Monday, December 29, 2014
Ranking of World's Fastest Marathon Runners as of 2014 season closing
World's Top 10 fastest marathon runners in history as of end 2014 :
(Boston excluded)
* Previous WR
Men
1) 2:02:57 (WR) - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) - Berlin 28 September 2014
2) 2:03:13 -- Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) - (Pos #2) Berlin 28 September 2014
3) 2:03:23* - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) - Berlin 29 September 2013
4) 2:03:38* - Patrick Makau(KEN) - Berlin 25 September 2011
5) 2:03:59* - Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) - Berlin 28 September 2008
6) 2:04:05 -- Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) - (Pos #2) Berlin 29 September 2013
7) 2:04:15 -- Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) - Berlin 30 September 2012
8) 2:04:23 -- Ayele Abshero (ETH) (debut) - Dubai 27 January 2012
9) 2:04:27 -- Duncan Kibet (KEN) - Rotterdam 5 April 2009
10) 2:04:27 - James Kwambai (KEN) - (Pos #2) Rotterdam 5 April 2009
Women
2:15:25 (WR) - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) - London 13 April 2003
2:18:20 Chicago 9 October 2011 - Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) - handed a 2-year ban for doping, results since 9 October 2009 annulled by the Russian Athletics Federation on 29 April 2014
2:18:37 - Mary Keitany (KEN) - London 22 April 2012
2:18:47* - Catherine Ndereba (KEN) - Chicago 7 October 2001
2:18:58 - Tiki Gelana (ETH) - Rotterdam 15 April 2012
2:19:12 - Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) - Berlin 25 September 2005
2:19:19 - Irina Mikitenko (GER) - Berlin 28 September 2008
2:19:31 - Aselefech Mergia (ETH) - Dubai 27 January 2012
2:19;34 - Lucy Wangui Kabuu (KEN) - (Pos #2) Dubai January 2012
2:19:36 - Deena Kastor (USA) - London 23 April 2006
2:19:39 - Sun Yingjie (CHN) - Beijing 19 October 2003
Ranking of Marathon Course Records as of 2014 season closing
Top 10 World's Marathon Course Records as of close of 2014 season :
* World Marathon Majors races
Men
1) Berlin* ------- 2:02:57 (WR) - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 28 September 2014
2) Boston* (not IAAF-record eligible) - 2:03:02 - Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 18 April 2011
3) Frankfurt --- 2:03:42 - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 30 October 2011
4) Chicago* ----- 2:03:45 - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 13 October 2013
5) Dubai -------- 2:04:23 - Ayele Abshero (ETH) 27 January 2012
6) Rotterdam -- 2:04:27 - Duncan Kibet (KEN) 5 April 2009
7) London* ------ 2:04:29 - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 13 April 2014
8) Paris --------- 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 6 April 2014
9) New York* --- 2:05:06 - Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 6 November 2011
10) Fukuoka --- 2:05:18 - Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 6 December 2009
Women
1) London* ------ 2:15:25 (WR) - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 13 April 2003
2) Chicago* ----- 2:17:18 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 13 Oct 2002
3) Rotterdam -- 2:18:58 - Tiki Gelana (ETH) 15 April 2012
4) Berlin* ------- 2:19:12 - Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) 25 September 2005
5) Dubai ------- 2:19:31 - Aselefech Mergia (ETH) 27 January 2012
6) Beijing ------ 2:19:39 - Sun Yingjie (CHN) 19 October 2003
