Cynthia Limo, 33 (KEN), Unattached
. Making her marathon debut in Honolulu

. 2016 World Athletics Half-Marathon Championships silver medalist
. Half-Marathon personal best of 1:06:04 (equivalent to a 2:18:42 marathon)
. 2023 Road Race Record:
  -1st Cooper River Bridge Run 10-K, 32:29
  -1st Carmel Half-Marathon, 1:12:10 (course record)
  -1st Toledo Half-Marathon, 1:12:20 (course record)
  -1st Broad Street Run 10 Mile, 50:56 (course record)
  -2nd Lilac Bloomsday 12-K, 38:51
  -6th New York Mini 10-K, 31:27 PB
  -5th BAA 10-K, 31:49
  -7th Peachtree Road Race 10-K, 31:44
  -3rd Boilermaker 15-K, 48:51
  -3rd Falmouth Road Race 7 Mile, 35:50
  -8th BAA Half-Marathon, 1:09:40 (freezing temperatures)
. Previous Important Road Race Victories:
  -2016 RAK Half-Marathon, 1:06:04 PB
  -2016 and 2015 Lilac Bloomsday 12-K, 38:03
  -2016 Healthy Kidney 10-K, 31;39
  -2016 Utica Boilermaker 12-K, 48:50
  -2015 Cooper Bridge Run 10-K, 32:18
  -2015 Quad City Times Bix 7 Mile, 36:57
  -2015 Delhi Half-Marathon, 1:08:35

Kasu Bitew Lemeneh (ETH), 24, Nike
Personal Best: 2:26:18, Marid, 2002
. Has already run three marathons in 2023:
  -5th Mumbai, 2:28:43 (January 15)
  -5th Rabat, 2:29:19 (April 30)
  -3rd Lisbon, 2:29:32 (October 8)

. 3rd 2022 Madrid Marathon, 2:26:18 PB
. 2nd Buenos Aires Marathon, 2:28:00
. 2021 Madrid Marathon champion, 2:29:08 in her debut

Sintayehu Tilahun Getahun (ETH), 24, Nike
Personal Best: 2:22:19, Milan, 2022

. 9th 2023 Sydney Marathon, 2:27:35 (on September 17)
. 12th 2023 Hamburg Marathon, 2:27:35
. 2nd 2022 Milan Marathon, 2:22:19 PB
. Competing in the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Abayneh Degu (ETH), 25, Nike
Personal Best: 2:04:53, Paris, 2021
. 22nd 2023 Osaka Marathon, 2:08:28
. 5th 2023 Lanzhou Marathon (China), 2:12:57
. 4th 2022 Paris Marathon, 2:06:03
. 15th 2022 Chicago Marathon, 2:10:55
. 5th 2021 Paris Marathon, 2:04:53 PB
. Competing in the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Paul Lonyangata (KEN), 30, Nike
Personal Best: 2:06:10, Paris, 2017
. 2nd 2023 Changsha Marathon (China), 2:09:49 (on October 29)
. 1st 2020 Taipei Marathon, 2:09:18 (course record)
. Two-time Paris Marathon champion, 2017/2:06:10; 2018, 2:06:25)
. 3rd in 2019 Paris Marathon 2:07:29
. 1st, 2019 Shanghai Marathon, 2:08:11
. Competed for Kenya at 2019 World Championships Marathon (DNF)
. Competing in the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Reuben Kiprop Kerio (KEN), 29, Nike
Personal Best: 2:07:00, Eindhoven (Netherlands), 2019
. At Honolulu Marathon (5 appearances):
  -DNF, 2017 (as pacemaker)
  -2nd, 2018, 2:12:59
  -DNF, 2019 (as pacemaker/1:15:03 at 25-K)
  -DNF, 2021 (at 5 km with stomach problems)
  -DNF, 2022 (as pacemaker/1:06:38 at half)
. 4th 2023 Kosice Peace Marathon (Slovakia), 2:07:56
. 1st 2022 Kosice Peace Marathon, 2:07:16
. 1st 2021 Kosice Peace Marathon, 2:07:18
. 4th 2018 Kosice Peace Marathon, 2:09:23
. 1st 2017 Kosice Peace Marathon, 2:08:12
. 5th 2021 Izmir Marathon (Turkey), 2:10:50
. 2nd 2020 Xiamen Marathon (China), 2:08:46
. 1st 2019 Madrid Marathon, 2:08:18
. 2nd 2019 Eindhoven Marathon, 2019
. 8th 2018 Daegu Marathon (Korea), 2:11:02)

Tsegay Weldlibanos (ERI), 27, McKirdy Trained
Resides: Flagstaff, AZ
Personal Best: 2:09:07, Daegu, 2019
. 1st 2023 Mckirdy Micro Marathon (Valley Cottage, NY), 2:11:04
. 8th 2023 Grandma’s Marathon (Duluth, MN), 2:12:15
. 15th 2023 Aramco Houston Half-Marathon, 1:02:59
. 6th 2023 Philadelphia Distance Run Half-Marathon, 1:02:47

. 12th BAA Half-Marathon (Boston), 1:03:58
. 2nd 2022 Philadelphia Distance Run Half-Marathon, 1:02:29
. 1st 2021 Philadelphia Distance Run Half-Marathon, 1:02:44
. 6th 2019 Daegu Half-Marathon (Korea), 2:09:07 PB
. 3rd 2019 Kosice Marathon (Slovakia), 2:11:02
. 10th 2018 Rotterdam Marathon, 2:15:42
. Competing in the Honolulu Marathon for the first time

Filmon Ande (ERI), 25, On Running/McKirdy Trained
Resides: Flagstaff, AZ
Personal Best: 2:06:38, Barcelona, 2021
Instagram: @ande_filmon
. 4th 2023 BAA Half-Marathon (Boston), 1:02:22
. 4th 2023 Philadelphia Distance Run Half-Marathon, 1:02:20
. DNF 2023 Boston Marathon
. 6th 2022 Milan Marathon, 2:07:25
. 3rd 2021 Eritrean National Championships 10,000m
. 4th 2021 Barcelona Marathon, 2:06:38 PB
. Member of 4th place Eritrean team at 2019 World XC Championships (22nd individual)
. Coached by USA coach James McKirdy in Flagstaff, Arizona
. Competing in the Honolulu Marathon for the first time