Ormai da alcuni anni gli statistici di atletica della A.R.R.S. pubblica mensilmente la graduatoria delle gare su strada, su pista e cross che hanno ottenuto il miglior punteggio, calcolato in base alla qualità delle prestazioni ottenute. Per il mese di gennaio 2016 il cross del , sia per la gara maschile che per quella femminile, ha ottenuto il miglior risultato tra le gare italiane. Nella lista che segue, dopo le prime 10 gare, sono elencate le gare italiane rientrate nella lista. (a cura di Franco CIVAI, membro ARRS)

THE ANALYTICAL DISTANCE RUNNER

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The competitive level of races is based on the current point levels of the top five ranked runners in the race. This is compared to the average point level of the top ten ranked world and then scaled on a scale of 0 to 1000 altho it is possible with the scaling system being used, to exceed the 1000 point level.

JANUARY 2016

Cross races dominate the top of the lists this month with 70% of both the men's top ten and women's top ten fields being contested on turf. The remaining 30% were road races.

MEN

01 912 New Year Ekiden- Leg 2 8.30 km 01 Jan 2016 Maebashi JPN 02 783 Kenyan Police Cross Championships 10 km 16 Jan 2016 Nairobi KEN 03 747 Discovery Crosscountry 10 km 31 Jan 2016 Eldoret KEN 04 732 Cross Internacional Memorial Juan Mugu 10.80 km 24 Jan 2016 Elgoibar ESP 05 710 Aramco Half Mara 17 Jan 2016 Houston TX/USA 06 699 Cross Campaccio Internazionale 10 km 06 Jan 2016 ITA 07 691 Standard Chartered Dubai 22 Jan 2016 Dubai UAE 08 690 Cross Internacional de Itálica 10.85 km 17 Jan 2016 Seville ESP 09 678 Cross Internacional de San Sebastián 10 km 31 Jan 2016 San Sebastián ESP 10 665 Great Edinburgh Crosscountry 8 km 09 Jan 2016 Edinburgh SCO ...... 20 527 11.50 km 31 Jan 2016 San Vittore ITA ...... 32 442 Cross Internazionale della Vallagarina 9.07 km 24 Jan 2016 Villa Lagarina ITA ...... 53 282 Corrida di San Geminiano 13.10 km 31 Jan 2016 Modena ITA ...... 61 194 Cross Regionale 8 km 10 Jan 2016 Formigine ITA ...... 65 175 Tre Comuni 22.50 km 24 Jan 2016 Civita Castellana ITA ...... 73 92 Cross Regionale 10 km 24 Jan 2016 Forlì ITA ...... 80 57 La Corsa di Miguel 10 km 31 Jan 2016 Rome ITA

WOMEN

01 889 Discovery Kenya Crosscountry 8 km 31 Jan 2016 Eldoret KEN 02 835 Cross Internacional de Itálica 8.10 km 17 Jan 2016 Seville ESP 03 811 Aramco Half Mara 17 Jan 2016 Houston TX/USA 04 805 Osaka International Women's Marathon 31 Jan 2016 Osaka JPN 05 796 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 22 Jan 2016 Dubai UAE 06 777 Kenyan Police Cross Championships 10 km 16 Jan 2016 Nairobi KEN 07 761 Antrim International Cross Challenge 5.60 km 16 Jan 2016 Antrim NIR 08 745 Cross Internacional Memorial Juan Mugu 6.62 km 24 Jan 2016 Elgoibar ESP 09 688 Cross Campaccio Internazionale 6 km 06 Jan 2016 San Giorgio su Legnano ITA 10 667 Great Edinburgh Crosscountry 6 km 09 Jan 2016 Edinburgh SCO ...... 15 586 Cinque Mulini 6 km 31 Jan 2016 ITA ...... 30 426 Cross Internazionale della Vallagarina 6.44 km 24 Jan 2016 Villa Lagarina ITA ...... 35 382 Corrida di San Geminiano 13.10 km 31 Jan 2016 Modena ITA ...... 56 162 Cross Regionale 6 km 10 Jan 2016 Formigine ITA ------Statistics are derived from the ARRS database. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°

FEBRUARY 2016

While the most competitive men's and women's fields were in road races, indoor track races made substantial inroads to the top ten, accounting for half of the men's top ten. The top two for both men and women were road races with the World's Best 10K ahead of the RAK half marathon on the men's list and their positions were reversed on the women's list.