7) Seoul -------- 2:19:51 - Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) 12 March 2006
8) Boston* (not IAAF-record eligible) - 2:20:43 15 April 2002
9) Helsinki ----- 2:20:57 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 14 August 2005
10) Frankfurt - 2:21:01 - Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 28 October 2012
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Some 2014 marathon stat as season comes to an end
Some
updates of 2014 marathon statistics at the close of the season as of
Fukuoka concluded this morning :
(Boston included)
Fastest
times :
Men (sub 2:06)
1) 2:02:57 (WR) (WL) - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 28 September – Berlin (CR)
2) 2:03:13 - Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 28 September – Berlin #2
3) 2:04:11 - Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12 October – Chicago
4) 2:04:28 - Sammy Kitwara (KEN) 12 October – Chicago #2
5) 2:04:29 - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 13 April – London (CR)
6) 2:04:32 - Tsegaye Mekonnen (ETH) 24 January – Dubai [3rd fastest debut in history]
6) 2:04:32 - Dickson Chumba (KEN) 12 October – Chicago #3
8) 2:04:55 - Stanley Biwott (KEN) 13 April – London #2
9) 2:05:00 - Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 13 April – Rotterdam
10) 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 6 April – Paris (CR) [6th fastest debut in history]
11) 2:05:13 - Markos Geneti (KEN) 24 January – Dubai #2
12) 2:05:41 - Getu Feleke (ETH) 1 April – Vienna (CR)
13) 2:05:42 - Dickson Chumba (KEN) 23 February – Tokyo (CR)
14) 2:05:49 - Girmay Birhanu (ETH) 24 January – Dubai #3
15) 2:05:51 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12 October – Chicago #4
16) 2:05:56 - Abera Kuma (ETH) 28 September – Berlin #3
17) 2:05:57 - Tadese Tola (ETH) 23 February – Tokyo #2
Men (sub 2:06)
1) 2:02:57 (WR) (WL) - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) 28 September – Berlin (CR)
2) 2:03:13 - Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 28 September – Berlin #2
3) 2:04:11 - Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 12 October – Chicago
4) 2:04:28 - Sammy Kitwara (KEN) 12 October – Chicago #2
5) 2:04:29 - Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 13 April – London (CR)
6) 2:04:32 - Tsegaye Mekonnen (ETH) 24 January – Dubai [3rd fastest debut in history]
6) 2:04:32 - Dickson Chumba (KEN) 12 October – Chicago #3
8) 2:04:55 - Stanley Biwott (KEN) 13 April – London #2
9) 2:05:00 - Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 13 April – Rotterdam
10) 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 6 April – Paris (CR) [6th fastest debut in history]
11) 2:05:13 - Markos Geneti (KEN) 24 January – Dubai #2
12) 2:05:41 - Getu Feleke (ETH) 1 April – Vienna (CR)
13) 2:05:42 - Dickson Chumba (KEN) 23 February – Tokyo (CR)
14) 2:05:49 - Girmay Birhanu (ETH) 24 January – Dubai #3
15) 2:05:51 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12 October – Chicago #4
16) 2:05:56 - Abera Kuma (ETH) 28 September – Berlin #3
17) 2:05:57 - Tadese Tola (ETH) 23 February – Tokyo #2
Women
(sub 2:22) [WR 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) London 13 Apr 2001]
1) 2:18:57 - Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 21 April – Boston*
2) 2:19:59 - Bizunesh Deba (ETH) 21 April – Boston* #2
3) 2:20:18 (WL) - Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) 28 September – Berlin
