2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Men's Statistical Information, courtesy of K. Ken Nakamura, Notes by Larry Eder

True Geek heaven below, sports fans. All of the stats that one would need to figure out who has the best chances in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, on the men’s side.
As an aside, I had a few minutes with Khalid Khannouchi last weekend at the Elite RnR San Jose Half Marathon. He told me that he was training well, all was feeling good and that he was looking at a few races. Khalid was in San Jose to watch a few young athletes that he was helping with training suggestions…

Men
2008 Chicago Marathon Statistical Information
Chicago Marathon All Time list
Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:42 1 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 1 24 Oct 1999
2 2:05:50 2 Evans Rutto KEN 1 12 Oct 2003
3 2:05:56 Khalid Khannouchi 1 13 Oct 2002
4 2:06:16 3 Moses Tanui KEN 2 24 Oct 1999
5 2:06:16 4 Daniel Njenga KEN 2 13 Oct 2002
6 2:06:16 5 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 3 13 Oct 2002
7 2:06:16 Evans Rutto 1 10 Oct 2004
8 2:06:18 6 Paul Tergat KEN 4 13 Oct 2002
9 2:06:46 7 Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR 5 13 Oct 2002
10 2:06:54 8 Ondoro Osoro KEN 1 11 Oct 1998
11 2:07:01 Khalid Khannouchi USA 1 22 Oct 2000
12 2:07:02 9 Felix Limo KEN 1 9 Oct 2005
13 2:07:07 10 Paul Koech KEN 2 12 Oct 2003
14 2:07:08 11 Bejamin Maiyo KEN 2 9 Oct 2005
15 2:07:10 Khalid Khannouchi 1 19 Oct 1997
16 2:07:13 12 Steve Jones GBR 1 20 Oct 1985
17 2:07:14 Daniel Njenga 3 9 Oct 2005
18 2:07:19 Khalid Khannouchi 2 11 Oct 1998
19 2:07:28 Evans Rutto 4 9 Oct 2005
20 2:07:29 13 Josephat Kiprono KEN 2 22 Oct 2000
21 2:07:35 14 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1 22 Oct 2006
22 2:07:40 Daniel Njenga 2 22 Oct 2006
US All Comers List
Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:42 1 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 1 Chicago 24 Oct 1999
2 2:05:50 2 Evans Rutto KEN 1 Chicago 12 Oct 2003
3 2:05:56 Khalid Khannouchi USA 1 Chicago 13 Oct 2002
4 2:06:16 3 Moses Tanui KEN 2 Chicago 24 Oct 1999
5 2:06:16 4 Daniel Njenga KEN 2 Chicago 13 Oct 2002
6 2:06:16 5 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 3 Chicago 13 Oct 2002
7 2:06:16 Evans Rutto 1 Chicago 10 Oct 2004
8 2:06:18 6 Paul Tergat KEN 4 Chicago 13 Oct 2002
9 2:06:46 7 Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR 5 Chicago 13 Oct 2002
10 2:06:54 8 Ondoro Osoro KEN 1 Chicago 11 Oct 1998
11 2:07:01 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 22 Oct 2000
12 2:07:02 9 Felix Limo KEN 1 Chicago 9 Oct 2005
13 2:07:07 10 Paul Koech KEN 2 Chicago 12 Oct 2003
14 2:07:08 11 Benjamin Maiyo KEN 2 Chicago 9 Oct 2005
15 2:07;10 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 19 Oct 1997
16 2:07:13 12 Steve Jones GBR 1 Chicago 20 Oct 1985
17 2:07:14 Daniel Njenga 3 Chicago 9 Oct 2005
18 2:07:14 13 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1 Boston 17 Apr 2006
19 2:07:15 14 Cosmas Ndeti KEN 1 Boston 18 Apr 1994
20 2:07:19 15 Andres Espinosa MEX 2 Boston 18 Apr 1994
21 2:07:19 Khalid Khannouchi 2 Chicago 11 Oct 1998
22 2:07:28 Evans Rutto 4 Chicago 9 Oct 2005
23 2:07:29 16 Josephat Kiprono KEN 2 Chicago 22 Oct 2000
Best Marks for Places in Chicago Marathon
Place Time Name Nationality Date
1 2:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 24 Oct 1999
2 2:06:16 Moses Tanui KEN 24 Oct 1999
2:06:16 Daniel Njenga KEN 13 Oct 2002
3 2:06:16 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 13 Oct 2002
