Sun Yingjie
Home: China
Age: 21
Personal Best: 2:25:45 (Tianjin, 1998)
A year ago, she ignored advice to run conservatively and went for it, setting checkpoint records at 5K (15:58), 15K (49:23), and 20K (1:06:43). Cooked, she dropped back and finished 11th. At Beijing in October, she finished second in 2:31:19 to countrywoman Ai Dongmei's 2:29:20.
This is her second attempt on the demanding Boston course. In her other marathons last year, Sun finished seventh at Tokyo, 12th at the World Championships and second at Beijing. Her times generally have been in the low 2:30s, except for a 2:25:45 in winning at Tianjin in 1998. She already has been chosen for China's Olympic team.
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