Boston Statistical Information -- by Ken Nakamura

Men

Fastest marathon runners based on the average of their top five performances

Haile Gebrselassie Time Race Place Date 1 2:04:26 1 30 Sept 2007 2 2:04:53 Dubai 1 18 Jan 2008 3 2:05:56 Berlin 1 24 Sept 2006 4 2:06:20 1 16 Oct 2005 5 2:06:35 3 14 Apr 2002 Average 2:05:38

Khalid Khannouchi Time Race Place Date 1 2:05:38 London 1 14 Apr 2002 2 2:05:42 1 24 Oct 1999 3 2:05:56 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2002 4 2:07:01 Chicago 1 22 Oct 2000 5 2:07:04 London 4 23 Apr 2006 Average 2:06:16

Paul Tergat Time Race Place Date 1 2:04:55 Berlin 1 28 Sept 2003 2 2:05:48 London 2 14 Apr 2002 3 2:06:18 Chicago 4 13 Oct 2002 4 2:07:59 London 4 13 Apr 2003 5 2:08:06 London 6 22 Apr 2007 Average 2:06:37

Felix Limo Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:14 Rotterdam 1 4 Apr 2004 2 2:06:39 London 1 23 Apr 2006 3 2:06:42 Amsterdam 2 19 Oct 2003 4 2:06:44 Berlin 1 26 Sept 2004 5 2:07:02 Chicago 1 9 Oct 2005 Average 2:06:40

Sammy Korir Time Race Place Date 1 2:04:56 Berlin 2 28 Sept 2003 2 2:06:38 Rotterdam 1 9 Apr 2006 3 2:06:48 London 2 18 Apr 2004 4 2:07:32 1 16 Mar 2008 5 2:08:01 Dubai 1 18 Jan 2008 Average 2:06:47

Evans Rutto Time Race Place Date 1 2:05:50 Chicago 1 12 Oct 2003 2 2:06:16 Chicago 1 10 Oct 2004 3 2:06:18 London 1 18 Apr 2004 4 2:07:28 Chicago 4 9 Oct 2005 5 2:09:35 London 10 23 Apr 2006 Average 2:07:05

Josphat Kiprono Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:44 Berlin 1 26 Sept 1999 2 2:06:50 Rotterdam 1 22 Apr 2001 3 2:07:06 Amsterdam 2 21 Oct 2001 4 2:07:27 Berlin 2 20 Sept 1998 5 2:07:29 Chicago 2 22 Oct 2000 Average 2:07:07

Martin Lel Time Race Place Date 1 2:05:15 London 1 13 Apr 2008 2 2:06:41 London 2 23 Apr 2006 3 2:07:26 London 1 17 Apr 2005 4 2:07:41 London 1 22 Apr 2007 5 2:09:04 New York 1 4 Nov 2007 Average 2:07:13

Abdelkader El Mouaziz Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:46 Chicago 5 13 Oct 2002 2 2:06:52 London 4 14 Apr 2002 3 2:07:11 London 1 22 Apr 2001 4 2:07:33 London 2 16 Apr 2000 5 2:07:57 London 1 18 Apr 1999 Average 2:07:16

Daniel Njenga Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:16 Chicago 2 13 Oct 2002 2 2:07:14 Chicago 3 9 Oct 2005 3 2:07:40 Chicago 2 22 Oct 2006 4 2:07:41 Chicago 3 12 Octy 2003 5 2:07:44 Chicago 2 10 Oct 2004 Average 2:07:19

William Kipsang Time Race Place Date 1 2:05:49 Rotterdam 1 13 April 2008 2 2:06:39 Amsterdam 1 19 Oct 2003 3 2:07:43 Seoul 2 14 Mar 2004 4 2:08:41 Amsterdam 2 17 Oct 2004 5 2:08:53 Seoul 1 13 Mar 2005 Average 2:07:33

Gert Thys Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:33 1 14 Feb 1999 2 2:07:06 Seoul 1 14 Mar 2004 3 2:07:45 Chicago 3 11 Oct 1998 4 2:07:52 3 20 Apr 1998 5 2:08:30 Oita (Beppu-Oita) 1 4 Feb 1996 Average 2:07:33

Jaouad Gharib Time Race Place Date 1 2:07:02 London 3 18 Apr 2004 2 2:07:19 Fukuoka 3 3 Dec 2006 3 2:07:49 London 2 17 Apr 2005 4 2:07:54 London 4 22 Apr 2007 5 2:08:31 Saint-Denis (WC) 1 30 Aug 2003 Average 2:07:43

Toshinari Takaoka Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:16 Chicago 3 13 Oct 2002 2 2:07:41 Tokyo 1 13 Feb 2005 3 2:07:50 Chicago 3 10 Oct 2004 4 2:07:59 Fukuoka 3 7 Dec 2003 5 2:09:31 Tokyo 2 12 Feb 2006 Average 2:07:51

Stefano Baldini Time Race Place Date 1 2:07:22 London 5 23 Apr 2006 2 2:07:29 London 6 14 Apr 2002 3 2:07:56 London 2 13 Apr 2003 4 2:07:57 London 2 13 Apr 1997 5 2:08:37 London 4 18 Apr 2004 Average 2:07:52

Antonio Pinto Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:36 London 1 15 Apr 2000 2 2:07:55 London 1 13 Apr 1997 3 2:08:13 London 3 26 Apr 1998 4 2:08:31 Berlin 1 25 Sept 1994 5 2:08:38 Tokyo 2 12 Feb 1996 Average 2:07:59

William Kiplagat Time Race Place Date 1 2:06:50 Amsterdam 3 17 Oct 1999 2 2:07:42 Rotterdam 1 13 Apr 2003 3 2:07:51 Amsterdam 4 19 Oct 2003 4 2:08:27 Seoul 1 6 Nov 2005 5 2:09:06 London 4 16 Apr 2000 Average 2:07:59

Running

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Time Race Place Date 1 2:07:14 Boston 1 17 Apr 2006 2 2:07:35 Chicago 1 22 Oct 2006 3 2:08:59 Milano 1 1 Dec 2002 4 2:10:11 Boston 1 21 Apr 2003 5 2:11:01 New York 4 6 Nov 2005 Average 2:09:00 Current Men’s Marathon All Time Performance List