4 2:06:18 Paul Tergat KEN 13 Oct 2002
5 2:06:46 Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR 13 Oct 2002
6 2:08:48 Marilson dos Santos BRA 10 Oct 2004
7 2:09:21 Stephen Kiogora KEN 10 Oct 2004
8 2:09:49 Silvio Guerra ECU 19 Oct 1997
9 2:10:13 Jon Brown GBR 19 Oct 1997
Best Marks for Places â€“ All Competitions
Place Time Name Nationality Venue Date
1 2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie ETH Berlin 28 Sept 2008
2 2:04:56 Sammy Korir KEN Berlin 28 Sept 2003
3 2:05:30 Abderrahim Goumri MAR London 13 Apr 2008
4 2:06:15 Emmanuel Mutai KEN London 13 Apr 2008
5 2:06:17 Ryan Hall USA London 13 Apr 2008
6 2:06:38 Deriba Merga ETH London 13 Apr 2008
7 2:07:53 Shadrack Kiplagat KEN Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007
8 2:08:16 Tsegaye Kebede ETH Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007
9 2:08:21 Kamiel Maase NED Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007
10 2:09:23 David Kiyeng KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008
11 2:09:24 Simon Munyutu KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008
12 2:09:56 Philip Manyim KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008
13 2:10:23 James Rotich KEN Paris 6 Apr 2008
Split & lap time for fastest marathon in Chicago
5Km 10Km 15Km 20Km 25Km 30Km 35Km 40Km 42.195K
Khalid Khannouchi 15:09 29:55 44:45 59:32 1:14:40 1:29:40 1:44:18 1:59:19 2:05:42
Name Year 5Km 10Km 15Km 20Km 25Km 30Km 35Km 40Km 42.195K
Khalid Khannouchi 1999 15:09 14:46 14:50 14:47 15:08 15:00 14:38 15:01 6:23
Average of Top 10 Performances in Major Marathons – Men
Berlin Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:03:59 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 28 Sept 2008
2 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 30 Sept 2007
3 2:04:55 2 Paul Tergat KEN 1 29 Sept 2003
4 2:04:56 3 Sammy Korir KEN 2 29 Sept 2003
5 2:05:36 4 James Kwambai KEN 2 28 Sept 2008
6 2:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie 1 24 Sept 2006
7 2:06:05 5 Ronaldo da Costa BRA 1 20 Sept 1998
8 2:06:15 6 Titus Munji KEN 3 28 Sept 2003
9 2:06:44 7 Josephat Kiprono KEN 1 26 Sept 1999
10 2:06:44 8 Felix Limo KEN 1 26 Sept 2004
Average 2:05:34
London Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:15 1 Martin Lel KEN 1 13 Apr 2008
2 2:05:24 2 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 2 13 Apr 2008
3 2:05:30 3 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 13 Apr 2008
4 2:05:38 4 Khalid Khannouchi USA 1 14 Apr 2002
5 2:05:48 5 Paul Tergat KEN 2 14 Apr 2002
6 2:06:15 6 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 4 13 Apr 2008
7 2:06:17 7 Ryan Hall USA 5 13 Apr 2008
8 2:06:18 8 Evans Rutto KEN 1 18 Apr 2004
9 2:06:35 9 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 3 14 Apr 2002
10 2:06:36 10 Antonio Pinto POR 1 16 Apr 2000
Average 2:05:58
Chicago Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:05:42 1 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 1 24 Oct 1999
2 2:05:50 2 Evans Rutto KEN 1 12 Oct 2003
3 2:05:56 3 Khalid Khannouchi 1 13 Oct 2002
4 2:06:16 4 Moses Tanui KEN 2 24 Oct 1999
5 2:06:16 5 Daniel Njenga KEN 2 13 Oct 2002
6 2:06:16 6 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 3 13 Oct 2002
7 2:06:16 7 Evans Rutto 1 10 Oct 2004
8 2:06:18 8 Paul Tergat KEN 4 13 Oct 2002
9 2:06:46 9 Abdelkader El Mouaziz MAR 5 13 Oct 2002
10 2:06:54 10 Ondoro Osoro KEN 1 11 Oct 1998
Average 2:06:15
Fastest marathon runners based on the average of their top five performances
Haile Gebrselassie
Time Race Place Date
1 2:03:59 Berlin 1 28 Sept 2008
2 2:04:26 Berlin 1 30 Sept 2007
