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JANUARY2014

STANDARD CHARTERED

MEDIA GUIDE


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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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CONTENTs

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

TITLE SPONSOR

PRIZE MONEY

SPONSORS

Fantastic Five - 2013 Race Review 6

MEDIA INFORMATION

Introduction 13

The Press Team 13

The Press Centre 14

Press Conferences 14

THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE

Start Details 17

Course Details 17

Times and Drinks Stations 17

Course Maps 18

THE 2014 RACES

Start Times 25

ELITE RUNNERS

Elite Men: Entries 26

Elite Men: Biographies 27

Elite Women: Entries 30

Elite Women: Biographies 31

Awards and Bonuses 34

DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS

Champions and Course Records 37

Past Results 38

Margins of Victory 45

WORLD MARATHON STATISTICS

World and Continental Records 46

World All-Time Top 50 47

Worlds Best in 2013 51

World Record Pace Guide 54

Weather 55

THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE

Event Ofcials 59

THE MASS EVENT

Total number of participants year-by-year 63

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Tesfalidet. Everything was perfect on

the road and it is good to have a rstand second place for Eritrea.

Another notable performance at an eventthat continues to raise the bar in terms

of records and personal bests came fromBritish wheelchair competitor Rob Smith. The

Englishman is a regular visitor to Dubai and

he returned to the UK with the WheelchairOpen gold medal and a new British record of

2h:06m:45s for the T52 Wheelchair Class.It was very hard work especially with the

condensation building up on the wheels,

which meant it was extremely difcult tograb and push the wheels, said Smith.

My arms are aching but Im absolutelydelighted to have broken the British record

in the class and set a new personal best.

On hand to present the trophies werespecial guest His Highness Sheikh Khalid

Bin Hamed Al Khalifa, Vice President ofthe Bahrain Olympic Committee as well as

Mattar Al Tayer, Vice President of the DubaiSports Council; Jonathan Morris, Standard

Chartered CEO UAE; and Ahmed Al Kamali,

President of the UAE Athletics Federation.The 2013 Standard Chartered Dubai

Marathon was supported by the DubaiSports Council, Adidas, Dubai Eye 103.8FM,

JW Marriott Marquis, Emaar, Sport 360,

Dubai Holding, Dubai Police and the RTA.

RESULTSMENS MARATHON

1 Lelisa DESISA(ETH) 2.04.45

2 Berhanu SHIFERAW(ETH) 2.04.48

3 Tadese TOLA(ETH) 2.04.49

4 Endeshaw NEGESSE(ETH) 2.04.52

5 Bernard KOECH(KEN) 2.04.53

RESULTSWOMENS MARATHON

1 Tirf TSEGAYE(ETH) 2.23.23

2 Ehitu KIROS (ETH) 2.23.39

3 Amane GOBENA (ETH) 2.23.50

4 Aheza KIROS(ETH) 2.24.30

5 Belaynesh OLJIRA(ETH) 2.25.01

RESULTSMENS 10KM

1 Samuel TESFALIDET(ERI) 28m:50s

2 Mehari FISSHAYE(ERI) 29m:04s

3 Ihya YOUSSEF(MOR) 29m:22s

RESULTSWOMENS 10KM

1 Alem FIKRI (ETH) 32m:39s

2 Aliya SAEED (UAE) 32m:48s

3 Betty BELAYOUH(UAE) 33m:13s

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Introduction

Welcome to the 2014 Standard Chartered

Dubai Marathon Media Guide. We hope yound everything you need to help you cover this

years event in these pages, but please do nothesitate 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 years racesand leading entrants, marathon statistics, the

mass race and the organisation.

The Press TeamThe 2014 press team is managed by Alan Ewens.The team will be based in the Ofcial Media

Centre on Umm Suqeim Road from Wednesday22nd January to Friday 24th January inclusive.

Alan EwensMedia [email protected]

Andy EdwardsInternational News Relations

[email protected]

Joerg Wenig International News Relations

[email protected]

Karen RowlandsMedia Assistant

[email protected]

Rupert BellInternational Radio [email protected]

Jon WalleyOfcial Event [email protected]

Giancarlo Colombo Ofcial Event Photographer

[email protected]

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The Media CentreThe Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon operates

a temporary Media Centre during the days leadingup to the event and on race day.

AddressStandard Chartered Dubai Marathon Media

Centre, Umm Suqeim Road, Dubai.

Opening HoursJanuary 22-24: 9.00am-6.00pm

Race DayJanuary 24: 5.00am onwards

ContactsAlan Ewens +97150 4514188

Karen Rowlands +97150 6451439

General FacilitiesMembers of the media should come to theMedia 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 inKoubba, Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah on January

22 at 11am. latest race information will also be

available from the centre, plus post-race pressconference, light refreshments and full wireless

access.

Race day facilitiesOn race day the main Media Centre will be open

from 5.00am providing a comfortable indoorlocation so journalists can cover all aspects of

the marathon opposite the start and nish line.Refreshments will be served during the day.

Please note: entry to the main race day MediaCentre on Friday, January 24 will be by accreditation

only. This must be collected during race weekfrom the press ofce (see opening hours). No

accreditation will be provided on race day.

Press conference scheduleJanuary 22, 2014

Koubba, Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah,Dubai - 11.00am

January 24, 2014

The post-race medalists press conferences willbe held in the events Media Centre with a time to

be conrmed on the day shortly after the race.

More information can be found on the website

www.dubaimarathon.org. Throughout raceweek, 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 imagesof the 2010-13 marathons fromwww.dubaimarathon.org.

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THE DUBAIMARATHON COURsE

START DETAILS

Marathon StartThe Marathon Route will start on the UmmSuqeim Road at the Madinat Jumeirah end

turning right onto the Jumeirah Beach Roadrunning past the Burj Al Arab.

Elite Men, Elite Women, Wheelchair Race Menand Women, Mass runners.

10KM StartThe 10km route will exit Umm Suqeim Road, turn

at the Burj Al Arab and head up on Al SufouhRoad towards the Dubai College. The runners will

turn left at Dubai College then next right runningup to the next junction in Dubai Media City where

the runners will do a U-turn and head back

towards Umm Suqeim Road under the bridge andalong the boundary of the Dubai Police Academy,

turning right at the end of the road running up tothe nish.

Course DetailsThe Marathon Route will start on the Umm

Suqeim Road at the Madinat Jumeirah end

turning right onto the Jumeirah Beach Roadrunning past the Burj Al Arab. The runners will

head up the Jumeirah Beach Road runningtowards the Union Flag running past it and

turning at the next junction heading back alongthe Jumeirah Beach Road past the Union Flag

again. The runners will then run back along the

Jumeirah Beach Road running past the GrandMosque, the Jumeirah Beach Park and head

back towards the Burj Al Arab. After passing theBurj Al Arab again the runners will head past the

Madinat Jumeirah along Al Sufouh Road running

past the entrance to Palm Island and turningback at The One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel

entrance at Dubai Media City heading back alongAl Sufouh Road to the nish towards the Burj

Al Arab. At the Madinat Jumeirah junction the

runners will turn right along the Umm SuqueimRoad for approx 500 metres to the nish just

before the Dubai Police Academy.