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:04:26 1 ETH 1 Berlin 30 Sep 07 2 2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Dubai 18 Jan 08 3 2:04:55 2 KEN 1 Berlin 28 Sept 03 4 2:04:56 3 KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 03 5 2:05:15 4 KEN 1 London 13 Apr 08 6 2:05:24 5 KEN 2 London 13 Apr 08 7 2:05:30 6 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 London 13 Apr 08 8 2:05:38 7 USA 1 London 14 Apr 02 9 2:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 1 Chicago 24 Oct 99 10 2:05:48 Paul Tergat 2 London 14 Apr 02 11 2:05:49 8 William Kipsang KEN 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 12 2:05:50 9 KEN 1 Chicago 12 Oct 03 13 2:05:56 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 13 Oct 02 14 2:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Berlin 24 Sept 06 15 2:06:05 10 Ronaldo da Costa BRA 1 Berlin 20 Sept 98 16 2:06:14 11 KEN 1 Rotterdam 4 Apr 04 17 2:06:15 12 Titus Munji KEN 3 Berlin 28 Sept 03 18 2:06:15 13 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 4 London 13 Apr 08 19 2:06:16 14 Moses Tanui KEN 1 Chicago 24 Oct 99 20 2:06:16 15 Daniel Njenga KEN 2 Chicago 13 Oct 02 21 2:06:16 16 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 3 Chicago 13 Oct 02 22 2:06:16 Evans Rutto 1 Chicago 10 Oct 04 23 2:06:17 17 Ryan Hall USA 5 London 13 Apr 08 24 2:06:18 Paul Tergat 4 Chicago 13 Oct 02 25 2:06:18 Evans Rutto 1 London 18 Apr 04 26 2:06:20 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Amsterdam 16 Oct 05 27 2:06:23 18 Robert Cheboror KEN 1 Amsterdam 17 Oct 04 28 2:06:29 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 29 2:06:33 19 Gert Thys RSA 1 Tokyo 14 Feb 99 30 2:06:33 20 Mike Rotich KEN 1 6 Apr 03 31 2:06:35 Haile Gebrselassie 3 London 14 Apr 02 32 2:06:36 21 Antonio Pinto POR 1 London 16 Apr 00 33 2:06:36 22 Benoit Zwierzchiewski FRA 2 Paris 6 Apr 03 34 2:06:38 Sammy Korir 1 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 35 2:06:38 23 Deriba Merga ETH 6 London 13 Apr 08 36 2:06:39 William Kipsang KEN 1 Amsterdam 19 Oct 03 37 2:06:39 Felix Limo 1 London 23 Apr 06 38 2:06:39 Smauel Wanjiru KEN 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 39 2:06:40 24 ETH 1 Paris 6 Apr 08 40 2:06:41 Martin Lel KEN 2 London 23 Apr 06 41 2:06:42 Felix Limo 2 Amsterdam 19 Oct 03 42 2:06:44 25 Josephat Kiprono KEN 1 Berlin 26 Sept 99 43 2:06:44 Felix Limo 1 Berlin 26 Sept 04 44 2:06:44 26 Paul Kirui KEN 2 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 45 2:06:45 27 KEN 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 46 2:06:46 28 Abdelkhader El Mouaziz MAR 5 Chicago 12 Oct 02 47 2:06:47 29 Fred Kiprop KEN 1 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 48 2:06:47 30 Raymond Kipkoech KEN 1 Berlin 29 Sept 02 49 2:06:47 31 Wilson Onsare KEN 3 Paris 6 Apr 03 50 2:06:48 32 Driss El Himer FRA 4 Paris 6 Apr 03 51 2:06:48 Sammy Korir 2 London 18 Apr 04 52 2:06:49 33 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 2 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 53 2:06:49 34 Simon Biwott KEN 2 Berlin 29 Sept 02 54 2:06:49 35 Joseph Riri KEN 2 Berlin 26 Sept 04 55 2:06:50 36 ETH 1 Rotterdam 17 Apr 88 56 2:06:50 37 William Kiplagat KEN 3 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 57 2:06:50 Josephat Kiprono 1 Rotterdam 22 Apr 01 58 2:06:50 Deriba Merga ETH 2 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 59 2:06:50 38 Moses Kimeli Arusei KEN 2 Paris 6 Apr 08 60 2:06:51 39 Atsushi Fujita JPN 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 00 61 2:06:51 40 KEN 2 Berlin 30 Sept 07 62 2:06:52 4 London 14 Apr 02 63 2:06:52 41 Vincent Kipsos KEN 3 Berlin 29 Sept 02 64 2:06:52 42 Charles Kibiwott KEN 3 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 65 2:06:52 43 Julio Rey ESP 1 Hamburg 23 Apr 06 66 2:06:52 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 67 2:06:54 44 Ondoro Osoro KEN 1 Chicago 11 Oct 98 68 2:06:55 45 RSA 3 London 23 Apr 06 69 2:06:57 46 Takayuki Inubushi JPN 2 Berlin 26 Sept 99 70 2:06:57 47 Tesfaye Tola ETH 4 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 71 2:06:58 48 Daniel Rono KEN 2 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 72 2:07:01 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 22 Oct 00 73 2:07:02 49 Sammy Lelei KEN 1 Berlin 24 Sept 95 74 2:07:02 Driss El Himer 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 01 75 2:07:02 50 Jaouad Gharib MAR 3 London 18 Apr 04 76 2:07:02 Felix Limo 1 Chicago 9 Oct 05 77 2:07:04 Khalid Khannouchi 4 London 23 Apr 06 78 2:07:05 51 Joshua Chelanga KEN 3 Berlin 26 Sept 04 79 2:07:06 Josephat Kiprono 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 01 80 2:07:06 52 Ian Syster RSA 5 London 14 Apr 02 81 2:07:06 Gert Thys 1 Seoul 14 Mar 04 82 2:07:07 53 Ahmed Salah DJI 2 Rotterdam 17 Apr 88 83 2:07:07 54 Paul Koech KEN 2 Chicago 12 Oct 03 84 2:07:09 55 Jophet Kosgei KEN 1 Rotterdam 18 Apr 99 85 2:07:09 56 Ben Maiyo KEN 2 Chicago 9 Oct 05 86 2:07:10 K Khannouchi 1 Chicago 19 Oct 97 87 2:07:11 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 1 London 22 Apr 01 88 2:07:12 57 Carlos Lopes POR 1 Rotterdam 20 Apr 85 89 2:07:12 58 James Rotich KEN 3 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 90 2:07:12 Paul Kirui 4 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 91 2:07:13 59 GBR 1 Chicago 20 Oct 85 92 2:07:13 60 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 93 2:07:14 Daniel Njenga 3 Chicago 9 Oct 05 94 2:07:14 61 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1 Boston 17 Apr 06 95 2:07:15 62 Cosmas Ndeti KEN 1 Boston 18 Apr 94 96 2:07:15 Japhet Kosgei 1 Tokyo 13 Feb 00 97 2:07:15 63 Dmytro Baranovsky UKR 2 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 98 2:07:16 64 Isaac Macharia KEN 2 Dubai 18 Jan 08 99 2:07:18 65 Kenneth Cheruiyot KEN 2 Rotterdam 22 Apr 01 100 2:07:19 66 Andres Espinosa MEX 2 Boston 18 Apr 94 101 2:07:19 K Khannouchi 2 Chicago 11 Oct 98 102 2:07:19 Jaouad Gharib 3 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 103 2:07:19 67 Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 1 Paris 15 Apr 07 104 2:07:20 68 Vincent Rousseau BEL 2 Berlin 24 Sept 95 105 2:07:20 69 Lee Bong-ju KOR 2 Tokyo 13 Feb 00 106 2:07:22 70 ITA 5 London 23 Apr 06 107 2:07:23 71 Fabian Roncero ESP 2 Rotterdam 18 Apr 99 108 2:07:23 72 Viktor Röthlin SUI 1 Tokyo 18 Feb 08 109 2:07:24 73 Hosea Rotich KEN 3 Paris 6 Apr 08 110 2:07:26 F Roncero 1 Rotterdam 19 Apr 98 111 2:07:26 74 Benjamin Kumutai Kosgei KEN 1 Amsterdam 20 Oct 02 112 2:07:26 Martin Lel 1 London 17 Apr 05 113 2:07:27 Josephat Kiprono 2 Berlin 20 Sept 98 114 2:07:27 Julio Rey 1 Hamburg 27 Apr 03 115 2:07:28 75 Josiah Thugwane RSA 1 Fukuoka 7 Dec 97 116 2:07:28 Evans Rutto 4 Chicago 9 Oct 05 117 2:07:29 Josephat Kiprono 2 Chicago 22 Oct 00 118 2:07:29 Stefano Baldini 6 London 14 Apr 02 119 2:07:29 76 Salim Kipsang KEN 3 Berlin 30 Sept 07 120 2:07:32 77 Rodgers Rop KEN 1 Hamburg 29 Apr 07 121 2:07:32 Sammy Korir 1 Seoul 16 Mar 08 122 2:07:33 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 2 London 16 Apr 00 123 2:07:33 78 Alexander Kuzin UKR 1 Linz 15 Apr 07 124 2:07:33 79 Wlfred Kigen KEN 2 Hamburg 29 Apr 07 125 2:07:33 80 Charles Kamathi KEN 3 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 126 2:07:34 Moses Tanui 1 Boston 20 Apr 98 127 2:07:34 81 Antonio Peña ESP 1 Otsu 4 Mar 01 128 2:07:34 Rodgers Rop 6 London 23 Apr 06 129 2:07:34 82 Yonas Kifle ERI 5 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 130 2:07:34 83 Gudisa Shentema ETH 4 Paris 6 Apr 08 131 2:07:35 84 Taisuke Kodama JPN 1 19 Oct 86 132 2:07:35 85 Abebe Mekonnen ETH 1 Beijing 16 Oct 88 133 2:07:35 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot 1 Chicago 22 Oct 06 134 2:07:37 86 KEN 2 Boston 20 Apr 98 135 2:07:37 Robert Cheboror 2 Hamburg 23 Apr 06 136 2:07:37 87 Jason Mbote 2 Seoul 16 Mar 08 137 2:07:38 Julio Rey 1 Hamburg 24 Apr 05 138 2:07:39 Japhet Kosgei 1 Lake Biwa (Otsu) 2 Mar 03 139 2:07:39 Benjamin Kimutai Kosgei 3 Amsterdam 19 Oct 03 140 2:07:40 88 Hiromi Taniguchi JPN 2 Beijing 16 Oct 88 141 2:07:40 Daniel Njenga 2 Chicago 22 Oct 06 142 2:07:41 89 Elijah Lagat KEN 1 Berlin 28 Sept 97 143 2:07:41 Simon Biwott 4 Rotterdam 18 Apr 99 144 2:07:41 Daniel Njenga 3 Chicago 12 Oct 03 145 2:07:41 Toshinari Takaoka 1 Tokyo 13 Feb 05 146 2:07:41 90 Philip Manyim KEN 1 Berlin 25 Sept 05 147 2:07:41 Martin Lel 1 London 22 Apr 07 148 2:07:42 Simon Biwott 1 Berlin 10 Sept 00 149 2:07:42 William Kiplagat 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 03 150 2:07:42 91 Jose Rios ESP 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 7 Mar 04 151 2:07:42 92 Kiprotich Kenei KEN 3 Hamburg 29 Apr 07 152 2:07:43 93 Erick Kimaiyo KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 97 153 2:07:43 Tesfaye Jifar 1 New York 4 Nov 01 154 2:07:43 William Kipsang 2 Seoul 14 Mar 04 155 2:07:44 Lee Bong-Ju 2 Rotterdam 19 Apr 98 156 2:07:44 Daniel Njenga 2 Chicago 10 Oct 04 157 2:07:44 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 2 London 22 Apr 07 158 2:07:45 Gert Thys 3 Chicago 11 Oct 98 159 2:07:45 94 Simretu Alemayehu ETH 1 Torino 1 Apr 01 160 2:07:45 95 Edwin Komen KEN 3 Seoul 16 Mar 08 161 2:07:46 Julio Rey 1 Hamburg 22 Apr 01 162 2:07:46 96 KEN 5 Chicago 9 Oct 05 163 2:07:47 Antonio Peña 2 Berlin 10 Sept 00 164 2:07:47 Moses Tanui 3 Chicago 22 Oct 00 165 2:07:47 Felix Limo 3 London 22 Apr 07 166 2:07:48 97 Francisco Javier Cortes ESP 2 Hamburg 22 Apr 01 167 2:07:49 98 Yi-Young Kim KOR 5 Rotterdam 18 Apr 99 168 2:07:49 Ian Syster 1 Beijing 19 Oct 03 169 2:07:49 Jaouad Gharib 2 London 17 Apr 05 170 2:07:50 99 Boniface Usisivu KEN 4 Berlin 29 Sept 02 171 2:07:50 Toshinari Takaoka 3 Chicago 10 Oct 04 172 2:07:50 100 KEN 1 Rotterdam 10 Apr 05 173 2:07:51 101 Rob de Castella AUS 1 Boston 21 Apr 86 174 2:07:51 V Rousseau 1 Rotterdam 17 Apr 94 175 2:07:51 102 Domingos Castro POR 1 Rotterdam 20 Apr 97 176 2:07:51 William Kiplagat 4 Amsterdam 19 Oct 03 177 2:07:51 Jimmy Muindi 3 Chicago 22 Oct 06 178 2:07:51 Jason Mbote KEN 6 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 179 2:07:52 Gert Thys 3 Boston 20 Apr 98 180 2:07:52 103 ITA 2 Otsu 4 Mar 01 181 2:07:52 104 Shigeru Aburaya JPN 3 Otsu 4 Mar 01 182 2:07:52 105 Tomoaki Kunichika JPN 1 Fukuoka 7 Dec 03 183 2:07:53 Josephat Kiprono 2 Rotterdam 13 Apr 03 184 2:07:53 106 Shadrack Kiplagat KEN 7 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 185 2:07:54 107 Alejandro Gomez ESP 2 Rotterdam 20 Apr 97 186 2:07:54 108 Gezenge Abera ETH 1 Fukuoka 5 Dec 99 187 2:07:54 Jaouad Gharib 4 London 22 Apr 07 188 2:07:55 Antonio Pinto 1 London 13 Apr 97 189 2:07:55 109 Mohammed Ouaadi FRA 2 Fukuoka 5 Dec 99 190 2:07:55 110 Toshinari Suwa JPN 2 Fukuoka 7 Dec 03 191 2:07:56 111 Simon Bor KEN 2 Amsterdam 20 Oct 02 192 2:07:56 Gezahegne Abera 1 London 13 Apr 03 193 2:07:56 Stefano Baldini 2 London 13 Apr 03 194 2:07:56 Hendrick Ramaala 5 London 22 Apr 07 195 2:07:57 112 Kunimitsu Ito JPN 2 Beijing 19 Oct 86 196 2:07:57 Stefano Baldini 2 London 13 Apr 97 197 2:07:57 113 Abel Anton ESP 1 London 26 Apr 98 198 2:07:57 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 1 London 18 Apr 99 199 2:07:57 114 Joseph Ngolepus KEN 3 London 13 Apr 03 200 2:07:57 115 Philip Singoei KEN 1 Eindhoven 14 Oct 07 201 2:07:58 116 Benson Cherono KEN 1 Milano 8 Oct 06 202 2:07:58 Wilfred Kigen 1 Frankfurt 28 Oct 07 203 2:07:59 117 Joseph Kahugu KEN 4 Chicago 11 Oct 98 204 2:07:59 118 Yoshiteru Morishita JPN 4 Otsu 4 Mar 01 205 2:07:59 119 Stephan Matebo Cheptot KEN 3 Amsterdam 20 Oct 02 206 2:07:59 Antonio Peña 2 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 03 207 2:07:59 Paul Tergat 4 London 13 Apr 03 208 2:07:59 Toshinari Takaoka 3 Fukuoka 7 Dec 03 209 2:07:59 120 Hicham Chatt MAR 7 London 23 Apr 06 210 2:08:00 Sammy Lelei 3 Berlin 28 Sept 98 211 2:08:00 Ondoro Osoro 3 Chicago 24 Oct 99 212 2:08:01 121 TAN 1 New York 5 Nov 89 213 2:08:01 122 Alberto Juzdado ESP 1 Tokyo 8 Feb 98 214 2:08:01 123 Samson Ramadhani TAN 5 London 13 Apr 03 215 2:08:01 Philip Manyim 4 Berlin 30 Sept 07 216 2:08:01 Sammy Korir 3 Dubai 18 Jan 08 217 2:08:02 Sammy Korir 3 Rotterdam 20 Apr 97 218 2:08:02 124 Peter Githuka KEN 4 Chicago 22 Oct 00 219 2:08:02 125 Alberico Di Cecco ITA 1 Roma 13 Mar 05 220 2:08:02 126 Jackson Koech KEN 2 Rotterdam 10 Apr 05 221 2:08:03 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 6 London 13 Apr 03 222 2:08:03 127 Asfaw Gashaw Melese ETH 1 Paris 9 Apr 06 223 2:08:04 128 Zithulele Sinqe RSA 1 Port Elizabeth (NC) 3 May 86 224 2:08:04 Salim Kipsang KEN 1 Paris 10 Apr 05 225 2:08:04 Lee Bong-Ju KOR 1 Seoul 18 Mar 07 226 2:08:05 S Jones 1 Chicago 21 Oct 84 227 2:08:05 129 Martin Fiz ESP 1 Otsu (lake Biwa) 2 Mar 97 228 2:08:05 130 Hiroshi Miki JPN 2 Tokyo 14 Feb 99 229 2:08:06 JosiaThugwane 3 London 13 Apr 97 230 2:08:06 Paul Tergat 6 London 22 Apr 07 231 2:08:07 131 David Tsebe RSA 1 Berlin 27 Sept 92 232 2:08:07 132 Toshiyuki Hayata JPN 2 Fukuoka 7 Dec 97 233 2:08:07 A El Mouaziz 2 London 26 Apr 98 234 2:08:07 Rodgers Rop 1 New York 3 Nov 02 235 2:08:07 Phili Manyim 2 Roma 13 Mar 05 236 2:08:08 133 Djama Robleh DJI 2 Chicago 20 Oct 85 237 2:08:08 134 Jackson Kipngok KEN 3 Boston 18 Apr 94 2007 Men’s Marathon Performance List Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:04:26 1 Haile Gebrelassie ETH 1 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 2 2:06:29 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 3 2:06:39 3 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 4 2:06:45 4 Richard Limo KEN 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 5 2:06:50 5 Deriba Merga ETH 2 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 6 2:06:51 6 Abel Kirui KEN 2 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 7 2:07:12 7 James Rotich KEN 3 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 8 2:0 7:12 8 Paul Kirui KEN 4 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 9 2:07:13 9 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 10 2:07:19 10 Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 1 Paris 15 Apr 2007 11 2:07:29 11 Salim Kipsang KEN 3 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 12 2:07:32 12 Rodgers Rop KEN 1 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 13 2:07:33 13 Oleksandr Kuzin UKR 1 Linz 15 Apr 2007 14 2:07:33 14 Wilfred Kigen KEN 2 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 15 2:07:34 15 Yonas Kifle ERI 5 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 16 2:07:41 16 Martin Lel KEN 1 London 22 Apr 2007 17 2:07:42 17 Josphat Kiprotich Kenei KEN 3 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 18 2:07:44 18 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 2 London 22 Apr 2007 19 2:07:47 19 Felix Limo KEN 3 London 22 Apr 2007 20 2:07:51 20 Jason Mbote KEN 6 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 21 2:07:53 21 Shadrack Kiplagat Kipchumba KEN 7 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 22 2:07:54 22 Jaouad Gharib MAR 4 London 22 Apr 2007 23 2:07:56 23 Hendrick Ramaala RSA 5 London 22 Apr 2007 24 2:07:57 24 Philip Singoei KEN 1 Eindhoven 14 Oct 2007 25 2:07:58 Wilfred Kigen KEN 1 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 26 2:08:01 25 Phili p Manyim KEN 4 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 27 2:08:04 26 Lee Bong -Ju KOR 1 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 28 2:08:06 27 Paul Tergat KEN 6 London 22 Apr 2007 29 2:08:09 28 Nephat Kinyanjui KEN 1 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 30 2:08:11 29 Hosea Kiprop Rotich KEN 2 Frankfurt 28 Oct 20 07 31 2:08:14 30 Joshua Chelanga KEN 1 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 32 2:08:15 31 Ren Longyun CHN 2 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 33 2:08:16 32 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 8 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 34 2:08:20 33 Viktor Röthlin SUI 1 Zürich 1 Apr 2007 35 2:08:20 34 Abderrahim Bouramda ne MAR 2 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 36 2:08:21 Joshua Chelanga KEN 1 Rotterdam 15 Apr 2007 37 2:08:21 35 Kamiel Maase NED 9 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 38 2:08:24 36 Ryan Hall USA 7 London 22 Apr 2007 39 2:08:29 Paul Kirui KEN 2 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 40 2:08:37 37 Mar ilson Gomes dos Santos BRA 8 London 22 Apr 2007 41 2:08:38 38 Laban Kipkemboi KEN 3 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 42 2:08:38 39 Sammy Kurgat KEN 3 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 43 2:08:45 40 Edwin Komen KEN 4 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 44 2:08:49 41 Peter Kiprotich KEN 4 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 45 2:08:56 42 Han Gang CHN 3 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 46 2:09:01 43 Yirefu Birhanu ETH 3 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 47 2:09:02 Ryan Hall USA 1 New York (USOT) 3 Nov 2007 48 2:09:04 44 Daniel Yego KEN 1 San Diego 3 June 2007 49 2:09:04 Martin Lel KEN 1 New York 5 Nov 2007 50 2:09:04 45 Benson Barus KEN 4 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 51 2:09:07 46 Aleksey Sokolov RUS 1 Dublin 29 Oct 2007 52 2:09:08 47 David Kemboi Kiyeng KEN 1 Reims 21 Oct 2007 53 2:09:16 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 2 New York 5 Nov 2007 54 2:09:16 48 KEN 1 Milano 2 Dec 2007 55 2:09:20 49 John Birgen KEN 2 Milano 2 Dec 2007 56 2:09:21 50 Peter Kemboi KEN 1 Mombasa 27 May 2007 57 2:09:29 James Rotich KEN 4 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 58 2:09:30 51 John Kelai KEN 1 Toronto 30 Sept 2007 59 2:09:31 52 Paul Kosgei KEN 10 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 60 2:09:33 53 Albert Matebor KEN 5 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 61 2:09:36 54 Elias Chelimo Kemboi KEN 1 Roma 18 Mar 2007 62 2:09:36 55 Daniel Rono KEN 2 Toronto 30 Sept 2007 63 2:09:39 56 Mathew Kipkorir S igei KEN 5 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 64 2:09:40 57 Yuko Matsumiya JPN 4 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 65 2:09:42 58 Nicholas Chelimo KEN 5 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 66 2:09:44 Edwin Komen KEN 1 Gyeongju 21 Oct 2007 67 2:09:45 59 Daniel Njenga KEN 1 Tokyo 18 Feb 2007 68 2:09:4 5 60 Charles Seronei Kibiwott KEN 2 Gyeongju 21 Oct 2007 69 2:09:46 61 Simon Njoroge KEN 6 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 70 2:09:47 62 David Kemboi KEN 2 Reims 21 Oct 2007 71 2:09:48 63 Bellor Yator KEN 1 Düsseldorf 6 May 2007 72 2:09:49 64 Mesfin Adimasu ETH 5 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 73 2:09:49 65 Francis Kiprop KEN 11 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 74 2:09:53 66 William Todoo Rotich KEN 1 Dubai 12 Jan 2007 75 2:09:53 67 Asfaw Gashaw Melese ETH 2 Paris 15 Apr 2007 76 2:09:53 68 William Biama KEN 1 Kosice 7 Oct 2007 77 2:09:56 69 Paul Biwott KEN 2 Eindhoven 14 Oct 2007 78 2:09:56 70 Wilson Kipkemboi Kigen KEN 3 Gyeongju 21 Oct 2007 79 2:09:59 71 David Mandago Kipkorir KEN 4 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 80 2:10:04 72 Takayuki Matsumiya JPN 2 Rotterdam 15 Apr 2007 81 2:10:07 73 Luke Kibet KEN 1 Wien 29 Apr 2007 82 2:10:10 Matthew Sigei KEN 4 Gyeongju 21 Oct 2007 83 2:10:12 74 Jose Manuel Martinez ESP 2 Roma 18 Mar 2007 84 2:10:13 75 Kennedy Mburu Mugo KEN 2 Mombasa 27 May 2007 85 2:10:13 76 Elijah Sang KEN 7 Frankfurt 28 O ct 2007 86 2:10:15 77 Abraham Chelanga KEN 3 Reims 21 Oct 2007 87 2:10:18 78 Benjamin Pseret KEN 1 Treviso 25 Mar 2007 88 2:10:19 79 David Maiyo KEN 2 Treviso 25 Mar 2007 89 2:10:20 80 Kasine Adilo ETH 3 Toronto 30 Sept 2007 90 2:10:23 81 Atsushi Fuji ta JPN 1 Oita (Beppu -Oita) 4 Feb 2007 91 2:10:24 82 Philemon Tarbei KEN 1 Torino 15 Apr 2007 92 2:10:25 83 Jonathan Kosgei KEN 3 Roma 18 Mar 2007 93 2:10:25 84 Joseph Ngeny KEN 6 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 94 2:10:27 85 Philip Kiplagat Biwott KEN 3 Treviso 25 Mar 2007 95 2:10:27 86 Asnake Roro Fekadu ETH 4 Treviso 25 Mar 2007 96 2:10:27 87 James Mwangi Macharia KEN 2 Wien 29 Apr 2007 97 2:10:28 Daniel Rono KEN 3 Paris 15 Apr 2007 98 2:10:28 88 Jackson Koech KEN 7 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 99 2:10:30 89 Migidio Bourifa ITA 4 Roma 18 Mar 2007 100 2:10:30 90 Shigeru Aburaya JPN 5 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 101 2:10:31 91 Lee Troop AUS 6 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 102 2:10:32 Jason Mbote KEN 5 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 103 2:10:33 Elias Chelimo Kemboi KEN 4 Paris 15 Apr 2007 104 2:10:34 92 Joseph Wambua Mutiso KEN 2 Dubai 12 Jan 2007 105 2:10:36 93 David Cheruiyot KEN 1 Ottawa 27 May 2007 106 2:10:37 94 Thomas Abyu GBR 2 Dublin 29 Oct 2007 107 2:10:39 95 Paul Kipkemei Kogo KEN 1 Padova 22 Apr 2007 108 2:10:39 96 Norman Dlomo RS A 3 Milano 2 Dec 2007 109 2:10:40 97 Musa Kanda KEN 3 Dubai 12 Jan 2007 110 2:10:40 98 Alberico Di Cecco ITA 2 Padova 22 Apr 2007 111 2:10:41 Abel Kirui KEN 3 Wien 29 Apr 2007 112 2:10:41 Abderrahim Bouramdane MAR 2 Ottawa 27 May 2007 113 2:10:41 99 Francis Bowen KEN 8 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 114 2:10:42 Albert Matebor KEN 5 Roma 18 Mar 2007 115 2:10:43 100 Samson Ramadhani TAN 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2007 116 2:10:45 101 Tesfaye Tola ETH 6 Roma 18 Mar 2007 117 2:10:47 102 William Kiplagat KEN 2 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 4 Mar 2007 118 2:10:47 103 Francis Kipketer KEN 6 Paris 15 Apr 2007 119 2:10:47 104 Luka Chelimo KEN 5 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 120 2:10:49 105 Vincent Kiplagat KEN 3 Ottawa 27 May 2007 121 2:10:51 106 Dmytro Baranovsky UKR 6 Seoul 18 Mar 2 007 122 2:10:51 107 Yusuf Songoka KEN 2 Torino 15 Apr 2007 123 2:10:53 108 Simon Wangai KEN 4 Toronto 30 Sept 2007 124 2:10:57 109 Ottavio Andriani ITA 1 Trieste 6 May 2007 125 2:10:58 110 Alphonce Yatich Kibor KEN 4 Dubai 12 Jan 2007 2008 Men’s Marathon Performance List Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:04:53 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 2 2:05:15 2 Martin Lel KEN 1 London 13 Apr 2008 3 2:05:24 3 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 2 London 13 Apr 2008 4 2:05:30 4 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 London 13 Apr 2008 5 2:05:49 5 William Kipsang KEN 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 6 2:06:15 6 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 4 London 13 Apr 2008 7 2:06:17 7 Ryan Hall USA 5 London 13 Apr 2008 8 2:06:38 8 Deriba Merga ETH 6 London 13 Apr 2008 9 2:06:40 9 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 Paris 6 Apr 2008 10 2:06:50 10 Moses Kimeli Arusei KEN 2 Paris 6 Apr 2008 11 2:06:58 11 Daniel Rono KEN 2 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 12 2:07:16 12 Isaac Macharia KEN 2 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 13 2:07:23 13 Viktor Röthlin SUI 1 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 14 2:07:24 14 Hosea Rotich KEN 3 Paris 6 Apr 2008 15 2:07:32 15 Sammy Korir KEN 1 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 16 2:07:33 16 Charles Kamathi KEN 3 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 17 2:07:34 17 Gudisa Shentema ETH 4 Paris 6 Apr 2008 18 2:07:37 18 Jason Mbote KEN 2 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 19 2:07:45 19 Edwin Komen KEN 3 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 20 2:08:01 Sammy Korir KEN 3 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 21 2:08:23 20 Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 22 2:08:30 21 Francis Kiprop KEN 4 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 23 2:08:33 22 Charles Kibiwott KEN 5 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 24 2:08:34 23 Yared Asmeron ERI 2 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 25 2:08:34 24 David Kemboi KEN 5 Paris 6 Apr 2008 26 2:08:36 25 Satoshi Osaki JPN 3 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 27 2:08:40 26 Arata Fujiwara JPN 2 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 28 2:08:43 27 Richard Limo KEN 4 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 29 2:08:51 28 Yonas Kifle ERI 7 London 13 Apr 2008 30 2:08:54 29 Yuzo Onishi JPN 4 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 31 2:08:56 30 Abraham Chelanga KEN 6 Paris 6 Apr 2008 32 2:08:57 31 Julius Gitahi KEN 3 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 33 2:09:01 32 Samson Barmao KEN 7 Paris 6 Apr 2008 34 2:09:15 33 Paul Kosgei KEN 8 Paris 6 Apr 2008 35 2:09:16 34 Toshsinari Suwa JPN 4 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 36 2:09:23 35 Tomoya Shimizu JPN 5 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 37 2:09:23 36 Benson Barus KEN 9 Paris 6 Apr 2008 38 2:09:23 37 David Kiyeng KEN 10 Paris 6 Apr 2008 39 2:09:24 38 Simoon Munyutu KEN 11 Paris 6 Apr 2008 40 2:09:27 Gudisa Shentema Kudama ETH 4 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 41 2:09:38 39 Tesfaye Tola ETH 5 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 42 2:09:38 40 Jose Rios ESP 6 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 43 2:09:39 41 Raymond Kipkoech KEN 6 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 44 2:09:40 42 Satoshi Irifune JPN 5 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 45 2:09:46 43 Paul Kirui KEN 5 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 46 2:09:49 44 Kiprotich Kenei KEN 1 5 Jan 2008 47 2:09:50 45 Elias Kemboi Chelimo KEN 2 Xiamen 5 Jan 2008 48 2:09:56 46 Philip Manyim KEN 12 Paris 6 Apr 2008 49 2:09:57 47 Jonathan Kiptoo Yego KEN 1 Roma 16 Mar 2008 50 2:09:59 48 Tomoyuki Sato JPN 7 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 51 2:10:02 49 Philip Sanga Kimutai KEN 2 Roma 16 Mar 2008 52 2:10:13 50 Stephen Kibiwot KEN 1 Torino 13 Apr 2008 53 2:10:16 51 Deressa Chisma ETH 7 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 54 2:10:16 52 Henry Kapkyai Kimeli KEN 3 Roma 16 Mar 2008 55 2:10:18 53 Oleksandr Sitkovsky UKR 2 Torino 13 Apr 2008 56 2:10:18 54 Elias Maindi KEN 1 Linz 13 Apr 2008 57 2:10:22 55 Joseph Lomala KEN 3 Torino 13 Apr 2008

