A glance at the World Leading marathon times before the Spring Marathon season kicks off in Paris, Rotterdam, Vienna, Boston, London, Hamburg and Prague

Tomorrow 7 April 2013 will see the start of the Spring Marathon season at Paris and lets take a glance at the top 10 marathon leading times so far in 2013 :

Leleisa DESISA BENTI

Men [WR 2:03:38 Patrick Makau (KEN) Berlin 2011]
1) 2:04:45 - Leleisa DESISA BENTI (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan
2) 2:04:48 - Berhanu SHIFERAW (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan (2nd placing)
3) 2:04:49 - Tadesse TOLA (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan (3rd placing)
4) 2:04:52 - Endeshaw NEGESSE (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan (4th placing)
5) 2:04:53 - Bernard KOECH (KEN) - Dubai 25 Jan (5th placing)
6) 2:06:33 - Nicholas KIPKEMBOI (KEN) - Dubai 25 Jan (6th placing)
7) 2:06:35 - Stephen TUM (KEN) - Marrakesh 27 Jan
8) 2:06:50 - Dennis KIMETTO (KEN) - Tokyo 24 Feb
9) 2:06:58 - Michael KIPYEGO (KEN) - Tokyo 24 Feb (2nd placing)
10) 2:06:59 - Franklin CHEPKWONY (KEN) - Seoul 17 Mar

Tirfe Tsagaye BEYENE

Women [WR 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) London 2003]
1) 2:23:23 - Tirfe Tsagaye BEYENE (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan
2) 2:23:34 - Ryoko KIZAKI (JPN) - Nagoya 10 Mar
3) 2:23:37 - Merima MOHAMMED (ETH) - 13 Jan Houston 13 Jan
4) 2:23:39 - Kiros REDA (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan (2nd placing)
5) 2:23:50 - Amane GOBENA (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan (3rd placing)
6) 2:23:51 - Birhane DIBABA (ETH) - Nayoga 10 Mar (2nd placing)
7) 2:23:58 - Tetyana GAMERA (UKR) - Osaka 27 Jan
8) 2:24:05 - Mizuki NOGUCHI (JPN) - Nayoga 10 Mar (3rd placing)
9) 2:24:21 - Kayoko FUKUSHI (JPN) - Osaka 27 Jan (2nd placing)
10) 2:24:26 - Bizunesh DEBA (ETH) - Houston 13 Jan (2nd placing)


Line-up of some upcoming major Spring season  marathon races :
07 Apr - 37th Marathon de Paris (CR 2:05:11 Stanley Biwott (KEN) 2012)
14 Apr - ABN AMRO Marathon Rotterdam (CR 2:04:27 Duncan Kibet (KEN) 2009)
14 Apr - Vienna City Marathon (CR 2:06:58 Henry Sugut (KEN) 2012)
15 Apr - 117th BAA Boston Marathon (CR 2:03:02 Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 2011)
21 Apr - Virgin London Marathon (CR 2:04:40 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2011)
21 Apr - Haspa Marathon Hamburg (CR 2:05:58 Shami Dawit (ETH) 2012)
28 Apr - Metro Group Marathon Düsseldorf (CR 2:08:27 Seboka Diriba Tola (ETH)  2012) 
05 May - TUI Marathon Hannover
12 May - Volkswagen Prague Marathon (CR 2:05:39 Eliud Kiptanui (KEN) 2010)