Kilometre MarkersKilometre markers will be placed prominentlyon the route every kilometre of the course.

Time KeepingThe Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon uses advan

MIKATAGS technology to time all runners in the raceincluding the wheelchair athletes.

All runners will be issued with a number includinga Tag - a transponder attached to their running

number. This Tag is read each time the runner

passes strategically placed mats and the nish lineThese times are instantly relayed using an integrated

communications system developed by Mika Timing,the marathons information services provider, to TV f

immediate onscreen display. The same informationalso delivered to the marathons race day press cent

to provide an instant resource for the worlds media.

All results will be posted on the Standard ChartereDubai Marathon website on race day.

The address is www.dubaimarathon.org

Drinks and Drinks StationsDehydration is the biggest problem that marathonrunners have to overcome. In a hard race on a hot

and humid day, up to four litres of uid can be lost

through sweating and exhalation. It is important forrunners to keep well hydrated. It should also be noted

that overhydration can also be an issue. It is just asimportant for runners not to overhydrate reducing

sodium levels.Isotonic drinks supplied by Gatorade will be availab

at six stations. Full bottles will be provided at the 10km

15km, 20km, 25km, 30km and 35km stations.Water supplied by Masa Water will be available at

every 2.5km starting from 5km with the last drinksavailable at 40km and the nish. Around 100,000 500m

plastic bottles of water have been supplied to meet th

needs of the marathon.In addition to water, many of the elite runners prefe

to drink their own special drinks during the race. Thespecial bottles are collected on Thursday night and

kept in secure and cool conditions overnight. On raceday they are taken to the appropriate 5km points. At t

5km points, eight in all, there will be four numbered

(1-4) tables allocated between the various elite athletfrom which they will take their special drink bottles.

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THE 2014 RACEs

START TIMES

07:00am . . . . . . . . . . . Elite Mens/Womens Race07:00am . . . . . . . . . . . Dubai Marathon Mass Participants07:15am . . . . . . . . . . . 10km Road Race Men & Women11:00am . . . . . . . . . . . 3km Fun Run

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ELITE RUNNERS Elite Men: Entries ELITE RUNNERS Elite Men Biographies

Markos Geneti (Ethiopia)

Born: 30 May, 1984

Marathon Best: 2:04:54

(3rd Dubai, 2012)

Career Notes

He played his part in the Ethiopian

dominance in the 2012 edition of the

Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon

beating the Kenyan Jonathan Maiyo

by two seconds to claim third place.

That was over two and a half minutes

improvement on his best time, set

in winning the Los Angeles title in

2011. He gave early notice of his

talent, winning a silver medal at the

2002 World Junior Championships at

5,000m and that followed the World

Youth title for 3,000m the previous year.

The track career continued, taking ina bronze medal over 3,000m at the

2004 World Indoor Championships in

Budapest. Given the strength of the

Ethiopians on the track, a move to the

road was logical, though hardly likely to

nd the competition any easier among

fellow East Africans. In April 2013 he

tackled the tough Boston Marathon

course and nished sixth in 2:12:44.

Jonathan Maiyo(Kenya)

Born:5 May, 1988


(4th Dubai, 2012)

Career Notes

The breakthrough to truly world-

class with his performance in Dubai

in 2012 was the culmination of solid

progression from track to road.

Chasing an Ethiopian trio, headed by

the eventual champion Ayale Abshero,

to the nish line improved his personal

best by almost eight minutes. From his

debut at the distance in Rotterdam in

2010, nishing 11th in 2:12:45, he had

most denitely arrived on the scene.

He retained enough speed in his legs

for a silver medal in the 5,000m at the

African Championships in Benin sixmonths later.

Solid track credentials of 13:22.89

for 5,000m, achieved in the nal of

those African Championships, reect

a runner who can now challenge for

honours in any marathon. His best

at half marathon is 59:02 for second

place in the City-Pier-City race in

The Hague in March 2012. His last

marathon was almost a year ago when

he ran 2:10:18 for 10th in Tokyo on

February 24, 2013.

Laban Korir (Kenya)

Born: 30 December, 1985


(2nd Amsterdam, 2011)

Career Notes

Korir, who rightly describes his

marathon debut as the best

achievement of his career so far,

went to number three on the all-time

charts for debutants when he nished

second in Amsterdam in 2011. His has

been a natural transition on the road,

concentrating on 10km and the half

marathon for his rst international

appearances since 2008. Going into the

Amsterdam race with a half marathon

best of 61:03 for sixth in the Berlin

Half Marathon earlier in 2011, he was

primed for a good performance yetthe marathon can be a cruel teacher

Korir passed the test with high credit.

He has run two marathons since,

experiencing Boston and tough

weather conditions in 2012 to nish

sixth in 2:15:29. Five months later

he clocked 2:09:52 in Chicago for

11th place. Having been to the fore

in the rst half, he then dropped

off the pace but Korir has shown

himself a good student of this

demanding discipline so far.

BIB Name Country Bib Name PB

1 Markos Geneti Guteta Ethiopia GENETI 2:04:54

2 Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo Kenya MAIYO 2:04:56

3 Laban Kipngetich Korir Kenya KORIR 2:06:05

4 Girmay Birhanu Gebru Ethiopia GEBRU 2:06:06

5 Deiiba Merga Ejigu Ethiopia MERGA 2:06:38

6 Megersa Bacha Chikuala Ethiopia CHIKUALA 2:06:56

7 Shumi Dechase Leche Bahrain LECHE 2:07:11

8 Nicholas Kemboi Qatar KEMBOI 2:08:01

9 Habtamu Asefa Wakeyo Ethiopia WAKEYO 2:08:28

10 Dejene Yirdaw Juhar Ethiopia JUHAR 2:08:30

11 Haile Haja Gemeda Ethiopia HAJA 2:08:35

12 Dereje Tadesse Raya Ethiopia TADESSE 2:08:46

13 Abrha Milaw Asefa Ethiopia ASEFA 2:09:00

14 Sisay Lemma Kasaye Ethiopia LEMMA 2:09:02

15 Yekeber Bayabel Gesese Ethiopia BAYABEL 2:09:39

16 Belachew Alemayehu Ameta Ethiopia AMETA 2:10:02

17 Workneh Tesfa Tiruneh Ethiopia TESFA 2:10:26

18 Abdeimounaim Harrou USA HARROUFI 62:20 H

19 Atsedu Tsegay Tesfay Ethiopia TESFAYE 58:47 H

20 Abeba Dinkessa Negara Ethiopia DINKESSA 60:03 H

21 Abera Kuma Lema Ethiopia LEMA 60:19 H

22 Mule Wasihun Lakew Ethiopia LAKEW 60:33 H

23 Tsuyoshi Ugachi Japan UGACHI 60:51 H

24 Abera Kassw Belay Ethiopia BELAY 60:57 H

25 Abraraw Misganaw Tegegne Ethiopia MISGANAW 61:17 H

26 Tamirat Tola Adera Ethiopia ADERA 61:27 H

27 Tsegaye Mekonnen Asefa Ethiopia ASEFA 62:41 H

28 Birhanu Gidefa Chimdesa Ethiopia CHIMDESA

29 Bekana Seboka Dubaro Ethiopia SEBOKA

30 Dereje Dibaba Keneni Ethiopia KENENI

31 Tadesse Mekonnen Tullu Ethiopia TULLU

32 Chala Lelisa Debele Ethiopia DEBELE PACE

33 Edwin Kipyego Kenya KIPYEGO PACE

34 Essa Ismail Rashed Qatar ISMAIL PACE

35 Victor Kipchurchir Kenya KIPCHIRCHIR PACE

36 Edwin Koech Kenya KOECH PACE

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Abrhe Asefa (Ethiopia)

