DubaiMarathon 2015:official media guide

DUBAIMARATHON
FRIDAY 23RD JANUARY 2015
STANDARD CHARTERED
42KM MARATHON • 10KM ROAD RACE • 4KM FUN RUN
MEDIA GUIDE
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HH SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM
CROWN PRINCE OF DUBAI, CHAIRMAN OF DUBAI SPORTS COUNCIL

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www.dubaimarathon.org
Under the Patronage
of
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council

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STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015
TITLE SPONSOR
PRIZE MONEY
SPONSORS
OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

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CONTENTS
2014 Race Review 6
MEDIA INFORMATION
Introduction 13
The Media Team 13
The Media Centre 14
Press Conferences 14
THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE
Start Details 17
Course Details 17
Times and Drinks Stations 17
Course Maps 18
THE 2015 RACES
Start Times 25
ELITE RUNNERS
Elite Men: Entries 26
Elite Men: Biographies 27
Elite Women: Entries 32
Elite Women: Biographies 33
Awards and Bonuses 38
DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS
Champions and Course Records 41
Past Results 42
Margins of Victory 50
WORLD MARATHON STATISTICS
World and Continental Records 51
World All-Time Top 50 52
World’s Best in 2014 56
World Record Pace Guide 60
Weather 62
THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE
Event Officials 67
THE MASS EVENT
Total number of participants year-by-year 71

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For the third year in a row, a marathon ‘new
boy’ won the Standard Chartered Dubai
Marathon as teenager Tsegaye Mekonnen
led an Ethiopian whitewash in the emirate in
January 2014.
The 18 year-old caused a major surprise,
running 2h:04m:32s in his first marathon, to
break the unofficial World Junior Record by 95
seconds and record the second fastest time
ever seen in the Standard Chartered Dubai
Marathon.
The second and third placed athletes also
achieved world-class times of sub 2:06 with
fellow Ethiopians Markos Geneti and Girmay
Birhanu finishing in 2:05:13 and 2:05:49
respectively.
As expected the women’s race was also
dominated by Ethiopians, who took the first
nine places. Surprisingly Mula Seboka beat
favourites Meselech Melkamu and Meseret
Hailu to romp home in 2:25:01 and collect the
US$200,000 first prize. Melkamu followed in
second place with 2:25:23, Firehiwot Dado
was third in 2:25:53 with Hailu fourth in
2:26:20.
“The pace was changing a lot during the
first half and I think with an even pace I could
have run faster,” said Tsegaye Mekonnen.
“But of course I’m very happy and proud of
my performance. I had no idea about the
World Junior Record so this is a bonus for
me.”
The men’s race began very fast with split
times that were well inside the then world
record of 2:03:23 established by Kenya’s
Wilson Kipsang in Berlin in 2013. A group of
around 20 athletes passed 10km in 29:14
and then reached the half way mark in 61:37.
However at that stage the pace had
already dropped to around 2m:58s to 3m
per kilometre. This was not fast enough for
Kipsang’s world record which was soon out of
reach.
However, with a new unofficial World
Junior Record (the IAAF does not not officially
list junior records for the marathon) and the
second best time for the event in fifteen years,
the men’s race once again underlined the
pace of what is one of the fastest courses in
world marathon running.
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ETHIOPIAN CLEAN SWEEP
AS MEKONNEN SETS WORLD
JUNIOR RECORD

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For Seboka, who finished 11th in Dubai
two years earlier and subsequently outside
of the money, the richest prize available in
international marathon running will make
a huge difference. “I will partly use this to
support my parents and some poor people
back home,” said the diminutive Ethiopian. “I
will have to speak to my husband about what
we do with the other part of it.”
In the 10km Road Race, victory in the
men’s division went to John Ndugu of Kenya
(28m:56s) with Feysa Dejene Amosha of
Ethiopia in second (28m:58s) and Ihya
Ben-Youssef of Morocco in third (29m:32s).
The women’s race saw victory go to
Gladys Jemaiyo (33m:40s) of Kenya as her
compatriot Sheila Jeptoo Rono (35m:03s)
and Selam Wale Mihret of Ethiopia (35m:44s)
claimed second and third respectively.
Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and
Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council and
supported by the Dubai Sports Council,
adidas, Dubai Eye 103.8FM, Masafi, Dubai
Holding, Dubai Police, the RTA and Dubai
Municipality, the Standard Chartered Dubai
Marathon saw the trophies presented by a
host of dignitaries.
Leading the presentation party was HH
Sheikh Majed bin Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Chairman Dubai Culture &
Art Authority with HE Mattar Al Tayer, Vice
Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council,
Ahmed Al Kamali, President of the UAE
Athletics Federation and IAAF Council
Member, and Jonathan Morris, Standard
Chartered Bank CEO UAE.
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RESULTS
MEN’S MARATHON
1 Mekonnen Asefa, Tsegaye (ETH) 2:04:32
2 Geneti Guteta, Markos (ETH) 2:05:13
3 Birhanu Gebru, Girmay (ETH) 2:05:49
4 Tola Adera, Tamirat (ETH) 2:06:17
5 Bekele Molaign, Azmeraw (ETH) 2:07:12
6 Shumi Dechase (ETH) 2:07:13
7 Abrha Milaw (ETH) 2:07:46
8 Abera Kassw (ETH) 2:08:18
9 Abdeimounaim Harroufi (USA) 2:09:11
10 Belachew Alemay (ETH) 2:09:50
RESULTS
WOMEN’S MARATHON
1 Seboka Seyfu, Mula (ETH) 2:25:01
2 Melkamu Haileyesus, Meselech (ETH) 2:25:23
3 Dado Tufa, Firehiwot (ETH) 2:25:53
4 Hailu Debele, Meseret (ETH) 2:26:20
5 Moges Cherenet, Betelhem (ETH) 2:26:42
6 Amane Gobena (ETH) 2:27:05
7 Fantu Eticha (ETH) 2:27.36
8 Goitetom Haftu (ETH) 2:27:44
9 Sechale Dalasa (ETH) 2:27:47
10 Sultan Haydar (TUR) 2:27:54
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STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2014 RESULTS
RESULTS
MEN’S 10KM
1 John Ndugu (KEN) 28.56
2 Feysa Dejene (ETH) 28.58
3 Ihya Ben-Youssef (MOR) 29.32
RESULTS
WOMEN’S 10KM
1 Gladys Jimaiyo (KEN) 33.41
2 Sheila Jeptoo (KEN) 35.03
3 Wale Mihret (ETH) 35.44

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MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA
INFORMATION
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MEDIA
INFORMATION
MEDIA INFORMATION
n Introduction
n The Press Team
n The Press Centre
n Press Conferences

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MEDIA INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the 2015 Standard Chartered
Dubai Marathon Media Guide. We hope you
find everything you need to help you cover
this year’s event in these pages. Please do
not hesitate to ask one of the media team if
you require anything else.
The following sections provide information (up
to date at the time of printing) about the Dubai
Marathon course, its history, this year’s races
and leading entrants, marathon statistics, the
mass race and the organisation.
THE MEDIA TEAM
The 2015 media team is managed by Alan
Ewens. The team will be based in the Official
Media Centre on Umm Suqeim Road from
Wednesday 21st January to Friday 23rd
January inclusive.
Alan Ewens Media Director
alan2804@emirates.net.ae
Andy Edwards International News Relations
edwardstrackwise@aol.com
Joerg Wenig International News Relations
joergwenig@t-online.de
Karen Rowlands Media Assistant
krowlands@mailme.ae
Samantha Lloyd International Radio & TV News
sam@lloydbell.co.uk
Jon Walley Official Event Photographer
jwalley@emirates.net.ae
Giancarlo Colombo Official Event Photographer
infogiancarlocolombo@me.com

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MEDIA INFORMATION
THE MEDIA CENTRE
The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
operates a temporary Media Centre during
the days leading up to the event and on race
day.
ADDRESS
Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Media
Centre, Umm Suqeim Road, Dubai.
OPENING HOURS
Wednesday 21 January & Thursday 22
January - 9.00am-6.00pm.
RACE DAY
Friday 23 January - 5.00am onwards.
CONTACTS
Alan Ewens +97150 4514188
Karen Rowlands +97150 6451439
GENERAL FACILITIES
Members of the media should come to the
Media Centre during opening hours (listed
above) to pick up their accreditation –
accreditation will also be available for collection
at the pre-event press conference being held at
the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers on
January 21 at 11am. Latest race information
will also be available from the Media Centre.
Food & Beverage will be provided as well as
full wireless access.
RACE DAY FACILITIES
On race day the main Media Centre will be open
from 5.00am providing a comfortable indoor
location so journalists can cover all aspects of
the marathon opposite the start and finish line.
Refreshments will be served throughout the day.
Please note: Entry to the main race day
Media Centre on Friday 23 January will be
by accreditation only. This must be collected
during race week from the Media Centre (see
opening hours). No accreditation will be
provided on race day.
PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
January 21, 2015
Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers -
11.00am
January 23, 2013
The post-race medalists press conferences
will be held in the event’s Media Centre with a
time to be confirmed on the day shortly after
the race.
More information can be found on the website
– www.dubaimarathon.org. Throughout race
week, the website will carry the latest news,
radio interviews and coverage of the press
conference.
Photographers, journalists and editors can
view, download and publish free-to-use
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THE DUBAI
MARATHON COURSE
THEDUBAI
MARATHONCOURSE
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THEDUBAI
MARATHONCOURSE
n Start Details
n Course Details
n Times and Drinks Stations
n Course Maps
THE DUBAI
MARATHON COURSE

