Ethiopia produces the top four World Leading male marathon runners as of end of Spring marathon season at Prague 2013

The start of the Volkswagen Prague Marathon this morning somewhat marked the end of the 'unusually cold' 2013 Spring marathon season  and lets take a glance at the ranking of the top ten World Leaders so far in 2013

Top 10 World Leading marathon runners of 2013 :
Men [WR 2:03:38 Patrick Makau (KEN) Berlin 2011]

Leleisa Desisa

1) 2:04:45 (WL) - 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) 2:05:30 - Eliud KIPCHOGE (KEN) - Hamburg 21 Apr
7) 2:05:38 - Peter Kimeli SOME (KEN) - Paris 7 Apr
7) 2:05:38 - Tilahun REGASSA (ETH) - Rotterdam 14 Apr
9) 2:06:04 - Tsegaye KEBEDE (ETH) - London 21 Apr
10) 2:06:33 - Nicholas KIPKEMBOI (KEN) - Dubai 25 Jan (6th placing)
10) 2:06:33 - Emmanuel MUTAI (KEN) - London 21 Apr (2nd placing)




Women [WR 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) London 2003]

Prisca Jeptoo

1) 2:20:15 (WL) - Prisca JEPTOO (KEN) - London 21 Apr
2) 2:21:06 - Boru Feyse TADESE (ETH) - Paris 7 Apr
3) 2:21:32 -  Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT (KEN) - London 21 Apr (2nd placing)
4) 2:23:14 -  Merima MOHAMMED (ETH) - Paris 7 Apr (2nd placing)
5) 2:23:23 - Tirfe Tsagaye BEYENE (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan
6) 2:23:27 - Jemima Jelagat SUMGONG (KEN) - Rotterdam 14 Apr
7) 2:23:28 -  Margaret AGAI (KEN) - Daegu 14 Apr
8) 2:23:34 - Ryoko KIZAKI (JPN) - Nagoya 10 Mar
8) 2:23:34 - Eunice Jepkirui KIRWA (KEN) - Paris 7 Apr (3rd placing)
10) 2:23:39 - Kiros REDA (ETH) - Dubai 25 Jan (2nd placing)

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Top finishers at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon 2013  this morning :
Men [CR 2:05:39 - Eliud Kiptanui (KEN) 2010]
1) 2:08:51 - Nicholas Kemboi (Oatar)
2) 2:09:30 - Girmay Birhanu (ETH)
3) 2:10:10 - Patrick Kipyegon Terer (KEN)

Women [CR 2:22:34 - Lydia Cheromei (KEN) 2011]
1) 2:27:00 - Caroline Rotich (KEN)
2) 2:28:53 - Onggori Philes Moraa (KEN)
3) 2:30:02 - Kiros Ehitu (ETH)