Year of Birth: 1988


(1st Rennes/FRA, 2013)

Career Notes

Abrhe Asefa ran outside Africa for the

rst time in 2011. It was his marathon

debut, but the Ethiopian had to be

content with a time of 2:20:54 in San

Sebastian in Spain at the beginning

of November. However, this was

still good enough for second place.

It took nearly two years before he

returned to European road racing.

At half marathon, his personal

best is a modest 62:37 yet he has

made signicant improvements

in the marathon. Last November

he won the Rennes title in 2:09:00and a considerable improvement

could be on the cards given Dubais

usually ideal conditions. Since the

victory in France hes had three

months to prepare so Dubai will

be a test of his recovery abilities.

Deiiba Merga(Ethiopia)

Born: 26 October, 1982


(6th London, 2008)

Career Notes

Merga followed the familiar route

of aspiring Ethiopian runners when

he left home in Welega province in

2005 and settled in the capital, Addis

Ababa, to further his career. His results

conrmed that here was another

outstanding talent: fourth in the World

Half Marathon Championships in

2007, he made his marathon debut

the same year in Fukuoka, nishing

second to the late, great Sammy

Wanjiru of Kenya in 2:06:50.

The following year came

his outstanding championshipperformance so far, yet, at the same

time, his greatest disappointment: on

course for the bronze medal in the

Beijing Olympic Marathon, he was

passed by compatriot Tsegaye Kebede

over the nal 400m in the Birds Nest

stadium. Apart from that Olympic

fourth place, his most prestigious

performance has been winning

the Boston Marathon in 2:08:41 in

April 2009. In 2013 he twice ran the

marathon, nishing down the eld

in Boston in 2:21:40 and then third

in Istanbul in 2:14:43 in November.

Megersa Bacha Chikuala (Ethiopia)

Born: 18 January 1985


(4th Paris, 2013

Career Notes

Chikuala arrives in Dubai having set a

personal best in his last performance

at the marathon: 2:06:56 for fourth

place in Paris on April 7, 2013.That

marked an improvement of two

minutes over his previous best, set

in nishing third in Turin in 2011. He

can also be relied upon for exciting

racing and tight nishes: the Kenyan

Joseph Kiptum had to out-dip him

on the nish line to win the Hannover

title in May 2012 where Bacha ran

another solid time of 2:09:56.

Completing the set of fourmarathons so far in his career,

he ran 2:20:11 to nish fourth in

Istanbul in November 2012.

Shume Dechase Leche(Ethiopia)

Born: 28 May, 1989


(2nd Seoul, 2013)

Career Notes

Leches rst foray into Asia in terms

of the marathon was rewarded

with a personal best of 2:07:11 for

second place in the Dong-A event

in Seoul on March 17 last year.

The South Korean race was a

very different setting to his previous

outing when the Ethiopian ran 2:07:56

to nish fourth in Hamburg almost

a year before. From the Hanseatic

city in Germany in April, he switched

to Amsterdam in October 2012 but

nished outside the top ten in 2:13:50.

Apart from his ne run in Seoul in2013, he also has the distinction of

making his marathon debut at Kosice

in Slovakia, the oldest race at the

distance in Europe, established in 1924.

His name went on the honours board

for 2009 with second place in 2:11:36.

Atsedu Tsegay(Ethiopia)

Born: 17 December, 1991

Debutant

Career Notes

Atsedu Tsegay could well become

the next Ethiopian marathon runner

who manages to reach a world-class

level in Dubai. There have been two

spectacular debut winners from

Ethiopia in this race in the past two

editions. Will this series continue

and could it be Tsegay who does it?

There are some indications that he

might indeed be up to it. The 22 year-

old has shown very promising form

some weeks ago: In mid December

he won the New Delhi Half Marathon,

which featured a superb elite eld.Tsegay clocked 59:12 minutes and

broke the course record by three

seconds. The Ethiopian showed

that he has fully recovered from an

ankle injury which kept him out of

competition for almost a year. His

half marathon PB suggests high

potential, having run 58:47 in Prague

in 2012, not only a course record but

also deposed Haile Gebrselassie

as the Ethiopian record holder.

Girmay Birhanu Gebru (Ethiopia)

Born: 22 November, 1986


(2nd Amsterdam, 2013)

Career Notes

Girmay Birhanu Gebru made

remarkable progress to nish runner-

up in the Amsterdam Marathon in

October last year, chopping over

six minutes off his personal best as

only Kenyas Wilson Chebet denied

him victory in the Netherlands. The

previous performances of the athlete

who has concentrated on the road

were less spectacular affairs.

His last experience of the marathon

before the revelation in Amsterdam

was in winning the 2012 Grandmas

Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota in2:12:25 so the development from that

American road race to Amsterdam

and what he might achieve in Dubai

is fascinating. He made his marathon

debut in Casablanca in 2009, nishing

fth in 2:15:57. One victory in eleven

marathons suggested the portfolio of

a journeyman, but that all changed

with his performance in Amsterdam

last autumn. Gebrus current standing

makes him a real contender for the

podium in Dubai.

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BIB Name Country Bib Name PB

W1 Meselech Melkamu Haileyesus Ethiopia MELKAMU 2:21:01

W2 Meseret Hailu Debele Ethiopia HAILU 2:21:09

W3 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia DASKA 2:21:59

W4 Firehiwot Dado Tufa Ethiopia DADO 2:23:15

W5 Ehitu Kiros Reda Ethiopia KIROS 2:23:38

W6 Mula Seboka Seyfu Ethiopia SEBOKA 2:23:48

W7 Amane Gobena Gemeda Ethiopia GOBENA 2:23:50

W8 Belaynesh Oljira Jemama Ethiopia OLJIRA 2:25:01

W9 Sultan Haydar Turkey HAYDAR 2:25:09

W10 Misker Mekonen Demise Ethiopia MEKONEN 2:25:45

W11 Werknesh Kidane Gebremichael Ethiopia KIDANE 2:26:15

W12 Goitetom Haftu Tessema Ethiopia HAFTU 2:26:21

W13 Sechale Dalasa Adugna Ethiopia DALASA 2:26:27

W14 Melkam Gizaw Tola Ethiopia GIZAW 2:26:34

W15 Zemzem Ahmed Deko Ethiopia DEKO 2:27:12

W16 Fantu Eticha Jimma Ethiopia ETICHA 2:28:02

W17 Lemelem Berha Yachem Ethiopia BERHA 2:29:43

W18 Abeba Tekulu Gebremeskel Ethiopia TEKULU 2:30:17

W19 Konjit Tilahun Biruk Ethiopia TILAHUN 2:34:23

W20 Wude Ayalew Yimer Ethiopia AYALEW 67:00 H

W21 Yebrgual Melese Arage Ethiopia MELESE 69:02 H

W22 Betelhem Moges Cherenet Ethiopia MOGES 70:00 H

W23 Alem Mokonnin Ourge Ethiopia MOKONNIN

W24 Louise Wiker Sweden WIKER DEBUT

Berhane Adere(Ethiopia)

