2024 ASCENSION SETON AUSTIN MARATHON & HALF ELITE FIELD

The Ascension Seton Austin Marathon will take place on Sunday, February 18, 2024. The event is USATF-sanctioned and certified and features some of the best views Austin has to offer. The course is well-supported with 22 aid stations, 26 bands, hundreds of amazing signs, and thousands of cheering spectators. Historically, temperatures in mid-February range from a high of 66 degrees to a low of 42 degrees. The event annually attracts runners from all 50 states and 35+ countries around the world.

MEET YOUR AUSTIN MARATHON & HALF ELITES

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Family of three posing by corrugated metal building

Beatrice jebet Seronei

Elkeiyo marakwet County kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    20:43
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
20 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
My this year race is to run my personal best because I have training enough.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
My favorite food is rice and chicken

Race day tip for other runners:
Worm up like 30 minutes before the start of the race.

Elite runner at Austin Marathon finish line

George Onyancha

Kisii Kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:09
    Half Marathon PR
    1:02

How long have you been a runner?
20 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Defend my title and run my PB.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Chicken n Rice

Race day tip for other runners:
Just as my manager Silvester Mokamba advises me, be well hydrated on the course, run your race and run smart. Keep a close distance with your opponents and if possible take off early to avoid a last minute search which may cost you especially if you don’t have a strong finish.

Austin Marathon elite runner in neon green

Brendan Sage

Saint Michael, MN, USA

  • bsage2017

  • Marathon PR
    2:20
    Half Marathon PR
    1:06

How long have you been a runner?
14 years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To compete in the front of the pack, maybe set a personal best, maybe win the race, but most importantly have fun travelling to a city I haven’t been to, and enjoying time with my family.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
I usually don’t have the stomach for much… beer sounds nice!

Race day tip for other runners:
Hit every (or almost every) water stop in the marathon, hit it early and often. Remember what they say… when you are thirsty it’s too late!

Runner on track at Austin Half Marathon

Christopher Kipkurui Mutai

Kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:28
    Half Marathon PR
    1:01

How long have you been a runner?
10 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
My goal is to beat my PB.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Some starch and protein

Race day tip for other runners:
Have enough rest and be confident!

Headshot with 2024 Austin Marathon Elite frame

Duncan Koech

Kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:12
    Half Marathon PR
    1:05

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
2:17

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Rice

Race day tip for other runners:
Run your own race

Person smiling in fur-hooded coat, Austin Marathon frame

Hillary Maiyo

Iten

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:21
    Half Marathon PR
    1:03

How long have you been a runner?
31 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
2:15

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Dancing

Race day tip for other runners:
Run your own race,be relaxed to avoid too much straining

Elite male runner at Austin Marathon

Joe Dragon

Sussex, New Jersey, United States

  • joe_dragon13

  • Marathon PR
    N/A
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
12 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
This is my first marathon. I want to put myself in the best position to be competitive and run an honest race.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Pizza

Race day tip for other runners:
Take care of business and have fun!

2024 Austin Marathon elite runner on track

Elisha Kipkemboi Cheruiyot

Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:26
    Half Marathon PR
    1:06

How long have you been a runner?
4 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To run under 2:15

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Chicken and rice

Race day tip for other runners:
To focus to finish the race and endure the pain

Elite Austin Marathon runner in neon shirt

Charles Mahiuha

Nairobi

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:22
    Half Marathon PR
    1:08

How long have you been a runner?
20 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Good time under 2:15

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Ugali

Race day tip for other runners:
Jogging is resting

Elite runner crossing Austin Marathon finish line

Jordan West

Waco, TX

  • @jorbin_west

  • Marathon PR
    2:23

    Half Marathon PR
    1:05

How long have you been a runner?
12 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Try to survive the hills and maybe run fast along the way.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Coffee & Breakfast Tacos

Race day tip for other runners:
Don’t try and “bank” time in a marathon. Just run smart from the beginning!

Elite runner crossing Austin Marathon finish line

David Too

Kenya, currently in Florida Tallahassee Florida.

  • Bigrespect_dt

  • Marathon PR
    2:16
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
10 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
My goal is to lower my personal best time of 2:16:19, ran at Des Moines Marathon( champion 2021).

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Steak and rice.

Race day tip for other runners:
Stay hydrated and sleep well before race.

Austin Marathon elite runner smiling in mountains

Ryan Wojdyla

Austin, Texas, USA

  • @Wojd_23

  • Marathon PR
    2:24
    Half Marathon PR
    1:08

How long have you been a runner?
18 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
My goal is to finish in the top 5 again and potentially run a Personal Best.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Pizza

Race day tip for other runners:
Relax and have fun. Your hard work will pay off.

Runner in 2024 Austin Marathon frame

Ashton Grissom

Lone Tree, CO, USA

  • @ashtongrissom

  • Marathon PR
    2:23
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
12 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
It’s a challenging course with the hills so placement is what matters rather than time. I’d like to get top 5 if possible.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
A barbacoa Chipotle burrito

Race day tip for other runners:
It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Stay calm and collected in the first half and let loose after mile 20 with any excess stored energy.