US All-Comers List

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date 1 2:05:42 1 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 1 Chicago 24 Oct 1999 2 2:05:50 2 Evans Rutto KEN 1 Chicago 12 Oct 2003 3 2:05:56 Khalid Khannouchi USA 1 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 4 2:06:16 3 Moses Tanui KEN 2 Chicago 24 Oct 1999 5 2:06:16 4 Daniel Njenga KEN 2 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 6 2:06:16 5 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 3 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 7 2:06:16 Evans Rutto 1 Chicago 10 Oct 2004 8 2:06:18 6 Paul Tergat KEN 4 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 9 2:06:46 7 Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR 5 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 10 2:06:54 8 Ondoro Osoro KEN 1 Chicago 11 Oct 1998 11 2:07:01 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 22 Oct 2000 12 2:07:02 9 Felix Limo KEN 1 Chicago 9 Oct 2005 13 2:07:07 10 Paul Koech KEN 2 Chicago 12 Oct 2003 14 2:07:08 11 Benjamin Maiyo KEN 2 Chicago 9 Oct 2005 15 2:07;10 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 19 Oct 1997 16 2:07:13 12 Steve Jones GBR 1 Chicago 20 Oct 1985 17 2:07:14 Daniel Njenga 3 Chicago 9 Oct 2005 18 2:07:14 13 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1 Boston 17 Apr 2006 19 2:07:15 14 Cosmas Ndeti KEN 1 Boston 18 Apr 1994 20 2:07:19 15 Andres Espinosa MEX 2 Boston 18 Apr 1994 21 2:07:19 Khalid Khannouchi 2 Chicago 11 Oct 1998 22 2:07:28 Evans Rutto 4 Chicago 9 Oct 2005 23 2:07:29 16 Josephat Kiprono KEN 2 Chicago 22 Oct 2000 24 2:07:34 Moses Tanui KEN 1 Boston 20 Apr 1998 25 2:07:35 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot 1 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 26 2:07:37 17 Joseph Chebet KEN 2 Boston 20 Apr 1998 27 2:07:40 Daniel Njenga 2 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 28 2:07:41 Daniel Njenga 3 Chicago 12 Oct 2003 29 2:07:43 18 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 1 New York 4 Nov 2001 30 2:07:44 Daniel Njenga 2 Chicago 10 Oct 2004 31 2:07:45 19 Gert Thys RSA 3 Chicago 11 Oct 1998 32 2:07:46 20 Patrick Ivuti KEN 5 Chicago 9 Oct 2005 33 2:07:47 Moses Tanui 3 Chicago 22 Oct 2000 34 2:07:50 Toshinari Takaoka 3 Chicago 10 Oct 2004 35 2:07:51 21 Robert de Castella AUS 1 Boston 21 Apr 1986 36 2:07:51 22 Jimmy Muindi KEN 3 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 37 2:07:52 Gert Thys RSA 3 Boston 20 Apr 1998 38 2:07:59 23 Joseph Kahugu KEN 4 Chicago 11 Oct 1998 39 2:08:00 Ondoro Osoro 3 Chicago 24 Oct 1999 40 2:08:01 24 Juma Ikangaa TAN 1 New York 5 Nov 1999 41 2:08:02 25 Peter Githuka KEN 4 Chicago 22 Oct 2000 42 2:08:05 Steve Jones 1 Chicago 21 Oct 1984 43 2:08:07 26 Rodgers Rop KEN 1 New York 3 Nov 2002 44 2:08:08 27 Djama Robleh DJI 2 Chicago 20 Oct 1985 45 2:08:08 28 Jackson Kipngok KEN 3 Boston 18 Apr 1994 46 2:08:09 29 Hwang Young-Cho KOR 4 Boston 18 Apr 1994 47 2:08:12 30 KEN 1 New York 2 Nov 1997 48 2:08:14 31 KEN 1 Boston 20 Apr 1992 49 2:08:17 32 KEN 2 New York 3 Nov 2002 50 2:08:19 33 Gelindo Bordin ITA 1 Boston 16 Apr 1990 51 2:08:19 34 Fred Kiprop KEN 2 Chicago 19 Oct 1997 52 2:08:20 Steve Jones 1 New York 6 Nov 1988 53 2:08:21 Benjamin Maiyo 2 Boston 17 Apr 2006 Boston Marathon All Time list

