Marathon Money: How Much The Winners Get

April 18, 2011 8:53 AM

BOSTON(CBS) – An event to most people, the Boston Marathon is more of a job to the elite field.

Those racers are hoping to cash in on some of the $806,000 in prize money that’s handed out to top finishers.

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The big prize, for first place in the men’s and women’s division is $150,000.

The fastest wheelchair athletes take home $15,000 each.

dennis o’brien

Not to sound insensitive: you would think there would be less disparity between these figures. When you consider what these “wheelchair” athletes had to do to get to this level.
Belangela

I’d be more radical. I’d set the price money down to $1.000 for every single division. There is too much money machine in the sport. Take what’s happening in Holland right now (Utrecht Marathon). A Kenyan racer will get only EUR 100 if he/she wins, but a racer from other nationality will get EUR 10.000. That’s a shame!

http://politiken.dk/sport/ECE1251206/maratonpraemie-hollaender-75000-kr-kenyaner-kun-750-kr/
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Refafu

Boston Marathon is gruelling and I always said I’d call a cab way b4 I get to the heart-break hill lol hahaha. $150,000 is good bread. Congrats to the winners
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