Lanni MARCHANT (CAN), 38
DOB: 04/11/1984
Instagram: @lannimarchant
Personal Best: 2:28:00, Toronto, 2013
. 2016 Olympian in both the 10,000m (25th place) and Marathon (24th)
. 10,000m personal best of 31:46.94
. Has completed 15 career marathons in 16 starts in 6 countries with 1 win and 3 podium finishes
. 2021 Honolulu Marathon champion (2:41:25)
. 7th 2011 Ottawa Marathon, 2:49:14
. 13th 2011 Chicago Marathon, 2;44:09
. 5th 2012 Rotterdam Marathon, 2:31:51
. 44th 2013 World Championships Marathon (Moscow), 3:01:54 (brutally hot)
. 3rd 2013 Toronto Waterfront Marathon, 2:28:00 PB (Canadian record, since broken)
. 12th 2014 Boston Marathon, 2:30:34
. 4th 2014 Commonwealth Games Marathon (Glasgow), 2:31:14
. 6th 2014 Toronto Waterfront Marathon, 2:31:06
. 5th 2015 Toronto Waterfront Marathon, 2:28:09
. 24th 2016 Olympic Marathon (Rio de Janeiro), 2:33:08
. 7th 2016 New York City Marathon, 2:33:50
. 11th 2021 New York City Marathon, 2:32:54
. 2nd 2022 Vancouver Marathon, 2:36:42
. 7th 2022 Ottawa Marathon, 2:39:42

Mai ITO (JPN), 38

DOB: 05/23/1984

Personal Best: 2:24:42, Nagoya, 2015

. Has completed 15 marathons in 15 starts in 5 countries with no wins and one podium finish

. Represented Japan in two World Championships marathons (2011 and 2015) and one Olympic Marathon (2016)

. 4th 2010 Nagoya Marathon, 2:29:13

. 2nd 2011 Osaka Marathon, 2:26:55 

. 21st, 2011 World Championships Marathon (Daegu), 2:35:16

. 5th 2012 Nagoya Marathon, 2:25:26

. 5th, 2012 Yokohama Marathon, 2:27:06

. 7th 2013 London Marathon, 2:28:37 

. 3rd 2013 Sapporo Marathon, 2:32:54 

. 7th 2014 Tokyo Marathon, 2:28:36

. 7th 2014 Vienna Marathon, 2:35:15

. 3rd 2015 Nagoya Marathon, 2:24:42

. 7th 2015 World Championships Marathon (Beijing), 2:29:48 

. 46th 2016 Olympic Marathon (Rio de Janerio), 2:37:37

. 11th 2017 Osaka Marathon, 2:32:15

. 25th 2021 Nagoya Marathon, 2:38:07

. 21st 2022 Osaka Marathon, 2:42:08

. Competing at the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Abebech AFEWORK (ETH), 31

DOB: 12/11/1990

Personal Best: 2:23:33, Dubai, 2015

. Represented Ethiopia at the 2010 World Athletics Cross Country Championships and won a team silver medal (she finished 18th)

. Has completed 20 marathons in 21 starts in 14 countries with 3 wins and 7 podium finishes

. 8th 2013 Dubai Marathon, 2:27:08

. 2nd 2013 Rotterdam Marathon, 2:23:59

. 6th 2013 Chicago Marathon, 2:28:38

. 1st 2014 Houston Marathon, 2:25:52

. 1st 2014 Rotterdam Marathon, 2:27:50

. 5th 2014 Berlin Marathon, 2:25:02

. 8th 2015 Dubai Marathon, 2:23:33 PB

. 3rd 2015 Ottawa Marathon, 2:25:53

. 2nd 2015 Beijing Marathon, 2:29:12

. 8th 2015 Dublin Marathon, 2:49:37

. 5th 2016 Seoul Marathon, 2:30:26

. 2nd 2016 Amsterdam Marathon, 2:24:27

. 1st, 2017 Gold Coast Marathon, 2:25:34

. 4th 2017 Frankfurt Marathon, 2:26:45

. 8th 2018 Hong Kong Marathon, 2:36:28

. 7th 2018 Paris Marathon, 2:25:02

. 10th 2018 Frankfurt Marathon, 2:25:17

. 10th 2019 Osaka Women’s Marathon, 2:31:31

. 4th 2021 Abu Dhabi Marathon, 2:29:43

. 4th 2022 Daegu Marathon, 2:26:18

. DNF 2022 Lisbon Marathon (October 9)