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date 1 2:07:14 1 Robert Cheruiyot KEN 1 17 Apr 2006 2 2:07:15 2 Cosmas Ndeti KEN 1 18 Apr 1994 3 2:07:19 3 Andres Espinosa MEX 2 18 Apr 1994 4 2:07:34 4 Moses Tanui KEN 1 20 Apr 1998 5 2:07:37 5 Joseph Chebet KEN 2 20 Apr 1998 6 2:07:51 6 Robert de Castella AUS 1 21 Apr 1986 7 2:07:52 7 Gert Thys RSA 3 20 Apr 1998 8 2:08:08 8 Jackson Kipngok KEN 3 18 Apr 1994 9 2:08:09 9 Hwang Young-Cho KOR 4 18 Apr 1994 10 2:08:14 10 Ibrahim Hussein KEN 1 20 Apr 1992 11 2:08:19 11 Gelindo Bordin ITA 1 16 Apr 1996 12 2:08:21 12 Benjamin Maiyo KEN 2 17 Apr 2006 13 2:08:26 13 Andre Luiz Ramos BRA 4 20 Apr 1998 14 2:08:28 14 Arturo Barrios MEX 5 18 Apr 1994 15 2:08:35 15 Boay Akonay TAN 6 18 Apr 1994 16 2:08:43 Ibrahim Hussein KEN 1 18 Apr 1988 17 2:08:44 16 Juma Ikangaa TAN 2 18 Apr 1988 18 2:08:47 17 Bob Kempainen USA 7 18 Apr 1994 19 2:08:51 18 John Kagwe KEN 5 20 Apr 1998 20 2:08:52 19 USA 1 19 Apr 1982 21 2:08:54 20 Dick Beardsley USA 2 19 Apr 1982 22 2:08:56 21 German Silva MEX 6 20 Apr 1998 23 2:09:00 22 USA 1 19 Apr 1983 24 2:09:02 23 Rodger Rop KEN 1 15 Apr 2002 25 2:09:05 24 Christopher Cheboiboch KEN 2 15 Apr 2002 26 2:09:06 25 Abebe Mekonen ETH 1 17 Apr 1989 27 2:09:08 26 Lucketz Swartbooi NAM 8 18 Apr 1994 28 2:09:15 27 John Treacy IRL 3 18 Apr 1988 29 2:09:15 28 Samuel Nyangincha KEN 9 18 Apr 1994 30 2:09:15 Moses Tanui 1 15 Apr 1996 31 2:09:22 Cosmas Ndeti 1 17 Apr 1995 32 2:09:26 29 JPN 1 20 Apr 1981 33 2:09:26 30 Ezequiel Bitok KEN 2 15 Apr 1996 34 2:09:27 31 USA 1 16 Apr 1979 35 2:09:27 Gelindo Bordin 4 18 Apr 1988 36 2:09:31 32 Ron Tabb USA 2 18 Apr 1983 37 2:09:33 33 Giovanni Poli ITA 5 18 Apr 1988 38 2:09:33 Cosmas Ndeti 1 19 Apr 1993 39 2:09:40 Moses Tanui 10 18 Apr 1994 40 2:09:43 34 Kim Jae-Ryong KOR 2 19 Apr 1993 41 2:09:43 35 Lee Bong-Ju KOR 1 16 Apr 2001 42 2:09:45 36 Fred Kiprop KEN 3 15 Apr 2002 43 2:09:45 37 KEN 4 15 Apr 2002 44 2:09:47 38 Elijah Lagat KEN 1 17 Apr 2000 45 2:09:47 39 Gezahegne Abera ETH 2 17 Apr 2000 46 2:09:50 Moses Tanui 3 17 Apr 2000 47 2:09:51 Cosmas Ndeti 3 15 Apr 1996 48 2:09:52 Juma Ikangaa 2 16 Apr 1990 Best Marks for Places Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date 1 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie ETH Berlin 30 Sep 2007 2 2:04:56 Sammy Korir KEN Berlin 28 Sept 2003 3 2:05:30 Abderrahim Goumri MAR London 13 Apr 2008 4 2:06:15 Emmanuel Mutai KEN London 13 Apr 2008 5 2:06:17 Ryan Hall USA London 13 Apr 2008 6 2:06:38 Deriba Merga ETH London 13 Apr 2008 7 2:07:53 Shadrack Kiplagat KEN Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 8 2:08:16 Tsegaye Kebede ETH Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 9 2:08:21 Kamiel Maase NED Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 10 2:09:23 David Kiyeng KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008 11 2:09:24 Simon Munyutu KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008 12 2:09:56 Philip Manyim KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008 13 2:10:23 James Rotich KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008

Best Marks for Places in Boston Marathon

Place Time Name Nationality Date 1 2:07:14 Robert Cheruiyot KEN 17 Apr 2006 2 2:07:19 Andres Espinosa MEX 18 Apr 1994 3 2:07:52 Gert Thys RSA 20 Apr 1998 4 2:08:09 Hwang Young-Cho KOR 18 Apr 1994 5 2:08:28 Arturo Barrios MEX 18 Apr 1994 6 2:08:35 Boay Akonay TAN 18 Apr 1994 7 2:08:47 Bob Kempainen USA 18 Apr 1994 8 2:09:08 Lucketz Swartbooi NAM 18 Apr 1994 9 2:09:15 Samuel Nyangincha KEN 18 Apr 1994 10 2:09:40 Moses Tanui KEN 18 Apr 1994

Average Top 10 Performances in Major - Men

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:05:15 1 Martin Lel KEN 1 13 Apr 2008 2 2:05:24 2 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 2 13 Apr 2008 3 2:05:30 3 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 13 Apr 2008 4 2:05:38 4 Khalid Khannouchi USA 1 14 Apr 2002 5 2:05:48 5 Paul Tergat KEN 2 14 Apr 2002 6 2:06:15 6 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 4 13 Apr 2008 7 2:06:17 7 Ryan Hall USA 5 13 Apr 2008 8 2:06:18 8 Evans Rutto KEN 1 18 Apr 2004 9 2:06:35 9 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 3 14 Apr 2002 10 2:06:36 10 Antonio Pinto POR 1 16 Apr 2000 Average 2:05:57.6

Berlin Marathon

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:04:26 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 30 Sept 2007 2 2:04:55 2 Paul Tergat KEN 1 29 Sept 2003 3 2:04:56 3 Sammy Korir KEN 2 29 Sept 2003 4 2:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie 1 24 Sept 2006 5 2:06:05 4 Ronaldo da Costa BRA 1 20 Sept 1998 6 2:06:15 5 Titus Munji KEN 3 28 Sept 2003 7 2:06:44 6 Josephat Kiprono KEN 1 26 Sept 1999 8 2:06:44 7 Felix Limo KEN 1 26 Sept 2004 9 2:06:47 8 Raymond Kipkoech Chemwoio KEN 1 29 Sept 2002 10 2:06:49 9 Simon Biwott KEN 2 29 Sept 2002 Average 2:05:57.7

Chicago Marathon Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:05:42 1 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 1 24 Oct 1999 2 2:05:50 2 Evans Rutto KEN 1 12 Oct 2003 3 2:05:56 3 Khalid Khannouchi 1 13 Oct 2002 4 2:06:16 4 Moses Tanui KEN 2 24 Oct 1999 5 2:06:16 5 Daniel Njenga KEN 2 13 Oct 2002 6 2:06:16 6 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 3 13 Oct 2002 7 2:06:16 7 Evans Rutto 1 10 Oct 2004 8 2:06:18 8 Paul Tergat KEN 4 13 Oct 2002 9 2:06:46 9 Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR 5 13 Oct 2002 10 2:06:54 10 Ondoro Osoro KEN 1 11 Oct 1998 Average 2:06:15

Amsterdam Marathon Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:06:20 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 16 Oct 2005 2 2:06:23 2 Robert Cheboror KEN 1 17 Oct 2004 3 2:06:29 3 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 1 21 Oct 2007 4 2:06:39 4 William Kipsang KEN 1 19 Oct 2003 5 2:06:42 5 Felix Limo KEN 2 19 Oct 2003 6 2:06:45 6 Richard Limo KEN 2 21 Oct 2007 7 2:06:47 7 Fred Kiprop KEN 1 17 Oct 1999 8 2:06:49 8 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 2 17 Oct 1999 9 2:06:50 9 William Kiplagat KEN 3 17 Oct 1999 10 2:06:57 10 Tesfaye Tola ETH 4 17 Oct 1999 Average 2:06:40

Rotterdam Marathon Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:05:49 1 William Kipsang KEN 1 13 Apr 2008 2 2:06:14 2 Felix Limo KEN 1 4 Apr 2004 3 2:06:38 3 Sammy Korir KEN 1 9 Apr 2006 4 2:06:44 4 Paul Kirui KEN 2 9 Apr 2006 5 2:06:50 5 Belayneh Dinsamo ETH 1 17 Apr 1988 6 2:06:50 6 Josephat Kiprono KEN 1 22 Apr 2001 7 2:06:52 7 Charles Kibiwott KEN 3 9 Apr 2006 8 2:06:58 8 Daniel Rono KEN 2 13 Apr 2008 9 2:07:07 9 Ahmed Salah DJI 2 17 Apr 1988 10 2:07:09 10 Japhet Kosgei KEN 1 18 Apr 1999 Average 2:06:43

Paris Marathon 

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:06:33 1 Michael Rotich KEN 1 6 Apr 2003 2 2:06:36 2 Benoit Zwierzchiewski FRA 2 6 Apr 2003 3 2:06:40 3 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 6 Apr 2008 4 2:06:47 4 Wilson Onsare KEN 3 6 Apr 2003 5 2:06:48 5 Driss El Himer FRA 4 6 Apr 2003 6 2:06:50 6 Moses Kimeli Arusei KEN 2 6 Apr 2008 7 2:07:19 7 Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 1 15 Apr 2007 8 2:07:24 8 Josea Rotich KEN 3 6 Apr 2008 9 2:07:34 9 Gudisa Shentema ETH 4 6 Apr 2008 10 2:08:03 10 Asfaw Gashaw Melesse ETH 1 9 Apr 2006 Average 2:07:03

Fukuoka Marathon

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:06:39 1 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 1 2 Dec 2007 2 2:06:50 2 Deriba Merga Ejigu ETH 2 2 Dec 2007 3 2:06:51 3 Atsushi Fujita JPN 1 3 Dec 2000 4 2:06:52 4 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 3 Dec 2006 5 2:07:13 5 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 2 Dec 2007 6 2:07:15 6 Dmytro Baranovskiy UKR 2 3 Dec 2006 7 2:07:19 7 Jaouad Gharib MAR 3 3 Dec 2006 8 2:07:28 8 Josiah Thugwane RSA 1 7 Dec 1997 9 2:07:52 9 Tomoaki Kunichika JPN 1 7 Dec 2003 10 2:07:54 10 Gezahegne Abera ETH 1 5 Dec 1999 Average 2:07:13

Tokyo Marathon

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:06:33 1 Gert Thys RSA 1 14 Feb 1999 2 2:07:15 2 Japhet Kosgei KEN 1 13 Feb 2000 3 2:07:20 3 Lee Bong -Ju KOR 2 13 Feb 2000 4 2:07:23 4 Viktor R öthlin SUI 1 18 Feb 2008 5 2:07:41 5 Toshinari Takaok a JPN 1 13 Feb 2005 6 2:08:01 6 Alberto Juzdado ESP 1 8 Feb 1998 7 2:08:05 7 Hiroshi Miki JPN 2 14 Feb 1999 8 2:08:08 Alberto Juzdado 3 13 Feb 2000 9 2:08:10 8 Juma Ikangaa TAN 1 9 Feb 1986 10 2:08:16 9 Takayuki Inubushi JPN 4 13 Feb 2000 Average 2:07:41

Boston Marathon

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:07:14 1 Robert Cheruiyot KEN 1 17 Apr 2006 2 2:07:15 2 Cosmas Ndeti KEN 1 18 Apr 1994 3 2:07:19 3 Andres Espinosa MEX 2 18 Apr 1994 4 2:07:34 4 Moses Tanui KEN 1 20 Apr 1998 5 2:07:37 5 Joseph Chebet KEN 2 20 Apr 1998 6 2:07:51 6 Robert de Castella AUS 1 21 Apr 1986 7 2:07:52 7 Gert Thys RSA 3 20 Apr 1998 8 2:08:08 8 Jackson Kipngok KEN 3 18 Apr 1994 9 2:08:09 9 Hwang Young -Cho KOR 4 18 Apr 1994 10 2:08:14 10 Ibrahi m Hussein KEN 1 20 Apr 1992 Average 2:07:43

Seoul

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:07:06 1 Gert Thys RSA 1 14 Mar 2004 2 2:07:32 2 Sammy Korir KEN 1 16 Mar 2008 3 2:07:37 3 Jason Mbote KEN 2 16 Mar 2008 4 2:07:43 4 William Kipsang KEN 2 14 Mar 2004 5 2:07:45 5 Edwin Komen KEN 3 16 Mar 2008 6 2:08:04 6 Lee Bong-Ju KOER 1 18 Mar 2007 7 2:08:10 7 Mbarak Hussein KEN 3 14 Mar 2004 8 2:08:11 8 Tereje Wodajo ETH 4 14 Mar 2004 9 2:08:15 Lee Bong-Ju 5 14 Mar 2004 10 2:08:29 9 Paul Kirui KEN 2 18 Mar 2007 Average 2:07:53

Lake Biwa Marathon

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:07:34 1 Antonio Peña ESP 1 4 Mar 2001 2 2:07:39 2 Japhet Kosgei KEN 1 2 Mar 2003 3 2:07:42 3 Jose Rios ESP 1 7 Mar 2004 4 2:07:52 4 Giacomo Leone ITA 2 4 Mar 2001 5 2:07:52 5 Shigeru Aburaya JPN 3 4 Mar 2001 6 2:07:59 6 Yoshiteru Morishita JPN 4 4 Mar 2001 7 2:07:59 Antonio Peña 2 2 Mar 2003 8 2:08:05 7 Martin Fiz ESP 1 2 Mar 1997 9 2:08:12 8 Masakazu Fujiwara JPN 3 2 Mar 2003 10 2:08:14 Martin Fiz ESP 1 5 Mar 2000 Average 2:07:55

New York Marathon

Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date 1 2:07:43 1 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 1 4 Nov 2001 2 2:08:01 2 Juma Ikangaa TAN 1 5 Nov 1989 3 2:08:07 3 Rodger Rop KEN 1 3 Nov 2002 4 2:08:12 4 John Kagwe KEN 1 2 Nov 1997 5 2:08:17 5 Christopher Cheboiboch KEN 2 3 Nov 2002 6 2:08:20 6 Steve Jones GBR 1 6 Nov 1988 7 2:08:39 7 Laban Kipkemboi KEN 3 3 Nov 2002 8 2:08:45 8 John Kagwe 1 1 Nov 1998 9 2:08:48 9 Joseph Chebet KEN 2 1 Nov 1998 10 2:08:51 10 Zebedayo Bayo TAN 3 1 Nov 1998 Average 2:08:22 Men’s Marathon trend (Number of Sub 2:XX performers)