Born:23 November, 1973


(1st Chicago, 2006)

Career Notes

Berhane Adere is a former Standard

Chartered Dubai Marathon Champion,

having won the race in 2008 with

2:22:42. Her racing has been less

frequent in the past two years but,

having turned 40 in November, she

is now in the veterans or masters

category. If her chances of outright

victory are not what they once were, a

new eld of endeavour has opened for

her, challenging for a world record -

the current masters record for women

stands at 2:24:54 by Irina Mikitenko of

Germany, set in Berlin last September.Adere has enjoyed a long career of

success. She was World Champion

at the half marathon (2002) and the

10,000m (2003) and collected a series

of medals at global championships.

While she broke world indoor

records at 3,000 and 5,000m she also

established an Ethiopian marathon

record in 2006, winning in Chicago with

2:20:42 and again the following year.

Meselech Melkamu (Ethiopia)

Born: 27 April, 1985


(1st Frankfurt, 2012)

Career Notes

Meselech Melkamu had a superb

marathon debut when she won

Frankfurt in 2012 with a course record

of 2:21:01. This was the third fastest

marathon debut ever by a woman. But

on the other hand such a performance

wasnt such a surprise since Melkamu

has excelled at long distances on the

track. She is the second fastest ever

at 10,000m with 29:53.80 and African

record holder.

In future I want to reach times

in the marathon that are as good

as the results I achieved in the10,000 metres, said Melkamu.

After Frankfurt she ran the London

Marathon in 2013, where she nished

fth in 2:25:46. She was then selected

for the World Championships when, in

hot weather conditions in Moscow, she

was in the leading group until the nal

stages of the race, but then dropped

out because of stomach problems.

Meseret Hailu Debele(Ethiopia)

Born: 12 September, 1990


(1st Amsterdam, 2012)

Career Notes

She enjoyed the nest two weeks of

her career so far in October 2012 - a

fortnight after becoming a surprise

winner of the World Half Marathon

title in Kavarna in Bulgaria, Meseret

won the Amsterdam Marathon,

breaking the course record by almost a

minute. Her time of 2:21:09 was also a

personal best by almost six minutes.

She took to road racing when still in

her teens and made her debut at the

marathon with 2:45:10 in the North

Korean capital of Pyongyang in 2010.

Breaking the Ethiopian record for thehalf marathon with 66:56 for fourth

place at Ras Al Khaimah in 2013 was

followed by second place at the Boston

Marathon that year in 2:26:58. Selected

for the World Championship marathon

last year, she dropped out in the torrid

heat of Moscow. She showed solid

form at the New Delhi Half Marathon

in December, nishing fourth in 69:05.

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Mulu Seboka (Ethiopia)

Born:25 September 1984


(2nd Daegu/KOR, 2013)

Career Notes

Mulu Seboka has been running

international marathons and shorter

road races for the past decade yet

it took time for her to achieve top

class at the marathon. After a 2:43:30

debut back in 2003 in Pyongyang she

broke 2:30 in 2008. First she missed

this target by ve seconds, when

she won the Mumbai Marathon in

January 2008 (2:30:04) but later in

the year she won again, this time

clocking 2:29:06 in Toronto.

The Standard Chartered Dubai

Marathon in 2012 marked a majoradvance as she improved to 2:25:45,

nishing 11th. In 2013 she improved

again, this time chopping off almost

two minutes from her personal

best, nishing second in Daegu with

2:23:43. On the fast Dubai course

her aim will be to further improve.

Sultan Haydar (Turkey)

Born: 23 May, 1987


(2nd Paris, 2012)

Career Notes

Sultan Haydar began as a middle

distance track runner winning the

2009 European Under-23 title in

2009. Then came the switch to the

road in 2011. The Ethiopian-born

athlete, who became a Turkish

citizen in 2008, ran the prestigious

Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon and

nished seventh in 70:02. The same

year she made her marathon debut:

2:35:06 for seventh in Istanbul.

An impressive improvement

followed as she took almost ten

minutes off that time to takesecond in 2:25:09 in Paris. For good

measure, that was and remains the

Turkish record. So far she has been

disappointing in championships,

nishing well down the eld in the

London Olympic Marathon and

failing to nish the 2013 World

Championship race. Consistency has

been the watchword in the big city

races and she was third in 2:29:40

in Istanbul in November last year.

Nine weeks later, Dubai awaits her.

Wude Ayalew (Ethiopia)

Born: 4 July, 1987

Marathon Best: N/A

Career Notes

She has achieved a number of

ne results at 10,000m and Cross

Country during her international

career, which began in 2006. The

Ethiopian, who grew up in a farmers

family with seven siblings, has

now turned to the marathon. She

made her debut in Dubai last year

but failed to nish, having been

among the leaders at halfway.

She has excellent speed, always a

signicant factor for the marathon.

As for track honours, she won

a bronze medal in the 2009 WorldChampionship 10,000m. In the 2013

track season she had improved to

an impressive 30:11.87. In the highly

competitive World Cross Country

Championships Ayalew has twice

nished fth (2006 and 2009). On the

road, she has a 10k best of 31:07,

equalling the Ethiopian record in

2010. Her biggest win in road racing

so far has been New Delhi in 2012,

where she took the half marathon

title with 71:10. Her personal best at

this distance stands at 67:58, set in

nishing second in New Delhi in 2009.

Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia)

Born: 16 October, 1983


(1st Frankfurt, 2011)

Career Notes

The Dubai champion of 2010 returns

and should pose a threat to any rival.

She won the Dubai title with 2:24:18 but

the bare gures do not do justice to the

drama. Daska had to dig deep to beat

fellow Ethiopian Aberu Shewaye in the

home straight. Once across the nish

line, she lay down for several minutes

before summoning up the energy to

rise again. Her marathon debut was

less spectacular in its outcome but

showed what denite potential: third

place in the 2009 Berlin Marathon with

2:26:38. The year following her Dubaitriumph marked her greatest success

so far, winning the Houston title in

January 2011 and then setting what

remains her personal best of 2:21:59

in Frankfurt in October. Her second

appearance in Dubai brought ninth

place in 2:24:24 in 2012. In 2013 she

ran two marathons, nishing 12th in

Boston in April and 4th in Frankfurt,

nishing the latter in 2:23:23.