3 2:04:53 Dubai 1 18 Jan 2008
4 2:05:56 Berlin 1 24 Sept 2006
5 2:06:20 Amsterdam 1 16 Oct 2005
Average 2:05:07
Khalid Khannouchi
Time Race Place Date
1 2:05:38 London 1 14 Apr 2002
2 2:05:42 Chicago 1 24 Oct 1999
3 2:05:56 Chicago 1 13 Oct 2002
4 2:07:01 Chicago 1 22 Oct 2000
5 2:07:04 London 4 23 Apr 2006
Average 2:06:16
Paul Tergat
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:55 Berlin 1 28 Sept 2003
2 2:05:48 London 2 14 Apr 2002
3 2:06:18 Chicago 4 13 Oct 2002
4 2:07:59 London 4 13 Apr 2003
5 2:08:06 London 6 22 Apr 2007
Average 2:06:37
Felix Limo
Time Race Place Date
1 2:06:14 Rotterdam 1 4 Apr 2004
2 2:06:39 London 1 23 Apr 2006
3 2:06:42 Amsterdam 2 19 Oct 2003
4 2:06:44 Berlin 1 26 Sept 2004
5 2:07:02 Chicago 1 9 Oct 2005
Average 2:06:40
Sammy Korir
Time Race Place Date
1 2:04:56 Berlin 2 28 Sept 2003
2 2:06:38 Rotterdam 1 9 Apr 2006
3 2:06:48 London 2 18 Apr 2004
4 2:07:32 Seoul 1 16 Mar 2008
5 2:08:01 Dubai 1 18 Jan 2008
Average 2:06:47
Menâ€™s Marathon trend (Number of Sub 2:XX performers)
2008 (so far) 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
2:07< 12 6 8 1 5 10 9 1 2 9 2:08< 25 24 19 12 12 25 15 12 10 16 2:09< 42 42 38 29 30 51 33 21 27 29 2:10< 63 71 56 55 59 84 57 39 49 55 2:11< 97 114 102 87 89 119 94 88 80 81 Main Contenders William Kipsang (KEN) Personal Best: Half Marathon: 1:00:25 (2007) Last eleven marathons Time Race Place Date Personal Best 2:05:49 Rotterdam 1st 13 Apr 2008 2:15:32 New York 10th 4 Nov 2007 2:11:04 Rotterdam 3rd 15 Apr 2007 2:11:54 New York 7th 5 Nov 2006 2:13:30 Seoul 8th 12 Mar 2006 2:09:49 Chicago 7th 9 Oct 2005 2:08:53 Seoul 1st 13 Mar 2005 2:08:41 Amsterdam 2nd 17 Oct 2004 2:07:43 Seoul 2nd 14 Mar 2004 2:06:39 Amsterdam 1st 19 Oct 2003 2:12:34 Paris 12th 6 Apr 2003 2008 Resultsã€€ Date Race Distance Place Time 28 Sept Posbank Loop â€“ Velp, NED Half marathon 1st 1:02:58 28 July New York Half Marathon Half Marathon 6th 1:03:25 13 Apr Rotterdam marathon Marathon 1st 2:05:49 15 Mar Den Haag Half Marathon 6th 1:01:31 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) Personal Bests: 10000m: 28:21.14 (2006); Half Marathon: 1:00:49 (2006) Last three marathons Time Race Place Date Personal Best 2:06:15 London 4th 13 Apr 2008 2:06:29 Amsterdam 1st 21 Oct 2007 debut 2:13:06 Rotterdam 7th 15 Apr 2007 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 7 Sept Great Scottish Run Half marathon 1st 1:01:10 13 Apr London Marathon Marathon 4th 2:06:15 9 Mar Alphen aan den Rijn 20Km 3rd 57:33 Daniel Njenga (KEN) Personal Best: half marathon 1:00:39 (1996); 10000m 27:51.83 (2002) Former junior WR holder at 3000mSC Last ten marathons Time Race Place Date 2:14:11 Tokyo 13th 17 Feb 2008 2:12:45 Chicago 3rd 7 Oct 2007 2:09:45 Tokyo 1st 18 Feb 2007 2:07:40 Chicago 2nd 22 Oct 2006 2:07:14 Chicago 3rd 9 Oct 2005 2:15:25 London 15th 17 Apr 2005 2:07:44 Chicago 2nd 10 Oct 2004 2:08:43 Tokyo 1st 8 Feb 2004 2:07:41 Chicago 3rd 12 Oct 2003 Personal Best 2:06:16 Chicago 2nd 13 Oct 2002 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 17 Feb Tokyo marathon Marathon 13th 2:14:11 Jan 1 New Year Ekiden Stage 3 11.8Km 10th 32:08 Richard Limo (KEN) Personal Bests: 5000m: 12:56.72 (2001); 10000m: 26:50.20 (2002); 2001 World Champion at 5000m; Last three marathons Time Race Place Date 2:08:43 Rotterdam 4th 13 Apr 2008 Personal Best 2:06:45 Amsterdam 2nd 21 Oct 2007 DNF Roma Was a pace maker 18 Mar 2007 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 14 Sept Rotterdam half marathon Half marathon 19th 1:02:23 26 July Castelbuono 11.026Km 9th 36:13 20 July BUPA Lodon 