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London Marathon – Prize Money and Starter List
by MarathonGuide.com Staff

On this page: Prize Money and Bonuses | Elite Starter Lists

Prize Money and Bonuses

We like to think about the purity of the sport – but at the end of the day the athletes are also competing for big money at the London Marathon. And we won’t be naive enough to suggest that this won’t be at the front of their minds when they are running the London Marathon course on Sunday.

The London Marathon wants its runners to run FAST. To ensure that happens, there are pacers to lead the runners, but there is also HUGE bonus money for the athletes to hit certain fast times (we’ll also note that there are personal appearance/time bonuses for many of the invited athletes as well). At the Boston Marathon, there are no time bonuses (except a course record bonus) and the women in the 2009 Boston Marathon chose to run a strategic albeit very slow race. The other “World Marathon Majors” races have time bonuses, but none has the time structure that London employs. The men and women running London will go for speed and the big bucks that come with a fast time.

Awards for place

	Men		Women
1	$55,000		$55,000
2	$30,000		$30,000
3	$22,500		$22,500
4	$15,000		$10,000
5	$10,000		$7,500
6	$7,500		$5,000
7	$5,000		$3,500
8	$4,000		$2,500
9	$3,000		$1,500
10	$2,000		$1,000
11	$1,500
12	$1,000
Total	$156,500		$138,500
Total prize money			$295,000

Time and record bonuses

Men			Women
Any runner recording sub:			Any runner recording sub:
(not cumulative)			(not cumulative)
2:11:00	$ 1,000		2:28:00	$ 1,000
2:10:00	$ 3,000		2:27:00	$ 3,000
2:09:30	$ 5,000		2:26:00	$ 5,000
2:09:00	$10,000		2:25:00	$10,000
2:08:30	$15,000		2:24:00	$15,000
2:08:00	$25,000		2:23:00	$25,000
2:07:00	$50,000		2:22:00	$50,000
2:06:00	$75,000		2:20:00	$75,000
2:05:00	$100,000		2:18:00	$100,000

Any runner achieving the following will receive, in addition to the above:
• First in race and men’s course record (2:05:15) – $25,000
• First in race and women’s only course record (2:17:42) – $25,000
• First in race and men’s world record (currently 2:03:59) – $125,000
• First in race and women’s only world record (currently 2:17:42*) – $125,000
* The Flora London Marathon recognises Paula Radcliffe’s 2:17:42, set when winning the Flora London Marathon on 17 April 2005, as the women’s only world record – in compliance with UK Athletics’ requirements for women’s records.

Elite Athlete Start List

Below find the Starter Lists for the Elite Field for the men and women fields. Hover over the word “History” to see that runner’s history at the London Marathon. Click on the runner’s name to see that runner’s history on all significant marathons that athlete has run. Enjoy the information…

Men’s Field

Name	Age	Country	Bib	Personal Best	London History
Martin Lel	26	Kenya	1	2:05:15, London, 2008	History
Sammy Wanjiru	22	Kenya	2	2:05:24, London, 2008	History
Abderrahim Goumri	32	Morocco	3	2:05:30, London, 2008	History
Tsegaye Kebede	22	Ethiopia	4	2:06:10, Fukuoka, 2008	History
Felix Limo	28	Kenya	5	2:06:14, Rotterdam, 2004	History
Emmanuel Mutai	31	Kenya	6	2:06:15, London, 2008	History
Hendrick Ramaala	37	South Africa	7	2:06:55. London, 2006	History
Jaouad Gharib	36	Morocco	8	2:07:02, London, 2004	History
Atsushi Sato	33	Japan	9	2:07:13, Fukuoka, 2007	History
Yonas Kifle	32	Eritrea	10	2:07:34, Amsterdam, 2007	History
Tessama Abshiro	22	Ethiopia	11	2:08:26, Hamburg, 2008	History
Luke Kibet	26	Kenya	12	2:08:52, Eindhoven, 2005	History
Meb Keflezighi	33	USA	13	2:09:53, New York, 2004	History
El Hassan Lahssini	35	France	14	2:10:10, Amsterdam, 2004	History
Ridouane Harroufi	27	Morocco	15	2:10:14, Seoul, 2008	History
Tomas Abyu	30	Great Britain	16	2:10:37, Dublin, 2007	History
Dathan Ritzenhein	26	USA	17	2:11:07 Olympic Trials (NYC), 2007	History
Rafal Wojcik	36	Poland	18	2:13:02, Debno, 2008	History
Martin Dent	30	Australia	19	2:14:46, Fukuoka, 2008	History
Ivan Galan	29	Spain	20	2:24:55, London, 2008	History
Zersenay Tadese	27	Eritrea	21	Debut	History
Hicham Bellani	29	Morocco	22	Debut	History

Women’s Field

Name	Age	Country	Bib	Personal Best	London History
Irina Mikitenko	36	Germany	101	2:19:19, Berlin, 2008	History
Catherine N’Dereba	36	Kenya	102	2:18:47, Chicago, 2001	History
Zhou Chunxiu	30	China	103	2:19:51, Seoul, 2006	History
Berhane Adere	35	Ethiopia	104	2:20:42, Chicago, 2006	History
Lyudmila Petrova	40	Russian Federation	105	2:21:29, London, 2006	History
Constantina Dita	39	Romania	106	2:21:30, Chicago, 2005	History
Svetlana Zakharova	39	Russian Federation	107	2:21:31, Chicago, 2002	History
Gete Wami	34	Ethiopia	108	2:21:34, Berlin, 2006	History
Yuri Kano	30	Japan	109	2:24:27, Tokyo, 2008	History
Tomo Morimoto	25	Japan	110	2:24:33, Vienna, 2006	History
Mara Yamauchi	35	Great Britain	111	2:25:03, Tokyo, 2008	History
Martha Komu	26	Kenya	112	2:25:33, Paris, 2008	History
Mika Okunaga	26	Japan	113	2:27:16, Osaka, 2009	History
Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu	38	Norway	114	2:29:12, Frankfurt, 2007	History
Yesenia Centeno	37	Spain	115	2:31:16, Hamburg, 2008	History
Inga Abitova	27	Russian Federation	116	2:33:55, Mumbai, 2006	History
Kate O’Neill	28	USA	117	2:34:04, Chicago, 2008	History
Liliya Shobukhova	31	Russian Federation	118	Debut	History