Some Marathon stats for the first half of 2014

A glance at some stats of marathon races in the first half of the 2014 season

Top 10 times/runners
Men
1) 2:04:29 (WL) - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) - London 13 April
2) 2:04:32 - Tsegaye Mekonnen (ETH) - Dubai 24 Jan (3rd fastest debut IAAF all time)
3) 2:04:55 - Stanley Biwott (KEN) - London 13 Apr (2nd placed)
4) 2:05:00 - Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) - Rotterdam 13 April
5) 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) - Paris 6 April (debut)
6) 2:05:13 - Markos Geneti (ETH) - Dubai 2 Jan (2nd placed)
7) 2:05:41 - Getu Feleke (ETH) - Vienna 13 April 
8) 2:05:42 - Dickson Chumba (KEN) - Tokyo 23 February
9) 2:05:49 - Girmay Birhanu (ETH) - Dubai 24 Jan (3rd placed)
10) 2:05:57 - Tadese Tola (ETH) - Tokyo 23 February 

Women
1) 2:20:21 (WL) - Edna Kiplagat (KEN) - London 13 April 
2) 2:20:24 - Florence Kiplagat (KEN) - London 13 April (2nd placed)
3) 2:20:35 - Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) - London 13 April (3rd placed) (debut) 
4) 2:21:36 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) - Xiamen 2 January 
5) 2:21:42 - Feyse Tadese (ETH) - London 13 April (4th placed)
6) 2:22:23 - Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) - Tokyo 23 February 
7) 2:22:30 - Berhane Dibaba (ETH) - Tokyo 23 February 
8) 2:22:44 - Flomena Daniel (KEN) - Paris 6 April 
9) 2:23:21 - Aberu Kebede (ETH) - London 13 April (5th placed)
10) 2:23:34 - Firehiwot Dado (ETH) - Prague 11 May 


Top 10 venues' winning times 
Men 
1) London 13 April - 2:04:29 (WL) - Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
2) Dubai 24 January - 2:04:32 - Tsegaye Mekonnen (ETH)
3) Rotterdam 13 April - 2:05:00 - Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
4) Paris 6 April - 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 
5) Vienna 13 April - 2:05:41 - Getu Feleke (ETH) 
6) Tokyo 23 February - 2:05:42 - Dickson Chumba (KEN)
7) Seoul 16 March - 2:06:17 - Yacob Jarso (ETH)
8) Hamburg 4 May - 2:06:44 - Shumi Dechasa (ETH)
9) Daegu 6 April - 2:06:51 - Yemane Tsegay (ETH)
10) Warsaw 13 Apr  - 2:06:55 - Tadese Tola (ETH) 

Women
1) London 13 April - 2:20:21 (WL) - Edna Kiplagat (KEN)
2) Xiamen 2 January - 2:21:36 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) 
3) Tokyo 23 February - 2:22:23 -Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
4) Paris 6 April - 2:22:44 - Flomena Daniel (KEN)
5) Prague 11 May - 2:23:34 - Firehiwot Dado (ETH)
6) Nagoya  9 March - 2:23:43 -  Mariya Konovalova (RUS)
7) Osaka 26 Jan - 2:24:37 - Tetyana Gamera-Shmyrko (UKR)
8) Dubai 24 Jan - 2:25:01 - Mulu Seboka (ETH)
9) Milan 6 April - 2:25:23 - Mulu Seboka (ETH) 
10) Houston 19 Jan - 2:25:52 - Abebech Afework (ETH) 


New Course Records :
Men
23 Feb - 2:05:42 - Tokyo - Dickson Chumba (KEN)
23 Feb - 2:08:33 - Seville - Cosmas Kiplimo Lagat (KEN) (debut)
06 Apr - 2:05:04 - Paris - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) (debut)
06 Apr - 2:09:25 - Brighton - William Chebor (KEN)
06 Apr - 2:06:51 - Daegu - Yemane Tsegay Adhane (ETH)
13 Apr - 2:04:29 - London - Wilson Kipsang (KEN)
13 Apr - 2:05:41 - Vienna - Getu Feleke (ETH) 
13 Apr - 2:06:55 - Warsaw - Tadese Tola (ETH)
27 Apr - 2:09:15 - Madrid - Ezekiel Kiptoo (KEN) (debut)
25 May - 2:06:54 - Ottawa - Yemane Tsegay (ETH) 

Women
02 Jan - 2:21:36 - Xiamen - Mare Dibaba (ETH)
23 Feb - 2:22:23 -Tokyo - Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
25 May - 2:24:31 - Ottawa - Tigist Tufa (ETH)
01 Jun -- 2:31:53 - Lanzhou - Eunice Jepkirui (KEN)


World records :
M - 2:03:23 - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) - Berlin 29 September 2013  
W - 2:15:25 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - London 13 April 2003


Ref. : IAAF