10Km 3rd 29:06 13 Apr Rotterdam Marathon Marathon 4th 2:08:43 Moses Arusei (KEN) Personal Best: half marathon 1:01:31 (2008) Last five marathons Time Race Place Date Personal Best 2:06:50 Paris 2nd 6 Apr 2008 2:13:46 Berlin 12th 30 Sept 2007 2:22:18 Hong Kong 11th 4 Mar 2007 2:10:30 Frankfurt 2nd 29 Oct 2006 2:11:35 Thessaloniki 1st 16 Apr 2006 2008 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 14 Sept Rotterdam half marathon Half marathon 14th 1:01:31 6 Apr Paris Marathon Marathon 2nd 2:06:50 Current Menâ€™s Marathon All Time Performance List Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:03:59 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Berlin 28 Sept 08 2 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Berlin 30 Sep 07 3 2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Dubai 18 Jan 08 4 2:04:55 2 Paul Tergat KEN 1 Berlin 28 Sept 03 5 2:04:56 3 Sammy Korir KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 03 6 2:05:15 4 Martin Lel KEN 1 London 13 Apr 08 7 2:05:24 5 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 2 London 13 Apr 08 8 2:05:30 6 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 London 13 Apr 08 9 2:05:36 7 James Kwambai KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 08 10 2:05:38 8 Khalid Khannouchi USA 1 London 14 Apr 02 11 2:05:42 Khalid Khannouchi MAR 1 Chicago 24 Oct 99 12 2:05:48 Paul Tergat 2 London 14 Apr 02 13 2:05:49 9 William Kipsang KEN 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 14 2:05:50 10 Evans Rutto KEN 1 Chicago 12 Oct 03 15 2:05:56 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 13 Oct 02 16 2:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Berlin 24 Sept 06 17 2:06:05 11 Ronaldo da Costa BRA 1 Berlin 20 Sept 98 18 2:06:14 12 Felix Limo KEN 1 Rotterdam 4 Apr 04 19 2:06:15 13 Titus Munji KEN 3 Berlin 28 Sept 03 20 2:06:15 14 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 4 London 13 Apr 08 21 2:06:16 15 Moses Tanui KEN 1 Chicago 24 Oct 99 22 2:06:16 16 Daniel Njenga KEN 2 Chicago 13 Oct 02 23 2:06:16 17 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 3 Chicago 13 Oct 02 24 2:06:16 Evans Rutto 1 Chicago 10 Oct 04 25 2:06:17 18 Ryan Hall USA 5 London 13 Apr 08 26 2:06:18 Paul Tergat 4 Chicago 13 Oct 02 27 2:06:18 Evans Rutto 1 London 18 Apr 04 28 2:06:20 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Amsterdam 16 Oct 05 29 2:06:23 19 Robert Cheboror KEN 1 Amsterdam 17 Oct 04 30 2:06:29 Emmanuel Mutai 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 31 2:06:32 Samuel Wanjiru 1 Beijing (OG) 24 Aug 08 32 2:06:33 20 Gert Thys RSA 1 Tokyo 14 Feb 99 33 2:06:33 21 Mike Rotich KEN 1 Paris 6 Apr 03 34 2:06:35 Haile Gebrselassie 3 London 14 Apr 02 35 2:06:36 22 Antonio Pinto POR 1 London 16 Apr 00 36 2:06:36 23 Benoit Zwierzchiewski FRA 2 Paris 6 Apr 03 37 2:06:38 Sammy Korir 1 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 38 2:06:38 24 Deriba Merga ETH 6 London 13 Apr 08 39 2:06:39 William Kipsang 1 Amsterdam 19 Oct 03 40 2:06:39 Felix Limo 1 London 23 Apr 06 41 2:06:39 Smauel Wanjiru 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 42 2:06:40 25 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 Paris 6 Apr 08 43 2:06:41 Martin Lel 2 London 23 Apr 06 44 2:06:42 Felix Limo 2 Amsterdam 19 Oct 03 45 2:06:44 26 Josephat Kiprono KEN 1 Berlin 26 Sept 99 46 2:06:44 Felix Limo 1 Berlin 26 Sept 04 47 2:06:44 27 Paul Kirui KEN 2 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 48 2:06:45 28 Richard Limo KEN 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 49 2:06:46 29 Abdelkhader El