Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, 33, Rome, GA

Pending USA 25K record, 1:24:36, in victory at 2012 USA 25K Championships, besting Joan Benoit Samuelson's 1:24:43
2012 RRCA Runner of the Year, Open Women
2012 USA 15K Champion, 49:41
2011 USA Women's 10K champion, 32:47
2011 BAA Half-Marathon champion (one day before USA Women's 10K win), 1:11:58
2011 USA 20K champion, 1:08:31 (her first USA title)
2011 Women's USA Running Circuit Grand Prix winner
Born in Kenya, became a naturalized U.S. citizen in November 2010
Fifth place, 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, 2:29:45, PR
Marathon best of 2:37:27 set in 2008; half-marathon PR of 1:10:59
Competed at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas; three time D-II national champion, eight time All-American, 2005 graduate.
Works as a cardiac nurse.