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Women

Fastest marathon runners based on the average of top five performances

Paula Radcliffe Time Race Place Date 1 2:15:25 London 1 13 Apr 2003 2 2:17:18 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2002 3 2:17:42 London 1 17 Apr 2005 4 2:18:56 London 1 14 Apr 2002 5 2:20:57 (WC) 1 14 Aug 2005 Average 2:18:04

Catherine Ndereba Time Race Place Date 1 2:18:47 Chicago 1 7 Oct 2001 2 2:19:26 Chicago 2 13 Oct 2002 3 2:19:55 London 2 13 Apr 2003 4 2:21:12 Boston 2 15 Apr 2002 5 2:21:33 Chicago 1 22 Oct 2000 Average 2:20:11

Zhou Chunxiu Time Race Place Date 1 2:19:51 Seoul 1 12 Mar 2006 2 2:20:38 London 1 21 Apr 2007 3 2:21:11 Beijing 2 16 Oct 2005 4 2:23:24 Seoul 1 13 Mar 2005 5 2:23:28 Xiamen 1 27 Mar 2004 Average 2:21:42

Naoko Takahashi Time Race Place Date 1 2:19:46 Berlin 1 30 Sept 2001 2 2:21:47 Bangkok (Asian G) 1 6 Dec 1998 3 2:21:49 Berlin 1 29 Sept 2002 4 2:22:19 Nagoya 1 12 Mar 2000 5 2:23:14 (OG) 1 24 Sept 2000 Average 2:21:47

Tegla Loroupe Time Race Place Date 1 2:20:43 Berlin 1 26 Sept 1999 2 2:20:47 Rotterdam 1 19 Apr 1998 3 2:22:07 Rotterdam 1 20 Apr 1997 4 2:22:48 Rotterdam 1 18 Apr 1999 5 2:23:46 2 31 Jan 1999 Average 2:22:02

Sun Yingjie Time Race Place Date 1 2:19:39 Beijing 1 19 Oct 2003 2 2:21:01 Beijing 1 16 Oct 2005 3 2:21:21 Beijing 2 20 Oct 2002 4 2:24:11 Beijing 1 17 Oct 2004 5 2:25:33 Tianjin 1 19 Apr 2003 Average 2:22:21

Mizuki Noguchi Time Race Place Date 1 2:19:12 Berlin 1 25 Sept 2005 2 2:21:18 Osaka 1 26 Jan 2003 3 2:21:37 Tokyo 1 18 Nov 2007 4 2:24:14 Saint-Denis (WC) 2 31 Aug 2003 5 2:25:35 Nagoya 1 10 Mar 2002 Average 2:22:23

Gete Wami Time Race Place Date 1 2:21:34 Berlin 1 24 Sept 2006 2 2:21:45 London 2 21 Apr 2007 3 2:22:20 Amsterdam 1 20 Oct 2002 4 2:23:17 Berlin 1 30 Sept 2007 5 2:23:32 New York 2 4 Nov 2007 Average 2:22:30

Constantina Tomescu Time Race Place Date 1 2:21:30 Chicago 2 9 Oct 2005 2 2:22:50 London 2 17 Apr 2005 3 2:23:19 Helsinki (WC) 3 14 Aug 2005 4 2:23:35 Chicago 2 12 Oct 2003 5 2:23:43 London 6 13 Apr 2003 Average 2:22:59

Margaret Okayo Time Race Place Date 1 2:20:43 Boston 1 15 Apr 2002 2 2:22:31 New York 1 2 Nov 2003 3 2:22:35 London 1 18 Apr 2004 4 2:24:21 New York 1 4 Nov 2001 5 2:24:59 Milano 1 1 Dec 2002 Average 2:23:02

Ingrid Kristiansen Time Race Place Date 1 2:21:06 London 1 21 Apr 1985 2 2:22:48 London 1 10 May 1987 3 2:23:05 Chicago 2 20 Oct 1985 4 2:24:26 London 1 13 May 1984 5 2:24:33 Boston 1 17 Apr 1989 Average 2:23:12

Deena Kastor Time Race Place Date 1 2:19:36 London 1 23 Apr 2006 2 2:21:16 London 3 13 Apr 2003 3 2:21:25 Chicago 1 9 Oct 2005 4 2:26:53 Chicago 6 13 Oct 2002 5 2:26:58 New York 7 4 Nov 2001 Average 2:23:14

Svetlana Zakharova Time Race Place Date 1 2:21:31 Chicago 4 13 Oct 2002 2 2:22:31 London 2 14 Apr 2002 3 2:23:07 Chicago 1 12 Oct 2003 4 2:24:04 London 2 22 Apr 2001 5 2:25:01 Chicago 3 10 Oct 2004 Average 2:23:15

Lyudmila Petrova Time Race Place Date 1 2:21:29 London 2 23 Apr 2006 2 2:22:33 London 3 14 Apr 2002 3 2:23:14 London 5 13 Apr 2003 4 2:25:00 New York 4 2 Nov 2003 5 2:25:45 New York 1 5 Nov 2000 Average 2:23:36

Salina Kosgei Time Race Place Date 1 2:23:22 Berlin 2 24 Sept 2006 2 2:23:31 Tokyo 2 18 Nov 2007 3 2:24:13 London 4 21 Apr 2007 4 2:24:32 Paris 1 4 Apr 2004 5 2:25:30 New York 4 6 Nov 2005 Average 2:24:14