Mouaziz MAR 5 Chicago 12 Oct 02 50 2:06:47 30 Fred Kiprop KEN 1 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 51 2:06:47 31 Raymond Kipkoech KEN 1 Berlin 29 Sept 02 52 2:06:47 32 Wilson Onsare KEN 3 Paris 6 Apr 03 53 2:06:48 33 Driss El Himer FRA 4 Paris 6 Apr 03 54 2:06:48 Sammy Korir 2 London 18 Apr 04 55 2:06:49 34 Tesfaye Jifar ETH 2 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 56 2:06:49 35 Simon Biwott KEN 2 Berlin 29 Sept 02 57 2:06:49 36 Joseph Riri KEN 2 Berlin 26 Sept 04 58 2:06:50 37 Belayneh Dinsamo ETH 1 Rotterdam 17 Apr 88 59 2:06:50 38 William Kiplagat KEN 3 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 60 2:06:50 Josephat Kiprono 1 Rotterdam 22 Apr 01 61 2:06:50 Deriba Merga 2 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 62 2:06:50 39 Moses Kimeli Arusei KEN 2 Paris 6 Apr 08 63 2:06:51 40 Atsushi Fujita JPN 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 00 64 2:06:51 41 Abel Kirui KEN 2 Berlin 30 Sept 07 65 2:06:52 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 4 London 14 Apr 02 66 2:06:52 42 Vincent Kipsos KEN 3 Berlin 29 Sept 02 67 2:06:52 43 Charles Kibiwott KEN 3 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 68 2:06:52 44 Julio Rey ESP 1 Hamburg 23 Apr 06 69 2:06:52 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 70 2:06:54 45 Ondoro Osoro KEN 1 Chicago 11 Oct 98 71 2:06:55 46 Hendrick Ramaala RSA 3 London 23 Apr 06 72 2:06:57 47 Takayuki Inubushi JPN 2 Berlin 26 Sept 99 73 2:06:57 48 Tesfaye Tola ETH 4 Amsterdam 17 Oct 99 74 2:06:58 49 Daniel Rono KEN 2 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 75 2:07:01 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 22 Oct 00 76 2:07:02 50 Sammy Lelei KEN 1 Berlin 24 Sept 95 77 2:07:02 Driss El Himer 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 01 78 2:07:02 51 Jaouad Gharib MAR 3 London 18 Apr 04 79 2:07:02 Felix Limo 1 Chicago 9 Oct 05 80 2:07:04 Khalid Khannouchi 4 London 23 Apr 06 81 2:07:05 52 Joshua Chelanga KEN 3 Berlin 26 Sept 04 82 2:07:06 Josephat Kiprono 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 01 83 2:07:06 53 Ian Syster RSA 5 London 14 Apr 02 84 2:07:06 Gert Thys 1 Seoul 14 Mar 04 85 2:07:07 54 Ahmed Salah DJI 2 Rotterdam 17 Apr 88 86 2:07:07 55 Paul Koech KEN 2 Chicago 12 Oct 03 87 2:07:09 56 Jophet Kosgei KEN 1 Rotterdam 18 Apr 99 88 2:07:09 57 Ben Maiyo KEN 2 Chicago 9 Oct 05 89 2:07:10 Khalid Khannouchi 1 Chicago 19 Oct 97 90 2:07:11 Abdelkader El Mouaziz 1 London 22 Apr 01 91 2:07:12 58 Carlos Lopes POR 1 Rotterdam 20 Apr 85 92 2:07:12 59 James Rotich KEN 3 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 93 2:07:12 Paul Kirui 4 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 94 2:07:13 60 Steve Jones GBR 1 Chicago 20 Oct 85 95 2:07:13 61 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 96 2:07:14 Daniel Njenga 3 Chicago 9 Oct 05 97 2:07:14 62 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1 Boston 17 Apr 06 98 2:07:15 63 Cosmas Ndeti KEN 1 Boston 18 Apr 94 99 2:07:15 Japhet Kosgei 1 Tokyo 13 Feb 00 100 2:07:15 64 Dmytro Baranovsky UKR 2 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 Combined Menâ€™s Marathon Performance List â€“ 2006 to 2008 Performances Time Performers Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:03:59 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Berlin 28 Sep 08 2 2:04:26 1 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Berlin 30 Sep 07 3 2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Dubai 18 Jan 08 4 2:05:15 2 Martin Lel KEN 1 London 13 Apr 08 5 2:05:24 3 