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THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE
MARATHON START
The Marathon will start on the Umm Suqeim
Road past the Police Academy near the
Madinat Jumeirah Jumeirah overlooking the
iconic Burj Al Arab.
Elite Men
Elite Women
Wheelchair Race – Men and Women
Mass runners
10KM START
The 10km will also start on the Umm Suqeim
Road past the Police Academy near the
Madinat Jumeirah Jumeirah overlooking the
iconic Burj Al Arab.
COURSE DETAILS
The Marathon Route will start on the Umm
Suqeim Road at the Madinat Jumeirah
end turning right onto the Jumeirah Beach
Road running past the Burj Al Arab and the
Jumeirah Beach Hotel. The runners will head
up the Jumeirah Beach Road running towards
the Union Flag, running past it and turning
at the next junction heading back along the
Jumeirah Beach Road past the Union Flag
again. The runners will then run back along
the Jumeirah Beach Road running past the
Grand Mosque, the Jumeirah Beach Park and
head back towards the Burj Al Arab. After
passing the Burj Al Arab again the runners
will head past the Madinat Jumeirah along
Al Sufouh Road running past the entrance to
Palm Island and turning back at The One &
Only Royal Mirage Hotel entrance at Dubai
Media City heading back along Al Sufouh
Road to the finish towards the Burj Al Arab. At
the Madinat Jumeirah junction the runners will
turn right along the Umm Suqueim Road for
approx 500 metres to the finish just before the
Dubai Police Academy. The course is fast and
flat with excellent road surfaces.
KILOMETRE MARKERS
Kilometre markers will be placed prominently
on the route every kilometre of the course.
TIME KEEPING
The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon uses
advance MIKATAGS technology to time all
runners in the race, including the wheelchair
athletes.
All runners will be issued with a number
including a Tag - a transponder attached
to their running number. This Tag is read
each time the runner passes strategically
placed mats and the finish line. These times
are instantly relayed using an integrated
communications system developed by Mika
Timing, the marathon’s information services
provider, to TV for immediate on–screen
display. The same information is also delivered
to the marathon’s race day Media Centre to
provide an instant resource for the world’s
media.
All results will be posted on the Standard
Chartered Dubai Marathon website on race
day. The address is www.dubaimarathon.org
DRINKS AND DRINKS STATIONS
Dehydration is the biggest problem that
marathon runners have to overcome. In a
hard race on a hot and humid day, up to four
litres of fluid can be lost through sweating and
exhalation. It is important for runners to keep
well hydrated. It should also be noted that
overhydration can also be an issue. It is just
as important for runners not to overhydrate
reducing sodium levels.
Isotonic drinks supplied by Isostar will
be available at six stations. Drinks will be
provided at the 10km, 15km, 20km, 25km,
30km and 35km stations. Water supplied by
Masafi will be available at every 2.5km starting
from 5km with the last drinks available at
40km and the finish. Around 100,000 359ml
and 500ml plastic bottles of water have been
supplied to meet the needs of the Marathon.
In addition to water, many of the elite
runners prefer to drink their own special
drinks during the race. These special bottles
are collected on Thursday night, kept in
secure and cool conditions and placed on the
route at the drink stations before the race.
START DETAILS

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COURSE MAP STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON
UMM SUQ
UMM SUQEIM (2)
UMM SUQEIM (3)
AL SUFOUH ROAD
JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD
THE PALM JUMEIRAH
THE UNIVERSE
AL SUFOUH (2)
AL SUFOUH (1)
DUBAI
MEDIA CITY
ACH RESIDENCE
THE LAKES
AL BARSHA (3)
AL BARSHA (1)
AL BARSHA (2) AL QUOZ
INDUSTRIAL (2)
AL QUOZ
INDUSTRIAL (1)AL QUOZ
INDUSTRIAL (3)
AL QUOZ
INDUSTRIAL (4)
DUBAI MEDIA
CITY EXTENSION
EMIRATES HILLS
UMM
AL SHEIF
AL MANARA AL SAF
DUBAI
INTERNET CITY
Madinat Jumeirah
Burj Al Arab
Dubai
Police
Academy
Du
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Mall of the
Emirates
Jumeirah
Beach HotelOne & Only
Royal Mirage
Dubai
College
FINISH
START

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AL SATWA
AL BADA’A
AL SATWA
JUMEIRAH (1)
JUMEIRAH (2)
JUMEIRAH (3)
QEIM (1)
JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD
BUSINESS BAY
THE OLD TOWN
ZA’ABEEL (2)
ZA’ABEEL (1)
AL QUOZ (1)
AL QUOZ (3)
AL QUOZ (4)
AFA (2) AL SAFA (1)
AL WASL
AL JAFILIYA
AL HUDAIBA
AL KIFAF
Burj
Khalifa
Emirates
Towers
Union
House
Dubai Oﬀshore
Sailing Club
Jumeirah
Beach Park

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SITE MAP START & FINISH
SHEIKH ZAYED RD
SHEIKH ZAYED RD
AL SUFOUH ROAD
JUMEIRAH BEACH RD
UMMSUQEIMRD
AL WASL RD
Madinat
Jumeirah
Burj
Al Arab
Jumeirah
Beach Hotel
Mall of the
Emirates
ROAD CLOSED
GRANDSTAND
GRANDSTAND
VIP
PARKING
JUNCTION CLOSED
U-TURNONLY
ROAD CLOSED
ROAD CLOSED
MetroMall of theEmirates
Metro
First Gulf
Bank
BAGGAGE
TOILETS
MEETING POINT
Dubai
Police
Academy
WALK TO THE START
WALKTOTHESTART
10KM & 4KM MEDALS + WATER
FINISH
MARATHON
ALL
STARTS
Al Jalila
Foundation
Petrol
Station
FINISH
10K & 4K

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COURSE MAP STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON - 10KM ROAD RACE
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UMM SUQEIM (1)
UMM SUQEIM (2)
UMM SUQEIM (3)
JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD
THE UNIVERSE
(1)
AL QUOZ
AL QU
AL QUOZ
INDUSTRIAL (1)AL QUOZ
INDUSTRIAL (3)
UMM
AL SHEIF
AL MANARA AL SAFA (2)
Madinat
Jumeirah
Burj Al Arab
Dubai
Police
cademy
Mall of
Emirates
Jumeirah
Beach Hotel
FINISH
START
UMM SUQ
UMM SUQEIM (2)
UMM SUQEIM (3)
AL SUFOUH ROAD
JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD
THE UNIVERSE
UFOUH (2)
AL BARSHA (1)
UMM
AL SHEIF
AL MANARA AL SAF
Madinat Jumeirah
Burj Al Arab
Dubai
Police
Academy
Du
S
Mall of
Emirates
Jumeirah
Beach Hotel
START
FINISH
COURSE MAP STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON - 4KM FUN RUN

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THE2015
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THE 2015 RACES
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RACES
THE 2015 RACES
n Start Times
n Elite Men: Entries
n Elite Men: Biographies
n Elite Women: Entries
n Elite Women: Biographies
n Awards and Bonuses

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THE 2015 RACES
START TIMES
07:00am ............................................ Elite Men’s/Women’s Race
07:00am ............................................ Dubai Marathon Mass Participants
07:15am ............................................ 10km Road Race Men & Women
11:00am ............................................ 4km Fun Run

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ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN: ENTRIES
BIB Name Country Bib Name PB
1 Lelisa Desisa Benti Ethiopia DESISA 2:04:45
2 Berhanu Shiferu Tolcha Ethiopia SHIFERU 2:04:48
3 Feysa Lelisa Gemechu Ethiopia LELISA 2:04:52
4 Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha Ethiopia KENENISA 2:05:04
5 Bazu Worku Hayla Ethiopia WORKU 2:05:25
6 Girmay Birhanu Gebru Ethiopia BIRHANU 2:05:49
7 Chele Dechase Beyene Ethiopia DECHASE 2:06:33
8 Limenih Getachew Yizengaw Ethiopia GETACHEW 2:06:49
9 Tariku Jufar Robi Ethiopia JUFAR 2:06:50
10 Belay Asefa Bedada Ethiopia ASEFA 2:07:10
11 Deribe Robi Melka Ethiopia ROBI 2:07:16
12 Amanuel Mesel Tikue Eritrea MESEL 2:08:17
13 Dereje Tesfaye Gebrehiwot Ethiopia TESFAYE 2:08:17
14 Habtamu Assefa Wakeyo Ethiopia ASSEFA 2:08:28
15 Adugna Takele Bikila Ethiopia TAKELE 2:08:37
16 Abebe Negewo Degefa Ethiopia NEGEWO 2:08:46
17 Sisay Lemma Kasaye Ethiopia LEMMA 2:09:02
18 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Embaye Eritrea GHEBRESLASSIE 2:09:08
19 Ezikiel Kiptoo Chebii Kenya CHEBII 2:09:15
20 Asmare Workneh Abate Ethiopia WORKNEH 2:09:20
21 Mutai Kipkemei Kenya KIPKEMEI 2:09:29
22 Vitaly Shafar Ukraine SHAFAR 2:09:37
23 Afework Mesfin Woldetensae Ethiopia MESFIN 2:09:47
24 Birhanu Addise Achamie Ethiopia ADDISE 2:10:20
25 Simon Cheprot Kenya CHEPROT 59:20 H
26 Andualem Belay Shiferaw Ethiopia BELAY 60:06 H
27 Mule Wasihun Lakew Ethiopia WASIHUN 60:08 H
28 Abdi Fufa Nigassa Ethiopia FUFA DEBUT
29 Boniface Kosgei Kirui Kenya KIRUI -
30 Lemi Berhanu Hayle Ethiopia HAYLE -
31 Chala Lelisa Debele Ethiopia DEBELE -
32 Kidane Tadessa Habtesilase Eritrea TADESSA -
33 Asefa Diro Hunde Ethiopia DIRO -
34 Eliud Kiprop Tarus Kenya TARUS -
35 Edwin Kibet Koech Kenya KOECH -
36 Bekana Seboka Dubaru Ethiopia SEBOKA -
37 Stanley Kessio Kibet Kenya KIBET -
38 Bikila Bayisa Garedew Ethiopia BAYISA -
39 Habib Dube Bariso Ethiopia DUBE -

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ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES
Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia)
Born: 14 January, 1990
(25 years)
Marathon Best: 2:04:45
(1st - Standard Chartered
Dubai Marathon, 2013)
Berhanu Shiferaw (Ethiopia)
Born: 31 May, 1993
(21 years)
(2nd - Standard Chartered
Feysa Lilesa (Ethiopia)
Born: 1 February, 1990
(23 years)
(2nd - Chicago, 2012)
Lelisa Desisa made history
when the Ethiopian won the
Standard Chartered Dubai
Marathon title in 2013. Not only
did he smash the sub-2:05
barrier on his marathon debut,
he led five men across the
finish line under that time, an
unprecedented achievement in
marathon history.
He is yet another Ethiopian
from the Oromia region, as are
Kenenisa Bekele, the Dibaba
sisters and the women’s
Olympic Marathon champions
Fatuma Roba and Tiki Gelana.
After such a glittering debut,
he maintained a busy and
successful schedule in the rest
of 2013, winning Boston in April
before taking a silver medal
in the World Championship
Marathon in Moscow in August.
His rise was checked when
he failed to finish Boston in
2014 but redeemed himself
with second place in New York
in November. Although he
hasn’t run close to his debut
time, Dubai’s course should
offer the ideal chance to attack
2:05 and better.
He is one of the numerous
Ethiopians who have achieved
tremendous break-throughs
in Dubai in recent years. Two
years ago, Shiferaw announced
himself on the world stage with
a personal best of 2:04:48
when he chased the winner and
compatriot Lelisa Desisa all the
way to the finish line, losing by
two seconds. The 19-year-old
had taken just over four minutes
off his fastest time.
Subsequently the former
steeple chaser, who ran his
marathon debut at the age of
18 with a fine 2:09:19 finish in
Ljubljana, has not competed
again internationally. Two years
after his scintillating marathon
debut, Berhanu returns to
Dubai, ready to give his career
another major boost.
A highly experienced marathon
runner who won a bronze
medal at the 2011 World
Championships in Daegu, South
Korea, Feysa Lilesa should
welcome the opportunity of
showing he remains fast and
competitive on his Dubai debut.
His best time is 2:04:52
for second place in Chicago
in 2012 and he was fourth in
London a year later in 2:07:46.
However, apart from the bronze
in the World Championships
over three years ago, most
of his recent marathons have
brought disappointment. 2013
brought setbacks as he failed to
finish the World Championship
Marathon in Moscow and then
Frankfurt, almost three months
later. He returned to more solid
form with 2:08:26 for ninth place
in London in April, 2014.

