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- NOTABLE NUMBERS

2 Course Record Holders

20 PARALYMPIANS

14 Returning Champions

$50k COURSE RECORD BONUS FOR OPEN & WHEELCHAIR DIVISIONS

$876,500 PRIZE PURSE

230+ GLOBAL MARATHON WINS

"I feel very blessed to be able to witness such a huge step towards equality and recognition of our sport. The Boston Marathon has always played a big role when it comes to ‘first times in history.’ After such a long time of not being able to race marathons, this will make it extra special to return to the streets of Boston, and I can’t wait."

—Manuela Schär, on the $50,000 course record bonus offered to both open and wheelchair divisions

MOLLY HUDDLE U.S. CONTENDER

Country: USA (RI)

Personal Best: 2:26:33

A fan favorite and two-time Olympian, Huddle has won 25 national titles. She set an American record at the 2015 B.A.A. 5K, and trains part of the year in Providence, Rhode Island

MONICAH WANJUHI DEBUT MARATHON

Country: Kenya

Personal Best: 1:07:29 Half

Making her marathon debut is Wanjuhi, who had great success on the roads of Boston in 2019: she won the B.A.A. 5K, placed third at the 2019 B.A.A. Half Marathon, and sixth at the B.A.A. 10K

MANUELA SCHÄR DEFENDING CHAMPION

Country: Switzerland

Personal Best: 1:28:17

Schär swept all six of the Abbott World Marathon Majors races in 2019, and looks to continue her winning ways in 2021. She is the Boston course record holder and owns the wheelchair marathon world best.

TATYANA MCFADDEN 17X PARALYMPIC MEDALIST & 5X BOSTON CHAMPION

Country: USA (MD)

Personal Best: 1:31:30

McFadden is already a Boston legend, having won five titles since 2013. She's earned 17 Paralympic medals (including seven gold) and represented Team USA at the Paralympics in Tokyo.

SUSANNAH SCARONI 2021 PARALYMPIAN

Country: USA (IL)

Personal Best: 1:30:42

Runner-up in 2018, Scaroni owns the third-fastest wheelchair time in race history—a 1:33:17 set in 2017. She competed in the marathon for Team USA at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics

JENNA FESEMYER U.S. CONTENDER