Firehiwot Dado (Ethiopia)

Born:9 January, 1984


(1st New York, 2011)

Career Notes

She fullled many a marathon

runners dream when she won New

York in 2011. The Ethiopian ran 2:23:15

to improve her personal best by almost

one minute on a course regarded

as difcult. She has only nished a

marathon once (14th in New York in

2013) since taking fourth place in the

2012 Boston race on a particularly

warm day but Dubai should provide a

setting for a return to her best.

Apart from her triumph in New

York, Firehiwot Dado has enjoyed

great success in the Rome Marathon,winning on three consecutive

occasions from 2009. About to

complete her hat-trick, she removed

her shoes and ran the last 200 metres

barefoot in tribute to compatriot Abebe

Bikila, who won the mens Olympic title

in 1960, running shoe-less throughout.

Perhaps another incentive was that the

race organiser also offered a bonus to

the winner who emulated Bikilas feat,

at least for the last 200 metres.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Men Name Country Time

1 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 02:06:09

2Chala Dechase

BeyeneKenya 02:06:33

3Eshetu Wendimu

TsigeEt hi op ia 0 2:0 6: 46

4 Abiyote Guta Duguma Ethiopia 02:09:03

5 Dereja DebeleTulu Ethiopia 02:09:43

6Abraham Kipkosgei

ChelangaKenya 02:10:28

7 Dejene Juhar Yirdaw Egypt 02:10:50

8Leonard Mucheru

MainaKenya 02:11:08

9 Japhet Kosgei Kenya 02:11:20

10Mekonnen Yimane

EmiruEthiopia 02:12:39

Women Name Country Time

1 Mamitu Daska Molisa Ethiopia 02:24:19

2Aberu Kebede

ShewayeEt hi op ia 0 2:2 4: 26

3Helena Loshanyang

KiropKenya 02:24:54

4Bezunesh BekeleSertsu

Et hi op ia 0 2:2 6: 05

5 Isabella Andersson Sweden 02:26:52

6 Askale Tafa Magarsa Ethiopia 02:27:29

7Yeshimebet Taddesse

BifaEt hi op ia 0 2:2 7: 45

8Genet Getaneh

WendimagegnehuEt hi op ia 0 2:3 0: 24

9 Woynishet Girma Tafa Ethiopia 02:32:0

10 Shuru Diriba Dulume Ethiopia 02:32:36

JANUARY 21, 2011


1 David Barmasai Tumo Kenya 02:07:18

2Evans Kiprop

CheruiyotKenya 02:08:17

3Eshetu Wendimu

TsigeEt hio pi a 02 :0 8:5 4

4Deressa Chimsa

EdaeEthiopia 02:09:08

5 Stephen Kosgei Kibet Kenya 02:09:27

6Berhanu Bekele

BergaEthiopia 02:09:54

7Emanuel Plilan

SamalKenya 02:10:27

8 Adil Annani Morrocco 02:11:15

9Dereje Tesfaye

GebrehiwotEt hio pi a 02 :1 3:2 6

10Alebachew Debas

WaleEthiopia 02:13:39


1Asselefech Mergia

MedessaEt hio pi a 02 :2 2:4 5

2 Lydia Cheromei Kenya 02:23:01

3 Isabella Andersson Sweden 02:23:41

4Atsede HabtamuBesuye

Et hio pi a 02 :2 4:2 6

5 Atseda Baysa Tesema Ethiopia 02:25:08

6 Diana Chepkemoi Sigei Kenya 02:26:53

7Genet Getaneh

WendimagegnehuEt hio pi a 02 :2 7:1 3

8 Werknesh K idane Ethiopia 02:27:15

9Helena Loshanyang

KiropKenya 02:27:41

10 Feysa Tadesse Boru Ethiopia 02:30:23

JANUARY 27, 2012


1 Biza, Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 02:04:23

2Kemal, Dino SerKemal

Et hi op ia 0 2:0 4: 50

3Guteta, MarkosGeneti

Et hi op ia 0 2:0 4: 54

4Maiyo, JonathanKiplimo

Kenya 02:04:56

5Woldegeberal, TadesaTola

Et hi op ia 0 2:0 5: 10

6 Dadi, Yami Ethiopia 02:05:41

7Dawit, Shami Abdul-lah

Et hi op ia 0 2:0 5: 42

8Edae, DeressaChimsa

Et hi op ia 0 2:0 5: 42

9 Tola, Seboka Ethiopia 02:06:17

10Adhane, YemaneTsegay

Ethiopia 02:06:29


1Medessa, AsselefechMergia

Ethiopia 02:19:31

2 Kabuu, Lucy Wangui Kenya 02:19:34

3 Hur ssa , M are Di ba ba Et hi op ia 02:19:52

4Sertsu, BezuneshBekele

Et hi op ia 0 2:2 0: 30

5Shewaye, AberuKebede

Et hi op ia 0 2:2 0: 33

6 Cheromei, Lydia Kenya 02:21:30

7Jemutai, SharonCherop

Ethiopia 02:22:39

8 Tesema, Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 02:23:13

9Molisa, MamituDaska

Kenya 02:24:24

10 Andersson, Isabell a Sweden 02:25:41

ANUARY 25, 2013

en Name Country Time

Desisa Benti, Lelisa Ethiopia 02:04:45

Shiferaw Tolcha,Berhanu

E th io pi a 02 :04 :4 8

Tola Woldegeberel,Tadese

Ethiopia 02:04:49

Negesse Shumi,Endeshaw

E th io pi a 02 :04 :5 2

Kiprop Koech,Bernard

Kenya 02:04:53

Kipkemboi, Nicholas Kenya 02:06:33

Yami Gemeda, Dadi Ethiopia 02:07:55

Kipruto Kigen, Mike Kenya 02:08:24

Assefa Wakeyo,Habtamu

E th io pi a 02 :08 :2 8

Worku Biru,Gemechu

E th io pi a 02 :08 :5 3

omen Name Country Time

Tsegaye Beyene, Tir E th io pi a 02 :23 :2 3

Kiros Reda, Ehitu Ethiopia 02:23:39

Gobena Gemeda,Amane

E th io pi a 02 :23 :5 0

Kiros Abeye, Aheza Ethiopia 02:24:30

Oljira Jemama,Belaynesh

E th io pi a 02 :25 :0 1

Bedasa Ordofa,Shitaye

E th io pi a 02 :25 :4 7

Andersson,Issabellah

Sweden 02:26:05

Afework Bekele,Abebech

E th io pi a 02 :27 :0 8

Naigambo, Beata Namibia 02:27:54

Katsumata, Misaki Japan 02:30:42

AST RESULTS PAST RESULTS

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AST RESULTS PAST RESULTS

JANUARY 12, 2007


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 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