4) 2:20:21 - Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 13 April – London
5) 2:20:24 - Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 13 April – London #2
6) 2:20:27 - Feyse Tadese (ETH) 28 September – Berlin #2
7) 2:20:35 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) 21 April – Boston #3
7) 2:20:35 - Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 13 April – London #3
9) 2:20:41 - Jemima Jelegat (KEN) 13 April – Boston #4
10) 2:21:14 - Shalane Flanagan (USA) 28 September – Berlin #3
11) 2:21:28 - Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 13 April – Boston #5
12) 2:21:29 - Aleksandra Duliba (BLR) 13 April – Boston #6
13) 2:21:36 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) 2 January – Xiamen (CR)
14) 2:21:42 - Feyse Tadese (ETH) 13 April – London #4
15) 2:21:52 - Tigist Tufa (ETH) 2 November – Shanghai (CR)
* Boston time ineligible for IAAF record purposes
1) 2:18:57 - Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 21 April – Boston*
2) 2:19:59 - Bizunesh Deba (ETH) 21 April – Boston* #2
3) 2:20:18 (WL) - Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) 28 September – Berlin
4) 2:20:21 - Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 13 April – London
5) 2:20:24 - Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 13 April – London #2
6) 2:20:27 - Feyse Tadese (ETH) 28 September – Berlin #2
7) 2:20:35 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) 21 April – Boston #3
7) 2:20:35 - Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 13 April – London #3
9) 2:20:41 - Jemima Jelegat (KEN) 13 April – Boston #4
10) 2:21:14 - Shalane Flanagan (USA) 28 September – Berlin #3
11) 2:21:28 - Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 13 April – Boston #5
12) 2:21:29 - Aleksandra Duliba (BLR) 13 April – Boston #6
13) 2:21:36 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) 2 January – Xiamen (CR)
14) 2:21:42 - Feyse Tadese (ETH) 13 April – London #4
15) 2:21:52 - Tigist Tufa (ETH) 2 November – Shanghai (CR)
* Boston time ineligible for IAAF record purposes
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New
Course Records : (in order of finishing times)
Men
Berlin - 2:02:57 (WR) - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) – 8 September
London - 2:04:29 Wilson Kipsang (KEN) – 13 April
Paris - 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) – 6 April
Vienna - 2:05:41 Getu Feleke (ETH) – 13 April
Tokyo - 2:05:42 - Dickson Chumba (KEN) – 23 February
Daegu - 2:06:51 Yemane Tsegay (ETH) – 6 April
Ottawa - 2:06:54 - Yemane Tsegay (ETH) – 25 May
Warsaw - 2:06:55 Tadese Tola (ETH) – 13 April
Hengshui, China – 2:07:38 (ETH) 20 September
Lisbon - 2:08:21 - Samuel Ndungu (KEN) – 5 October
Seville - 2:08:33 - Cosmas Lagat (KEN) – 23 February
Shanghai - 2:08:43 - Stephen Mokoka (RSA) – 2 November
Gold Coast - 2:09:14 - Sila Kipkemboi Limo (KEN) (debut) – 6 July
Madrid - 2:09:15 - Ezekiel Kiptoo (KEN) [debut] – 27 April
Brighton - 2:09:25 - William Chebor (KEN) – 6 April
Athens - 2:10:37 - Felix Kandie (KEN) – 9 November
Sydney - 2:11:18 - Gebo Gameda (ETH) – 21 September
Osaka - 2:11:43 - Jackson Limo (KEN) – 26 October
Hangzhou – 2:12:12 - Naibei Kennedy Kwemoi (KEN) – 2 November
Perth - 2:12:55 - Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) – 31 August
Kobe - 2:13:45 - Harun Malel (KEN) – 23 November
Women
Shanghai - 2:21:52 - Tigist Tufa (ETH) – 2 November
Xiamen - 2:21:36 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) – 2 January