MEN

01 898 World's Best 10 km 28 Feb 2016 San Juan PUR 02 872 RAK Half Mara 12 Feb 2016 Ras Al Khaimah UAE 03 851 3000m 06 Feb 2016 Karlsruhe GER 04 838 Athletics Kenya Nairobi Crosscountry 10 km 13 Feb 2016 Nairobi KEN 05 808 PSD Bank Meeting 3000m 03 Feb 2016 Düsseldorf GER 06 736 Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix 3000m 20 Feb 2016 Glasgow SCO 07 733 3000m 17 Feb 2016 SWE 08 708 Tokyo International Marathon 28 Feb 2016 Tokyo JPN 09 700 NYRR 3000m 20 Feb 2016 New York NY/USA 10 689 USA Olympic Trials Marathon 13 Feb 2016 Los Angeles CA/USA

23- 483 Gensan Giulietta & Romeo Half Mara 14 Feb 2016 Verona ITA ...... 26- 457 Italian Cross Championships 10 km 21 Feb 2016 Gubbio ITA

WOMEN

01 890 RAK Half Mara 12 Feb 2016 Ras Al Khaimah UAE 02 829 World's Best 10 km 28 Feb 2016 San Juan PUR 03 785 Tokyo International Marathon 28 Feb 2016 Tokyo JPN 04 769 Athletics Kenya Nairobi Crosscountry 10 km 13 Feb 2016 Nairobi KEN 05 756 NYRR Millrose Games 5000m 20 Feb 2016 New York NY/USA 06 706 Kagawa Marugame International Half Mara 07 Feb 2016 Marugame JPN 07 672 USA Olympic Trials Marathon 13 Feb 2016 Los Angeles CA/USA 08 609 National Corporate Championships Half Mara 14 Feb 2016 Yamaguchi JPN 09 609 Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix 3000m 20 Feb 2016 Glasgow SCO 10 605 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 3000m 14 Feb 2016 Boston MA/USA

23- 452 Italian Cross Championships 8 km 21 Feb 2016 Gubbio ITA ...... 70- 151 Gensan Giulietta & Romeo Half Mara 14 Feb 2016 Verona ITA

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MARCH 2016

The two IAAF World Championships events held in March fielded the two most competitive men's fields and the 1st and 3rd most competitive women's fields, with the half marathon championships topping both lists. Road races dominated the top ten.

MEN

01 986 IAAF World Championships Half Mara 26 Mar 2016 Cardiff WAL 02 886 IAAF World Indoor Championships 3000m 20 Mar 2016 Portland OR/USA 03 760 USA Indoor Championships 3000m 11 Mar 2016 Portland OR/USA 04 707 Athletics Kenya Meeting- Heat 2 5000m 18 Mar 2016 Nakuru KEN 05 704 NN City Pier City Half Mara 06 Mar 2016 The Hague NED 06 685 Internacional de Lisboa EDP Half Mara 20 Mar 2016 Lisbon POR 07 680 United Airlines NYC Half Mara 20 Mar 2016 New York NY/USA 08 650 African Cross Championships 10 km 12 Mar 2016 Yaoundé CMR 09 643 Seoul International Marathon 20 Mar 2016 Seoul KOR 10 630 Paris Half Mara 06 Mar 2016 Paris FRA

17- 505 Stramilano Half Mara 20 Mar 2016 Milan ITA

27- 418 Città di Fucecchio Half Mara 06 Mar 2016 Fucecchio ITA

30- 394 Roma-Ostia Half Mara 13 Mar 2016 Ostia ITA

33- 392 Italian Indoor Championships 3000m 06 Mar 2016 Ancona ITA

35- 365 FISU World University Championships 10.70 km 12 Mar 2016 Cassino ITA 36- 364 Lago Maggiore Half Mara 06 Mar 2016 Verbania ITA

41- 333 Città di Prato Half Mara 28 Mar 2016 Prato ITA

51- 281 Ferrara Half Mara 20 Mar 2016 Ferrara ITA

63- 203 Trofeo Cassa Rurale Valsugana e Tesino 5.50 km 28 Mar 2016 Ospedaletto ITA

COMPETITIVE LEVEL OF RACES 2016 Women's

01 965 IAAF World Championships Half Mara 26 Mar 2016 Cardiff WAL 02 815 United Airlines NYC- elite women Half Mara 20 Mar 2016 New York NY/USA 03 794 IAAF World Indoor Championships 3000m 20 Mar 2016 Portland OR/USA 04 741 African Cross Championships 10 km 12 Mar 2016 Yaoundé CMR 05 697 Nagoya Women's Marathon 13 Mar 2016 Nagoya JPN 06 695 Internacional de Lisboa EDP Half Mara 20 Mar 2016 Lisbon POR 07 679 USA Indoor Championships 3000m 11 Mar 2016 Portland OR/USA 08- 661 Roma-Ostia Half Mara 13 Mar 2016 Ostia ITA 09 625 Seoul International Marathon 20 Mar 2016 Seoul KOR 10 559 Paris Half Mara 06 Mar 2016 Paris FRA

17- 479 Stramilano Half Mara 20 Mar 2016 Milan ITA

20- 455 FISU World University Championships 6.20 km 12 Mar 2016 Cassino ITA

37- 259 Città di Fucecchio Half Mara 06 Mar 2016 Fucecchio ITA

53- 163 Città di Prato Half Mara 28 Mar 2016 Prato ITA

64- 103 Italian Indoor Championships 3000m 06 Mar 2016 Ancona ITA

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