ANUARY 16, 2009


Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:05:29

Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia 2:07:54

Eshetu Wendimu Ethiopia 2:08:41

Gashaw Melese Kenya 2:10:59

Dereje Tesfaye Ethiopia 2:11:42

David Kemboi Kenya 2:12:14

Mesn Admasu Et hio pia 2: 12 :23

Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia 2:12:56

Asnake Fikadu Ethiopia 2:15:01

Nephat Kinyanjui Kenya 2:15:23


Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:24:02

Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia 2:25:17

Helena Kirop Kenya 2:25:35

Tatyana Petrova Russia 2:25:53

Genet Getaneh Ethiopia 2:26:37

Eyerusalem Kuma Ethiopia 2:26:51

Birhane Adere Ethiopia 2:27:47

Shuru Diribe Ethiopia 2:28:26

Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 2:29:13

Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 2:30:10

JANUARY 18, 2008


1 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:04:53

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 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

FEBRUARY 17, 2006


1 Joseph Ngeny Kenya 2:13:0

2 Giday Amah Ethiopia 2:14:2

3 Elius Kemboi Kenya 2:15:0

4 Dawit Tefereo Ethiopia 2:15:0

5 Julius Kipkemboi Kenya 2:15:3

6 Ahmed Jaber Qatar 2:16:3

7 Henry Cherono Kenya 2:16:5

8 Wilson Kiprono Kenya 2:16:5

9 Fased Asmerom Eritrea 2:17:4

10 David Kirui Kenya 2:19:5


1 Delia Asiago Kenya 2:43:0

2 Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia 2:45:3

3 Kenza Wahbi Morrocco 2:48:4

4 Luminita Talpos Romania 3:00:5

5 Hirut Abera Ethiopia 3:04:4

6 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 3:12:4

7 Anna Berril UK 3:18:4

8 Hannah Webb USA 3:26:3

9 Cindy Plowman Australia 3:34:4

10 Annie Crooks UK 3:36:1

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Year Winner Winning Margin Runner-up

2000 Wilson KibetKenya 59 secs John Mutai Kenya

2001 Wilson KibetKenya 1 sec Eticha Tesfaye Ethiopia

2002 Wilson KibetKenya 12 secs David MutuaKenya

2003 Joseph KahuguKenya 1 min 7 secs Gashaw MeleseEthiopia

2004 Gashaw MeleseEthiopia 1 min 22 secs David KuinoKenya

2005 Dejene GutaEthiopia 35 secs Willie CheryuiotKenya

2006 Joseph NgenyKenya 1 min 23 secs Giday Amah Ethiopia2007 William RotichKenya 41 secs Joseph WambuaKenya

2008 Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia 2 mins 23 secs Isaac Macharia Kenya

2009 Haile GebreselassieEthiopia 1 min 15 secs Deressa ChimsaEthiopia

2010 Haile GebreselassieEthiopia 24 secs Chala Dechase BeyeneKenya

2011 David Barmasai TumoKenya 59 secs Evans Kiprop CheruiyotKenya

2012 Ayele Abshero BizaEthiopia 27 secs Dino Sefir Kemal KemalEthiopia

2013 Desisa Benti, Lelisa Ethiopia 3 secs Shiferaw Tolcha, Berhanu Ethiopia

Year Winner Winning Margin Runner-up

2000 Ramilya BurangulovaRussia 36 secs Adrianu BarbuRomania

2001 Ramilya BurangulovaRussia 5 mins 18 secs Banwella Mrashani Tanzania

2002 Albina IvanovaRussia 4 mins 7secs Abebe TolaEthiopia

2003 Irina PermitinaRussia 10 secs Leila AmmanEthiopia2004 Leila AmmanEthiopia 10 secs Sissay MeassoEthiopia

2005 Diribe HundeEthiopia 5 secs Delia AsiagoKenya

2006 Delia AsiagoKenya 2 mins 25 secs Shitaye GemechuEthiopia

2007 Askale MagarsaEthiopia 8 mins 20 secs Abebe TolaEthiopia

2008 Birhane AdereEthiopia 27 secs Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia

2009 Bezunesh BekeleEthiopia 1 min 15 secs Atsede HabtamuEthiopia

2010 Mamitu Daska MolisaEthiopia 7 secs Aberu Kebede ShewayeEthiopia

2011 Asselefech Mergia MedessaEthiopia 16 secs Lydia CheromeiKenya

2012 Asselefech Mergia MedessaEthiopia 3 secs Lydia Wangui KabuuKenya

2013 Tsegaye Beyene, Tir Ethiopia 16 secs Kiros Reda, Ehitu Ethiopia

MARGINS OF VICTORY MEN

MARGINS OF VICTORY WOMEN

AST RESULTS

ANUARY 12, 2001


Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:36

Eticha Tesfaye Ethiopia 2:13:37

David Mutua Kenya 2:13:59

Daniel Cheribo Kenya 2:14:10

John Mutai Kenya 2:14:49

Oleg Srijakov Russia 2:15:03

Mikhail Romanov Russia 2:15:42

Steven Langat Kenya 2:16:34

Kennedy Momyani Kenya 2:16:41

Wilson Cheruyiot Kenya 2:18:57


Ramilya Burangulova Russia 2:37:07

Banwella Mrashani Tanzania 2:42:23

Gitte Karlshog Denmark 2:42:28

Inna Kasakova France 2:43:04

Anne Van Schupen Holland 2:44:19

Trudi Thompson UK 2:46:32

Irene Kipkorir Kenya 2:47:13

Janet Ongera Kenya 2:52:55

Assege Gizaw Ethiopia 2:58:07

Marion Buehrmann Germany 3:19:38

JANUARY 14, 2000


1 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:12:21

2 John Mutai Kenya 2:13:20

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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WORLD ALL TIME TOP 50 TIMES MENWORLD AND CONTINENTAL RECORDS MEN

World Records

Time Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date

2:03:23 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 15/03/1982 Kenya Berlin 29/09/2013

Area Records

Area Perf Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date

A fri ca 2 :0 3:2 3 Wilso n K ips ang K ipro ti ch 15/03/1982 Kenya Berlin 29/09/2013

Asia 2:06:16 Toshinari Takaoka 24/09/1970 J apan Chicago 13/10/2002

Europe 2:06:36 Antnio Pinto 22/03/1966 Portugal London 16/04/2000

A me rica 2:0 5: 38 Khal id Kha nnouch i 22/12/1971 USA London 14/04/2002

O cea na 2:0 7: 51 Ro be rt d e Cas te lla 27/02/1957 A ustralia Boston 21/04/1986

S. America 2:06:05 Ronaldo da Costa 07/06/1970 Brazil Berlin 20/09/1998

WORLD AND CONTINENTAL RECORDS WOMEN

World Records


2 :15 :2 5 Pau la R adc li ffe 17/12/1973 UK London 13/04/2003

Area Records

Area Perf Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date

Africa 2:18:37 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 18/01/1982 Kenya London 22/04/2012

Asia 2:19:12 Mizuki Noguchi 03/07/1978 Japan Berlin 25/09/2005

Europe 2:15:25 Paula Radcl iffe 17/12/1973 UK London 13/04/2003

America 2:19:36 Deena Kastor 14/02/1973 USA London 23/04/2006

Oceana 2:22:36 Benita Willis 06/05/1979 Australia Chicago 22/10/2006

S. America 2:28:54 Ins Melchor 30/08/1986 Peru London Olympics 05/08/2012

World Leading 2013


2:19:57 Rita Jeptoo Sitienei 15/02/1981 Kenya Chicago 13/10/2013

World Leading 2013


2:03:23 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich 15/03/1982 Kenya Berlin 29/09/2013