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 2 London 13 Apr 08 6 2:05:30 4 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 London 13 Apr 08 2:05:36 5 James Kwambai KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sep 08 7 2:05:49 6 William Kipsang KEN 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 8 2:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Berlin 24 Sept 06 9 2:06:15 7 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 4 London 13 Apr 08 10 2:06:17 8 Ryan Hall USA 5 London 13 Apr 08 11 2:06:29 Emmanuel Mutai 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 12 2:06:32 Samuel Wanjiru 1 Beijing (OG) 24 Aug 08 13 2:06:38 9 Sammy Korir KEN 1 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 14 2:06:38 10 Deriba Merga ETH 6 London 13 Apr 08 15 2:06:39 11 Felix Limo KEN 1 London 23 Apr 06 16 2:06:39 Smauel Wanjiru 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 17 2:06:40 12 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 Paris 6 Apr 08 18 2:06:41 Martin Lel 2 London 23 Apr 06 19 2:06:44 13 Paul Kirui KEN 2 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 20 2:06:45 14 Richard Limo KEN 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 21 2:06:50 Deriba Merga 2 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 22 2:06:50 15 Moses Kimeli Arusei KEN 2 Paris 6 Apr 08 23 2:06:51 16 Abel Kirui KEN 2 Berlin 30 Sept 07 24 2:06:52 17 Charles Kibiwott KEN 3 Rotterdam 9 Apr 06 25 2:06:52 18 Julio Rey ESP 1 Hamburg 23 Apr 06 26 2:06:52 Haile Gebrselassie 1 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 27 2:06:55 19 Hendrick Ramaala RSA 3 London 23 Apr 06 28 2:06:58 20 Daniel Rono KEN 2 Rotterdam 13 Apr 08 29 2:07:04 21 Khalid Khannouchi 4 London 23 Apr 06 30 2:07:12 22 James Rotich KEN 3 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 31 2:07:12 Paul Kirui 4 Amsterdam 21 Oct 07 32 2:07:13 23 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 Fukuoka 2 Dec 07 33 2:07:14 24 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1 Boston 17 Apr 06 34 2:07:15 25 Dmytro Baranovsky UKR 2 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 35 2:07:16 26 Isaac Macharia KEN 2 Dubai 18 Jan 08 36 2:07:16 27 Jaouad Gharib 2 Beijing (OG) 24 Aug 08 37 2:07:19 Jaouad Gharib 3 Fukuoka 3 Dec 06 38 2:07:19 28 Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 1 Paris 15 Apr 07 39 2:07:22 29 Stefano Baldini ITA 5 London 23 Apr 06 40 2:07:23 30 Viktor RÃ¶thlin SUI 1 Tokyo 18 Feb 08 41 2:07:23 31 David Kipkorir Mandago KEN 1 Hamburg 27 Apr 08 42 2:07:24 32 Hosea Kiprop Rotich KEN 3 Paris 6 Apr 08 43 2:07:29 33 Salim Kipsang KEN 3 Berlin 30 Sept 07 44 2:07:32 34 Rodgers Rop KEN 1 Hamburg 29 Apr 07 45 2:07:32 Sammy Korir 1 Seoul 16 Mar 08 46 2:07:33 35 Alexander Kuzin UKR 1 Linz 15 Apr 07 47 2:07:33 36 Wlfred Kigen KEN 2 Hamburg 29 Apr 07 2007 Menâ€™s Marathon Performance List Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:04:26 1 Haile Gebrelassie ETH 1 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 2 2:06:29 2 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 1 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 3 2:06:39 3 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 1 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 4 2:06:45 4 Richard Limo KEN 2 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 5 2:06:50 5 Deriba Merga ETH 2 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 6 2:06:51 6 Abel Kirui KEN 2 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 7 2:07:12 7 James Rotich KEN 3 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 