Four Asian-city marathons to take off tomorrow 1 December

Four marathons, of which three are IAAF Gold labelled, will be flagged off in the Asian cities of Fukuoka, Shanghai, Singapore and Macau tomorrow, the first day of the last month of the 2013 season.

The 67th Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship 2013 (open to men only)
An IAAF Gold Label Road Race

Course record - 2:05:18 - Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2009
2012 champion : Joseph Gitau (KEN) - 2:06:58

Elite field: (with PB's) [Ref, Japan Running News]
Joseph Gitau (KEN) 25 [Defending champion) 2:06:58 Fukuoka 2012 
Atsushi Sato (JPN) - 2:07:13 Fukuoka 2007
Henryk Szost (POL) - 2:07:39 Biwako 2012
Arata Fujiwara (JPN) - 2:07:48 Tokyo 2012
Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) - 2:08:14 Seoul 2013
Takayuki Matsumiya (JPN) - 2:09:14 Tokyo 2013
Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) - 2:09:28 London 2013
Martin Mathathi (KEN) [debut]
Alistair Cragg (Ireland) [debut]
Benjamin Ngandu (KEN) [debut]

[favourite  Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia withdrew due to a calf injury]


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2013 Shanghai International Marathon 
An IAAF Gold Label Road Race 

CR's  
M - 2:09:01 - Slyvester Teimet (KEN) 2012
W - 2:23:07 - Feyse Tadesse Boru (ETH) 2012

Elite field (with PB's) 
Men
Abdellah Falil (MAR) - 2:08:18 Daegu 2011
Deriba Merga (ETH) - 2:06:38 London 2008
Stephen Kwelio Chemlany (KEN) - 2:07:55 Berlin 2011
CHERUIYOT EVANS KIPROP KEN) -  2:06:25 Chicago 2008
Stephen Mokaka (RSA) - 2:08:33 Seoul 2010
Andreev Grigoriy (RUS) - 2:10:25 Frankfurt 2011
Abdisa Sorri (ETH) --  2:10:15 Hannover 2012

Women
Feyse Tadesse Boru (ETH) [Defending champion] - 2:21:06 Paris 2013
Merima Mohammed (ETH) - 2:23:06 Toronto 2010
Ashu Kasim (ETH) -  2:23:09 Xiamen 2012
Margaret Agrai (KEN) - 2:23:28 Daegu 2013
Sechale Dalasa ADUGNA ETH) -  2:26:27 Shanghai 2012

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Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2013
An IAAF Gold Label Road Race 
Course records :
M : 2:11:25 - Luke Kibet (KEN) 2009
W : 2:31:55 - Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2006
2012 champions:
M - 2:17:21 - Lilan Kennedy Kiproo (KEN)
W -  2:37:54 - Irene Jerotich Kosgei (KEN)

Elite field: (with PB's) [Ref IAAF]
Men
Eliud Kiptanui (KEN) - 2:05:39 Prague 2010
Aadam Ismaeel Khamis (BRN) 2:07:59 Valencia 2011
Haile Haja (ETH) 2:08:35 Rome 2013
Luke Kibet (KEN) 2:08:52 Eindhoven 2005
Samson Barmao (KEN) 2:08:52 Rome 2012

Women
Sharon Cherop (KEN) 2:22:28 Berlin 2013
Aliaksandra Duliba (BLR) 2:23:44 Chicago 2013
Olena Burkovska (UKR) 2:27:07 Hannover 2013
Derbe Godana (ETH) 2:27:32 Torino 2012
Eshetu Biruktayit (ETH) 2:27:34 Frankfurt 2011
Beatrice Toroitich (KEN) 2:27:41 Hamburg 2012

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2013 Macau Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon
Course Records :
M - 2:12:49 - Stephen Chemlany (KEN) 2011
W - 2:31:48 - Tsega Gelaw Reta (ETH) 2011

2012 champions (over-distanced)
M - 2:23:56 - Heile Haja Gemeda (ETH)
W -  2:50:11 - Ehitu Kiros Reda (ETH)