Marathon All Time

Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date

2:03:23 Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH KEN 1 Berlin 29 SEP 2013

2:03:38 Patrick Makau MUSYOKI KEN 1 Berlin 25 SEP 2011

2:03:42 Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH KEN 1 Frankfurt 30 OCT 2011

2:03:45 Dennis Kipruto KIMETTO KEN 1 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:03:52 Emmanuel Kipchirchir MUTAI KEN 2 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:03:59 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 1 Berlin 28 SEP 2008

2:04:05 Eliud KIPCHOGE KEN 2 Berlin 29 SEP 2013

2:04:15 Geoffrey Kiprono MUTAI KEN 1 Berlin 30 SEP 2012

2:04:16 Dennis Kipruto KIMETTO KEN 2 Berlin 30 SEP 2012

2:04:23 Ayele ABSHERO ETH 1 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:04:26 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 1 Berlin 30 SEP 2007

2:04:27 Duncan Kibet KIRONG KEN 1 Rotterdam 05 APR 2009

2:04:27 James Kipsang KWAMBAI KEN 2 Rotterdam 05 APR 2009

2:04:38 Tsegay KEBEDE ETH 1 Chicago 07 OCT 2012

2:04:40 Emmanuel Kipchirchir MUTAI KEN 1 London 17 APR 2011

2:04:44 Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH KEN 1 London 22 APR 2012

2:04:45 Lelisa DESISA ETH 1 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:04:48 Patrick Makau MUSYOKI KEN 1 Rotterdam 11 APR 2010

2:04:48 Yemane TSEGAY ETH 1 Rotterdam 15 APR 2012

2:04:48 Berhanu SHIFERAW ETH 2 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:04:49 Tadese TOLA ETH 3 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:04:50 Dino SEFIR ETH 2 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:04:50 Getu FELEKE ETH 2 Rotterdam 15 APR 2012

2:04:52 Feyisa LILESA ETH 2 Chicago 07 OCT 2012

2:04:52 Endeshaw NEGESSE ETH 4 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:04:53 Haile GEBRSELASSIE ETH 1 Dubai 18 JAN 2008

2:04:53 Bernard Kiprop KOECH KEN 5 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:04:54 Markos GENETI ETH 3 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:04:55 Paul TERGAT KEN 1 Berlin 28 SEP 2003

2:04:55 Geoffrey Kiprono MUTAI KEN 2 Rotterdam 11 APR 2010

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Marathon All Time


2:15:25 Paula RADCLIFFE GBR 1 London 13 APR 2003

2:17:18 Paula RADCLIFFE GBR 1 Chicago 13 OCT 2002


2:18:20 Liliya SHOBUKHOVA RUS 1 Chicago 09 OCT 2011

2:18:37 Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY KEN 1 London 22 APR 2012

2:18:47 Catherine NDEREBA KEN 1 Chicago 07 OCT 2001


2:18:58 Tiki GELANA ETH 1 Rotterdam 15 APR 2012

2:19:12 Mizuki NOGUCHI JPN 1 Berlin 25 SEP 2005

2:19:19 Irina MIKITENKO GER 1 Berlin 28 SEP 2008

2:19:19 Mary Jepkosgei KEITANY KEN 1 London 17 APR 2011

2:19:26 Catherine NDEREBA KEN 2 Chicago 13 OCT 2002

2:19:31 Aselefech MERGIA ETH 1 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:19:34 Lucy Wangui KABUU KEN 2 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:19:36 Deena KASTOR USA 1 London 23 APR 2006

2:19:39 Yingjie SUN CHN 1 Beijing 19 OCT 2003

2:19:41 Yoko SHIBUI JPN 1 Berlin 26 SEP 2004

2:19:44 Florence Jebet KIPLAGAT KEN 1 Berlin 25 SEP 2011

2:19:46 Naoko TAKAHASHI JPN 1 Berlin 30 SEP 2001

2:19:50 Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT KEN 2 London 22 APR 2012

2:19:51 Chunxiu ZHOU CHN 1 Seoul 12 MAR 2006

2:19:52 Mare DIBABA ETH 3 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:19:55 Catherine NDEREBA KEN 2 London 13 APR 2003

2:19:57 Rita Jeptoo SITIENEI KEN 1 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:20:14 Priscah JEPTOO KEN 3 London 22 APR 2012

2:20:15 Liliya SHOBUKHOVA RUS 2 London 17 APR 2011

2:20:15 Priscah JEPTOO KEN 1 London 21 APR 2013

2:20:25 Liliya SHOBUKHOVA RUS 1 Chicago 10 OCT 2010

2:20:30 Bezunesh BEKELE ETH 4 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:20:30 Aberu KEBEDE ETH 1 Berlin 30 SEP 2012

2:20:33 Aberu KEBEDE ETH 5 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

WORLD ALL TIME TOP 50 TIMES WOMEN2:04:56 Sammy Kipchoge KORIR KEN 2 Berlin 28 SEP 2003

2:04:56 Jonathan Kiplimo MAIYO KEN 4 Dubai 27 JAN 2012

2:04:57 Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH KEN 1 Frankfurt 31 OCT 2010

2:05:03 Moses Cheruiyot MOSOP KEN 3 Rotterdam 15 APR 2012

2:05:04 Abel KIRUI KEN 3 Rotterdam 05 APR 2009

2:05:06 Geoffrey Kiprono MUTAI KEN 1 New York 06 NOV 2011

2:05:08 Patrick Makau MUSYOKI KEN 1 Berlin 26 SEP 2010

2:05:10 Samuel Kamau WANJIRU KEN 1 London 26 APR 2009

2:05:10 Geoffrey Kiprono MUTAI KEN 2 Berlin 26 SEP 2010


2:05:12 Stanley Kipleting BIWOTT KEN 1 Paris 15 APR 2012

2:05:13 Vincent KIPRUTO KEN 3 Rotterdam 11 APR 2010

2:05:15 Martin Kiptoo LEL KEN 1 London 13 APR 2008

2:05:16 Levy Matebo OMARI KEN 2 Frankfurt 30 OCT 2011

2:05:16 Sammy Kirop KITWARA KEN 3 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:05:18 Tsegay KEBEDE ETH 1 Fukuoka 06 DEC 2009

2:05:19 Tsegay KEBEDE ETH 1 London 25 APR 2010


2:05:23 Feyisa LILESA ETH 4 Rotterdam 11 APR 2010

2:05:24 Samuel Kamau WANJIRU KEN 2 London 13 APR 2008

2:05:25 Bazu WORKU ETH 3 Berlin 26 SEP 2010

2:05:25 Albert Kiplagat MATEBOR KEN 3 Frankfurt 30 OCT 2011

2:05:27 Jaouad GHARIB MAR 3 London 26 APR 2009

2:05:27 Wilson Kwambai CHEBET KEN 1 Rotterdam 10 APR 2011

2:05:27 Tilahun REGASSA ETH 3 Chicago 07 OCT 2012

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Marathon 2013


2:03:23 Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH KEN 1 Berlin 29 SEP 2013

