Depends on how much they compete
OVERALL/OPEN DIVISION Boston Marathon prize money
Place Men Women
1 $100,000 $100,000
2 40,000 40,000
3 22,500 22,500
4 18,000 18,000
5 14,000 14,000
6 12,000 12,000
7 9,000 9,000
8 7,400 7,400
9 5,700 5,700
10 4,200 4,200
11 2,600 2,600
12 2,100 2,100
13 1,800 1,800
14 1,700 1,700
15 1,500 1,500
Total $242,500 $242,500
track & field 2002 Men's Top-50
Prize Earners ($ US)
1. 413,455 - Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
2. 386,410 - Felix Sanchez (DOM)
3. 338,500 - Tim Montgomery (USA)
4. 134,000 - Bernard Lagat (KEN)
5. 110,500 - Benjamin Limo (KEN)
6. 109,500 - Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
7. 106,100 - James Carter (USA)
8. 104,000 - Dwain Chambers (GBR)
9. 103,850 - Jeff Hartwig (USA)
10. 99,000 - Michael Blackwood (JAM)
2006 Golden League track & field athletes who win their discipline at five of the seven Golden League events share a jackpot of 50kg of gold ingots. anyone who breaks a world record receives a £32,350 bonus.
winners in Athens, for example, will earn $30,000US in prize money not to mention bonuses from their respective sponsors