Professional Wheelchair Field

Adam Bleakney
United States
• PR of 1:26:03
• 14th at ING New York City Marathon 2010
• Fifth at 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
• Head coach, wheelchair track & field team, University of Illinois

Rafael Botello
Spain
• PR of 1:22:17 (2007)
• Eighth in 2011 Paris Marathon
• Holds Spanish records for 800m, 5000m, 10,000m, and marathon
• Competing in NYC for the sixth time

Josh Cassidy
Canada
• PR of 1:33:51 (2006)
• Fourth at 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
• 2010 Virgin London Marathon and Ottawa Marathon champion
• Competing in NYC for the sixth time

Kurt Fearnley
Australia
• Course record-holder (1:29:22, 2006)
• Four-time ING New York City Marathon champion (2006-09)
• 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon champion
• Competing in NYC for the seventh time

Heinz Frei
Switzerland
• PR of 1:20:14 (certified-course world record)
• At age 53, oldest professional athlete in the field
• 12 Paralympics gold medals; 12 World Championships gold medals
• 2011 Paris Marathon champion (1:33:54)

Joshua George
United States
• PR of 1:30:29
• Third at 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon (1:29:23)
• Set world records at 100m, 400m, and 800m before age 25
• Competing in NYC for the fourth time

Kota Hokinoue
Japan
• Second at 2010 Berlin Marathon
• Second at 2011 Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
• PR of 1:23:22
• Sixth at ING New York City Marathon 2010 (1:42:44)

Marcel Hug
Switzerland
• PR of 1:21:23
• 2011 Seoul Marathon and Oensengen Marathon champion
• Seventh at ING New York City Marathon 2008 (1:49:21)
• 2010 Padova Marathon champion

Denis Lemeunier
France
• Won the London Marathon in 2001
• Bronze medalist at 2004 Athens Paralympic Marathon
• PR of 1:22:31
• Competing in NYC for the fifth time

Saul Mendoza
Mexico
• Won in NYC in 2001 and 2004
• Voted Mexico's Athlete of the Century in 2000
• Six-time Paralympic medalist
• Competing in NYC for the ninth time

Krige Schabort
United States
• Won in NYC in 2002 and 2003
• Runner-up in 2009 by less than one second
• Seven-time Honolulu Marathon champion
• Competing in NYC for the 11th time

Masazumi Soejima
Japan
• ING New York City Marathon 2010 runner-up (1:37:31)
• PR of 1:21:23
• 2011 Boston Marathon champion (1:18:50)
• Competing in NYC for the fourth time

Christie Dawes
Australia
• PR of 1:50:43
• Returning from maternity leave in 2010
• Holds Australian records at 1500m and 5000m
• Competing in NYC for the fourth time

Sandra Hager
Switzerland
• 2010 Padova Marathon and Schenkon Marathon champion
• PR of 1:51:21
• Seventh in NYC in 2010
• Competing in NYC for the fourth time

Tatyana McFadden
United States
• ING New York City Marathon defending champion
• Has a PR of 1:27:46
• 2011 Bank of American Chicago Marathon champion
• Four-time Paralympic medalist

Amanda McGrory
United States
• ING New York City Marathon 2006 champion
• Second in 2008; third in 2007 and 2010
• 2011 Virgin London Marathon and Paris Marathon champion
• 2011 World Championships marathon bronze medalist

Francesca Porcellato
Italy
• PR of 1:36:54
• 2001 New York City Marathon champion
• Has won 91 Italian national championship titles
• Competing in NYC for the sixth time

Christina Ripp Schwab
United States
• PR of 1:41:02
• ING New York City Marathon runner-up in 2003, 2005, and 2010
• Third in 2011 Boston Marathon
• Competing in NYC for the sixth time

Diane Roy
Canada
• PR of 1:36:39
• 2011 Paris Marathon runner-up
• 2010 and 2009 Boston Marathon runner-up
• Competing in NYC for the eighth time

Wakako Tsuchida
Japan
• Five-time Boston Marathon champion
• 2010 Virgin London Marathon champion
• PR of 1:34:06 (all-conditions WR)
• Competing in NYC for the third time

Edith Wolf-Hunkeler
Switzerland
• Course record-holder (1:52:38, 2007)
• Five-time ING New York City Marathon champion (2004-05, 2007-09)
• Returning from maternity leave in 2010
• 2008 Beijing Paralympic Marathon champion

Shelly Woods
Great Britain
• Three runner-up in NYC ( 2006-07, 2009)
• PR of 1:37:44
• 2011 Virgin London Marathon runner-up
• Competing in NYC for the seventh time