Team USA Women: Laura Thweatt (Boulder TC)

Team Colorado Women: Nuta Olaru (ASICS)

Citizens’ Race: Lidia Simon (ASICS)

Men’s 5,000m: Sam Chelanga (Nike), Kenyon Neuman (Nike), Matt Tebo (Boulder TC)

Men’s 10,000m: Chihiro Miyawaki (Toyota), Daisuke Shimizu (Kanebo), Tsuyoshi Ugachi (Konica Minolta)

Women’s 800m: Chihiro Sunaga (Shiseido)

Women’s 5,000m: Ai Igarashi (Sysmex), Mai Ishibashi (Denso), Rika Matsuzaki (Sekisui), Misaki Onishi (Sekisui), Akari Ota (Tenmaya), Laura Thweatt (Boulder TC), Risa Yokoe (Toyota Industries), Eina Yokosawa (Daiichi Seimei)

Women’s 10,000m: Ayumi Hagiwara (Uniqlo), Miho Ihara (Sekisui), Aya Nagata (Toyota Industries), Michi Numata (Toyota Industries), Yuko Shimizu (Sekisui), Hanae Tanaka (Daiichi Seimei), Chihiro Takato (Wacoal)

Freya Ross in action at the 2012 NYC Half-Marathon (Photo by PhotoRun, Inc. All rights reserved)

As reported earlier by the Virgin London Marathon organizers, Freya Ross (adidas) has had to withdraw from this year’s race. It was a tough decision for Freya, who debuted in London in a wonderful time of 2:28:10, and then followed up by being the top UK finisher in the Olympic Marathon, despite being called in to replace Paula Radcliffe just a week before the race.

Freya’s comments on the decision: 

“I’m really disappointed I’ve had to withdraw. Training had been going well for the last few weeks and I was looking forward to running in London. The injury problem started last Monday with a niggle in my right hip, it seemed insignificant and I didn’t think it would affect me. However, over the next few days it worsened and I now can’t run pain free. Between myself, Steve [her coach Steve Jones], and the Physio I’ve been seeing, we had to make the decision yesterday that I would not be able to run the marathon. The Physio thinks it is probably a small strain around the top of my hamstring/glute. She thinks that it will improve quickly with rest.”