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Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)
Born: 13 June, 1982
(32 years)
(1st - Paris, 2014)
Bazu Worku (Ethiopia)
Born: 15 September, 1990
(24 years)
(3rd - Berlin, 2010)
Girmay Birhanu (Ethiopia)
Born: 22 November, 1986
(28 years)
(3rd - Standard Chartered
The range of Kenenisa’s
achievements, combined with
the way the men’s marathon
has developed in the past
couple of years, makes the
Ethiopian’s debut in Dubai a
tantalising prospect.
His marathon debut in Paris
in April 2014 suggested that his
talent for the classic distance
on the road could match what
he has already displayed over
track and cross country; an
ability which has won him three
Olympic titles and a grand total
of 16 world crowns, coupled
with the kind of finishing speed
at the end of a track race which
ensures he remains the world
record holder at 5,000m and
10,000m.
Following his victorious
Parisian debut, Kenenisa
finished fourth in Chicago in
2:05:51. If he is to mount a
creditable challenge for Olympic
Marathon glory in Rio 2016,
Dubai will be a crucial stage in
his development.
Bazu Worku turned to the
marathon while still in his teens
and produced two superb
performances. At the age of 18
he ran 2:06:05 to finish second
in Paris in 2009. At the time this
was an unofficial world junior
record (while the IAAF does
not recognise junior records in
the marathon, these times are
widely listed).
He then significantly
improved in his third marathon
in Berlin 2010. Despite atrocious
weather conditions he finished
third in 2:05:25 and the only
men to beat him were the
Kenyan superstars Patrick
Makau and Geoffrey Mutai.
Shortly after his 20th birthday
he became the youngest
marathon runner to break 2:06.
Subsequently the Ethiopian
hasn’t quite lived up to those
outstanding early performances
but he did win both marathons
he contested in 2014, winning
Houston in 2:07:32 and then the
Otsu title in Japan with 2:09:10
with just six weeks in between.
Girmay returns for his third
appearance in Dubai. Two
years ago the Ethiopian ran
his marathon debut on this
super flat course, clocking a
fine 2:09:48. He then went into
marathon overdrive, completing
three more within six months,
completely against standard
coaching advice.
His stamina held up for
most of the time, producing
runner-up finishes in Rome
and Prague and then fourth
on Australia’s Gold Coast. But
this was hardly good long term
planning and his approach
changed in 2013 and paid off
with an improvement of more
than two minutes in Amsterdam
with second place in 2:06:06.
He was back in Dubai last year
and finished third in 2:05:49.
His most recent marathon
brought victory in Beijing in
2:10:42 in December, despite
the city’s notorious air pollution.

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Chele Dechasa (Ethiopia)
Born: 13 June, 1984
(30 years)
(2nd - Dubai, 2010)
Limenih Getachew
(Ethiopia)
Born: 1991
(2nd - Paris, 2014)
Tebalu Zawude (Ethiopia)
(27 years)
(4th - Frankfurt, 2014)
It’s been five years since he
produced a memorable run
for runner-up in Dubai and a
personal best which still stands.
The second place behind Haile
Gebrselassie at his peak proved
that his fellow Ethiopian was
a marathon man to watch for
the future, especially as he had
sliced almost two minutes from
his debut for second place in
Amsterdam in 2008.
His return to Dubai in
2012 did not end so happily
as Dechasa trailed in 17th in
2:09:22, though the time was
certainly respectable by the
standards of most international
races. However, he has shown
he can compete with the best
and take podium places, finishing
third in Amsterdam in 2010 and
occupying the same position in
Rotterdam the following year.
He showed solid form to finish
second in 2:11:26 in Chunchon,
South Korea in 2014.
Three consecutive runners-
up positions mark Limenih
Getachew as one to watch at
this year’s Standard Chartered
Dubai Marathon.
The young Ethiopian made
his debut at the classic distance
in the German city of Cologne in
2012 when he claimed second
place in an impressive debut
time of 2:07:39. The following
year he returned to German
soil to compete in the Hamburg
Marathon and again he claimed
silver, bettering his own personal
best by four seconds coming
home in 2:07:35.
His biggest marathon
challenge came in April last year
when he competed alongside
Kenenisa Bekele on a day when
his legendary compatriot made
a winning debut and set a
new course record in the Paris
Marathon. Limenih also had
reason to celebrate with yet
another runners-up spot and a
new personal best of 2:06:49.
He also has a half marathon
personal best of 1:02:22, set in
Addis Ababa in February 2014.
He made a solid improvement
in only his second marathon in
running 2:07:10 for fourth place
in Frankfurt last October. That
was barely nine months after his
marathon debut in January 2014
when Tebalu finished second in
Marrakech in 2:08:20.
In a busy year, he was
third in the traditionally high
quality Berlin BIG 25 in May,
clocking 1:13:09 for the rarely
run distance. His best for a
half marathon may not initially
catch the eye, but the 61:34
was set at altitude in winning
the Ethiopian national title in
February 2014.

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Belay Asefa (Ethiopia)
Born: 17 June, 1992
(22 years)
(4th - Hamburg, 2014)
Deribe Roba (Ethiopia)
(5th - Frankfurt, 2014)
Ezekiel Chebii (Kenya)
(24 years)
(1st - Madrid, 2014)
Belay made an impressive
improvement on his marathon
best in Hamburg last May. His
fourth place in 2:07:11 was
over two and a half minutes
faster than his previous fastest
time, set in finishing third at
the Eindhoven race in the
Netherlands in October 2013.
This is a rate of
improvement which the fast
Dubai course has the potential
to accelerate still further.
His half marathon best is
60:59, set in winning the Lake
Maggiore event at Verbania in Italy
in 2012, the same year in which
he finished eleventh in the World
Half Marathon Championships.
The year of 2014 began in fine
style for Deribe Roba, almost a
year to the day before he runs
in Dubai. He won the Marrakech
Marathon in Morocco in
2:08:04, finishing 16 seconds
clear of compatriot and Dubai
rival Tebalu Zawude.
He continued a consistent
marathon programme in
2014, running his fastest ever
for 2:07:16 and fifth place in
Frankfurt last October.
Deribe Roba has shown
he can cope with adverse
conditions, finishing third in
a windy and typically humid
Hong Kong Marathon in 2013
with 2:14:37.
Ezekiel Chebii is likely to be the
Kenyan standard bearer in his
country’s attempt to break the
Ethiopian domination in Dubai.
The 24 year-old has some
way to go before establishing
himself among the Kenyan
elite but he has shown signs of
early promise.
First came fine results over
10km and especially the half
marathon. In 2012 he ran 59:22
in Berlin to break the hour for
the first time, improving to 59:05
a course record in Lille the same
year.
When he finally ran his
marathon debut in Madrid last
spring he started his career at
the classic distance in style.
Chebii won the race, clocked a
course record of 2:09:15 and
became the first athlete in this
traditional race to run a sub
2:10 time. Dubai will now be his
second marathon.

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Mule Wasihum (Ethiopia)
Born: 1993
Marathon Debutant
Mule Wasihum is another
Ethiopian debutant who looks
as if he could produce a strong
performance in Dubai. The
young runner has collected
a couple of fine victories on
French roads in the past two
years. In 2013 Wasihum went
to Europe for the first time - in
September he won the Paris to
Versailles race and four weeks
later took the classic 20k from
Marseille to Cassis. With 400
metres to go he was back in
third position, but Wasihum
sprinted hard and crossed the
line winning in 60:09.
His most prestigious victory
also came in France, winning
the Paris Half Marathon with
a personal best of 60:08 in
March 2014. Among those he
left trailing were Kenya’s Mike
Kigen and Olympic Marathon
Champion Stephen Kiprotich
from Uganda.

ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN: ENTRIES
BIB Name Country Bib Name PB
W1 Aselefech Mergia Medessa Ethiopia MERGIA 2:19:31
W2 Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya KABUU 2:19:34
W3 Meselech Melkamu Hayleyesus Ethiopia MELKAMU 2:21:01
W4 Aliaksandra Duliba Belarus DULIBA 2:21:29
W5 Askale Tafa Magarsa Ethiopia TAFA 2:21:31
W6 Mamitu Daska Moilsa Ethiopia DASKA 2:21:59
W7 Atsede Baysa Tesema Ethiopia BAYSA 2:22:02
W8 Aberu Kebede Shewaye Ethiopia KEBEDE 2:22:21
W9 Tadelech Bekele Alemu Ethiopia BEKELE 2:23:02
W10 Mulu Seboka Seyfu Ethiopia SEBOKA 2:23:12
W11 Firehiwot Dado Tufa Ethiopia DADO 2:23:15
W12 Abebech Afework Bekele Ethiopia AFEWORK 2:23:59
W13 Haydar Sultan Turkey SULTAN 2:25:07
W14 Azalech Masresha Woldeselases Ethiopia MASRESHA 2:25:34
W15 Ashete Bekere Dido Ethiopia BEKERE 2:26:00
W16 Aberu Mekuria Zennebe Ethiopia MEKURIA 2:26:07
W17 Mestawet Tufa Demissie Ethiopia TUFA 2:26:20
W18 Betelhem Moges Cherenet Ethiopia MOGES 2:26:42
W19 Rebecca Kangogo Chesir Kenya CHESIR 2:27:16
W20 Meseret Kitata Tolwak Ethiopia KITATA 2:27:26
W21 Fantu Eticha Jimma Ethiopia ETICHA 2:27:31
W22 Beata Nandjala Naigambo Namibia NAIGAMBO 2:27:54
W23 Megertu Ifa Geletu Ethiopia IFA 2:32:31
W24 Gladys Cherono Kiprono Kenya KIPRONO 66:48 H
W25 Shure Demissie Ware Ethiopia DEMISSIE 68:53 H
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ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES
Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia)
(30 years)
(1st - Standard Chartered
Lucy Kabuu (Kenya)
Born: 24 March, 1984
(30 years)
(2nd - Standard Chartered
Meselech Melkamu (Ethiopia)
Born: 27 April, 1985
(29 years)
(1st - Frankfurt, 2012)
Aselefech Mergia is the course
record holder of the Standard
Chartered Dubai Marathon. In
2012 she won Dubai for the
second time in a row, taking a
highly competitive race by just
three seconds in 2:19:31. Two
other women ran sub 2:20 in
what was the best women’s
race in the event’s history.
Mergia’s winning time was
an Ethiopian record and ensured
the bronze medallist from the
2009 World Championships’
Marathon won a place in the
national team for the Olympic
Marathon in 2012. However,
London brought disappointment
with 42nd place in her last
marathon before taking
maternity leave. Mergia returned
to racing in 2014, but, not
surprisingly, was short of her
usual high standards at both
10k and half marathon.
She set last October’s
Frankfurt Marathon as a target
to resume her marathon career
but withdrew feeling she hadn’t
been able to regain her best
in training. Three months later,
Dubai could be perfect timing
to display talents to the full and
on the day she celebrates her
30th birthday.
After an early career marked by
impressive progression, Lucy
Kabuu announced herself as a
marathon contender when she
finished runner-up at her debut
in Dubai in 2012.
To break the 2:20 set
her among an elite group of
women to have achieved that
landmark. While she has been
highly placed in subsequent
races, including third in Tokyo
in February 2014 with 2:24:16,
Kabuu has still to equal her
debut in Dubai.
Fifth place in London and
third in Chicago in 2012 showed
she can compete with the best
and she returns to Dubai in
pursuit of a first major marathon
victory. Earlier she proved her
talent on the track, finishing
seventh in the Olympic 10,000m
in 2008 and she credits her
teenage years, studying and
running at the Yamada High
School in Aomori, northern
Japan, as a major factor in her
development.
Meselech Melkamu ran a
superb marathon debut in
Frankfurt 2012, clocking
2:21:01 despite almost freezing
conditions - at the time,
the third fastest debut ever.
She is the African 10,000m
record holder with 29:53.80
and this speed on the track
suggests potential for running
yet faster in the marathon. “In
future I want to run marathon
times that are as good as at
10,000m,” she says.
Meselech was second in
Dubai in 2014 with a time of
2:25:23 and then fifth in Bos-
ton in 2:21:28. Meselech has
five siblings, and her father
was a marathon runner in the
1960s. She left school after
10th grade and moved to
Addis Ababa where she was
offered a place in a youth team
by the Ethiopian Electric Power
Corporation Club.