Current Women’s Marathon All Time Performance List Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:15:25 1 GBR 1 London 13 Apr 03 2 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1 Chicago 13 Oct 02 3 2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe 1 London 17 Apr 05 4 2:18:47 2 KEN 1 Chicago 7 Oct 01 5 2:18:56 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1 London 14 Apr 02 6 2:19:12 3 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1 Berlin 25 Sept 05 7 2:19:26 Catherine Ndereba KEN 2 Chicago 13 Oct 02 8 2:19:36 4 USA 1 Londo n 23 Apr 06 9 2:19:39 5 Sun Yingjie CHN 1 Beijing 19 Oct 03 10 2:19:41 6 JPN 1 Berlin 26 Sept 04 11 2:19:46 7 JPN 1 Berlin 30 Sept 01 12 2:19:51 8 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 1 Seoul 12 Mar 06 13 2:19:55 Catherine Ndereba 2 London 13 Apr 03 14 2:20:38 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 1 London 22 Apr 07 15 2:20:42 9 Berhane Adere ETH 1 Chicago 22 Oct 06 16 2:20:43 10 KEN 1 Berlin 26 Sept 99 17 2:20:43 11 KEN 1 Boston 15 Apr 02 18 2:20:47 Tegla Loroupe 1 Rotterdam 19 Apr 98 19 2:20:47 12 RUS 2 Chicago 22 Oct 06 20 2:20:57 Paula Radcliffe 1 Helsinki (WC) 14 Aug 05 21 2:21:01 Sun Yingjie 1 Beijing 16 Oct 05 22 2:21:06 13 NOR 1 London 21 Apr 85 23 2:21:11 Zhou Chunxiu 2 Beijing 16 Oct 05 24 2:21:12 Catherine Ndereba 2 Boston 15 Apr 02 25 2:21:16 Deena Drossin USA 3 London 13 Apr 03 26 2:21:18 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1 Osaka 26 Jan 03 27 2:21:21 14 USA 1 Chicago 20 Oct 85 28 2:21:21 Sun Yingjie CHN 2 Beijing 20 Oct 02 29 2:21:22 Yoko Shibui JPN 3 Chicago 13 Oct 02 30 2:21:25 Deena Kastor 1 Chicago 9 Oct 05 31 2:21:29 15 Lyudmilla Petrova RUS 2 London 23 Apr 06 32 2:21:30 16 Constantina Tomescu -Dita ROM 2 Chicago 9 Oct 05 33 2: 21:31 17 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 4 Chicago 13 Oct 02 34 2:21:33 Catherine Ndereba KEN 1 Chicago 22 Oct 00 35 2:21:34 18 ETH 1 Berlin 24 Sept 06 36 2:21:37 Mizuki Noguchi 1 Tokyo 18 Nov 07 37 2:21:45 19 GER 1 Boston 18 Apr 94 38 2:21:45 20 Masako Chiba JPN 2 Osaka 26 Jan 03 39 2:21:45 Gete Wami ETH 2 London 22 Apr 07 40 2:21:46 21 Susan Chepkemei KEN 3 London 23 Apr 06 41 2:21:47 Naoko Takahashi JPN 1 Bangkok (Asian G) 6 Dec 98 42 2:21:49 Naoko Takahashi 1 Berlin 29 Sept 02 43 2:21:51 22 Naoko Sakamoto JPN 3 Osaka 26 Jan 03 44 2:21:52 Berhane Adere ETH 4 London 23 Apr 06 45 2:21:58 Galina Bogomolova RUS 5 London 23 Apr 06 46 2:22:01 Catherine Ndereba 2 Helsinki (WC) 14 Aug 05 47 2:22:07 Tegla Loroupe 1 Rotterdam 20 Apr 97 48 2:22:12 23 Eri Yamaguchi JPN 1 Tokyo 21 Nov 99 49 2:22:19 Naoko Takahashi 1 Nagoya 12 Mar 00 50 2:22:20 Gete Wami ETH 1 Amsterdam 20 Oct 02 51 2:22:22 24 Lornah Kiplagat KEN 4 Osaka 26 Jan 03 52 2:22:23 25 Catherina McKiernan IRL 1 Amsterdam 1 Nov 98 53 2:22:31 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 2 London 14 Apr 02 54 2:22:31 Margaret Okayo KEN 1 New York 2 Nov 03 55 2:22:33 Lyudmila Petrova RUS 3 London 14 Apr 02 56 2:22:35 Marga ret Okayo 1 London 18 Apr 04 57 2:22:36 Lornah Kiplagat KEN 2 Chicago 22 Oct 00 58 2:22:36 26 Benita Johnson AUS 3 Chicago 22 Oct 06 59 2:22:38 27 CHN 1 Xiamen 5 Jan 08 60 2:22:42 Berhane Adere ETH 1 Dubai 18 Jan 08 61 2:22:43 Joan Benoit 1 Boston 18 Apr 83 62 2:22:46 28 Reiko Tosa JPN 4 London 14 Apr 02 63 2:22:48 Ingrid Kristiansen 1 London 10 May 87 64 2:22:48 Tegla Loroupe 1 Rotterdam 18 Apr 99 65 2:22:50 Constantina Tomescu -Dita 2 London 17 Apr 05 66 2:22:53 Galina Bogomolova 1 Roma 16 Mar 08 67 2:22:54 29 Lidia Simon ROM 1 Osaka 30 Jan 00 68 2:22:56 30 Harumi Hiroyama JPN 2 Osaka 30 Jan 00 69 2:22:56 31 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 1 Osaka 30 Jan 05 70 2:22:59 32 Madai Perez MEX 4 Chicago 22 Oct 06 71 2:23:03 Catherine Ndereba 2 New York 2 Nov 03 72 2:23:05 Ingrid Kristiansen 2 Chicago 20 Oct 85 73 2:23:05 33 BEL 1 Paris 7 Apr 02 74 2:23:07 Svetlana Zakharova 1 Chicago 12 Oct 03 75 2:23:09 Paula Radcliffe 1 New York 5 Nov 07 76 2:23:09 33 Bezunesh Bekele ETH 2 Dubai 18 Jan 08 77 2:23:10 Paula Radcliffe 1 New York 7 Nov 04 78 2:23:11 Yoko Shibui JPN 1 Osaka 28 Jan 01 79 2:23:12 Susan Chepkemei KEN 4 London 13 Apr 03 80 2:23:12 34 Wei Yanan 1 Seoul 18 Mar 07 81 2:23:13 Susan Chepkemei 2 New York 7 Nov 04 82 2:23:14 Naoko Takahashi 1 Sydney (OG) 24 Sep 00 83 2:23:14 Ludmilla Petrova RUS 5 London 13 Apr 03 84 2:23:17 35 Zhang Shujing CHN 3 Beijing 20 Oct 02 85 2:23 :17 Gete Wami 1 Berlin 30 Sept 07 86 2:23:18 Zhang Shuijing 1 Dong -A (Seoul) 16 Mar 03 87 2:23:19 Susan Chepkemei KEN 5 London 14 Apr 02 88 2:23:19 Constantina Tomescu -Dita 3 Helsinki (WC) 14 Aug 05 89 2:23:21 36 ETH 1 Boston 20 Apr 98 90 2:23:22 37 KEN 1 London 18 Apr 99 91 2:23:22 Lidia Simon 2 Sydney (OG) 24 Sep 00 92 2:23:22 38 Salina Kosgei KEN 2 Berlin 24 Sept 06 93 2:23:23 39 Magarsa ETH 3 Dubai 18Jan 08 94 2:23:24 Lidia Slavutea nu -Simon ROM 1 Osaka 31 Jan 99 95 2:23:24 Zhou Chunxiu 1 Seoul 13 Mr 05 96 2:23:25 Fatuma Roba 1 Boston 19 Apr 99 97 2:23:26 40 Hiromi Ominami JPN 2 Berlin 26 Sept 04 98 2:23:26 Harumi Hiroyama 1 Nagoya 12 Mar 06 99 2:23:27 41 Bai X ue CHN 2 Xiamen 5 Jan 08 100 2:23:28 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 1 Xiamen 27 Mar 04 101 2:23:29 42 POR 3 Chicago 20 Oct 85 102 2:23:30 43 Mari Ozaki JPN 5 Osaka 26 Jan 03 103 2:23:30 44 ETH 4 Helsinki (WC) 14 Aug 05 104 2:23:31 45 KEN 3 Osaka 30 Jan 00 105 2:23:31 Salina Kosgei KEN 2 Tokyo 18 Nov 07 106 2:23:32 Gete Wami 2 New York 5 Nov 07 107 2:23:33 46 Valentina Yegorova RUS 2 Boston 18 Apr 94 108 2:23:35 Constantina Tomescu -Dita ROM 2 Chicago 12 Oct 03 109 2:23: 37 47 Liu Min CHN 1 Beijing 14 Oct 01 110 2:23:38 48 KEN 1 Boston 17 Apr 06 111 2:23:41 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 2 Beijing 19 Oct 03 112 2:23:43 49 RUS 1 Boston 20 Apr 92 113 2:23:43 Marleen Renders BEL 1 Paris 9 Apr 00 114 2:23:43 50 Takami Ominami JPN 1 Rotterdam 21 Apr 02 115 2:23:43 Constantina Tomescu -Dita 6 London 13 Apr 03 116 2:23:43 Lornah Kiplagat 3 New York 2 Nov 03 117 2:23:44 Catherina McKiernan 1 Berlin 28 Sept 97 118 2:23:45 Constantina Tomescu -Dita 1 Chicago 10 Oct 04 119 2:23:46 Tegla Loroupe 2 Osaka 31 Jan 99 120 2:23:47 51 ITA 1 Wien 21 May 00 121 2:23:48 Jelena Prokopcuka 2 Boston 17 Apr 06 122 2:23:48 52 Yumiko Hara JPN 1 Osaka 28 Jan 07 123 2:23:51 53 Lisa Ondieki AUS 1 Osaka 31 Jan 88 124 2:23:53 Catherine Ndereba 1 Boston 16 Apr 01 125 2:23:54 Constantina Dita ROM 2 Amsterdam 20 Oct 02 126 2:23:55 Lornah Kiplagat 1 Osaka 27 Jan 02 127 2:23:55 Catherine Ndereba 1 Paris (WC) 31 Au g 03 128 2:23:55 Constantina Dita 3 London 22 Apr 07 129 2:23:57 Joyce Chepchumba 1 Chicago 11 Oct 98 130 2:23:57 Derartu Tulu ETH 1 London 22 Apr 01 131 2:23:57 54 Zhu Xiaolin CHN 4 Beijing 20 Oct 02 132 2:23:57 Reiko Tosa JPN 1 Na goya 14 Mar 04 133 2:23:58 Marleen Renders 2 Berlin 26 Sept 99 134 2:23:58 Yoko Shibui 2 Nagoya 12 Mar 06 135 2:23:59 Mari Ozaki 2 Osaka 30 Jan 05 136 2:24:00 Susan Chepkemei 3 London 17 Apr 05 137 2:24:01 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 7 London 13 Apr 03 138 2:24:02 Joyce Chepchumba KEN 1 Tokyo 19 Nov 00 139 2:24:02 Wei Yanan CHN 2 Beijing 14 Oct 01 140 2:24:04 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 2 London 22 Apr 01 141 2:24:06 55 Adriana Fernandez MEX 2 London 18 Apr 99 142 2:24:07 56 Wang Jun xia CHN 1 Tianjin 4 Apr 93 143 2:24:11 Adriana Fernandez MEX 2 Berlin 29 Sept 02 144 2:24:11 Sun Yingjie 1 Beijing 17 Oct 04 145 2:24:11 Reiko Tosa 3 Boston 23 Apr 06 146 2:24:12 Joyce Chepchumba KEN 3 London 22 Apr 01 147 2:24:12 Zhou Chunxiu 5 Helsinki (WC) 14 Aug 05 148 2:24:13 Salina Kosgei 4 London 22 Apr 07 149 2:24:14 Mizuki Noguchi 2 Paris (WC) 31 Aug 03 150 2:24:14 57 GER 1 London 13 Apr 08 151 2:24:15 Lidia Simon ROM 4 London 22 Apr 01 152 2:24.18 58 Wanda Pa nfil POL 1 Boston 15 Apr 91 153 2:24:19 Yumiko Hara JPN 1 Nagoya 13 Mar 05 154 2:24:20 Yumiko Hara 6 Helsinki (WC) 14 Aug 05 155 2:24:21 Margaret Okayo KEN 1 New York 4 Nov 01 156 2:24:22 59 Ren Xiujuan CHN 3 Beijing 14 Oct 01 157 2:24:22 Rita Je ptoo KEN 7 Helsinki (WC) 14 Aug 05 158 2:24:25 60 Megumi Oshima 2 Nagoya 13 Mar 05 159 2:24:25 Constantina Tomescu -Dita ROM 5 Chicago 22 Oct 06 160 2:24:26 Ingrid Kristiansen 1 London 13 May 84 161 2:24:27 Catherie Ndereba 1 Boston 19 Apr 04 162 2:24:29 61 Elfenesh Alemu ETH 5 London 22 Apr 01 163 2:24:30 Rosa Mota 1 Boston 18 Apr 88 164 2:24:32 62 Qu Yunxia CHN 2 Tianjin 4 Apr 93 165 2:24:32 Salina Kosgei KEN 1 Paris 4 Apr 04 166 2:24.33 Ingrid Kris tiansen 1 Boston 17 Apr 89 167 2:24:33 Tegla Loroupe 1 London 16 Apr 00 168 2:24:33 63 Rie Matsuoka JPN 2 Paris 7 Apr 02 169 2:24:33 64 Nuta Olalu ROM 2 Chicago 10 Oct 04 170 2:24:33 65 Tomo Morimoto JPN 1 Wien 7 May 06 171 2:24:34 Harumi Hiroyama 2 Osaka 27 Jan 02 172 2:24:35 66 Katrin Dörre GER 1 Hamburg 25 Apr 99 173 2:24:35 67 Robe Tola ETH 1 Hamburg 23 Apr 06 174 2:24:36 Reiko Tosa JPN 2 Nagoya 12 Mar 00 175 2:24:39 68 Hu Yuanyuan CHN 5 Beijing 20 Oct 02 176 2:24: 39 Naoko Takahashi 1 Tokyo 20 Nov 05 177 2:24:39 Mari Ozaki 2 Osaka 28 Jan 07 178 2:24:39 Svetlana Zakharova 2 London 13 Apr 08 179 2:24:40 Lisa Ondieki 1 New York 1 Nov 92 180 2:24:40 69 ETH 1 Houston 13 Jan 08 181 2: 24:41 70 Dai Yanyan CHN 4 Beijing 14 Oct 01 182 2:24:41 Jelena Prokopcuka 1 New York 6 Nov 05 183 2:24:42 71 Zhang Linli CHN 3 Tianjin 4 Apr 93 184 2:24:42 Zhang Shujing CHN 5 Beijing 14 Oct 01 185 2:24:43 Elfenesh Alemu 2 Boston 19 Apr 04 186 2: 24:43 72 Yuri Kano JPN 3 Osaka 28 Jan 07 187 2:24:45 Joyce Chepchumba 3 Sydney (OG) 24 Sep 00 188 2:24:46 73 Madina Biktagirova RUS 2 Berlin 28 Sept 97 189 2:24:46 Lidia Simon 2 London 16 Apr 00 190 2:24:46 Lornah Kiplagat 5 London 22 Apr 07 191 2:24:47 Elfenesh Alemu ETH 4 Osaka 30 Jan 00 192 2:24:47 Reiko Tosa JPN 2 Tokyo 19 Nov 00 193 2:24:47 Elfenesh Alemu ETH 1 Tokyo 16 Nov 03 194 2:24:47 Megumi Tanaka JPN 2 Nagoya 14 Mar 04 195 2:24:51 Irina Mikitenko GER 2 Berlin 30 Sept 07 196 2:24:52 Joan Benoit 1 Los Angeles (OG) 5 Aug 84 197 2:24:52 74 Zhang Lirong CHN 4 Tianjin 4 Apr 93 198 2:24:53 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 3 Chicago 12 Oct 03 199 2:24:54 75 NOR 1 London 20 Apr 86 200 2:24:54 Elfenesh Alemu 2 Chicago 7 Oct 01 201 2:24:54 76 Ryoko Eda JPN 3 Nagoya 13 Mar 05 202 2:24:55 Ingrid Kristiansen 1 Boston 21 Apr 86 203 2:24:55 Elfenesh Alemu 1 Nagano 9 Apr 00 204 2:24 :55 Susan Chepkemei 2 New York 6 Nov 05 205 2:24:56 Elfenesh Alemu 8 London 13 Apr 03 206 2:24:57 Joyce Chepchumba 3 London 16 Apr 00 207 2:24:59 77 Banuelia Mrashani TAN 1 Tokyo 17 Nov 02 208 2:24:59 Margaret Okayo 1 Milano 1 Dec 02 209 2:25:00 Ludmilla Petrova 4 New York 2 Nov 03 210 2:25:01 Svetlana Zakharova 3 Chicago 10 Oct 04 211 2:25:02 Rie Matsuoka 2 Tokyo 17 Nov 02 212 2:25:03 Takami Ominami 1 Nagoya 9 Mar 03 213 2:25:05 Margaret Okayo 1 San Diego 3 June 01 214 2:25:05 Catherin Ndereba 1 Osaka 29 Jan 06 215 2:25:05 Jelena Prokopcuka 1 New York 5 Nov 06 216 2:25:06 Adriana Fernandez MEX 1 New York 7 Nov 99 217 2:25:06 Wei Yanan CHN 1 Seoul (Dong -A) 17 Mar 02 218 2:25:07 Magarsa Askale Tafa ETH 1 Paris 15 Apr 07 219 2:25:08 Derartu Tulu 1 Tokyo 18 Nov 01 220 2:25:08 78 Souad Ait Salem ALG 1 Roma 18 Mar 07 221 2:25:09 79 Manuela Machado POR 3 London 18 Apr 99 222 2:25:09 Masako Chiba 3 Paris (WC) 31 Aug 03 223 2:25:10 Lidia Gri goryeva 1 Los Angeles 19 Mar 06 224 2:25:10 Wei Yanan 3 Xiamen 5 Jan 08 225 2:25:10 80 Mara Yamauchi GBR 1 Osaka 27 Jan 08 226 2:25.11 Uta Pippig 1 Boston 17 Apr 95 227 2:25:11 Masako Chiba JPN 2 Rotterdam 21 Apr 02 228 2:25:12 Susan Chepkemei 2 New York 4 Nov 01 229 2:25:12 81 Alevtina Biktimorova 1 Frankfurt 30 Oct 05 230 2:25:12 82 Lyubov Morgunova RUS 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 231 2:25:13 Svetlana Zakharova 3 New York 4 Nov 01 232 2:25:13 Catherine Ndereba 1 Boston 18 A pr 05 233 2:25:13 Mara Yamauchi GBR 6 London 23 Apr 06 234 2:25:14 83 Kayoko Obata JPN 5 Osaka 30 Jan 00 235 2:25:15 84 Elana Meyer RSA 3 Boston 18 Apr 94 236 2:25:15 Katrin Dörre 1 Berlin 25 Sept 94 237 2:25:15 85 Zivile Balciunaite 2 Tokyo 20 Nov 05 238 2:25:17 Rosa Mota 1 Roma (WC) 29 Aug 87 239 2:25:17 86 ITA 1 New York 1 Nov 98 2007 Women’s Marathon Performance List Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:20:38 1 Zhou Chunx iu CHN 1 London 22 Apr 2007 2 2:21:37 2 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1 Tokyo 18 Nov 2007 3 2:21:45 3 Gete Wami ETH 2 London 22 Apr 2007 4 2:23:09 4 Paula Radcliffee GBR 1 New York 4 Nov 2007 5 2:23:12 5 Wei Yanan CHN 1 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 6 2:23:17 Gete Wami ETH 1 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 7 2:23:31 6 Salina Kosgei KEN 2 Tokyo 18 Nov 2007 8 2:23:32 Gete Wami ETH 2 New York 5 Nov 2007 9 2:23:48 7 Yumiko Hara JPN 1 Osaka 28 Jan 2007 10 2:23:55 8 Constantina Tomescu -Dita ROM 3 London 22 Apr 2007 11 2:24:13 Salina K osgei KEN 4 London 22 Apr 2007 12 2:24:39 9 Mari Ozaki JPN 2 Osaka 28 Jan 2007 13 2:24:43 10 Yuri Kano JPN 3 Osaka 28 Jan 2007 14 2:24:46 11 Lornah Kiplagat NED 5 London 22 Apr 2007 15 2:24:51 12 Irina Mikitenko GER 2 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 16 2:25:07 13 Magarsa Askale Tafa ETH 1 Paris 15 Apr 2007 17 2:25:08 14 Souad Ait Salem ALG 1 Roma 18 Mar 2007 18 2:25:36 15 Pamela Chepchumba KEN 1 Milano 2 Dec 2007 19 2:25:41 16 Mara Yamauchi GBR 6 London 22 Apr 2007 20 2:26:02 17 Jong Yong Ok PRK 1 Pyongyang 8 Apr 2007 21 2:26:08 18 Zhu Xiaolin CHN 1 Xiamen (NC) 31 Mar 2007 22 2:26:13 19 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 3 New York 4 Nov 2007 23 2:26:27 20 Helena Kiprop Loshanyang KEN 3 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 24 2:26:37 21 Hiromi Ominami JPN 1 Rotterdam 15 Apr 2007 25 2:2 6:46 22 Hellen Kimutai KEN 2 Roma 18 Mar 2007 26 2:26:52 23 Dire Tune ETH 1 Houston 14 Jan 2007 27 2:26:54 24 RUS 4 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 28 2:26:56 25 Kim Gum Ok PRK 2 Pyongyang 8 Apr 2007 29 2:27:02 26 Lenah Cheruiyot KEN 1 Venezia 28 Oct 2007 30 2:27:05 27 CHN 1 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 31 2:27:19 Magarsa Askale Tafa ETH 1 Dubai 12 Jan 2007 32 2:27:20 28 Zhang Yingying CHN 2 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 33 2:27:25 29 Rose Cheruiyot KEN 2 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 34 2:27:35 30 Bruna Genovese ITA 3 Tokyo 18 Nov 2007 35 2:27:46 31 CHN 3 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 36 2:27:49 32 RUS 1 Nagano 15 Apr 2007 37 2:28:03 33 Shitaye Gemechu ETH 1 Treviso 25 Mar 2007 38 2:28:16 34 Magdaline Chemjor KEN 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 39 2:2 8:17 35 Aniko Kalovics HUN 1 Maranello -Carpi 21 Oct 2007 40 2:28:22 36 Gulnara Vygovskaya RUS 2 Paris 15 Apr 2007 41 2:28:25 37 Jo Bun Hui PRK 3 Pyongyang 8 Apr 2007 42 2:28:27 38 Anne Kosgei Chepkemboi KEN 2 Venezia 28 Oct 2007 43 2:28:33 39 Naoko Sak amoto JPN 5 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 44 2:28:37 40 RUS 4 New York 4 Nov 2007 45 2:28:39 41 Akemi Ozaki JPN 4 Tokyo 18 Nov 2007 46 2:28:47 42 Zhu Yingying CHN 4 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 47 2:28:49 43 Yasuko Hashimoto JPN 1 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 48 2:28:53 44 Helena Javornik SLO 3 Roma 18 Mar 2007 49 2:28:54 45 Pyo Un Suk PRK 4 Pyongyang 8 Apr 2007 50 2:28:54 46 Christelle Daunay FRA 3 Paris 15 Apr 2007 51 2:28:55 47 Harumi Hiroyama JPN 2 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 52 2:28:56 48 Melanie Kraus GER 1 Fran kfurt 28 Oct 2007 53 2:28:59 Dire Tune ETH 2 Nagano 15 Apr 2007 54 2:29:01 49 Sylvia Skvortsova RUS 1 Las Vegas 2 Dec 2007 55 2:29:08 50 Atsede Bayisa Tesema ETH 1 Istanbul 28 Oct 2007 56 2:29:08 51 Catherine Ndereba KEN 5 New York 4 Nov 2007 57 2:29 :11 52 ETH 4 Paris 15 Apr 2007 58 2:29:12 53 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 2 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 59 2:29:12 54 Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu NOR 3 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 60 2:29:14 55 Ayelech Worku ETH 1 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 61 2:29:16 Jo Bun Hui PRK 5 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 62 2:29:18 Lidiya Grigoryeva RUS 1 Boston 16 Apr 2007 63 2:29:20 56 RUS 1 Dublin 29 Oct 2007 64 2:29:22 57 Rose Nyangacha Kerubo KEN 2 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 65 2:29:24 58 Takami Ominami JPN 3 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 66 2:29 :24 Aniko Kalovics KEN 1 Torino 15 Apr 2007 67 2:29:27 59 Sun Weiwei CHN 2 Xiamen (NC) 31 Mar 2007 68 2:29:28 60 Lidia Simon ROM 1 Shanghai 25 Nov 2007 69 2:29:32 61 Lee Eun -Jung KOR 1 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 70 2:29:33 62 Hellen Cherono KEN 3 Seoul 18 Mar 2 007 71 2:29:33 63 Sabrina Mockenhaupt GER 1 Köln 7 Oct 2007 72 2:29:34 64 Mika Ohira JPN 4 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 73 2:29:34 65 Lyubov Morgunova RUS 3 Nagano 15 Apr 2007 74 2:29:37 66 Luminita Zaituc GER 1 Düsseldorf 6 May 2007 75 2:29:38 67 Julia Mombi KEN 5 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 76 2:29:41 68 Jemima Chelagat KEN 4 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 77 2:29:43 Lenah Cheruiyot KEN 4 Roma 18 Mar 2007 78 2:29:47 69 Benita Johnson AUS 7 London 22 Apr 2007 79 2:29:58 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 2 Boston 16 Apr 2007 80 2:30:0 5 70 Mary Ptikany KEN 1 Dortmund to Essen 13 May 2007 81 2:30:08 71 Kim Chol Sun PRK 5 Pyongyang 8 Apr 2007 82 2:30:09 72 Haruko Okamoto JPN 6 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 83 2:30:09 Luminita Zaituc GER 5 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 84 2:30:10 73 Dorota Gruca POL 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 85 2:30:11 Helena Kiprop Loshanyang KEN 2 Rotterdam 15 Apr 2007 86 2:30:12 74 Thabita Tsatsa ZIM 4 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 87 2:30:14 75 Beata Rakonczai HUN 2 Houston 14 Jan 2007 88 2:30:15 Ayelech Worku ETH 3 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 89 2:30:16 76 Madai Perez MEX 3 Boston 16 Apr 2007 90 2:30:22 77 Ornella Ferrara ITA 2 Maranello -Carpi 21 Oct 2007 91 2:30:24 Hiromi Ominami JPN 5 Tokyo 18 Nov 2007 92 2:30:30 78 Shiru Deriba ETH 4 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 93 2:30:31 79 Natalia Volgina RUS 5 Roma 18 Mar 2007 94 2:30:34 80 Yuko Manabe JPN 7 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 95 2:30:35 81 Vincenza Sicari ITA 1 Padova 22 Apr 2007 96 2:30:37 Catherine Ndereba KEN 1 Osaka (WC) 2 Sept 2007 97 2:30:38 Melanie Kraus GER 2 Düsseldorf 6 May 2007 98 2:30:40 82 Liza Hunter -Galvan NZL 5 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 99 2:30:43 Yuri Kano JPN 1 Sapporo (Hokkaido) 9 Sept 2007 100 2:30:43 83 Hayley Haining GBR 6 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 101 2:30:44 84 Liz Yelling GBR 8 London 22 Apr 2007 102 2:30:45 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 2 Osak a (WC) 2 Sept 2007 103 2:30:45 85 Justyna Bak POL 3 Maranello -Carpi 21 Oct 2007 104 2:30:46 86 Beatrice Omwanza KEN 3 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 105 2:30:55 87 Reiko Tosa JPN 3 Osaka (WC) 2 Sept 2007 106 2:30:56 88 Worknesh Tola ETH 5 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 107 2:31:02 89 Hitomi Niiya JPN 1 Tokyo 18 Feb 2007 108 2:31:02 90 Alevtina Biktimirova RUS 3 Rotterdam 15 Apr 2007 109 2:31:04 91 Kazue Ogoshi JPN 4 Osaka 28 Jan 2007 110 2:31:08 92 Mika Okunaga JPN 8 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 111 2:31:10 93 Malgorzata Sobanska POL 2 Istanbul 28 Oct 2007 112 2:31:12 94 Irene Jerotich KEN 5 Paris 15 Apr 2007 113 2:31:12 95 Olga Glok RUS 3 Istanbul 28 Oct 2007 114 2:31:13 96 Zivile Balciunaite LTU 4 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 115 2:31:14 97 Zhang Shujing CHN 3 Xiamen (NC) 31 Mar 2007 116 2:31:14 98 An Un Suk PRK 6 Pyongyang 8 Apr 2007 117 2:31:16 99 Maria Elena Valencia Jimenez MEX 1 Torreon (NC) 4 Mar 2007 118 2:31:21 Zhu Xiaolin CHN 4 Osaka (WC) 2 Sept 2007 119 2:31:25 100 ETH 5 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 120 2:31:26 Lidia Simon ROM 5 Osaka (WC) 2 Sept 2007 121 2:31:29 101 Zhang Xin CHN 6 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 122 2:31:31 102 Marisa Barros POR 1 Porto 21 Oct 2007 123 2:31:33 Rose Nyangacha Kerubo KEN 7 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 124 2:31:35 103 Yuka Ezaki JPN 5 Osaka 28 Jan 200 7 125 2:31:37 104 Tomoko Shimokawa JPN 9 Nagoya 11 Mar 2007 2008 Women’s Marathon Performance List Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:22:38 1 Zhang Yingying CHN 1 Xiamen 5 Jan 2008 2 2:22:42 2 Berhane Adere ETH 1 Dubai 18 Jan 20 08 3 2:22:53 3 Galina Bogomolova RUS 1 Roma 16 Mar 2008 4 2:23:09 4 Bezunesh Bekele ETH 2 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 5 2:23:23 5 Askale Tafa Magarsa ETH 3 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 6 2:23:27 6 Bai Xue CHN 2 Xiamen 5 Jan 2008 7 2:24:14 7 Irina Mikitenko GER 1 London 13 Apr 2008 8 2:24:39 8 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 2 London 13 Apr 2008 9 2:24:40 9 Dire Tune ETH 1 Houston 13 Jan 2008 10 2:25:10 10 Wei Yanan CHN 3 Xiamen 5 Jan 2008 11 2:25:10 11 Mara Yamauchi GBR 1 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 12 2:25:12 12 Lyubov Morgunova RUS 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 13 2:25:33 13 ETH 1 Paris 6 Apr 2008 14 2:25:34 14 Tomo Morimoto JPN 2 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 15 2:25:37 15 Worknesh Tola ETH 2 Paris 6 Apr 2008 16 2:25:37 16 Gete Wami ETH 3 London 13 Apr 2008 17 2:25:48 17 Rose Cheruiy ot KEN 4 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 18 2:25:51 18 Yurika Nakamura JPN 1 Nagoya 9 Mar 2008 19 2:26:00 19 Julia Mombi KEN 3 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 20 2:26:00 20 Lenah Cheruiyot KEN 3 Paris 6 Apr 2008 21 2:26:09 21 Miki Ohira JPN 4 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 22 2:26:10 22 Shit aye Gemechu ETH 4 Paris 6 Apr 2008 23 2:26:11 23 Zhang Shujing CHN 1 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 24 2:26:19 24 Yoshimi Ozaki JPN 2 Nagoya 9 Mar 2008 25 2:26:30 25 Salina Kosgei KEN 4 London 13 Apr 2008 26 2:26:34 26 Wang Jiali CHN 1 Zhengzou 30 Mar 2008 27 2:26 :39 27 Yuri Kano JPN 3 Nagoya 9 Mar 2008 28 2:26:45 28 Alice Timbilil KEN 5 Paris 6 Apr 2008 29 2:26:45 29 Ludmila Petrova RUS 5 London 13 Apr 2008 30 2:26:55 30 Madoka Ogi JPN 5 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 31 2:27:09 31 Chen Rong CHN 4 Xiamen 5 Jan 2008 32 2:2 7:14 32 Yumiko Hara JPN 4 Nagoya 9 Mar 2008 33 2:27:16 33 Chika Horie JPN 5 Nagoya 9 Mar 2008 34 2:27:17 34 Lidia Simon ROM 6 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 35 2:27:29 35 Alice Chelangat KEN 5 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 36 2:27:32 36 Zekeros Adnech ETH 2 Rotterdam 13 Apr 20 08 37 2:27:41 37 Souad Ait Salem ALG 6 London 13 Apr 2008 38 2:27:42 Berhane Adere ETH 7 London 13 Apr 2008 39 2:27:45 38 Constantina Tomescu -Dita ROM 8 London 13 Apr 2008 40 2:27:52 39 Mika Okunaga JPN 7 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 41 2:28:06 40 Aki Fujikawa JPN 8 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 42 2:28:15 Constantina Dita -Tomescu ROM 9 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 43 2:28:18 41 Larissa Zouzko RUS 2 Roma 16 Mar 2008 44 2:28:24 42 Asha Gigi ETH 6 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 45 2:28:24 43 Christelle Daunay FRA 10 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 46 2:28:3 3 44 Liz Yelling GBR 9 London 13 Apr 2008 47 2:28:36 45 Helena Javornik SLO 1 Treviso 30 Mar 2008 48 2:28:39 46 Wang Xueqin CHN 2 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 49 2:28:39 47 Pyo Un Suk PRK 1 Pyongyang 6 Apr 2008 50 2:28:40 48 Tetyana Filonoyuk UKR 6 Paris 6 Apr 20 08 51 2:28:50 49 Ayumi Nakayama JPN 11 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 52 2:28:52 50 Adriana Pirtea ROM 10 London 13 Apr 2008 53 2:28:56 Zhnag Shujing CHN 5 Xiamen 5 Jan 2008 54 2:29:03 51 Megumi Oshima JPN 6 Nagoya 9 Mar 2008 55 2:29:03 52 Alessandra Aguilar ESP 3 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 56 2:29:04 53 Aniko Kalovics HUN 3 Roma 16 Mar 2008 57 2:29:07 54 Miyuki Ando JPN 12 Osaka 27 Jan 2008 58 2:29:09 55 Tatiana Aryasova RUS 1 Los Angeles 2 Mar 2008 59 2:29:11 56 Hellen Kimutai KEN 3 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 60 2:29:11 57 Silvia Skvortsova RUS 11 London 13 Apr 2008 61 2:29:18 58 Hayley Haining GBR 12 London 13 Apr 2008 US All-Comers List