2:03:45 Dennis Kipruto KIMETTO KEN 1 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:03:52 Emmanuel Kipchirchir MUTAI KEN 2 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:04:05 Eliud KIPCHOGE KEN 2 Berlin 29 SEP 2013

2:04:45 Lelisa DESISA ETH 1 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:04:48 Berhanu SHIFERAW ETH 2 Dubai 25 JAN 2013


2:04:52 Endeshaw NEGESSE ETH 4 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:04:53 Bernard Kiprop KOECH KEN 5 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:05:16 Sammy Kirop KITWARA KEN 3 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:05:30 Eliud KIPCHOGE KEN 1 Hamburg 21 APR 2013

2:05:36 Wilson Kwambai CHEBET KEN 1 Amsterdam 20 OCT 2013

2:05:38 Peter Kimeli SOME KEN 1 Paris 07 APR 2013

2:05:38 Tilahun REGASSA ETH 1 Rotterdam 14 APR 2013


2:06:09 Berhanu GIRMA ETH 2 Amsterdam 20 OCT 2013

2:06:15 Vincent KIPRUTO KEN 1 Frankfurt 27 OCT 2013

2:06:16 Mark Kosgei KIPTOO KEN 2 Frankfurt 27 OCT 2013

2:06:25 James Kipsang KWAMBAI KEN 1 Seoul 03 NOV 2013

2:06:26 Geoffrey Kipsang KAMWOROR KEN 3 Berlin 29 SEP 2013

2:06:29 Bernard Kiprop KOECH KEN 3 Amsterdam 20 OCT 2013

2:06:33 Nicholas Kerich KIPKEMBOI KEN 6 Dubai 25 JAN 2013

2:06:33 Tadese TOLA ETH 2 Paris 07 APR 2013

2:06:33 Emmanuel Kipchirchir MUTAI KEN 2 London 21 APR 2013

2:06:34 Erick NDIEMA KEN 3 Paris 07 APR 2013

2:06:35 Stephen Kipkemei TUM KEN 1 Marrakech 27 JAN 2013

2:06:45 Getu FELEKE ETH 2 Rotterdam 14 APR 2013

2:06:50 Dennis Kipruto KIMETTO KEN 1 Tokyo 24 FEB 2013

2:06:56 Megersa BACHA ETH 4 Paris 07 APR 2013

2:06:56 Micah Kipkemboi KOGO KEN 4 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:06:57 Philip Kimutai SANGA KEN 5 Paris 07 APR 2013

2:06:57 Ayele ABSHERO ETH 3 London 21 APR 2013

2:06:58 Michael Kipkorir KIPYEGO KEN 2 Tokyo 24 FEB 2013

2:06:59 Franklin CHEPKWONY KEN 1 Seoul 17 MAR 2013

2:07:05 Deressa CHIMSA ETH 1 Toronto 20 OCT 2013

2:07:08 Mark KORIR KEN 2 Seoul 03 NOV 2013

2:20:38 Chunxiu ZHOU CHN 1 London 22 APR 2007

2:20:42 Berhane ADERE ETH 1 Chicago 22 OCT 2006

2:20:43 Tegla LOROUPE KEN 1 Berlin 26 SEP 1999

2:20:43 Margaret OKAYO KEN 1 Boston 15 APR 2002

2:20:46 Edna Ngeringwony KIPLAGAT KEN 3 London 17 APR 2011

2:20:47 Tegla LOROUPE KEN 1 Rotterdam 19 APR 1998

2:20:47 Galina BOGOMOLOVA RUS 2 Chicago 22 OCT 2006

2:20:48 Jemima Jelagat SUMGONG KEN 2 Chicago 13 OCT 2013

2:20:57 Paula RADCLIFFE GBR 1 Helsinki 14 AUG 2005

2:20:57 Florence Jebet KIPLAGAT KEN 4 London 22 APR 2012

2:21:01 Yingjie SUN CHN 1 Beijing 16 OCT 2005

2:21:01 Meselech MELKAMU ETH 1 Frankfurt 28 OCT 2012

2:21:06 Ingrid KRISTIANSEN NOR 1 London 21 APR 1985

2:21:06 Feyse TADESE ETH 1 Paris 07 APR 2013

2:21:09 Meseret HAILU ETH 1 Amsterdam 21 OCT 2012

2:21:11 Chunxiu ZHOU CHN 2 Beijing 16 OCT 2005

2:21:13 Florence Jebet KIPLAGAT KEN 1 Berlin 29 SEP 2013

2:21:16 Deena KASTOR USA 3 London 13 APR 2003

2:21:18 Mizuki NOGUCHI JPN 1 Osaka 26 JAN 2003

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WEATHER

Friday, February 17, 2006

Friday, January 7, 2005

Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions

0700 73.4 F / 23.0 C 5.0 miles / 8.0 kms WNW 3.5 mph / 5.6 km/h / 1.5 m/s -

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 -


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


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 - - - - -




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 13.8 mph / 22.2 km/h / 6.2 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

THE DUBAI MARATHON

STRUCTURE

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Event Director

Peter Connerton

General Co-ordinator

Ahmed Al Kamali

Media DirectorAlan Ewens

International PressAndrew Edwards/Joerg Wenig

International TV/Radio

Rupert Bell

THE DUBAI MARATHONEVENT OFFICIALS

THE DUBAI MARATHON sTRUCTURE

Event Co-ordinator

Bob Gallagher/Paddy Corcoran

Project Manager

Barry Westbrook

IAAF/Aims Course OfficialMaurice Winterman

Athlete Co-ordinatorMichel Van Sluijs

Traffic Management Co-ordinator

Andy Ross

Traffic Management

Geoff Burfoot

Traffic Management

Ian Lee

Start/Finish Co-ordinatorMick Laidler

Start/Finish OfficialAndrew Laidler

Start/Finish/Physiotherapist

Jason Halliday

THE DUBAI MARATHON

STRUCTURETHE DUBAI MARATHON

STRUCTURE

nEvent Ofcials

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Course Marshal Co-ordinator

Fergus Mutch

Course Marshals/Signage

Simon Crabtree

Event Control/Signage

Gary Whittle

Drink Station Co-ordinatorNeil Landry/Paddy Corcoran

Drink Stations/SignageFrank Graham

Drink Stations/Signage

John Gray

Time Keeper Recorder 1

Bill Woods


Jim Scott


Ronald Hartridge

Time Keeper Recorder 4Michael Brown

RefereeNicholson Hodgson

Mika Timing

Frank Ratajczak

Mika Timing

Hendrik Praedicow

Registration Co-ordinator

Monique Willemse

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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 622004 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 19,837 145

TOTAL 12,719 55,834 32,370 100,923

THE DUBAI MARATHONTOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS YEAR-BY-YEAR

THE MAss EVENT

THE MASS EVENT

nTotal number ofparticipants year-by-year

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