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Aliaksandra Duliba (Belarus)
(29 years)
(National Record)
(6th - Boston, 2014)
Askale Tafa (Ethiopia)
(30 years)
(2nd - Berlin, 2008)
Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia)
Born: 16 October, 1983
(31 years)
(1st - Frankfurt, 2011)
The fastest Belarussian woman
ever in the marathon is one of
the leading female challengers
to East African domination.
Duliba made the headlines
with victory on her marathon
debut, winning the Los Angeles
title in 2:26:08 in March, 2013.
The Californian race is unique
in offering women runners a
head start over the men and
Duliba finished more than the
designated 18 minutes, 35
seconds ahead of the first
man home, carrying off the
bonus money for “The Gender
Challenge.”
She broke her own national
record with 2:23:44 for fourth
place in a high quality Chicago
Marathon seven months later
and the runner from Minsk
continued her improvement in
2014, taking more than two
minutes off her time in running
2:21:29 to finish sixth in Boston
in April, although the Boston
course is not valid for official
records. She again performed
well to finish second in Toronto
in 2:24:43 last October.
Askale return to the scene of her
2007 Dubai triumph (2:27:19)
albeit running over a different
course. As well as the Standard
Chartered Dubai Marathon, the
experienced Ethiopian who has
won marathon titles in Paris
(2007) and Milan (2006).
In Berlin, she achieved her
best time so far with second
place in 2:21:31 in 2008. She
had already tasted success
there in 2005 when Askale
was third in 2:28:27. Her most
notable achievement elsewhere
was third in London in 2010,
clocking 2:24:39 in what is
consistently one of the most
high quality marathons on
the circuit. In 2014 she had
a relatively quiet year in the
marathon, contesting one event
in which she finished sixth in
2:39:09 in Warsaw in April.
Winning Dubai in 2010 is far
from the only marathon title
on her CV. On that occasion
she showed what a tenacious
competitor she is, beating
compatriot Aberu Shewaye in
the home straight.
Mamitu won both Houston
in January of 2011 and then
Frankfurt in October of the
same year. The triumph in
Frankfurt remains her fastest
time of 2:21:59. She is noted
for her consistency was well
as victories, finishing in the top
five in all but one of her ten
marathons. She should feel at
home in Dubai since apart from
the 2010 victory in 2:24:18, she
finished ninth in a time only six
seconds slower two years later.
Her only marathon of 2014 was
three months prior to Dubai
when she took fourth place in
2:29:35 in Shanghai.

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Atsede Bayse (Ethiopia)
(27 years)
(1st, Chicago, 2012)
Aberu Kebede (Ethiopia)
Born: 12 September 1986
(28 years)
(1st - Berlin, 2012)
Tadelech Bekele (Ethiopia)
(23 years)
(4th - Berlin, 2014)
She will be making her fourth
appearance in Dubai following
ninth place in 2009, fifth two
years later and eighth in 2012.
But her performances in the
marathon in general point to
potential for a much more
impressive showing.
Atsede set her fastest time
in winning Chicago with 2:22:03
in 2012 and victories on that flat
and fast course are hard earned
against strong opposition. That
was the second of her Chicago
wins, having triumphed there
in 2010. She can match that
North American double with
successive victories in Paris,
beginning in 2009 with 2:24:42
and improving by 38 seconds
the following year.
A picture emerges of a
consistent performer with
a strong list of titles to her
credit but seeking the fast
time to complement these
achievements. Dubai should
be the perfect setting for such
an attempt.
2009 marked a breakthrough
when she won the Stramilano
Half Marathon in Italy and
earned a bronze medal at
the World Half Marathon
Championships, setting her
current personal best of 67:39.
She focused on the full
marathon afterwards and
produced a startling debut with
a second place in Dubai 2010
and victories in Rotterdam
and Berlin the same year. The
summer heat of the World
Championships in Daegu 2011
and Moscow 2013 didn’t suit
her and she finished 12th and
13th respectively.
Her biggest success so
far came in 2012 when she
won the Berlin Marathon for
the second time and set her
personal best of 2:20:30 and
last autumn she beat a strong
field in the Frankfurt Marathon to
win in 2:22:21.
Her training group in Addis
Ababa includes Tirfi Tsegaye,
who won the Berlin Marathon last
September, and Feyse Tadese,
who came second in Berlin.
Tadelech Bekele could well be
among the next wave of great
Ethiopian runners. She achieved
a remarkable result when on
her debut at the distance in
Berlin last September, she ran
2:23:02 for fourth place. Yet
there could be more in store
since her personal best at 10k
is especially impressive - she
clocked 30:38 for second place
at the Berlin Grand 10 in 2013,
the seventh fastest performance
of all time. Winner of the Berlin
Half Marathon last year, this
rate of improvement could be
accelerated in Dubai.

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Mulu Seboka (Ethiopia)
(30 years)
(1st - Toronto, 2014)
Firehiwot Dado (Ethiopia)
(31 years)
(1st - New York, 2011)
Isabellah Andersson (Ethiopia)
(34 years)
(National Record)
(3rd - Standard Chartered
Last year’s women’s champion
returns to defend her title.
Her win in 2014 was, to some
extent, a surprise as while
Mulu was an established
marathoner others had higher
profiles and were regarded as
likely favourites.
She emerged triumphant
with 2:25:01 in what proved
to be an unbeaten year for the
Ethiopian, also winning in Daegu
and Toronto. In South Korea she
ran 2:25:23 and then a personal
best of 2:23:15 in Canada in
October. It’s been a long road
since her marathon debut in
2003 and a hardly headline-
grabbing 2:43:30 in Pyongyang,
North Korea. Five years later,
she broke 2:30. After winning
the Mumbai title in 2:30:04,
she made the breakthrough in
Toronto with 2:29:06 in 2008.
Last year’s third place finisher in
Dubai makes a prompt return
to the Emirates in pursuit of her
seventh marathon title.
Her chief success so far
has been victory in New York in
2011 and the time of 2:23:15
remains her personal best.
Firehiwot has made a habit of
winning in Rome, completing a
consecutive hat-trick of victories
in 2011.
She completed a busy
marathon schedule last year
with seventh place in New York
in November; this was after her
run in Dubai and then victory
in Prague in May. The latter
performance was 2:23:34,
only 19 seconds outside her
personal best.
The bronze medallist in the
European Championship
Marathon in 2010 knows Dubai
well: she broke her own Swedish
record here in 2011 and will be
racing in Dubai for the fifth time
- her last appearance was 2013
when the Kenyan-born runner
finished seventh in 2:26:05.
Although she hasn’t
threatened to improve on her
own national record since
the breakthrough in Dubai,
Andersson has maintained
her reputation as a solid
championship performer in
particular: in addition to her
European bronze medal, she
was seventh in the 2011 World
Championship Marathon and
18th in the London Olympics.
As to how a Kenyan comes
to have a Swedish surname,
the sport of orienteering holds
the answer. Isabellah became
interested at home in Kenya,
travelled to Sweden to learn
more and met Lars Andersson,
who is now her husband and
coach. The couple have a baby
daughter, Beyonce, named after
the singer, and born in 2009.

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Abebech Afework Bekele
(Ethiopia)
Born: 11 December, 1990
(24 years)
(2nd - Rotterdam, 2013)
Sultan Haydar (Turkey)
Born: 23 May, 1987
(27 years)
(2nd, Paris, 2012)
Gladys Cherono (Kenya)
Born: 12 May 1983
(31 years)
Marathon Debutant
After a fine year in 2014, the
omens are good for success in
2015. The 24 year-old won the
Houston Marathon a year ago
with 2:25:52 and then added
another marathon victory in
Rotterdam in April.
On the last Sunday in
September she attacked the
2:20 barrier in Berlin and after
going through halfway in 69:57 –
her fastest for the distance – she
faded after 25k and finished fifth.
At least she had the consolation
that her 2:25:02 was the second
fastest of her career, just over a
minute slower than her runner-
up spot in Rotterdam in 2013.
She made her debut
in Dubai in 2013, clocking
2:27:08 and her recent form
suggests a big improvement
can be expected.
Sultan Haydar returns to the
Standard Chartered Dubai
Marathon where she placed
tenth with 2:27:54 a year ago.
The Ethiopian-born athlete had
every hope for a higher finishing
position, given her pedigree as
the Turkish record holder.
Haydar switched from track
to the roads in 2011 and after
a half marathon time of 70:02,
she ran her marathon debut
in Istanbul in November 2011.
While this ended unspectacular
with a seventh place finish in
2:35:06, she made a huge
improvement half a year later.
In April 2012 Haydar
finished second in Paris with a
Turkish record of 2:25:09 that
still stands today. She earned
selection for the Olympics in
London 2012, but finished a
disappointing 71st. There were
mixed fortunes for her in 2013.
Taking third places in Rome
and Istanbul, Haydar dropped
out of the World Championship
Marathon in Moscow in
sweltering temperatures. Haydar
has not competed since Dubai a
year ago.
Gladys Cherono’s marathon
debut has been eagerly
awaited, especially since she
won the World Half Marathon
title in 2014. The anticipation
has also been heightened by
her performances on track and
road, in particular over the past
three years where the Kenyan’s
performances have been
world-class.
She became the first
woman to take gold medals
at both 5,000 and 10,000m
in the African Championships
in 2012 and in 2013 Cherono
won the Prague Half Marathon
with a personal best of 66:48,
which currently makes her the
tenth fastest half marathon
runner of all time (discounting
times run on non-record
eligible courses). In the
same year she won the silver
medal in the 10,000m World
Championships in Moscow.
Cherono, who holds a
fine 10,000m PB of 30:29.23,
planned to make her marathon
debut in Berlin but an injury
in the build-up forced her to
withdraw and the German city’s
loss is certainly Dubai’s gain as
she prepares for January 23.