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:17:18 1 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 2 2:18:47 2 Catherine Ndereba KEN 1 Chicago 7 Oct 2001 3 2:19:26 Catherine Ndereba 2 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 4 2:20:42 3 Berhane Adere ETH 1 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 5 2:20:43 4 Margaret Okayo KEN 1 Boston 15 Apr 2002 6 2:20:47 5 Galina Bogomalova RUS 2 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 7 2:21:12 Catherine Ndereba KEN 2 Boston 15 Apr 2002 8 2:21:21 6 Joan Benoit-Samuelson USA 1 Chicago 20 Oct 1985 9 2:21:22 7 Yoko Shibui JPN 3 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 10 2:21:25 8 Deena Kastor USA 1 Chicago 9 Oct 2005 11 2:21:30 9 Constantina Tomescu-Dita ROM 2 Chicago 9 Oct 2005 12 2:21:31 10 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 4 Chicago 13 Oct 2002 13 2:21:33 Catherine Ndereba 1 Chicago 22 Oct 2000 14 2:21:45 11 Uta Pippig GER 1 Boston 18 Apr 1994 15 2:22:31 Margaret Okayo 1 New York 2 Nov 2003 16 2:22:36 12 Lornah Kiplagat KEN 2 Chicago 22 Oct 2000 17 2:22:36 13 Benita Johnson AUS 3 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 18 2:22:43 Joan Benoit USA 1 Boston 18 Apr 1983 19 2:22:59 14 Madai Perez MEX 4 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 20 2:23:03 Catherine Ndereba 2 New York 2 Nov 2003 21 2;23:05 15 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 2 Chicago 20 Oct 1985 22 2:23:07 Svetlana Zakharova 1 Chicago 12 Oct 2003 23 2:23:09 Paula Radcliffe 1 New York 4 Nov 2007 24 2:23:10 Paula Radcliffe 1 New York 7 Nov 2004 25 2:23:14 16 Susan Chepkemei KEN 2 New York 7 Nov 2004 26 2:23:21 17 Fatuma Roba ETH 1 Boston 20 Apr 1998 27 2:23:25 Fatuma Roba 1 Boston 19 Apr 1999 28 2:23:29 18 Rosa Mota POR 3 Chicago 20 Oct 1985 29 2:23:32 19 Gete Wami ETH 2 New York 4 Nov 2007 30 2:23:33 20 Valentina Yegorova RUS 2 Boston 18 Apr 1994 31 2:23:35 Constantina Tomescu-Dita 2 Chicago 12 Oct 2003 32 2:23:38 21 Rita Jeptoo KEN 1 Boston 17 Apr 2006 33 2:23:43 22 Olga Markova RUS 1 Boston 20 Apr 1992 34 2:23:43 Lornah Kiplagat NED 3 New York 2 Nov 2003 35 2:23:45 Constantina Tomescu-Dita 1 Chicago 10 Oct 2004 36 2:23:48 23 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 2 Boston 16 Apr 2006 37 2:23:53 Catherine Ndereba 1 Boston 16 Apr 2001 38 2:23:57 24 Joyce Chepchumba KEN 1 Chicago 11 Oct 1998 39 2:24:11 25 Reiko Tosa JPN 3 Boston 23 Apr 2006 40 2:24:18 26 POL 1 Boston 15 Apr 1991 41 2:24:21 Margaret Okayo 1 New York 4 Nov 2001 42 2:24:25 Constantina Tomescu-Dita 5 Chicago 22 Oct 2006 43 2:24:27 Catherine Ndereba 1 Boston 19 Apr 2004 44 2:24:30 Rosa Mota POL 1 Boston 18 Apr 1988 45 2:24:33 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 1 Boston 17 Apr 1989 46 2:24:33 27 Nuta Olaru ROM 2 Chicago 10 Oct 2004 47 2:24:40 28 Lisa Ondieki AUS 1 New York 1 Nov 1992 48 2:24:40 29 Dire Tune ETH 1 Houston 13 Jan 2008 49 2:24:41 Jelena Prokopcuka 1 New York 6 Nov 2005 50 2:24:43 30 Elfenesh Alemu ETH 2 Boston 19 Apr 2004 51 2:24:52 Joan Benoit 1 Los Angeles (OG) 5 Aug 1984 52 2:24:53 Jelena Prokopcuka 3 Chicago 12 Oct 2003 53 2:24:54 Elfenesh Alemu 2 Chicago 7 Oct 2001 54 2:24:55 Ingrid Kristiansen 1 Boston 21 Apr 1986 Boston Marathon All Time list - Women

