Elite Athletes
New York City Marathon 2001
The 2001 New York City Marathon will feature a strong field, with a number of runners who could break into the top three. Faces to watch include the following:

Bib	Men's Open Field	Personal Best
2	Japhet Kosgei, 33 (KEN)	2:07:09 (Rotterdam, 1999)
3	Shem Kororia, 29 (KEN)	2:09:32 (New York, 1999)
4	Tesfaye Jifar, 25 (ETH)	2:06:49 (Amsterdam, 1999)
5	Kenneth Cheruiyot, 27 (KEN)	2:07:18 (Rotterdam, 2001)
6	Philip Tarus, 27 (KEN)	2:08:33 (San Diego, 1999)
7	Joseph Chebet, 31 (KEN)	2:07:37 (Boston, 1998)
8	John Kagwe, 32 (KEN)	2:08:12 (New York, 1997)
9	Jon Brown, 30 (GBR)	2:09:44 (London, 1999)
11	Silvio Guerra, 33 (ECU)	2:09:49 (Chicago, 1997)
27	Keith Dowling, 32 (USA)	2:14:30 (Charlotte, 1996)
28	Scott Larson, 31 (USA)	2:14:57 (Chicago, 1997)
29	Terrence Mahon, 31 (USA)	2:13:02 (Chicago, 1997)
30	Alfredo Vigueras, 38 (USA)	2:13:26 (Los Angeles, 1996)
103	David Morris, 31 (USA)	2:09:32 (Chicago, 1999)
Bib	Women's Open Field	Personal Best
F1	Ludmila Petrova, 33 (RUS)	2:25:45 (New York, 2000)
F2	Franca Fiacconi, 36 (ITA)	2:25:17 (New York, 1998)
F3	Margaret Okayo, 25 (KEN)	2:25:05 (San Diego, 2001)
F4	Florence Barsosio, 25 (KEN)	2:27:00 (New York, 2000)
F5	Joyce Chepchumba, 30 (KEN)	2:23:22 (London, 1999)
F6	Svetlana Zakharova, 31 (RUS)	2:24:04 (London, 2001)
F8	Elana Meyer, 35 (RSA)	2:25:15 (Boston, 1994)
F9	Deena Drossin, 28 (USA)	Debut
F10	Nuta Olaru, 31 (ROM)	2:25:18 (London, 2001)
F11	Colleen De Reuck, 37 (USA)	2:26:35 (Berlin, 1996)
F16	Milena Glusac, 26 (USA)	Debut
F17	Christine Clifton, 29 (USA)	2:32:45 (Chicago, 2000)
F18	Elena Paramonova, 39 (RUS)	2:32:55 (Austin, 2001)
F19	Gordon Bakoulis, 40 (USA)	2:33:01 (New York, 1989)
F24	Rosa Gutierrez, 37 (USA)	2:35:55 (Sacramento, 1989)
F25	Kim Pawelek, 27 (USA)	2:37:56 (St. Paul, 1999)
F26	Julia Kirtland, 36 (USA)	2:37:46 (Columbia, 1997)