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STATISTICS&
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DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS
n Champions and Course Records
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DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS : CHAMPIONS RECORDS
DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS : COURSE RECORDS
Year Male Athlete Country Time Female Athlete Country Time
2000 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:12:21 Ramilja Burangulowa Russia 2:40:22
2001 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:36 Ramilja Burangulowa Russia 2:37:07
2002 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:04 Albina Iwanowa Russia 2:33:31
2003 Joseph Kahugu Kenya 2:09:33 Irina Permitina Russia 2:36:26
2004 Gashaw Asfaw Ethiopia 2:12:49 Leila Aman Ethiopia 2:42:36
2005 Dejene Guta Ethiopia 2:10:49 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 2:39:08
2006 Joseph Ngeny Kiprotich Kenya 2:13:02 Delilah Asiago Kenya 2:43:09
2007 William Todoo Rotich Kenya 2:09:53 Magarsa Askale Tafa Ethiopia 2:27:19
2008 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:04:53 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 2:22:42
2009 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:05:29 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:24:02
2010 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:06:09 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 2:24:19
2011 David Barmasai Tumo Kenya 2:07:18 Aselefech Mergia Kenya 2:22:45
2012 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 2:04:23 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 2:19:31
2013 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:04:45 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:23:23
2014 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 2:04:32 Mula Seboka Ethiopia 2:25:01
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2012 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 2:04:23
WOMEN
2012 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 2:19:31

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PAST RESULTS
JANUARY 24, 2014 JANUARY 25, 2013
Men Name Country Time
1 Desisa Benti,
Lelisa
Ethiopia 02:04:45
2 Shiferaw Tolcha,
Berhanu
Ethiopia 02:04:48
3 Tola Woldegeberel,
Tadese
Ethiopia 02:04:49
4 Negesse Shumi,
Endeshaw
Ethiopia 02:04:52
5 Kiprop Koech,
Bernard
Kenya 02:04:53
6 Kipkemboi,
Nicholas
Kenya 02:06:33
7 Yami Gemeda,
Dadi
Ethiopia 02:07:55
8 Kipruto Kigen,
Mike
Kenya 02:08:24
9 Assefa Wakeyo,
Habtamu
Ethiopia 02:08:28
10 Worku Biru,
Gemechu
Ethiopia 02:08:53
1 Mekonnen Asefa,
Tsegaye
Ethiopia 2:04:32
2 Geneti Guteta,
Markos
Ethiopia 2:05:13
3 Birhanu Gebru,
Girmay
Ethiopia 2:05:49
4 Tola Adera,
Tamirat
Ethiopia 2:06:17
5 Bekele Molaign,
Azmeraw
Ethiopia 2:07:12
6 Dechase Leche,
Shumi
Bahrain 2:07:13
7 Milaw Asefa,
Abrha
Ethiopia 2:07:46
8 Kassw Belay,
Abera
Ethiopia 2:08:18
9 Alemayehu Ameta,
Belachew
Ethiopia 2:09:50
10 Kuma Lema, Abera Ethiopia 2:09:53
Women Name Country Time
1 Tsegaye Beyene,
Tirfi
Ethiopia 02:23:23
2 Kiros Reda,
Ehitu
Ethiopia 02:23:39
3 Gobena Gemeda,
Amane
Ethiopia 02:23:50
4 Kiros Abeye,
Aheza
Ethiopia 02:24:30
5 Oljira Jemama,
Belaynesh
Ethiopia 02:25:01
6 Bedasa Ordofa,
Shitaye
Ethiopia 02:25:47
7 Andersson,
Issabellah
Sweden 02:26:05
8 Afework Bekele,
Abebech
Ethiopia 02:27:08
9 Naigambo,
Beata
Namibia 02:27:54
10 Katsumata,
Misaki
Japan 02:30:42
1 Seboka Seyfu,
Mula
Ethiopia 2:25:01
2 Melkamu
Haileyesus,
Meselech
Ethiopia 2:25:23
3 Dado Tufa,
Firehiwot
Ethiopia 2:25:53
4 Hailu Debele,
Meseret
Ethiopia 2:26:20
5 Moges Cherenet,
Betelhem
Ethiopia 2:26:42
6 Gobena Gemeda,
Amane
Ethiopia 2:27:05
7 Eticha Jimma,
Fantu
Ethiopia 2:27:36
8 Haftu Tessema,
Goitetom
Ethiopia 2:27:44
9 Dalasa Adugna,
Sechale
Ethiopia 2:27:47
10 Haydar, Sultan Turkey 2:27:54

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PAST RESULTS
1 Biza, Ayele
Abshero
Ethiopia 02:04:23
2 Kemal, Dino Sefir
Kemal
Ethiopia 02:04:50
3 Guteta, Markos
Geneti
Ethiopia 02:04:54
4 Maiyo, Jonathan
Kiplimo
Kenya 02:04:56
5 Woldegeberal,
Tadesa Tola
Ethiopia 02:05:10
6 Dadi, Yami Ethiopia 02:05:41
7 Dawit, Shami
Abdullah
Ethiopia 02:05:42
8 Edae, Deressa
Chimsa
Ethiopia 02:05:42
9 Tola, Seboka Ethiopia 02:06:17
10 Adhane, Yemane
Tsegay
Ethiopia 02:06:29
1 David Barmasai
Tumo
Kenya 02:07:18
2 Evans Kiprop
Cheruiyot
Kenya 02:08:17
3 Eshetu Wendimu
Tsige
Ethiopia 02:08:54
4 Deressa Chimsa
Edae
Ethiopia 02:09:08
5 Stephen Kosgei
Kibet
Kenya 02:09:27
6 Berhanu Bekele
Berga
Ethiopia 02:09:54
7 Emanuel Plilan
Samal
Kenya 02:10:27
8 Adil Annani Morrocco 02:11:15
9 Dereje Tesfaye
Gebrehiwot
Ethiopia 02:13:26
10 Alebachew Debas
Wale
Ethiopia 02:13:39
1 Medessa,
Asselefech Mergia
Ethiopia 02:19:31
2 Kabuu, Lucy
Wangui
Kenya 02:19:34
3 Hurssa, Mare
Dibaba
Ethiopia 02:19:52
4 Sertsu, Bezunesh
Bekele
Ethiopia 02:20:30
5 Shewaye, Aberu
Kebede
Ethiopia 02:20:33
6 Cheromei, Lydia Kenya 02:21:30
7 Jemutai, Sharon
Cherop
Ethiopia 02:22:39
8 Tesema, Atsede
Baysa
Ethiopia 02:23:13
9 Molisa, Mamitu
Daska
Kenya 02:24:24
10 Andersson, Isabella Sweden 02:25:41
1 Asselefech Mergia
Medessa
Ethiopia 02:22:45
2 Lydia Cheromei Kenya 02:23:01
3 Isabella Andersson Sweden 02:23:41
4 Atsede Habtamu
Besuye
Ethiopia 02:24:26
5 Atseda Baysa
Tesema
Ethiopia 02:25:08
6 Diana Chepkemoi
Sigei
Kenya 02:26:53
7 Genet Getaneh
Wendimagegnehu
Ethiopia 02:27:13
8 Werknesh Kidane Ethiopia 02:27:15
9 Helena
Loshanyang Kirop
Kenya 02:27:41
10 Feysa Tadesse
Boru
Ethiopia 02:30:23

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PAST RESULTS
1 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 02:06:09
2 Chala Dechase
Beyene
Kenya 02:06:33
3 Eshetu Wendimu
Tsige
Ethiopia 02:06:46
4 Abiyote Guta
Duguma
Ethiopia 02:09:03
5 Dereja Debele Tulu Ethiopia 02:09:43
6 Abraham Kipkosgei
Chelanga
Kenya 02:10:28
7 Dejene Juhar
Yirdaw
Egypt 02:10:50
8 Leonard Mucheru
Maina
Kenya 02:11:08
9 Japhet Kosgei Kenya 02:11:20
10 Mekonnen Yimane
Emiru
Ethiopia 02:12:39
2 Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia 2:07:54
3 Eshetu Wendimu Ethiopia 2:08:41
4 Gashaw Melese Kenya 2:10:59
5 Dereje Tesfaye Ethiopia 2:11:42
6 David Kemboi Kenya 2:12:14
7 Mesfin Admasu Ethiopia 2:12:23
8 Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia 2:12:56
9 Asnake Fikadu Ethiopia 2:15:01
10 Nephat Kinyanjui Kenya 2:15:23
1 Mamitu Daska
Molisa
Ethiopia 02:24:19
2 Aberu Kebede
Shewaye
Ethiopia 02:24:26
3 Helena
Loshanyang Kirop
Kenya 02:24:54
4 Bezunesh Bekele
Sertsu
Ethiopia 02:26:05
5 Isabella Andersson Sweden 02:26:52
6 Askale Tafa
Magarsa
Ethiopia 02:27:29
7 Yeshimebet
Taddesse Bifa
Ethiopia 02:27:45
8 Genet Getaneh
Wendimagegnehu
Ethiopia 02:30:24
9 Woynishet Girma
Tafa
Ethiopia 02:32:07
10 Shuru Diriba
Dulume
Ethiopia 02:32:36
1 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:24:02
2 Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia 2:25:17
3 Helena Kirop Kenya 2:25:35
4 Tatyana Petrova Russia 2:25:53
5 Genet Getaneh Ethiopia 2:26:37
6 Eyerusalem Kuma Ethiopia 2:26:51
7 Birhane Adere Ethiopia 2:27:47
8 Shuru Diribe Ethiopia 2:28:26
9 Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 2:29:13
10 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 2:30:10