Tokyo - 2:22:23 - Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) – 23 February
Ottawa - 2:24:31 - Tigist Tufa (ETH) – 25 May
Lisbon - 2:26:47 - Visiline Jepkesho (KEN) – 5 October
Kosice - 2:28:48 - Lydia Rutto (KEN) 5 October
Sydney - 2:29:42 - Beruktait Eshetu (ETH) 21 September
Lanzhou - 2:31:53 - Eunice Jepkirui (KEN) – 1 June
Men
Berlin - 2:02:57 (WR) - Dennis Kimetto (KEN) – 8 September
London - 2:04:29 Wilson Kipsang (KEN) – 13 April
Paris - 2:05:04 - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) – 6 April
Vienna - 2:05:41 Getu Feleke (ETH) – 13 April
Tokyo - 2:05:42 - Dickson Chumba (KEN) – 23 February
Daegu - 2:06:51 Yemane Tsegay (ETH) – 6 April
Ottawa - 2:06:54 - Yemane Tsegay (ETH) – 25 May
Warsaw - 2:06:55 Tadese Tola (ETH) – 13 April
Hengshui, China – 2:07:38 (ETH) 20 September
Lisbon - 2:08:21 - Samuel Ndungu (KEN) – 5 October
Seville - 2:08:33 - Cosmas Lagat (KEN) – 23 February
Shanghai - 2:08:43 - Stephen Mokoka (RSA) – 2 November
Gold Coast - 2:09:14 - Sila Kipkemboi Limo (KEN) (debut) – 6 July
Madrid - 2:09:15 - Ezekiel Kiptoo (KEN) [debut] – 27 April
Brighton - 2:09:25 - William Chebor (KEN) – 6 April
Athens - 2:10:37 - Felix Kandie (KEN) – 9 November
Sydney - 2:11:18 - Gebo Gameda (ETH) – 21 September
Osaka - 2:11:43 - Jackson Limo (KEN) – 26 October
Hangzhou – 2:12:12 - Naibei Kennedy Kwemoi (KEN) – 2 November
Perth - 2:12:55 - Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) – 31 August
Kobe - 2:13:45 - Harun Malel (KEN) – 23 November
Women
Shanghai - 2:21:52 - Tigist Tufa (ETH) – 2 November
Xiamen - 2:21:36 - Mare Dibaba (ETH) – 2 January
Tokyo - 2:22:23 - Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) – 23 February
Ottawa - 2:24:31 - Tigist Tufa (ETH) – 25 May
Lisbon - 2:26:47 - Visiline Jepkesho (KEN) – 5 October
Kosice - 2:28:48 - Lydia Rutto (KEN) 5 October
Sydney - 2:29:42 - Beruktait Eshetu (ETH) 21 September
Lanzhou - 2:31:53 - Eunice Jepkirui (KEN) – 1 June
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2014 World's Largest Marathons :
------------------- Finishers/Starters -------- Men/Women ------ Average Finish Time
1) New York - 50,564/50,869 (99.4%) - 30,144/20,420 (60%/40%) [World's largest in history]
2) Chicago --- 40,801/45,000 (91%) - 22,299/18,502 (55%/45%) - 4:33:03
3) Paris ------ 39,115/48,952 (80%)
4) London --- 35,817/37,000 (97%) - 22,571/13,246 (63%/37%) - 4:30:45
------------------- Finishers/Starters -------- Men/Women ------ Average Finish Time
1) New York - 50,564/50,869 (99.4%) - 30,144/20,420 (60%/40%) [World's largest in history]
2) Chicago --- 40,801/45,000 (91%) - 22,299/18,502 (55%/45%) - 4:33:03
3) Paris ------ 39,115/48,952 (80%)
4) London --- 35,817/37,000 (97%) - 22,571/13,246 (63%/37%) - 4:30:45
5) Tokyo ----- 34,126/35,556 (96%)
6) Boston ---- 31,805/36,000 (88%) - 17,523/14,282 (55%/45%) - 4:02:30
7) Berlin ----- 28,984/40,000 (72%) - 4:07:53
[all WMM races except Paris]
6) Boston ---- 31,805/36,000 (88%) - 17,523/14,282 (55%/45%) - 4:02:30
7) Berlin ----- 28,984/40,000 (72%) - 4:07:53
[all WMM races except Paris]
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Others 2014 Top European marathon finishers : (Ref.
Maratona di Roma)
Stockholm – 15,652
Rome – 14,876
Barcelona – 14,778
Dublin – 12,317
Madrid – 11,370
Amsterdam – 11,278
Frankfurt – 11,009
Rome – 14,876
Barcelona – 14,778
Dublin – 12,317
Madrid – 11,370
Amsterdam – 11,278
Frankfurt – 11,009
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