| TOLA | Tamirat _, Ethiopian runner who won the 2023 New York City Marathon (4) |
| GELEWAMI | Ethiopian runner who won the women's 10.000m at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. setting a new championships record (4,4) |
| KITATA | Ethiopian runner who won the 2020 London Marathon, Shura _ (6) |
| TIRUNESHDIBABA | Ethiopian runner who won three Olympic gold medals and is the women's 5000m world record holder (8,6) |
| ABDI | Somali-Dutch long-distance runner who won the 2024 New York City Marathon, _ Nageeye (4) |
| AMYROBACH | Newswoman who completed the 2023 New York City Marathon on Sunday (along with beau T.J. Holmes) |
| OBIRI | Hellen ___, winner of the 2023 New York City Marathon |
| RAHM | Jon _, Spanish golfer who won the 2023 Masters Tournament (4) |
| NOAH | Trevor who won the 2023 Erasmus Prize |
| COCO | Gauff who won the 2023 US Open |
| RACE | New York City Marathon, for one |
| TIGSTASSEFA | Ethiopian runner who broke the women’s world record at the 2023 Berlin Marathon |
| YOMIF | Ethiopian runner who set a new half marathon record in October, _ Kejelcha (5) |
| ALBERTKORIR | Kenyan long-distance runner who won the men's 2021 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:08:22 (6,5) |
| KELVIN | _ Kiptum, Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2023 London Marathon (6) |
| HELLEN | _ Obiri, Kenyan runner who won the 2023 Boston Marathon (6) |
| EPHRAIM | ____ Mirvis, Chief Rabbi in the UK knighted in the 2023 New Year Honours (7) |
| IJBOL | "___ Is In. LOL Is Out." (2023 New York Times headline) |
| YUKIKAWAUCHI | Japanese marathon runner who won the men's foot race at the 2018 Boston Marathon: 2 wds. |
| GRETEWAITZ | Norwegian marathon runner who won the New York women's event nine times (5,5) |
