The 2012 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon will feature 51 elite athletes competing for $20,000 in prize money, including the 2011 men’s winner Peter Ayieni, men’s course record holder James Boitt and the 2011 men’s and women’s half marathon winners, Tyler Sigl and Jenna Boren.
To qualify as elite runners, men must have completed a marathon in 2:40 or less within the past two years, and women must have completed a marathon in 3 hours or less within the past two years. Half marathon qualifying times are 1:13 for men and 1:26 for women. The winners of the men’s and women’s marathon each receive $3,000 of the $20,000 prize money. Prizes are awarded to the top 5 finishers in both the men’s and women’s marathon and the top five finishers in both the men’s and women’s half marathon.
The men’s marathon field features a total of 14 runners, including:
Peter O. Ayieni – 2011 full marathon winner
James Boitt – course record holder, Second place in 2011
David Tuwei
Edward Tabut
Youssef Bouharrat
Steven Babcock
Ben Garbe
Mike Heling
Scott Downard
El Houssin Boutachouine
Abdesamad Aliouat
Geofrey Terer
Jonathon Ndambuki
Ronald Kurui
The women’s elite marathon field features a total of 10 runners:
Fatiha Nahal
Lea Thorvilson
Lindsay Henkels
Anne Giesel
Jenny Graef
Stacey Kincaid
Grace Trabulsi
Karen Meraw
Justyna Mudy
Jules Ralston
The men’s elite half marathon will feature several the 2011 winner and several top ten finishers:
Tyler Sigl – Half marathon winner 2011
Zach Bruns – 4th place half marathon 2011
Jason Ryf – 7th place half marathon 2011
Aaron Nodolf – 8th place half marathon 2011
Brad Theyerl – 9th place half marathon 2011
Brian Menaker – 10th place half marathon 2011
Richard Kandie
Paul Njoroge
Kalvin Nyamwange
Joseph Sepe
Tommy Ries
Tyler Sullivan
Obed Gisemba
The women’s half marathon course record holder and 2011 winner Jenna Boren, as well as, 13 other elite athletes:
Jenna Boren – Course record holder; winner 2011, 2009, 2008,
Valerie Hubbard – Half marathon winner 2010
Katie Howery – Winner full marathon 2011
Jessica Sigl – 6th place full marathon 2011
Jenna Mitchler – 4th place half marathon 2011
Theresa Stanley – 5th place half marathon 2011
Erin Kelley – 6th place half marathon 2011
Kim Nodolf
Jennifer Chaudoir
Sarah Kaufman
Stephanie Smith
Andrea Larabee
Shannon Braun
Dorcus Chesang