
Three-time Olympic finalist
Fastest American in the field
Tuning-up for Virgin London Marathon in April

Nick Arciniaga
United States
Placed eighth in ING New York City Marathon 2009
Competes for the Hansons Distance Project

Abderrahime Bouramdane
Morocco
Finished sixth in 2009 NYC Half
Took fifth in ING New York City Marathon 2009

Alistair Cragg
Ireland
Irish 10,000-meter record-holder
Running his first-ever half-marathon

Anthony Famiglietti
United States
Two-time Olympic steeplechaser

Haile Gebrselassie
Ethiopia
NYC Half course record-holder (59:24, 2007)
Marathon world record-holder

Marilson Gomes dos Santos
Brazil
Two-time ING New York City Marathon champ (2006, 2008)
Fastest-ever half-marathoner from the Western hemisphere (59:33)

Peter Kamais
Kenya
Ran a 1:00:35 half-marathon last year
Has run a 27:09 road 10K—the fourth-fastest ever

Bado Worku Merdessa
Ethiopia
2009 NYRR Fred Lebow Runner of the Year
Ran a 1:03 half-marathon in February

Josh Rohatinsky
United States
Personal best of 1:02:45
Tuning up for Boston Marathon in April

Other top entrants:
Mohammed Awol (Ethiopia)
Tesfaye Girma Bekele (Ethiopia)
Worku Beyi (Ethiopia)
Joseph Kiptoo Birech (Kenya)
Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott (Kenya)
Trent Briney (United States)
Bekana Daba (Ethiopia)
Teklu Tefera Deneke (Ethiopia)
Karl Dusen (United States)
Carlos Handler (United States)
Zach Hine (United States)
Mohamed Khadraoui (Morocco)
Moses Kigen Kipkosgei (Kenya)
Fikadu Lemma (Ethiopia)
Antonino Liuzzo (Italy)
Samuel Ndereba (Kenya)
Abraham Ng’Etich (Kenya)
Ketema Nigusse (Ethiopia)
Harbert Okuti (Uganda)
Demesse Tefera (Ethiopia)
Mohamed Trafeh (United States)
Halefom Abebe Tsegaye (Ethiopia)
Genna Tufa (Ethiopia)
Michael Wardian (United States)