Marathon Events on Coming Sunday 16 Oct

Followings are some of the marathon events which will be held on coming Sunday 16 October:

36th TCS Amsterdam Marathon - Course Record 2:05:44 Getu Feleke (ETH) 2010
(total 35,000 participants from 83 countries including 12,000 in full marathon)
Weather forecast : Sunny, light wind, 12 deg C

Main contenders:
Wilson Chebe (KEN), 26 - PB 2:05:27 Rotterdam 2010
Sileshi Sihine (ETH), 28 - Debut
Eliajah Keitany (KEN), 27 - PB 2:06:41 Amsterdam 2009
Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN), 32 - PB 2:06:29 Paris 2011
Elijah Keitany (KEN) - PB - 2:06:41
Paul Biwott (KEN) - PB 2:07:02),
Samuel Kosgei (KEN) - PB 2:07:47

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Beijing International Marathon - Course record 2:06:55 (2005)
Weather forecast : no rain 15 deg C

Main Contenders:
Benson Barus (KEN) - PB 2:07:07 Prague 2010
Samuel Muturi (KEN), 25 - PB 2:08:20 Beijing 2009
Rachid Kisri (MOR) - PB 2:06:48 (2009)
Hailu Lemma (ETH), 29 - PB 2:09:50 Xiamen 2011

Catherine Ndereba, 39 of Kenya will be the favourite in the women category, she has won 2 world titles in 2003 and 2007 and has a PB of 2:18:47 at Chicago in 2001.
Another favourite will be Yeshi Esayias, 25 of Ethiopia, the silver medalist (2:26:04 PB) at Daegu last April.

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Dong-A Ilbo Gyeongju International Marathon, South Korea.

Main contenders:
Sylvester Teimet (KEN), 27 - PB 2:06:49 Seoul 2010
Yusuf Songoka (KEN), 32 - PB 2:08:08 Daegu 2011
Jeong Jin-Hyeong (KOR), 21 - PB 2:09:28 Seoul 2011
Oleg Kulkov (RUS), 33 - PB 2:10:13 Seoul 2011

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Among others which will be held on the same day are:

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon