A top-class field of elite women are ready to toe the line at the 2023 Kalakaua Merrie Mile in Honolulu on Saturday, December 9. Ten women representing three nations –including five Olympians– will not only race each other but also a field of elite men who will chase them after the women get a 30-second head start.

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:20.61; 1500m, 3:56.07 KMM Results: 4th, 2023, 4:30.24 6th 2024 Olympic 1500m

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:28.94; 1500m, 3:59.19 KMM Results: 2nd, 2023, 4:29.79 JPN record holder for 1500m, mile, 3000m, 5000m

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:16.85i; 1500m, 3:58.03 Second time competing at the Kalakaua Merrie Mile (was first woman in 2019 in 4:25.0)

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:20.91; 1500m, 4:02.26 First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:23.55i; 1500m: 4:06.38i First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

Personal Bests: Mile, 4:18.11; 1500m, 4:00.34 First time competing in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile

By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HONOLULU (11-Dec) — As the sun began to rise here this morning, Ethiopia’s Asefa Mengstu made a decisive late-race move to win the men’s division of the Honolulu Marathon. Bere Ayalew made it an Ethiopian sweep, taking the women’s title by more than three minutes. Both runners earned $25,000 for their victories in…

By Rich Sands, @sands (c) 2022 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HONOLULU (10-Dec) — Neil Gourley used a strong closing sprint to win a unique battle of the sexes race in the Kalakaua Merrie Mile here this morning. In warm, but blustery, conditions the Scottish runner prevailed in a mixed-sex pursuit format, with the women receiving a 29-second head start over the men and…