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PAST RESULTS
2 Isaac Macharia Kenya 2:07:16
3 Sammy Korir Kenya 2:08:01
4 Gudisa Shentema Ethiopia 2:09:27
5 Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia 2:09:38
6 Raymond Kipkoech Kenya 2:09:39
7 Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia 2:10:16
8 Asnake Fikadu Ethiopia 2:11:04
9 Gashaw Melese Ethiopia 2:12:03
10 William Rotich Kenya 2:12:20
1 William Rotich Kenya 2:09:53
2 Joseph Wambua Kenya 2:10:34
3 Musa Kanda Kenya 2:10:40
4 Alfonce Yatich Kenya 2:10:58
5 Joseph Ngeny Kenya 2:11:03
6 Khalid Boumlili Morocco 2:11:40
7 William Biama Kenya 2:12:25
8 Halefon Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:13:38
9 James Kosgei Kenya 2:14:02
10 Augustus Kavutu Kenya 2:14:25
1 Birhane Adere Ethiopia 2:22:42
2 Bezenush Bekele Ethiopia 2:23:09
3 Askale Magarsa Ethiopia 2:23:23
4 Rose Cheruyiot Kenya 2:25:48
5 Alice Chelengat Kenya 2:27:29
6 Asha Gigi Ethiopia 2:28:24
7 Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia 2:30:20
8 Roba Guta Ethiopia 2:33:44
9 Kidst Teka Ethiopia 2:35:58
10 Lucia Kimani Kenya 2:37:37
1 Askale Magarsa Ethiopia 2:27:19
2 Abebe Tola Ethiopia 2:35:39
3 Adanech Jemilu Ethiopia 2:39:28
4 Lemma Gurmu Ethiopia 2:39:35
5 Ashebir Gebreezgi Ethiopia 2:40:11
6 Hirut Legesse Ethiopia 2:45:33
7 Renata
Paradowska
Poland 2:46:23
8 Anne Kibor Kenya 3:08:45
9 Francois Decoray France 3:08:49
10 Karin Meuser 3:21:45

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PAST RESULTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2006 JANUARY 07, 2005
1 Joseph Ngeny Kenya 2:13:02
2 Giday Amah Ethiopia 2:14:25
3 Elius Kemboi Kenya 2:15:01
4 Dawit Tefereo Ethiopia 2:15:07
5 Julius Kipkemboi Kenya 2:15:34
6 Ahmed Jaber Qatar 2:16:36
7 Henry Cherono Kenya 2:16:50
8 Wilson Kiprono Kenya 2:16:54
9 Fased Asmerom Eritrea 2:17:41
10 David Kirui Kenya 2:19:55
1 Dejene Guta Ethiopia 2:10:49
2 Willie Cheryuiot Kenya 2:11:24
4 Johnstone Kipkorir Kenya 2:11:28
5 Augustus Kavutu Kenya 2:11:39
6 Joseph Mbithi Kenya 2:11:53
7 G. Gebremarian Ethiopia 2:12:01
8 Joseph Kadon Kenya 2:12:07
9 Getuli Bayo Tanzania 2:12:53
10 Shimless Molah Kenya 2:13:23
1 Delia Asiago Kenya 2:43:09
2 Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia 2:45:34
3 Kenza Wahbi Morrocco 2:48:47
4 Luminita Talpos Romania 3:00:55
5 Hirut Abera Ethiopia 3:04:45
6 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 3:12:40
7 Anna Berril UK 3:18:44
8 Hannah Webb USA 3:26:31
9 Cindy Plowman Australia 3:34:42
10 Annie Crooks UK 3:36:17
1 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 2:39:08
2 Delia Asiago Kenya 2:39:13
3 Irena Malikova Russia 2:40:27
4 Yihunelesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:43:10
5 Selomie Getnet Ethiopia 2:43:37

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PAST RESULTS
2 David Kuino Kenya 2:14:11
3 Malefon Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:14:34
4 Eric Kimaiyo Kenya 2:14:53
5 Nicholas Muindi Kenya 2:15:59
6 Meshak Maweu Kenya 2:17:16
7 Bedfasso Turbe Ethiopia 2:18:06
9 David Koech Kenya 2:20:33
10 Tamrat Ayalew Ethiopia 2:21:36
1 Joseph Kahugu Kenya 2:09:33
3 Habtamu Bekele Ethiopia 2:11:02
4 Hosea Kimutai Kenya 2:13:30
5 Abraham Assefa Ethiopia 2:14:57
6 Fekadu Degefaw Ethiopia 2:15:00
7 Patrick Chumba Kenya 2:15:01
8 Eliud Kerring Kenya 2:15:34
9 Bedasso Turbe Ethiopia 2:18:02
10 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:18:26
1 Leila Amman Ethiopia 2:42:36
2 Sissay Measso Ethiopia 2:42:46
3 Alena Makalova Belarus 2:43:20
4 Jiringo Getchew Ethiopia 2:43:41
5 Hirut Abera Ethiopia 2:45:45
6 Assege Gizaw Ethiopia 2:48:01
7 Petra Jerejian Czech 3:14:28
8 Nicole Green UK 3:30:35
9 Leanne Male Australia 3:32:07
10 Hazel Owen UK 3:32:27
1 Irina Permitina Russia 2:36:26
2 Leila Amman Ethiopia 2:36:36
3 Alla Zhilyayeva Russia 2:37:00
4 Sissay Miasso Ethiopia 2:41:20
5 Jiringo Getachew Ethioipia 2:42:32
6 Pauline Mulroy UK 3:15:22
7 Solveg Gysland Norway 3:18:49
8 Nicole Morgan UK 3:28:12
9 Jet Jon Shepherd Singapore 3:29:15
10 Nikky Harridine UK 3:30:26

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PAST RESULTS
2 David Mutua Kenya 2:13:16
3 William Musyoki Kenya 2:13:28
4 Samuael Kimaiyo Kenya 2:13:38
5 John Mutai Kenya 2:13:56
6 David Kariuki Kenya 2:14:50
7 Thobiso Moqhali Lethoso 2:18:27
8 Kennedy Momyani Kenya 2:18:29
9 Simon Mrashani Tanzania 2:20:00
10 Biwott Kiptarus Kenya 2:21:23
2 Eticha Tesfaye Ethiopia 2:13:37
3 David Mutua Kenya 2:13:59
4 Daniel Cheribo Kenya 2:14:10
6 Oleg Srijakov Russia 2:15:03
7 Mikhail Romanov Russia 2:15:42
8 Steven Langat Kenya 2:16:34
9 Kennedy Momyani Kenya 2:16:41
10 Wilson Cheruyiot Kenya 2:18:57
1 Albina Ivanova Russia 2:33:31
2 Abebe Tola Ethiopia 2:37:38
3 Irena Bogacheva Kazakstan 2:39:25
4 Gitte Karlshog Denmark 2:40:45
5 Violetta Uryga Poland 2:42:01
6 Jane Kariuki Kenya 2:46:43
7 Asnakech Eticha Ethiopia 3:06:30
8 Marian
Selvaratnam
Ireland 3:15:45
9 Nicole Morgan UK 3:17:45
10 Sue Evans UK 3:30:28
1 Ramilya
Burangulova
Russia 2:37:07
2 Banwella Mrashani Tanzania 2:42:23
3 Gitte Karlshog Denmark 2:42:28
4 Inna Kasakova France 2:43:04
5 Anne Van Schupen Holland 2:44:19
6 Trudi Thompson UK 2:46:32
7 Irene Kipkorir Kenya 2:47:13
8 Janet Ongera Kenya 2:52:55
9 Assege Gizaw Ethiopia 2:58:07
10 Marion Buehrmann Germany 3:19:38

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PAST RESULTS
JANUARY 14, 2000
3 Joshua Petersen S. Africa 2:14:38
4 Lezan Kimutai Kenya 2:20:16
5 Wilson Cheruyiot Kenya 2:20:23
6 Julius Mitibani Tanzania 2:20:31
7 Philip Nada Tanzania 2:20:37
8 Alex Gurin 2:21:14
9 Konstantin
Permitan
2:21:47
10 Ula Zimir Kotau Belarus 2:22:50
1 Ramilya
Burangulova
Russia 2:40:22
2 Adrianu Barbu Romania 2:40:58
3 Svetlana
Chepeleva
Moldova 2:42:25
4 Tatyana Maslova Russia 2:44:37
5 Irina Permitina Russia 2:47:38

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MARGINS OF VICTORY MEN
MARGINS OF VICTORY WOMEN
Year Winner Winning Margin Runner-up
2000 Wilson Kibet Kenya 59 secs John Mutai Kenya
2001 Wilson Kibet Kenya 1 sec Eticha Tesfaye Ethiopia
2002 Wilson Kibet Kenya 12 secs David Mutua Kenya
2003 Joseph Kahugu Kenya 1 min 7 secs Gashaw Melese Ethiopia
2004 Gashaw Melese Ethiopia 1 min 22 secs David Kuino Kenya
2005 Dejene Guta Ethiopia 35 secs Willie Cheryuiot Kenya
2006 Joseph Ngeny Kenya 1 min 23 secs Giday Amah Ethiopia
2007 William Rotich Kenya 41 secs Joseph Wambua Kenya
2008 Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia 2 mins 23 secs Isaac Macharia Kenya
2009 Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia 1 min 15 secs Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia
2010 Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia 24 secs Chala Dechase Beyene Kenya
2011 David Barmasai Tumo Kenya 59 secs Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot Kenya
2012 Ayele Abshero Biza Ethiopia 27 secs Dino Sefir Kemal Kemal Ethiopia
2013 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 3 secs Berhanu Shiferaw Ethiopia
2014 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 41 secs Markos Gineti Ethiopia
Year Winner Winning Margin Runner-up
2000 Ramilya Burangulova Russia 36 secs Adrianu Barbu Romania
2001 Ramilya Burangulova Russia 5 mins 18 secs Banwella Mrashani Tanzania
2002 Albina Ivanova Russia 4 mins 7secs Abebe Tola Ethiopia
2003 Irina Permitina Russia 10 secs Leila Amman Ethiopia
2004 Leila Amman Ethiopia 10 secs Sissay Measso Ethiopia
2005 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 5 secs Delia Asiago Kenya
2006 Delia Asiago Kenya 2 mins 25 secs Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia
2007 Askale Magarsa Ethiopia 8 mins 20 secs Abebe Tola Ethiopia
2008 Birhane Adere Ethiopia 27 secs Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia
2009 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 1 min 15 secs Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia
2010 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 7 secs Shewaye Aberu Ethiopia
2011 Asselefech Mergia Ethiopia 16 secs Lydia Cheromei Kenya
2012 Asselefech Mergia Ethiopia 3 secs Lucy Kabuu Kenya
2013 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 16 secs Ehitu Kiros Ethiopia
2014 Mula Suboka Ethiopia 22 secs Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia

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WORLD AND CONTINENTAL RECORDS MEN
WORLD RECORDS
WORLD LEADING 2014
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
OLYMPIC GAMES RECORD
AREA RECORDS
Time Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date
2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto 22/01/1984 Kenya Berlin 28/9/2014
2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto 22/01/1984 Kenya Berlin 28/9/2014
2:06:54 Abel Kirui 06/04/1982 Kenya Berlin 8/22/2009
2:06:32 Samuel Wanjiru 11/10/1986 Kenya Beijing 8/24/2008
Area Perf Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date
Oceana 2:07:51 Robert De Castella 27/02/1957 Australia Boston, MA 21/4/1986
Europe 2:06:36 António Pinto 22/03/1966 Portugal London 16/4/2000
Asia 2:06:16 Toshinari Takaoka 24/09/1970 Japan Chicago, IL 13/10/2002
S. America 2:06:05 Ronaldo Da Costa 07/06/1970 Brazil Berlin 20/9/1998
Europe 2:06:36 Benoit Zwierzchiewski 19/08/1976 France Paris 6/4/2003
North & C.
America
& C.
2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi 22/12/1971 USA London 14/4/2002
Africa 2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto 22/01/1984 Kenya Berlin 28/9/2014

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WORLD ALL TIME TOP 50 MEN
MARATHON ALL TIME
Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date
2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya 1 Berlin 28/09/14
2:03:13 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 2 Berlin 28/09/14
2:03:23 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 Berlin 29/09/13
2:03:38 Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya 1 Berlin 25/09/11
2:03:42 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 Frankfurt 30/10/11
2:03:45 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya 1 Chicago 13/10/13
2:03:52 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 2 Chicago 13/10/13
2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1 Berlin 28/09/08
2:04:05 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2 Berlin 29/09/13
2:04:11 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Chicago 12/10/14
2:04:15 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 1 Berlin 30/09/12
2:04:23 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 1 Dubai 27/01/12
2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1 Berlin 30/09/07
2:04:27 Duncan Kibet Kirong Kenya 1 Rotterdam 5/04/09
2:04:27 James Kipsang Kwambai Kenya 2 Rotterdam 5/04/09
2:04:28 Sammy Kirop Kitwara Kenya 2 Chicago 12/10/14
2:04:29 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 London 13/04/14
2:04:32 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 1 Dubai 24/01/14
2:04:32 Dickson Kiptolo Chumba Kenya 3 Chicago 12/10/14
2:04:38 Tsegay Kebede Ethiopia 1 Chicago 7/10/12
2:04:40 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 1 London 17/04/11
2:04:45 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 1 Dubai 25/01/13
2:04:48 Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya 1 Rotterdam 11/04/10
2:04:48 Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia 1 Rotterdam 15/04/12
2:04:48 Berhanu Shiferaw Ethiopia 2 Dubai 25/01/13
2:04:49 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 3 Dubai 25/01/13
2:04:50 Dino Sefir Ethiopia 2 Dubai 27/01/12
2:04:50 Getu Feleke Ethiopia 2 Rotterdam 15/04/12
2:04:52 Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia 2 Chicago 7/10/12
2:04:52 Endeshaw Negesse Ethiopia 4 Dubai 25/01/13
2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1 Dubai 18/01/08

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2:04:53 Bernard Kiprop Koech Kenya 5 Dubai 25/01/13
2:04:54 Markos Geneti Ethiopia 3 Dubai 27/01/12
2:04:55 Paul Tergat Kenya 1 Berlin 28/09/03
2:04:55 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 2 Rotterdam 11/04/10
2:04:55 Stanley Kipleting Biwott Kenya 2 London 13/04/14
2:04:56 Sammy Kipchoge Korir Kenya 2 Berlin 28/09/03
2:04:56 Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo Kenya 4 Dubai 27/01/12
2:04:57 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 Frankfurt 31/10/10
2:05:00 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Rotterdam 13/04/14
2:05:03 Moses Cheruiyot Mosop Kenya 3 Rotterdam 15/04/12
2:05:04 Abel Kirui Kenya 3 Rotterdam 5/04/09
2:05:04 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1 Paris 6/04/14
2:05:06 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 1 New York City 6/11/11
2:05:08 Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya 1 Berlin 26/09/10
2:05:10 Samuel Kamau Wanjiru Kenya 1 London 26/04/09
2:05:10 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 2 Berlin 26/09/10
2:05:10 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 5 Dubai 27/01/12

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WORLD ALL TIME TOP 50 WOMEN
MARATHON ALL TIME
2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 London 13/04/03
2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 Chicago 13/10/02
2:18:20 Liliya Shobukhova Russia 1 Chicago 9/10/11
2:18:37 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1 London 22/04/12
2:18:47 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 1 Chicago 7/10/01
2:18:58 Tiki Gelana Ethiopia 1 Rotterdam 15/04/12
2:19:12 Mizuki Noguchi Japan 1 Berlin 25/09/05
2:19:19 Irina Mikitenko Germany 1 Berlin 28/09/08
2:19:19 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1 London 17/04/11
2:19:26 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2 Chicago 13/10/02
2:19:31 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 1 Dubai 27/01/12
2:19:34 Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya 2 Dubai 27/01/12
2:19:36 Deena Kastor USA 1 London 23/04/06
2:19:39 Yingjie Sun China 1 Beijing 19/10/03
2:19:41 Yoko Shibui Japan 1 Berlin 26/09/04
2:19:44 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 1 Berlin 25/09/11
2:19:46 Naoko Takahashi Japan 1 Berlin 30/09/01
2:19:50 Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Kenya 2 London 22/04/12
2:19:51 Chunxiu Zhou China 1 Seoul 12/03/06
2:19:52 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 3 Dubai 27/01/12
2:19:55 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2 London 13/04/03
2:19:57 Rita Jeptoo Sitienei Kenya 1 Chicago 13/10/13
2:20:14 Priscah Jeptoo Kenya 3 London 22/04/12
2:20:15 Liliya Shobukhova Russia 2 London 17/04/11
2:20:15 Priscah Jeptoo Kenya 1 London 21/04/13
2:20:18 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 1 Berlin 28/09/14
2:20:24 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 2 London 13/04/14
2:20:25 Liliya Shobukhova Russia 1 Chicago 10/10/10
2:20:27 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 2 Berlin 28/09/14
2:20:30 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 4 Dubai 27/01/12

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2:20:30 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 1 Berlin 30/09/12
2:20:33 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 5 Dubai 27/01/12
2:20:35 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 3 London 13/04/14
2:20:38 Chunxiu Zhou China 1 London 22/04/07
2:20:42 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 1 Chicago 22/10/06
2:20:43 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 1 Berlin 26/09/99
2:20:43 Margaret Okayo Kenya 1 Boston 15/04/02
2:20:47 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 1 Rotterdam 19/04/98
2:20:47 Galina Bogomolova Russia 2 Chicago 22/10/06
2:20:48 Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Kenya 2 Chicago 13/10/13
2:20:57 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 Helsinki 14/08/05
2:21:01 Yingjie Sun China 1 Beijing 16/10/05
2:21:01 Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia 1 Frankfurt 28/10/12
2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 1 London 21/04/85
2:21:06 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 1 Paris 7/04/13

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WORLD BEST 50 IN 2014 MEN
MARATHON 2014
2:03:13 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 2 Berlin 28/09/14
2:04:11 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Chicago 12/10/14
2:04:28 Sammy Kirop Kitwara Kenya 2 Chicago 12/10/14
2:04:32 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 1 Dubai 24/01/14
2:04:32 Dickson Kiptolo Chumba Kenya 3 Chicago 12/10/14
2:04:55 Stanley Kipleting Biwott Kenya 2 London 13/04/14
2:05:00 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Rotterdam 13/04/14
2:05:04 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1 Paris 6/04/14
2:05:13 Markos Geneti Ethiopia 2 Dubai 24/01/14
2:05:41 Getu Feleke Ethiopia 1 Wien 13/04/14
2:05:42 Dickson Kiptolo Chumba Kenya 1 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:05:49 Girmay Birhanu Ethiopia 3 Dubai 24/01/14
2:05:51 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 4 Chicago 12/10/14
2:05:56 Abera Kuma Ethiopia 3 Berlin 28/09/14
2:05:57 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 2 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:06:08 Bernard Kiprop Koech Kenya 2 Rotterdam 13/04/14
2:06:17 Tamirat Tola Ethiopia 4 Dubai 24/01/14
2:06:17 Yacob Jarso Ethiopia 1 Seoul 16/03/14
2:06:21 Tilahun Regassa Ethiopia 1 Eindhoven 12/10/14
2:06:22 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego Kenya 1 Amsterdam 19/10/14
2:06:24 Stephen Kwelio Chemlany Kenya 2 Seoul 16/03/14
2:06:30 Sammy Kirop Kitwara Kenya 3 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:06:30 Tsegay Kebede Ethiopia 3 London 13/04/14
2:06:31 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 4 London 13/04/14
2:06:39 Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Kenya 4 Berlin 28/09/14
2:06:44 Gilbert Kipruto Kirwa Kenya 3 Seoul 16/03/14
2:06:44 Shumi Dechasa Bahrain 1 Hamburg 4/05/14
2:06:47 Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo Kenya 2 Eindhoven 12/10/14
2:06:49 Limenih Getachew Ethiopia 2 Paris 6/04/14
2:06:49 Mark Kosgei Kiptoo Kenya 1 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:06:51 Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia 1 Daegu 6/04/14

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2:06:54 Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia 1 Ottawa 25/05/14
2:06:55 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 1 Warszawa 13/04/14
2:06:58 Michael Kipkorir Kipyego Kenya 4 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:06:59 Mike Kipruto Kigen Kenya 2 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:07:01 Eric Ndiema Kenya 2 Hamburg 4/05/14
2:07:02 Tariku Jufar Ethiopia 4 Seoul 16/03/14
2:07:05 Peter Kimeli Some Kenya 5 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:07:06 Gebretsadik Abraha Ethiopia 2 Daegu 6/04/14
2:07:08 Abreham Cherkos Ethiopia 5 Seoul 16/03/14
2:07:08 Philemon Rono Cherop Kenya 3 Hamburg 4/05/14
2:07:08 Gilbert Kollum Yegon Kenya 3 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:07:10 Tebalu Zawude Ethiopia 4 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:07:11 Belay Assefa Ethiopia 4 Hamburg 4/05/14
2:07:11 Alfers Lagat Kenya 3 Eindhoven 12/10/14
2:07:11 Nickson Kurgat Kenya 1 Chuncheon 26/10/14
2:07:12 Azmeraw Bekele Ethiopia 5 Dubai 24/01/14
2:07:13 Shumi Dechasa Bahrain 6 Dubai 24/01/14