Runner finishing Austin marathon in rain

Louis Levine

Frederick, MD, USA

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:32
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
13 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
2:32:00

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Pizza

Race day tip for other runners:
Stick to your routine, run your own pace, and remember that we all signed up to do this for fun!

Two athletes smiling on indoor track with banner

Justin Heinze

Kearny, New Jersey, USA

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:36
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
28 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To recreate the great hunt, to feel the primordial blood pumping in tune with the night of the first ages, to connect in breathless awe with the elemental facts of the earth.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
A vegan Philly cheesesteak.

Race day tip for other runners:
Always visualize racing to the finish line, not surviving until you reach it.

Elite runners at 2024 Austin Marathon

Silas Too

Kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:15
    Half Marathon PR
    1:50

How long have you been a runner?
11 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
to run at least sub 2.15

Your favorite post race celebration food:
banana

Race day tip for other runners:
just run with your own pace

Elite Austin Marathon runner in Michigan singlet

Devin Meyrer

Plymouth, MI, USA

  • @dmeyrer

  • Half Marathon PR
    1:07

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Compete hard, have fun, and enjoy every step of the race. I cannot wait to be passing through the city getting cheered on by so many people. This is what dreams are made of!

Your favorite post race celebration food:
A bag of swedish fish and a baja blast #IAmAChild

Race day tip for other runners:
Don’t do anything crazy on race day! Feels like everyone says it, but if you’ve trained for this then do exactly what you did to prepare for the day. As the man Kevin Sullivan told me before every race, “You’ve done the hard work already: training. Now, you get to go out and do what you love most.”

Elite Austin Marathon runner in red singlet

Anderson Chepkwony

Kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:29

How long have you been a runner?
20 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To make new course record and improve my time.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Chicken

Race day tip for other runners:
Run your own race and try to improve your time.

Runner with frost-covered beard and blue beanie

Jimmy McCue

Denver, Co, USA

  • @jimmyrunslearns

  • Marathon PR
    2:35
    Half Marathon PR
    1:12

How long have you been a runner?
17 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
I was hoping to go sub-2:30 at Houston, but I wasn’t able to make it there due to weather in Colorado. Since then, I’ve tried to prime my training, but a 50k let down last weekend at Arches 50k, has me still recovering. If I can cross the finish sub-2:40, I’d count that as a win…considering that I have another trail 50k this weekend before the race!

Your favorite post race celebration food:
A tall beer and some pizza!

Race day tip for other runners:
Go to bed extremely early. Like embarrassingly early. Even if you get up in the middle of the night and toss-and-turn for several, it’s worth the full rest if you can get it.

Male elite Austin marathon runner wearing red headband

Michael Morris

Austin, TX, USA

  • @SupaDupaSlim

  • Marathon PR
    2:35
    Half Marathon PR
    1:12

How long have you been a runner?
20 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Run at the front of the pack and bring home a win in Austin.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
P. Terrys Burger or Pinthouse Pizza and Beer!

Race day tip for other runners:
Pace yourself on the first half of the race and make sure that you are taking in plenty of hydration and nutrition.

2024 Elite Austin Marathon runner portrait

Barbara Lorson

Orrville, Ohio

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    3:00
    Half Marathon PR
    1:24

How long have you been a runner?
22

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To enjoy beautiful Austin, Texas!

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Sandwiches!

Race day tip for other runners:
Run your race and enjoy the people around you!

Elite female runner at Austin Marathon

Ariana Allen

Roanoke, TX

  • healthynurse_ari

  • Marathon PR
    N/A
    Half Marathon PR
    1:26

How long have you been a runner?
21

Your Goal for this year’s race:
I’m really excited to run the Austin half marathon for the first time! Goal is to have fun, enjoy a really fun city, and break 1:22 on a challenging course.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
I generally eat pretty clean, but I love a good cheese burger and fries after a race. I also usually get a bag of Fuego Takis!

Race day tip for other runners:
Have fun! The race is the reward. The hard part (training) is over!

Woman running in Austin Marathon 2024

Christina Johnston

XENIA, Ohio

  • @Cheistinajohnston18

  • Marathon PR
    2:53
    Half Marathon PR
    1:22

How long have you been a runner?
31 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Break 1:20

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Tacos and tequila

Race day tip for other runners:
Be patient at the start and enjoy the atmosphere

Elite runner at Austin Marathon 2024

Jenna Woodward

Norman, OK, USA

  • Miniwood630

  • Marathon PR
    2:58
    Half Marathon PR
    1:23

How long have you been a runner?
9 years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
This year I am running the half and my goal is 1:22

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Tacos and queso!

Race day tip for other runners:
Don’t let the excitement cause you to start way too fast! Follow your plan and SMILE! It really helps!

Runner hugging child at Austin Marathon finish

Dawn McElvain

Austin, TX, USA

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:50

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
I’m training for the Eugene Marathon in April, so I’m looking forward to running Austin Half as a test of my fitness. My goal is to start smart and finish strong!

