Top Elite Runners at 2011 Marathons

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Below is a comprehensive listing of the top elite athletes running the top marathon (and half marathon) events in 2010/2011. I will keep updating this page with the latest news from around the world.

Elite Athletes at upcoming races 2011

Nov 6 – New York City Marathon

• Gebre Gebremariam (Ethiopia)
• Edna Kiplagat (Kenya)
• Meb Keflezighi (U.S)

Apr 18 – Boston Marathon

Men

• Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot Kenya 2:05:52 (Boston, 2010) CR
• Geoffrey Mutai Kenya 2:04:55 (Rotterdam, 2010)
• Ryan Hall USA 2:06:17 (London, 2008)
• Gilbert Yegon Kenya 2:06:18 (Amsterdam, 2009)
• Evans Cheruiyot Kenya 2:06:25 (Chicago, 2008)
• Tadese Tola Ethiopia 2:06:31 (Frankfurt, 2010)

Women

• Teyba Erkesso Ethiopia 2:23:53 (Houston, 2010) CR
• Galina Bogomolova Russia 2:20:47 (Chicago, 2006)
• Sharon Cherop Kenya 2:22:43 (Toronto, 2010) CR
• Tirfi Tsegaye Beyene Ethiopia 2:22:44 (Toronto, 2010)
• Merima Mohammed Ethiopia 2:23:06 (Toronto, 2010)
• Salina Kosgei Kenya 2:23:22 (Berlin, 2006)
• Caroline Kilel Kenya 2:23:25 (Frankfurt, 2010)
• Dire Tune Ethiopia 2:23:44 (Frankfurt, 2010)

Apr 17 – London Marathon

Men

• Tsegaye Kebede ETH 02:05:18
• Patrick Makau KEN 02:04:48
• Samuel Wanjiru KEN 02:05:10
• Abel Kirui KEN 02:05:04
• Bazu Worku ETH 02:05:25
• Jaouad Gharib MAR 02:05:27
• Emmanuel Mutai KEN 02:06:15

Women

• Liliya Shobukhova RUS 02:20:25
• Zhou Chunxiu CHN 02:19:51
• Irina Mikitenko GER 02:19:19
• Constantina Dita ROU 02:21:30
• Askale Tafa ETH 02:21:31
• Inga Abitova RUS 02:22:19
• Lornah Kiplagat NED 02:22:22
• Aselefech Mergia ETH 02:22:38
• Bezunesh Bekele ETH 02:23:09
• Mara Yamauchi GBR 02:23:12
• Bai Xue CHN 02:23:27

Feb 27 – Tokyo Marathon

Men

• Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 2:03:59 WR
• Felix Limo (KEN) 2:06:14
• Yemane Tsegay (ETH) 2:06:30
• Paul Biwott (KEN) 2:07:02
• Salim Kipsang (KEN) 2:07:29
• Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) 2:07:37.
• Tadesse Abraham (ERI)
• Cyrus Gichobi Njui (KEN)
• Masakazu Fujiwara (JPN)
• Arata Fujiwara (JPN)
• Satoshi Irifune (JPN)

Women

• Nuta Olaru (Romania)
• Russia’s Tatiana Petrova (RUS)
• Tatiana Aryasova (RUS)
• Asmae Leghzaoui (Morocco)
• Olena Burkovska (Ukraine)
• Yoko Shibui (JPN)

Elite Athletes at races already run in 2010

• Gebrselassie, Sammy Korir
• Bezunesh Bekele, Berhane Adere

Feb 19     RAK Half Marathon

• Deriba Merga, Tilahun Regassa, Lelisa Desisa, Geoffrey Mutai, John Kiprotich, Jairus Chanchima, Fabiano Joseph

Feb 28     Tokyo Marathon

• Rachid Kisri, Atsushi Sato

Feb 28     World’s Best 10k Race

• Sammy Kitwara
• Vivian Cheruiyot

Feb 28     Rock n Roll Half Marathon, New Orleans

• Sammy Wanjiru, Martin Lel
• Berhane Adere, Salina Kosgei

Mar 21     Lisbon Half Marathon

• Zersenay Tadese, Sammy Kitwara, Duncan Kibet

Mar 21     NYC Half Marathon

• Gebrselassie, Meb Keflezighi, Abdi Abdirahman

Mar 21     LA Marathon

• Wesley Korir

Apr 11    Paris Marathon

• James Rotich (KEN), Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN)
• Atsede Baysa (ETH), Christelle Daunay (FRA)

Apr 11    Rotterdam Marathon

• James Kwambai, Vincent Kipruto, Patrick Makau
• Zhu Xiaolin, Anne Kosgei

Apr 18    Vienna City Marathon

• Felix Limo, Luke Kibet, Paul Biwott

Apr 19     Boston Marathon

• Deriba Merga, Robert K. Cheruiyot, Ryan Hall, Meb Keflezighi, Abderrahim Goumri
• Salina Kosgei, Catherine Ndereba, Dire Tune, Lidiya Grigoryeva

Apr 25     London Marathon

• Sammy Wanjiru, Martin Lel, Jaouad Gharib, Tsegaye Kebede, Abel Kirui, Duncan Kibet, dos Santos, Zersenay Tadese
• Mikitenko, Bai Xue, Mergia Aselefech, Constantina Dita, Deena Kastor, Liliya Shobukhova, Mara Yamauchi, Ludmila Petrova

Apr 25     Madrid Marathon

• Gebrselassie (10K)

May 9     BIG 25 Berlin

• Mary Keitany (KEN)

May 16     Great Manchester Run (10K)

• Gebrselassie

May 23     Bangalore World 10K

• Deriba Merga (ETH), Tadese Tola (ETH)
• Aselefech Mergia (ETH), Hilda Kibet (NED)

May 31    Bupa London 10000

• Micah Kogo (KEN), Mo Farah (UK)

Sep 19 BUPA Great North Run

• Haile Gebrselassie, Martin Lel, Dathan Ritzenhein, Martin Fagan
• Mara Yamauchi, Irina Mikitenko, Berhane Adere, Jessica Augusto

Sep 26     Berlin Marathon

• Sammy Wanjiru, Patrick Makau, Geoffrey Mutai, Eliud Kiptanui, Bazu Worku, Gilbert Yegon

Sep 26     Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

• Kenneth Mungara, Daniel Rono

Oct 10     Chicago Marathon

• Sammy Wanjiru, Tsegaye Kebede, Vincent Kipruto, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, Deriba Merga, Feyisa Lilesa, Ryan Hall
• Liliya Shobukhova, Irina Mikitenko, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, Astede Baysa, Askale Tafa Magarsa, Mamitu Daksa

Oct 31     Frankfurt Marathon

• Wilson Kipsang, Wilfred Kigen, Sylvester Teimet, Elijah Keitany, David Mandago, Francis Kiprop

Nov 7     New York City (NYC) Marathon

• Meb Keflezighi (defending champ), Haile Gebrselassie, Dathan Ritzenhein, Gebre Gebremariam, Abel Kirui, Emmanuel Mutai, Martin Lel, Marilson Gomes dos Santos, Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Abderrahim Goumri, Arata Fujiwara, Peter Kamais
• Deena Kastor, Mara Yamauchi, Mary Keitany (debut), Deratu Tulu (defending), Ludmila Petrova, Shalane Flanagan (debut), Kim Smith