The record will be chasing in 2011 – part3

Haile Gebrselassie has top two performances as well as three performances in top 10. Can he make top three and/or four performances in top 10 in Tokyo? He needs to run faster than 2:04:27 to make top 3 and faster than 2:04:57 to make 4 in top 10.

The current all-time list is: Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:03:59 1 Haile Gebrselassie 1 ETH 1 28 Sept 08 2 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie 2 1 Berlin 30 Sep 07 3 2:04:27 2 1 KEN 1 5 Apr 09 4 2:04:27 3 1 KEN 2 Rotterdam 5 Apr 09 5 2:04:48 4 Patrick Makau 1 KEN 1 Rotterdam 11 Apr 10 6 2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie 3 1 Dubai 18 Jan 08 7 2:04:55 5 1 KEN 1 Berlin 28 Sept 03 8 2:04:55 6 1 KEN 2 Rotterdam 11 Apr 10 9 2:04:56 7 1 KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 03 10 2:04:57 8 Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang 1 KEN 1 Franfkurt 31 Oct 10

Best ever dominance of all-time list is by at the end of 1954 and also at the end of 1955. Peters occupied top five spot on the all-time list.

End of 1955 Performances Time Performers Name Nat Venue Date 1 2:17:39.4 1 Jim Peters 1 GBR Chiswick 26 June 1954 2 2:18:34.8 Jim Peters 2 Turku 4 Oct 1953 3 2:18:40.4 Jim Peters 3 Chiswick 13 June 1953 4 2:19:22 Jim Peters 4 Enschede 12 Sept 1953 5 2:20:42.2 Jim Peters 5 Chiswick 14 June 1952

Haile himself had top 3 and 4 in top 10 at the end of Jan 2009 (before Rotterdam 2009)

End of Jan 2009 Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:03:59 1 Haile Gebrselassie 1 ETH 1 Berlin 28 Sept 2008 2 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie 2 1 Berlin 30 Sep 2007 3 2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie 3 1 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 4 2:04:55 2 Paul Tergat 1 KEN 1 Berlin 28 Sept 2003 5 2:04:56 3 Sammy Korir 1 KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 2003 6 2:05:15 4 1 KEN 1 13 Apr 2008 7 2:05:24 5 1 KEN 2 London 13 Apr 2008 8 2:05:29 Haile Gebrselassie 4 1 Dubai 16 Jan 2009

Other notable dominances of top 10 all-time lists are by , and (see below)

All-time list at End of 1969 Performances Time Performers Name Nat Pos Venue Date 1 2:08:33.6 1 Derek Clayton 1 AUS 1 Antwerp 30 May 1969 2 2:09:36.4 Derek Clayton 2 1 3 Dec 1967 3 2:10:47.8 2 1 GBR 1 Fukuoka 8 Dec 1968 4 2:11:07.2 Bill Adcocks 2 1 Athinai 6 Apr 1969

And End of 1972 Performances Time Performers Name Nat Pos Venue Date 1 2:08:33.6 1 Derek Clayto n 1 AUS 1 Antwerp 30 May 1969 2 2:09:28 2 Ronald Hill 1 GBR 1 CWG - 23 July 1970 3 2:09:36.4 Derek Clayto n 2 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 1967 4 2:10:30 3 1 USA 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 1972 5 2:10:31 Ronald Hill 2 1 Boston 20 Apr 1970 6 2:10:37.8 4 Akio Usami 1 JPN 1 Fukuoka 6 Dec 1970 7 2:10:47.8 5 Bill Adcocks 1 GBR 1 Fukuoka 8 Dec 1968 8 2:11:07.2 Bill Adcocks 2 1 Athinai 6 Apr 1969 9 2:11:08.8 Derek Clayton 3 1 Hobart 25 Sept 1971

End of 1985 Performances Time Performers Name Nat Pos Venue Date 1 2:07:12 1 1 POR 1 Rotterdam 20 Apr 1985 2 2:07:13 2 Steve Jones 1 GBR 1 20 Oct 1985 3 2:08:05 Steve Jones 2 1 Chicago 21 Oct 1984 4 2:08:08 3 Robleh Djama 1 DJI 2 Chicago 20 Oct 1985 5 2:08:09 4 Ahmed Saleh 1 DJI 1 WCup – 14 Apr 1985 6 2:08:15 5 1 JPN 2 Wcup – Hiroshima 14 Apr 1985 7 2:08:16 Steve Jones 3 1 London 21 Apr 1985

End of 2002 Performances Time Performers Name Nat Pos Venue Date 1 2:05:38 1 Khalid Khannouchi 1 USA 1 London 14 Apr 2002 2 2:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi 2 1 Chicago 24 Oct 1999 3 2:05:48 2 Paul Tergat 1 KEN 2 London 14 Apr 2002 4 2:05:56 Khalid Khannouchi 3 1 Chicago 13 Oct 2002

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