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WORLD BEST 50 IN 2014 WOMEN
MARATHON 2014
2:20:18 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 1 Berlin 28/09/14
2:20:27 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 2 Berlin 28/09/14
2:20:35 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 3 London 13/04/14
2:21:14 Shalane Flanagan USA 3 Berlin 28/09/14
2:21:36 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 1 Xiamen 2/01/14
2:21:42 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 4 London 13/04/14
2:21:52 Tigist Tufa Ethiopia 1 Shanghai 2/11/14
2:22:21 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 1 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:22:23 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 1 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:22:30 Berhane Dibaba Ethiopia 2 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:22:44 Flomena Cheyech Daniel Kenya 1 Paris 6/04/14
2:23:02 Tadelech Bekele Ethiopia 4 Berlin 28/09/14
2:23:15 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 1 Toronto 19/10/14
2:23:21 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 5 London 13/04/14
2:23:34 Firehiwot Dado Ethiopia 1 Praha 11/05/14
2:23:43 Mariya Konovalova Russia 1 Nagoya 9/03/14
2:23:44 Sharon Jemutai Cherop Kenya 2 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:24:07 Jelena Prokopcuka Latvia 2 Nagoya 9/03/14
2:24:16 Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya 3 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:24:25 Jessica Augusto Portugal 6 London 13/04/14
2:24:31 Tigist Tufa Ethiopia 1 Ottawa 25/05/14
2:24:35 Caroline Rotich Kenya 4 Tokyo 23/02/14
2:24:35 Rita Jeptoo Sitienei Kenya 1 Chicago 12/10/14
2:24:37 Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko Ukraine 1 Osaka 26/01/14
2:24:43 Aliaksandra Duliba Belarus 2 Toronto 19/10/14
2:24:59 Ashete Bekele Ethiopia 3 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:25:01 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 1 Dubai 24/01/14
2:25:02 Abebech Afework Ethiopia 5 Berlin 28/09/14
2:25:07 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1 New York City 2/11/14
2:25:10 Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Kenya 2 New York City 2/11/14
2:25:14 Christelle Daunay France 1 Zürich 16/08/14

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2:25:14 Emily Chemutai Ngetich Kenya 4 Frankfurt 26/10/14
2:25:22 Caroline Cheptanui Kilel Kenya 2 Shanghai 2/11/14
2:25:23 Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia 2 Dubai 24/01/14
2:25:23 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 1 Daegu 6/04/14
2:25:26 Ryoko Kizaki Japan 3 Nagoya 9/03/14
2:25:27 Valeria Straneo Italy 2 Zürich 16/08/14
2:25:30 Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko Ukraine 7 London 13/04/14
2:25:31 Eri Hayakawa Japan 4 Nagoya 9/03/14
2:25:37 Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa Bahrain 1 Incheon 2/10/14
2:25:37 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 2 Chicago 12/10/14
2:25:41 Jessica Augusto Portugal 3 Zürich 16/08/14
2:25:50 Ryoko Kizaki Japan 2 Incheon 2/10/14
2:25:52 Abebech Afework Ethiopia 1 Houston 19/01/14
2:25:53 Firehiwot Dado Ethiopia 3 Dubai 24/01/14
2:25:57 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 3 Chicago 12/10/14
2:25:59 Meskerem Assefa Ethiopia 2 Houston 19/01/14
2:26:00 Yukiko Akaba Japan 2 Osaka 26/01/14

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WORLD RECORD PACE GUIDE - MEN - DENNIS KIMETTO (BERLIN 2014)
WORLD RECORD PACE GUIDE - WOMEN - PAULA RADCLIFFE (LONDON 2005)
DUBAI MARATHON RECORD PACE GUIDE - AYELE ABSHERO BIZA (2012)
WORLD RECORD KILOMETRE PACE KILOMETRE PACE
1km 5km 10km 15km 20km half 25km 30km 35km 40km Mar
0:02:57 0:14:41 0:29:23 0:44:09 0:58:35 1:01:45 1:13:08 1:27:37 1:41:47 1:56:29 2:02:57
0:05:03 0:15:47 0:32:17 0:48:34 1:04:55 1:08:27 1:21:03 1:37:27 1:54:07 2:10:26 2:17:42
0:02:58 0:14:56 0:29:37 0:44:12 0:59:05 1:02:22 1:14:02 1:28:45 1:43:22 1:58:07 2:04:23

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WEATHER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014
Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions
0700 59.0 °F /15.0 °C 0.7 miles / 1.2 kms ESE 5.6 km/h / 3.4m/s Patches of Fog
0800 59.0 °F /15.0 °C 0.7 miles / 1.2 kms Variable 3.7 km/h / 2.2 m/s Fog
0900 59.0 °F /15.0 °C 0.9 miles / 1.5 kms ESE 7.4 km/h / 4.5 m/s Fog
1000 64.4 °F /18.0 °C 3.1 miles / 5.0 kms East 7.4 km/h / 4.5 m/s Haze
1100 71.6 °F /22.0 °C 4.9 miles / 8.0 kms ENE 11.1 km/h / 6.8 m/s Haze
1200 75.2 °F /24.0 °C 4.9 miles / 8.0 kms NE 7.4 km/h / 4.5 m/s Clear
0700 59.0 °F /15.0 °C 2.6 miles / 4.2 kms South 5.6 km/h / 3.4m/s Haze
0800 60.8 °F /16.0 °C 2.1 miles / 3.5 kms SSW 5.6 km/h / 3.4 m/s Haze
0900 62.6 °F /17.0 °C 3.1 miles / 5.0 kms South 5.6 km/h / 3.4 m/s Haze
1000 68.0 °F /20.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms SE 5.6 km/h / 3.4 m/s Haze
1100 69.8 °F /21.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms SSE 11.1 km/h / 6.8 m/s Clear
1200 71.6 °F /22.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms South 11.1 km/h / 6.8 m/s Clear

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0700 55.4 °F / 13.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 7.4 km/h / Partly Cloudy
0800 55.4 °F / 13.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear
1100 68.0 °F / 20.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSE 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear
1200 71.6 °F / 22.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear
WEATHER
0700 64.4 °F / 18.0 °C 3.1 miles / 5 kms Variable 3.7 km/h / 1.0 m/s Haze
0800 64.4 °F / 18.0 °C 3.1 miles / 5 kms SSW 1.9 km/h / 0.5 m/s Haze
1100 78.8 °F / 26.0 °C 4.9 miles / 8 kms Variable 3.7 km/h / 1.0 m/s -
1200 80.6 °F / 27.0 °C - - 5.6 km/h / 1.5 m/s Clear
0700 51.8 °F / 11.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Calm Calm Rain
1000 60.8 °F / 16.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSW 3.5 mph / 5.6 km/h Scattered Clouds
1100 68.0 °F / 20.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSW 3.5 mph / 5.6 km/h / 1.5 m/s Partly Cloudy
1200 69.8 °F / 21.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Partly Cloudy
0700 69.8 °F / 21.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms NNW 11.1 km/h / 3.1 m/s Overcast
0800 69.8 °F / 21.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms WNW 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Scattered Clouds
0900 69.8 °F / 21.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms West 13.0 km/h / 3.6 m/s Scattered Clouds
1000 69.8 °F / 21.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms WNW 14.8 km/h / 4.1 m/s Scattered Clouds

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WEATHER
0700 51.8 °F / 11.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms East 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Partly Cloudy
0800 53.6 °F / 12.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms East 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Partly Cloudy
0900 57.2 °F / 14.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Partly Cloudy
1000 60.8 °F / 16.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms NNE 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Partly Cloudy
1100 64.4 °F / 18.0 °C - North 11.5 mph / 18.5 km/h / 5.1 m/s Clear
1200 64.4 °F / 18.0 °C - North 1 3.8 mph / 22.2 km/h / 6.2 m/s Clear
0700 57.2 °F / 14.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms East 8.1 mph / 13.0 km/h / 3.6 m/s Clear
0800 59.0 °F / 15.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms ENE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s -
0900 62.6 °F / 17.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms NE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s -
1000 - - - - -
1100 - - - - -
1200 - - - - -

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0800 71.6 °F / 22.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms SSE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s -
0900 75.2 °F / 24.0 °C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms South 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s -
1000 78.8 °F / 26.0 °C 5.0 miles / 8.0 kms South 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s -
1100 82.4 °F / 28.0 °C 5.0 miles / 8.0 kms WSW 3.5 mph / 5.6 km/h / 1.5 m/s -
1200 80.6 °F / 27.0 °C 5.0 miles / 8.0 kms West 13.8 mph / 22.2 km/h / 6.2 m/s -
1200 71.6 °F / 22.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear
WEATHER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006
0700 66.2 °F / 19.0 °C - SSW 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Clear
0800 - - - - -
0900 68.0 °F / 20.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Scattered Clouds
1000 71.6 °F / 22.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Partly Cloudy
1100 73.4 °F / 23.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSW 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Partly Cloudy
1200 75.2 °F / 24.0 °C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Scattered Clouds

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THEDUBAIMARATHON
STRUCTURE
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THE DUBAI MARATHON
STRUCTURE

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THE DUBAI MARATHON
STRUCTURE
THEDUBAIMARATHON
STRUCTURE
n Event Officials

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THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE
THE DUBAI MARATHON EVENT OFFICIALS
Event Director
Peter Connerton
General Co-ordinator
Ahmed Al Kamali
Media Director
Alan Ewens
International Press
Andy Edwards
Joerg Wenig
International Radio & TV News
Samantha Lloyd
Operations Manager
Barry Westbrook
Event Co-ordinator
Paddy Corcoran
Bob Gallagher
IAAF Course Official
Maurice Winterman
Athlete Co-ordinator
Michel Van Sluijs
Traffic Management Co-ordinator
Andy Ross
Traffic Management
Geoff Burfoot
Ian Lee

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Start & Finish Co-ordinator
Mick Laidler
Start & Finish Official
Andrew Laidler
Physiotherapist
Jason Halliday
Course Marshal Co-ordinator
Fergus Mutch
Course Marshal & Signage Official
Simon Crabtree
Event Control & Signage Official
Gary Whittle
Drink Station Co-ordinator
Neil Landry
Paddy Corcoran
Drink Stations & Signage Official
Frank Graham
John Gray
Time Keeper Recorder 1
Michael Frazer
Keith Wiltshire
Ronald Hartridge
Michael Brown
Race Referee
Nicholson Hodgson
Mika Timing Co-ordinator
Frank Ratajczak
Mika Timing Official
Hendrik Praedicow
Registration Co-ordinator
Monique Willemse

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THEMASS
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THE MASS EVENT

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THEMASS
EVENT
THE MASS EVENT
n Total number of
participants year-by-year

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THE MASS EVENT
THE DUBAI MARATHON TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year Marathon 10km 3km Total Runners Total Nationalities
2000 249 1,046 523 1,818 72
2001 265 1,126 768 2,159 62
2002 283 1,186 862 2,331 60
2003 275 1,220 988 2,483 62
2004 345 1,284 1,038 2,667 75
2005 359 1,967 1,230 3,556 91
2006 576 2,236 1,432 4,244 101
2007 565 2,129 2,224 4,918 103
2008 927 3,290 2,306 6,523 109
2009 1,091 4,453 2,673 8,217 116
2010 1,700 6,215 3,239 11,154 121
2011 1,690 8,264 3,911 13,875 149
2012 1,983 9,984 5,174 17,141 139
2013 2,411 11,424 6,002 19,837 135
2014 2,718 13,965 6,465 23,148 137
TOTAL 15,437 69,799 38,835 124,071

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