London Marathon: Get ready for a great show-down

The Flora London Marathon is here! Although most American runners don’t seem to be as interested as London as they were in last week’s Boston Marathon - this could be one of the greatest fields of elite runners ever assembled.

Just check out the elite men and women:

The 2007 London Marathon Elite Lineup Follows:

Men’s Field & Personal Best
Paul Tergat, Kenya 2:04:55 (Berlin, 2003)*
Khalid Khannouchi, USA 2:05:38 (London, 2002)
Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia 2:05:56 (Berlin, 2006)
Felix Limo, Kenya 2:06:14 (Rotterdam, 2004)
Martin Lel, Kenya 2:06:41 (London, 2006)
Hendrick Ramaala, South Africa 2:06:55 (London, 2006)
Jaouad Gharib, Morocco 2:07:02 (London, 2004)
Stefano Baldini, Italy 2:07:22 (London, 2006)
Benson Cherono, Kenya 2:07:58 (Milano, 2006)
Hicham Chat, Morocco 2:07:59 (London, 2006)
Atsushi Sato, Japan 2:08:36 (Otsu, 2004)
Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Brazil 2:08:48 (Chicago, 2004)
Jon Brown, United Kingdom 2:09:31 (London, 2005)
Meb Keflezighi, USA 2:09:53 (New York City, 2004)
Ryan Hall, USA Debut
Juan Carlos De la Ossa, Spain Debut

* Current world record.

Women’s Field & Personal Best
Mizuki Noguchi, Japan 2:19:12 (Berlin, 2005)
Zhou Chunxiu, China 2:19:51 (Seoul, 2006)
Berhane Adere, Ethiopia 2:20:42 (Chicago, 2006)
Galina Bogomalova, Russia 2:20:47 (Chicago, 2006)
Constantina Tomescu-Dita, ROM 2:21:30 (Chicago, 2005)
Geta Wami, Ethiopia 2:21:34 (Berlin, 2006)
Susan Chepkemei, Kenya 2:21:46 (London, 2006)
Lorna Kiplagat, NED 2:22:22 (Osaka, 2003)
Lyudmila Petrova, Russia 2:22:33 (London, 2002)
Benita Johnson, Australia 2:22:36 (Chicago, 2006)
Salina Kosgei, Kenya 2:23:22 (Berlin, 2006)
Mara Yamauchi, United Kingdom 2:25:13 (London, 2006)
Kiyoko Shimahara, Japan 2:26:14 (Sapporo, 2005)
Kathy Butler, United Kingdom 2:28:39 (Chicago, 2006)
Blake Russell, USA 2:29:09 (Chicago, 2005)
Inga Abitova, Russia 2:33:55
Isabella Ochichi, Kenya Debut

If the weather stays cool tomorrow morning, it should be a great race.

Check back here for a recap in just a few short hours!