. Competing at the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Bere AYALEW (ETH), 23

DOB: 09/12/1999

Personal Best: 2:22:52, Eindhoven, 2022

. Has completed 4 marathons in 4 starts in 4 countries with 2 wins and 4 podium finishes

. 1st Linyi (China) Marathon, 2:35:51

. 3rd 2020 Marrakech Marathon, 2:28:28

. 1st 2021 Lisbon Marathon, 2:25:07

. 2nd 2022 Eindhoven Marathon, 2:22:52 PB

. Competing at the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Shifera TAMRU (ETH), 24
DOB: 10/01/1998
Personal Best: 2:05:18, Dubai, 2019
. Has completed 8 career marathons in 8 starts in 4 countries with 3 wins and 5 podium finishes
. 2nd 2018 Krakow Marathon, 2:12:57 (debut)
. 1st 2018 Chunchon Marathon, 2:08:50
. 5th 2019 Dubai Marathon, 2:05:18 PB
. 2nd 2019 Daegu Marathon, 2:06:21
. 1st 2019 Seoul Marathon, 2:05:29
. 5th 2021 Chicago Marathon, 2:09:39
. 1st 2022 Daegu Marathon, 2:06:31
. 5th 2022 Chicago Marathon, 2:07:53
. Competing at the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Barnabas KIPTUM (KEN), 37, Nike
DOB: 12/08/1986
Personal Best: 2:04:17, Milano, 2021
. Has completed 18 marathons in 20 starts in 15 countries with 3 wins and 13 podium finishes
. 44th 2013 Nairobi Marathon, 2:22:03 (debut)
. 6th 2014 Kilimanjaro Marathon, 2:18:10
. 3rd 2014 Kigali Marathon, 2:18:21
. 2nd 2014 Cannes Marathon, 2:10:29
. 5th 2015 Geneva Marathon, 2:13:36
. 1st 2015 Cannes Marathon, 2:10:43
. 3rd 2016 Cape Town Marathon, 2:09:21
. 1st 2017 Buenos Aires Marathon, 2:09:43
. 3rd 2018 Hong Kong Marathon, 2:13:52
. 3rd 2018 Milano Marathon, 2:10:17
. 2nd 2018 Buenos Aires Marathon, 2:09:19
. 1st 2019 Hong Kong Marathon, 2:09:20
. 2nd 2019 Gold Coast Marathon, 2:08:02
. 4th 2019 Lisbon Marathon, 2:06:33
. 1st 2020 Sevilla Marathon, 2:05:05
. 3rd 2021 Milano Marathon, 2:04:17 PB
. DNF 2021 Abu Dhabi Marathon
. 3rd 2022 Riyadh Marathon, 2:07:35
. 15th 2022 World Championships Marathon, 2:08:59
. DNF 2022 Chicago Marathon
. Competing at the Honolulu Marathon for the second time

Asefa MENGSTU (ETH), 34
DOB: 01/22/1988
Personal Best: 2:04:06, Dubai, 2018
. Has completed 13 career marathons in 14 starts in 9 countries with 4 wins and 7 podium finishes
. 11th 2014 Valencia Marathon, 2:19:40 (debut)
. 1st 2016 Bloemfontein Marathon, 2:11:16
. 1st 2016 Cape Town Marathon, 2:08:41
. 7th 2017 London Marathon, 2:10:04
. 1st 2017 Cape Town Marathon, 2:10:01
. 4th 2018 Dubai Marathon, 2:04:06
. 1st 2018 Seoul Marathon, 2:08:11
. 3rd 2019 Dubai Marathon, 2:04:24
. 2nd 2019 Paris Marathon, 2:07:25
. 3rd 2019 Chicago Marathon, 2:05:48
. 7th 2020 Tokyo Marathon, 2:06:23
. DNF 2021 Milano Marathon
. 14th 2021 Boston Marathon, 2:12:11
. 10th 2022 Paris Marathon, 2:08:30
. Competing at the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

The Honolulu Marathon is committed to world-class elite competition and has assembled a strong field for the 2022 race.
See the bios of the 2022 Elite men’s and women’s field below.

Prize money Structure
Course Records & History