8 2:07:12 8 Paul Kirui KEN 4 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 9 2:07:13 9 Atsushi Sato JPN 3 Fukuoka 2 Dec 2007 10 2:07:19 10 Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 1 Paris 15 Apr 2007 11 2:07:29 11 Salim Kipsang KEN 3 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 12 2:07:32 12 Rodgers Rop KEN 1 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 13 2:07:33 13 Oleksandr Kuzin UKR 1 Linz 15 Apr 2007 14 2:07:33 14 Wilfred Kigen KEN 2 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 15 2:07:34 15 Yonas Kifle ERI 5 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 16 2:07:41 16 Martin Lel KEN 1 London 22 Apr 2007 17 2:07:42 17 Josphat Kiprotich Kenei KEN 3 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 18 2:07:44 18 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 2 London 22 Apr 2007 19 2:07:47 19 Felix Limo KEN 3 London 22 Apr 2007 20 2:07:51 20 Jason Mbote KEN 6 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 21 2:07:53 21 Shadrack Kiplagat Kipchumba KEN 7 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 22 2:07:54 22 Jaouad Gharib MAR 4 London 22 Apr 2007 23 2:07:56 23 Hendrick Ramaala RSA 5 London 22 Apr 2007 24 2:07:57 24 Philip Singoei KEN 1 Eindhoven 14 Oct 2007 25 2:07:58 Wilfred Kigen 1 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 26 2:08:01 25 Philip Manyim KEN 4 Berlin 30 Sept 2007 27 2:08:04 26 Lee Bong-Ju KOR 1 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 28 2:08:06 27 Paul Tergat KEN 6 London 22 Apr 2007 29 2:08:09 28 Nephat Kinyanjui KEN 1 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 30 2:08:11 29 Hosea Kiprop Rotich KEN 2 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 31 2:08:14 30 Joshua Chelanga KEN 1 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 32 2:08:15 31 Ren Longyun CHN 2 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 33 2:08:16 32 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 8 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 34 2:08:20 33 Viktor RÃ¶thlin SUI 1 ZÃ¼rich 1 Apr 2007 35 2:08:20 34 Abderrahim Bouramdane MAR 2 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 36 2:08:21 Joshua Chelanga 1 Rotterdam 15 Apr 2007 37 2:08:21 35 Kamiel Maase NED 9 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 38 2:08:24 36 Ryan Hall USA 7 London 22 Apr 2007 39 2:08:29 Paul Kirui 2 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 40 2:08:37 37 Marilson Gomes dos Santos BRA 8 London 22 Apr 2007 41 2:08:38 38 Laban Kipkemboi KEN 3 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 42 2:08:38 39 Sammy Kurgat KEN 3 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 43 2:08:45 40 Edwin Komen KEN 4 Seoul 18 Mar 2007 44 2:08:49 41 Peter Kiprotich KEN 4 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 45 2:08:56 42 Han Gang CHN 3 Beijing 21 Oct 2007 46 2:09:01 43 Yirefu Birhanu ETH 3 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 47 2:09:02 Ryan Hall 1 New York (USOT) 3 Nov 2007 48 2:09:04 44 Daniel Yego KEN 1 San Diego 3 June 2007 49 2:09:04 Martin Lel 1 New York 5 Nov 2007 50 2:09:04 45 Benson Barus KEN 4 Seoul 4 Nov 2007 51 2:09:07 46 Aleksey Sokolov RUS 1 Dublin 29 Oct 2007 52 2:09:08 47 David Kemboi Kiyeng KEN 1 Reims 21 Oct 2007 53 2:09:16 Abderrahim Goumri 2 New York 5 Nov 2007 54 2:09:16 48 Evans Cheruiyot KEN 1 Milano 2 Dec 2007 55 2:09:20 49 John Birgen KEN 2 Milano 2 Dec 2007 56 2:09:21 50 Peter Kemboi KEN 1 Mombasa 27 May 2007 57 2:09:29 James Rotich 4 Hamburg 29 Apr 2007 58 2:09:30 51 John Kelai KEN 1 Toronto 30 Sept 2007 59 