Your favorite post race celebration food:
A beer and a breakfast taco

Race day tip for other runners:
Run with Joy!

Woman athlete posing with 2024 Austin Marathon banner

Briana Boehmer

Boulder, Colorado

  • @briboehmer

  • Marathon PR
    2:33

How long have you been a runner?
30 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
I’d love to win 🙂

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Donuts 🙂

Race day tip for other runners:
Don’t get caught up in the noise. Run your race, follow your plan!

Austin Marathon runner posing by lakeside

Sarah Jackson

Austin, TX, USA

  • @slj24

  • Marathon PR
    2:39

    Half Marathon PR
    1:15

How long have you been a runner?
30 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To run a smart race!

Your favorite post race celebration food:
A big stack of pancakes and a mimosa

Race day tip for other runners:
Run your own race and trust in your training.

Monochrome runner headshot with 2024 marathon logo

Lineth Chepkurui

Eldoret,Rift Valley,Kenya

  • lineth chekurui

  • Marathon PR
    2:30

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
to break course record

Your favorite post race celebration food:
meat

Race day tip for other runners:
don’t eat new food

Smiling male runner on track with skyline

Steven Grousnick

Niles, IL, USA

  • steve.g.guy

  • Half Marathon PR
    1:13

How long have you been a runner?
16

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Always and forever, the goal is to have fun and put in my best effort.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Breakfast tacos

Race day tip for other runners:
Stick to your own race plan and don’t go out too fast!

Smiling runner crossing Austin Marathon finish line

Godffrey Mbihia

Kenya

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    N/A
    Half Marathon PR
    1:12

How long have you been a runner?
11 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
My goal is to run 62mns

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Kenyan food(chapati and stew)

Race day tip for other runners:
Don’t over jog on racing day.

Athlete standing on park path with marathon frame

Naeem Masih

Pounjab Pakistan

  • Naeem masih

  • Marathon PR
    2:45
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
I’m para athlete hope fully

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Muttuon food

Race day tip for other runners:
N/A

Runner in red jacket standing on track

Musa Lemiukei Kanyongi

México

  • Musalemiukei

  • Marathon PR
    N/A
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
8 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To run personal best time

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Rice

Race day tip for other runners:
Arrive one hour before starting time

Smiling runner in white jacket with marathon banner

Kevin Coffey

Kingston, Ontario. Canada

  • @coffeyrunner

  • Marathon PR
    2:25

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
I’m excited to test my fitness and see how things shape up in February. Running in Texas is always a pleasure, and it’s where I typically perform at my best. I’m looking forward to beating my 2020 Houston Half time of 1:05:52 and pushing for a solid race!

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Fries, ribs and ice cream… usually in that order after a race!

Race day tip for other runners:
Prepare all your race gear the night before. Nothing is more challenging than trying to figure out your race kit on the morning of the event. Additionally, on race day, stick to the same foods you’ve been eating throughout your training cycle. There’s no magic berry that will grant you superpowers on race day; if anything, it might irritate your stomach!

Runner giving thumbs up during Austin Marathon

Ridley Holmes

Austin, Tx

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:27

How long have you been a runner?
8 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
1:13, but only if I can stay healthy while doing it.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Fried chicken

Race day tip for other runners:
Arrive early!

Elite runner with sunglasses at Austin Marathon

Dylan Sykes

Grand Rapids, Michigan

  • @sykes_dylan

  • Marathon PR
    2:25
    Half Marathon PR
    1:09

How long have you been a runner?
10 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
I’ve never been to Austin. My goal is just to enjoy the community here and get to know the city

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Pop Tarts and a hazy IPA

Race day tip for other runners:
It’s a long race, try to enjoy it! Engage with spectators, acknowledge and thank volunteers.

Elite runner at Austin Marathon finish

Samuel Murphy

London, UK

  • N/A

  • Half Marathon PR
    1:12

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To beat my time or position from last year.

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Taco joint – 3 streets on flour

Race day tip for other runners:
Don’t panic in the first 3 miles if your splits are slower than planned – you’ll make up for it in miles 3-6 which are downhill. Garmin PacePro can be useful for a course like Austin.

Elite runner smiling during Austin Half Marathon

Eric Klein

Las Vegas, NV

  • @erickleindpt

  • Marathon PR
    2:29

How long have you been a runner?
14 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
To run a PR

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Terry Blacks

Race day tip for other runners:
Make sure to fuel appropriately early on in the race to make sure you are setting yourself up for success in the back half

Elite runner in 2024 Austin Marathon

Liam Collins

Boston, MA, USA

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    2:28

How long have you been a runner?
10 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
1:11

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Pasta + vegetables + beans + peanut butter

Race day tip for other runners:
Take caffeine!

Elite runner crossing Austin Half Marathon finish

Luke Kibet

Coon Rapids MN USA

  • N/A

  • Marathon PR
    N/A
    Half Marathon PR
    N/A

How long have you been a runner?
15 Years

Your Goal for this year’s race:
Win this race

Your favorite post race celebration food:
Chicken

Race day tip for other runners:
Enjoy the run

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