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1. RAK Half Marathon Facts & Figures – ALL TIME
RAK Half Marathon Facts & Figures compiled by Premier Marathons
Number of Runners (Half Marathon): 13,990 Oldest Male Runner: Guenther Kieninger (GER) ‐ 71
Number of Runners (Team Relay Challenge): 4,032 Oldest Female Runner: Joyce Archibald (GBR) ‐ 77
Number of Finishers (Half Marathon): 9,616 Youngest Male Runner: Mohamed Nafis (IND) ‐ 11
Number of Finishers (Team Relay Challenge): 3,408 Youngest Female Runner: Christine Husni (USA) ‐ 11
Course Records
Category Name Nationality Time Year
Open Men Patrick Makau Kenyan 0:58:52 2009
Open Women Mary Keitany Kenyan 1:05:50 2011
UAE Resident Men Ihya Ben Yousef Morocco 1:05:02 2013
UAE Resident Women Emebet Belew Adane Ethiopian 1:13:59 2014
UAE National Men Saif Hamad Al Rashedi Emirati 1:10:11 2013
UAE National Women N/A N/A N/A N/A
Master’s Men Alemayehu Sitotaw Norwegian 1:14:03 2011
Master’s Women Beate Krecklow German 1:24:21 2014
Veterans Men Graham Rafferty British 1:27:54 2014
Veterans Women Elizabeth Driver British 1:35:16 2014
Juniors Male Ibrahim Abu‐Bakr Egyptian 1:12:31 2013
Juniors Female Katharine Rush British 1:58:09 2014
Team Relay Challenge Mrocoon N/A 1:06:30 2014
Top 10 Performances – Men
Rank Name Nationality Time Year
1 Patrick Makau Kenyan 0:58:52 2009
2 Sammy Wanjiru Kenyan 0:58:53 2007
3 Geoffrey Kamworor Kenyan 0:58:54 2013
4 Stanley Biwott Kenyan 0:58:56 2013
5 Geoffrey Mutai Kenyan 0:58:58 2013
6 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenyan 0:58:59 2009
7 Patrick Makau Kenyan 0:59:13 2007
8 Deriba Merga Ethiopian 0:59:18 2009
9 Deriba Merga Ethiopian 0:59:25 2011
10 Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopian 0:59:25 2013
Top 10 Performances – Women
Rank Name Nationality Time Year
1 Mary Keitany Kenyan 1:05:50 2011
2 Lucy Kabuu Kenyan 1:06:09 2013
3 Priscah Jeptoo Kenyan 1:06:11 2013
4 Rita Jeptoo Kenyan 1:06:27 2013
5 Mary Keitany Kenyan 1:06:49 2012
6 Meseret Hailu Ethiopian 1:06:56 2013
7 Priscah Jeptoo Kenyan 1:07:02 2014
8 Elvan Abeylegesse Turkish 1:07:07 2010
9 Mare Dibaba Ethiopian 1:07:13 2010
10 Florence Kiplagat Kenyan 1:07:13 2013