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date 1 2:20:43 1 Margaret Okayo KEN 1 15 Apr 2002 2 2:21:12 2 Catherine Ndereba KEN 2 15 Apr 2002 3 2:21:45 3 Uta Pippig GER 1 18 Apr 1994 4 2:22:43 4 Joan Benoit USA 1 18 Apr 1983 5 2:23:21 5 Fatuma Roba ETH 1 20 Apr 1998 6 2:23:25 Fatuma Roba 1 19 Apr 1999 7 2:23:33 6 Valentina Yegorova RUS 2 18 Apr 1994 8 2:23:38 7 Rita Jeptoo KEN 1 17 Apr 2006 9 2:23:43 8 Olga Markova RUS 1 20 Apr 1992 10 2:23:48 9 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 2 16 Apr 2006 11 2:23:53 Catherine Ndereba 1 16 Apr 2001 12 2:24:11 10 Reiko Tosa JPN 3 23 Apr 2006 13 2:24:18 11 Wanda Panfil POL 1 15 Apr 1991 14 2:24:27 Catherine Ndereba 1 19 Apr 2004 15 2:24:30 12 Rosa Mota POL 1 18 Apr 1988 16 2:24:33 13 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 1 17 Apr 1989 17 2:24:43 14 Elfenesh Alemu ETH 2 19 Apr 2004 18 2:24:55 Ingrid Kristiansen 1 21 Apr 1986 19 2:25:11 Uta Pippig 1 17 Apr 1995 20 2:25:13 Catherine Ndereba 1 18 Apr 2005 21 2:25:15 15 Elana Meyer RSA 3 18 Apr 1994 22 2:25:19 16 Alena Peterkova CZE 4 18 Apr 1994 23 2:25:20 17 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 1 21 Apr 2003 24 2:25:21 Rosa Mota 1 20 Apr 1987 25 2:25:24 Rosa Mota 1 16 Apr 1990 26 2:25:27 Olga Markova 1 19 Apr 1993 27 2:25:28 18 Bruna Genovese ITA 4 17 Apr 2006 28 2:25:51 19 Fransiska Moser SUI 2 19 Apr 1999 29 2:26:01 Elfenesh Alemu 3 15 Apr 2002 30 2:26:11 Catherine Ndereba 1 17 Apr 2000 31 2:26:23 Fatuma Roba 1 21 Apr 1997 32 2:26:26 20 JPN 2 20 Apr 1992 33 2:26:27 21 Irina Bogacheva KGZ 2 17 Apr 2000 34 2:26:27 Fatuma Roba 3 17 Apr 2000 35 2:26:39 22 Yuko Arimori JPN 3 19 Apr 1999 36 2:26:40 23 Kim Jones USA 2 15 Apr 1991 37 2:26:42 24 Malgorzata Sobanska POL 2 16 Apr 2001 38 2:26:46 25 NZL 1 20 Apr 1981 39 2:26:51 Elana Meyer 2 17 Apr 1995 40 2:26:51 26 Lyubov Denisova RUS 2 21 Apr 2003 41 2:26:52 Uta Pippig 3 15 Apr 1991 42 2:26:52 27 JPN 5 17 Apr 2006 43 2:26:54 Joan Benoit 4 15 Apr 1991 44 2:26:55 28 Kamila Gradus POL 5 15 Apr 1991 45 2:26:58 29 Alevtina Biktimorova RUS 6 17 Apr 2006 46 2:27:03 Elfenesh Alemu 2 18 Apr 2005 47 2:27:09 Elana Meyer 2 21 Apr 1997 48 2:27:12 Uta Pippig 3 20 Apr 1992 Best Marks for Places

Place Time Name Nat Venue Date Note 1 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe GBR London 13 Apr 2003 WR 2 2:19:26 Catherine Ndereba KEN Chicago 13 Oct 2002 3 2:21:16 Deena Drossin USA London 13 Apr 2003 4 2:21:31 Svetlana Zakharova RUS Chicago 13 Oct 2002 5 2:21:58 Galina Bogomolova RUS London 23 Apr 2006 6 2:23:43 Constantina Tomescu-Dita ROM London 13 Apr 2003 7 2:24:01 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT London 13 Apr 2003 8 2:24:56 Elfenesh Alemu ETH London 13 Apr 2003 9 2:25:32 Mihaela Botezan ROM London 13 Apr 2003 Debut 10 2:26:29 Megumi Oshima JPN WC, Helsinki 14 Aug 2005 11 2:26:50 Madai Perez MEX WC, Helsinki 14 Aug 2005 12 2:27:14 Galina Karnatsevich BLR WC, Helsinki 14 Aug 2005 13 2:27:46 Dorota Gruca POL WC, Helsinki 14 Aug 2005 14 2:29:43 Jong Yong-Ok PRK WC, Helsinki 14 Aug 2005

Best Marks for Places in Boston Marathon – Women

Place Time Name Nat Date Note 1 2:20:43 Margaret Okayo KEN 15 Apr 2002 2 2:21:12 Catherine Ndereba KEN 15 Apr 2002 3 2:24:11 Reiko Tosa JPN 17 Apr 2006 4 2:25:19 Alena Peterkova CZE 18 Apr 1994 5 2:26:52 Kiyoko Shimahara JPN 17 Apr 2006 6 2:26:58 Alevtina Biktimirova RUS 17 Apr 2006 7 2:29:13 Lyudmila Petrova RUS 19 Apr 1999 8 2:29:52 Wei Yanan CHN 16 Apr 2001

Average Top 10 Performances in Major Marathons – Women

London Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date Note 1 2:15:25 1 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1 13 Apr 03 WR 2 2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe 1 17 Aprr 05 3 2:18:56 Paula Radcliffe 1 14 Apr 02 4 2:19:36 2 Deena Kastor USA 1 23 Apr 06 5 2:19:55 3 Catherine Ndereba KEN 2 13 Apr 03 6 2:20:38 4 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 1 22 Apr 07 7 2:21:06 5 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 1 21 Apr 85 WB 8 2:21:16 Deena Drossin 3 13 Apr 03 9 2:21:29 6 Lyudmilla Petrova RUS 2 23 Apr 06 10 2:21:45 7 Gete Wami ETH 2 22 Apr 07 Average 2:19:47

Chicago Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date Note 1 2:17:18 1 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1 13 Oct 02 WR 2 2:18:47 2 Catherine Ndereba KEN 1 7 Oct 01 WB 3 2:19:26 Catherine Ndereba 2 13 Oct 02 4 2:20:42 3 Berhane Adere ETH 1 22 Oct 06 NR 5 2:20:47 4 Galina Bogomolova RUS 2 22 Oct 06 6 2:21:21 5 Joan Benoit USA 1 20 Oct 85 7 2:21:22 6 Yoko Shibui JPN 3 13 Oct 02 8 2:21:25 7 Deena Kastor USA 1 9 Oc t 05 9 2:21:30 16 Constantina Tomescu -Dita ROM 2 9 Oct 05 10 2:21:31 17 Svetlana Zakharova RUS 4 13 Oct 02 Average 2:20:25

Berlin Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date Note 1 2:19:12 1 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1 25 Sept 05 2 2:19:41 2 Yoko Shibui JPN 1 26 Sept 04 3 2:19:46 3 Naoko Takahashi JPN 1 30 Sept 01 WB 4 2:20:43 4 Tegla Loroupe KEN 1 26 Sept 99 WB 5 2:21:34 5 Gete Wami ETH 1 24 Sept 06 6 2:21:49 Naoko Takahashi 1 29 Sept 02 7 2:23:17 Gete Wami 1 30 Sept 07 8 2:23:22 6 Salina Kosgei KEN 2 24 Sept 06 9 2:23:26 7 Hiromi Ominami JPN 2 26 Sept 04 10 2:23:44 8 Catherina McKiernan 1 28 Sept 97 Average 2:21:39

Beijing Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date Note 1 2:19:39 1 Sun Yingjie CHN 1 19 Oct 03 Asian R 2 2:21:01 Sun Yingjie 1 16 Oct 05 3 2:21:11 2 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 2 16 Oct 05 4 2:21:21 Sun Yingjie 2 20 Oct 02 5 2:23:17 3 Zhang Shujing CHN 3 20 Oct 02 6 2:23:37 4 Liu Min CHN 1 14 Oct 01 7 2:23:41 Zhou Chunxiu 2 19 Oct 03 8 2:23:57 5 Zhu Xiaolin CHN 4 20 Oct 02 9 2:24:02 6 Wei Yanan CHN 2 14 Oct 01 10 2:24:11 Sun Yingjie 1 17 Oct 04 Average 2:22:36

Osaka Ladies Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date Note 1 2:21:18 1 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1 26 Jan 03 2 2:21:45 2 Masako Chiba JPN 2 26 Jan 03 3 2:21:51 3 Naoko Sakamoto JPN 3 26 Jan 03 4 2:22:22 4 Lornah Kiplagat KEN 4 26 Jan 03 5 2:22:54 5 Lidia Simon ROM 1 30 Jan 00 6 2:22:56 6 Harumi Hiroyama JPN 2 30 Jan 00 7 2:22:56 7 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 1 30 Jan 05 8 2:23:11 8 Yoko Shibui JPN 1 28 Jan 01 Debut 9 2:23:24 Lidia Simon 1 31 Jan 99 10 2:23:30 9 Mari Ozaki JP N 5 26 Jan 03 Average 2:22:37

Boston Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date Note 1 2:20:43 1 Margaret Okayo KEN 1 15 Apr 02 2 2:21:12 2 Catherine Ndereba KEN 2 15 Apr 02 3 2:21:45 3 Uta Pippig GER 1 18 Apr 94 4 2:2 2:43 4 Joan Benoit USA 1 18 Apr 83 WB 5 2:23:21 5 Fatuma Roba ETH 1 20 Apr 98 6 2:23:25 Fatuma Roba 1 19 Apr 99 7 2:23:33 6 Valentina Yegorova RUS 2 18 Apr 94 8 2:23:38 7 Rita Jeptoo KEN 1 17 Apr 06 9 2:23:43 8 Olga Markova RUS 1 20 Apr 92 10 2:23:48 9 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 2 17 Apr 06 Average 2:22:47

New York Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date Note 1 2:22:31 1 Margaret Okayo KEN 1 2 Nov 03 2 2:23:03 2 Catherine Ndereba KEN 2 2 Nov 03 3 2:23:09 3 Paula Radcliffe GBR 1 5 Nov 07 4 2:23:10 Paula Radcliffe 1 7 Nov 04 5 2:23:13 4 Susan Chepkemei KEN 2 7 Nov 04 6 2:23:32 5 Gete Wami ETH 2 5 Nov 07 7 2:23:43 6 Lornah Kiplagat NED 3 2 Nov 03 8 2:24:21 Margaret Okayo 1 4 Nov 01 9 2:24:40 7 Lisa Ondieki AUS 1 1 Nov 92 10 2:24:41 8 Jelena Prokopcuka LAT 1 6 Nov 05 Average 2:23:36

Tokyo Women’s Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date 1 2:21:37 1 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1 18 Nov 07 2 2:22:12 2 Eri Ya maguchi JPN 1 21 Nov 99 3 2:23:31 3 Salina Kosgei KEN 2 18 Nov 07 4 2:24:02 4 Joyce Chepchumba KEN 1 19 Nov 00 5 2:24:39 5 Naoko Takahashi JPN 1 20 Nov 05 6 2:24:47 6 Reiko Tosa JPN 2 19 Nov 00 7 2:24:47 7 Elfenesh Alemu ETH 1 16 Nov 03 8 2:24:59 8 Banuelia Mrashani TAN 1 17 Nov 02 9 2:25:02 9 Rie Matsuoka JPN 2 17 Nov 02 10 2:25:08 10 Derartu Tulu ETH 1 18 Nov 01 Average 2:24:04

Nagoya Women’s Marathon

Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date 1 2:22:19 1 Naoko Takahashi JPN 1 12 Mar 00 2 2:23:26 2 Harumi Hiroyama JPN 1 12 Mar 06 3 2:23:57 3 Reiko Tosa JPN 1 14 Mar 04 4 2:23:58 4 Yoko Shibui JPN 2 12 Mar 06 5 2:24:19 5 Yumiko Hara JPN 1 13 Mar 05 6 2:24:25 6 Megumi Oshima JPN 2 13 Mar 05 7 2:24:36 Reiko Tosa 2 12 Mar 00 8 2:24:47 Megumi Tanaka 2 14 Mar 04 9 2:24:54 7 Ryoko Eda JPN 3 13 Mar 05 10 2:25:03 8 Takami Ominami JPN 1 9 Mar 03 Average 2:24:10

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