2:09:31 52 Paul Kosgei KEN 10 Amsterdam 21 Oct 2007 60 2:09:33 53 Albert Matebor KEN 5 Frankfurt 28 Oct 2007 61 2:09:36 54 Elias Chelimo Kemboi KEN 1 Roma 18 Mar 2007 2008 Menâ€™s Marathon Performance List Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Venue Date 1 2:03:59 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Berlin 28 Sept 2008 2 2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 3 2:05:15 2 Martin Lel KEN 1 London 13 Apr 2008 4 2:05:24 3 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 2 London 13 Apr 2008 5 2:05:30 4 Abderrahim Goumri MAR 3 London 13 Apr 2008 6 2:05:36 5 James Kwambai KEN 2 Berlin 28 Sept 2008 7 2:05:49 6 William Kipsang KEN 1 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 8 2:06:15 7 Emmanuel Mutai KEN 4 London 13 Apr 2008 9 2:06:17 8 Ryan Hall USA 5 London 13 Apr 2008 10 2:06:32 Samuel Wanjiru 1 Beijing (OG) 24 Aug 2008 11 2:06:38 9 Deriba Merga ETH 6 London 13 Apr 2008 12 2:06:40 10 Tsegaye Kebede ETH 1 Paris 6 Apr 2008 13 2:06:50 11 Moses Kimeli Arusei KEN 2 Paris 6 Apr 2008 14 2:06:58 12 Daniel Rono KEN 2 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 15 2:07:16 13 Isaac Macharia KEN 2 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 16 2:07:16 14 Jaouad Gharib MAR 2 Beijing (OG) 24 Aug 2008 17 2:07:23 15 Viktor RÃ¶thlin SUI 1 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 18 2:07:23 16 David Kipkorir Mandago KEN 1 Hamburg 27 Apr 2008 19 2:07:24 17 Hosea Rotich KEN 3 Paris 6 Apr 2008 20 2:07:32 18 Sammy Korir KEN 1 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 21 2:07:33 19 Charles Kamathi KEN 3 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 22 2:07:34 20 Gudisa Shentema ETH 4 Paris 6 Apr 2008 23 2:07:37 21 Jason Mbote KEN 2 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 24 2:07:38 22 Abel Kirui KEN 1 Wien 27 Apr 2008 25 2:07:45 23 Edwin Komen KEN 3 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 26 2:07:46 24 Robert Kipkoesh Cheruiyot KEN 1 Boston 21 Apr 2008 27 2:07:48 25 Wilfred Kigen KEN 2 Hamburg 27 Apr 2008 28 2:07:48 Charles Kamathi 3 Berlin 28 Sept 2008 29 2:08:01 Sammy Korir 3 Dubai 18 Jan 2008 30 2:08:10 26 Tariku Jifar ETH 3 Hamburg 27 Apr 2008 31 2:08:23 27 Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 1 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 32 2:08:26 28 Tessema Abshero ETH 4 Hamburg 27 Apr 2008 33 2:08:30 29 Francis Kiprop KEN 4 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 34 2:08:33 30 Charles Kibiwott KEN 5 Seoul 16 Mar 2008 35 2:08:33 31 Duncan Kibet KEN 2 Wien 27 Apr 2008 36 2:08:34 32 Yared Asmerom ERI 2 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 37 2:08:34 33 David Kemboi KEN 5 Paris 6 Apr 2008 38 2:08:36 34 Satoshi Osaki JPN 3 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 39 2:08:40 35 Arata Fujiwara JPN 2 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 40 2:08:43 36 Richard Limo KEN 4 Rotterdam 13 Apr 2008 41 2:08:51 37 Yonas Kifle ERI 7 London 13 Apr 2008 42 2:08:53 38 Paul Biwott KEN 3 Wien 27 Apr 2008 43 2:08:54 39 Yuzo Onishi JPN 4 Otsu (Lake Biwa) 2 Mar 2008 44 2:08:55 40 Sammy Kurgat KEN 5 Hamburg 27 Apr 2008 45 2:08:56 41 Abraham Chelanga KEN 6 Paris 6 Apr 2008 46 2:08:57 42 Julius Gitahi KEN 3 Tokyo 17 Feb 2008 47 2:09:01 43 Samson Barmao KEN 7 Paris 6 Apr 2008 48 2:09:03 44 Mariko Kipchumba KEN 4 Berlin 28 Sept 2008 The information above was posted courtesy of K. Ken Nakamura, one of the true
fans of the sport of athletics.

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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