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World leading timesLatest standings at 10km, half marathon and marathonBy David E. Martin, AIMS StatisticianThese lists provide a glimpse into the world of global road-racing activity and werebelieved accurate at 31 March 2006. They focus primarily on the half-marathon andmarathon, as these represent the primary event membership within AIMS. The listsare updated periodically based upon availability of results. Amendments, corrections,and additions are always welcome; there is no such thing as a “perfect” or “complete”list, as accumulation of new information continually provides new perspective. Pleasesend relevant results to Drdave@gsu.eduMenPresent world record:Paul Tergat (KEN), 2:04:55, Berlin, 28 SEP 2003Time Athlete Nation Rank Venue Date2:08:38 David Kipkorir KEN 1 Rome 26 MAR2:08:40 Benson Cherono KEN 1 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:08:58 Ambesse Tolossa ETH 1 Tokyo 12 FEB2:09:15 Jose Rios ESP 1 Otsu 05 MAR2:09:30 Daniele Caimmi ITA 2 Rome 26 MAR2:09:31 Toshinari Takaoka JPN 2 Tokyo 12 FEB2:09:45 Gert Thys RSA 1 Oita 05 FEB2:10:00 Laban Kipngetich KEN 3 Rome 26 MAR2:10:05 Thomas Chemitei KEN 4 Rome 26 MAR2:10:07 Samuel Korir KEN 3 Tokyo 12 FEB2:10:08 Laban Kipkemboi KEN 2 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:10:09 Oleksandr Kuzin UKR 5 Rome 26 MAR2:10:20 Takayuki Matsumiya JPN 2 Otsu 05 MAR2:10:35 Simon Wangai KEN 3 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:10:40 Thys 1 Seoul 12 MAR2:10:46 Steven Kamar KEN 1 Xiamen 25 March2:10:47 Satoshi Irifune JPN 4 Tokyo 12 FEB2:10:49 Jonathan Kosgei KEN 2 Xiamen 25 March2:10:49 Satoshi Osaki JPN 3 Otsu 05 MAR2:10:50 Hai-yang Deng CHN 3 Xiamen 25 March2:10:59 Leonid Shvetsov RUS 4 Otsu 05 MAR2:11:05 Yuichi Washio JPN 1 Nobeoka 19 FEB2:11:14 Kenichi Kita JPN 2 Nobeoka 19 FEB2:11:14 Yusuf Songoka KEN 4 Xiamen 25 MAR2:11:28 Kim Yi-Yong KOR 5 Tokyo 12 FEB2:11:29 Samson Ramadhani TAN 1 Melbourne 19 MAR2:11:33 Henry Kapkiai KEN 5 Xiamen 25 MAR2:11:40 Jason Mbote KEN 2 Seoul 12 MAR2:11:42 Solomon Rotich KEN 6 Rome 26 MAR2:11:46 Tomoyuki Sato JPN 2 Oita 05 FEB2:11:47 Thomas Omwenga KEN 4 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:11:48 Andrew Limo KEN 7 Rome 26 MAR2:11:49 Abdelhak El Gorch BRN 8 Rome 26 MAR2:11:56 Araya Haregot ETH 3 Seoul 12 MAR2:11:59 Pablo Olmedo MEX 5 Otsu 05 MAROTHER PERFORMANCES2:10:34 Rachid Kisri MAR 1 Treviso 12 MAR2:11:08 Abdelkebir Lamachi MAR 2 Treviso 12 MAR2:11:13 David Chepkwony KEN 3 Treviso 12 MAR2:11:17 Denis Curzi ITA 4 Treviso 12 MARMenWorld Record:Haile Gebrselassie (ETH), 27:02, Doha, 11 DEC 2002WomenPresent world record (mixed race):Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:15:25, London, 13 APR 2003Present world record (women’s-only race):Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2:17:42, London, 17 APR 2005Time Athlete Nation Rank Venue DateWomenWorld Record:Paula Radcliffe (GBR), 30:21, San Juan, 23 Feb 2003Women’s-only race: Azmae Leghzaoui (MAR), 30:29,New York, 08 JUN 2002Time Athlete Nation Rank Venue Date Time Athlete Nation Rank Venue Date27:44 Wilson Kiprotich KEN 1 San Juan 26 FEB28:04 Gilbert Okari KEN 2 San Juan 26 FEB28:09 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 3 San Juan 26 FEB28:15 Wm. Chebon Chebor KEN 4 San Juan 26 FEB28:36 Daniel Kiprop Limo KEN 1 Roma 26 FEB28:38 Patrick Ivuti KEN 5 San Juan 26 FEB28:39 Linus Maiyo KEN 6 San Juan 26 FEBOTHER PERFORMANCES28:08 Robert Kip. CheruiyotKEN 1 Maldonado 06 JAN28:13 Marilson dos Santos BRA 2 Maldonado 06 JANMarathon10km Road2:19:51 Zhou Chunxiu CHN 1 Seoul 12 MAR2:23:26 Harumi Hiroyama JPN 1 Nagoya 12 MAR2:23:58 Yoko Shibui JPN 2 Nagoya 12 MAR2:25:05 Catherine Ndereba KEN 1 Osaka 29 JAN2:25:10 Lidiya Grigoryeva RUS 1 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:25:26 Gete Wami ETH 2 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:25:44 Tatyana Hladyr UKR 1 Rome 26 MAR2:25:52 Kayoko Obata JPN 2 Osaka 29 JAN2:26:18 Lyubov Denisova RUS 3 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:26:26 Larissa Zousko RUS 2 Rome 26 MAR2:26:32 Wei-wei Sun CHN 1 Xiamen 25 March2:26:47 Kiyoko Shimahara JPN 3 Osaka 29 JAN2:27:13 Masami Sakata JPN 4 Osaka 29 JAN2:27:46 Tomo Morimoto JPN 5 Osaka 29 JAN2:28:01 Chika Horie JPN 3 Nagoya 12 MAR2:28:27 Xiao-lin Zhu CHN 2 Xiamen 25 March2:29:17 Dorota Gruca POL 6 Osaka 29 JAN2:29:30 Alina Gherasim ROM 4 Nagoya 12 MAR2:29:32 Jennifer Rhines USA 4 Rome 26 MAR2:29:48 Yuko Machida JPN 5 Nagoya 12 MAR2:29:51 Man Jin CHN 3 Xiamen 25 March2:29:53 Yasuko Hashimoto JPN 6 Nagoya 12 MAR2:29:56 Mika Okunaga JPN 7 Osaka 29 JAN2:29:59 Ayumi Hayashi JPN 7 Nagoya 12 MAR2:30:13 Yuan-yuan Jiang CHN 4 Xiamen 25 MAR2:30:23 Hiromi Ominami JPN 8 Nagoya 12 MAR2:30:30 Nuta Olaru ROM 4 Los Angeles 19 MAR2:30:35 Shu-jing Zhang CHN 5 Xiamen 25 MAR2:30:41 Mulu Seboka ETH 9 Nagoya 12 MAR2:30:54 Kerryn McCann AUS 1 Melbourne 19 MAR2:30:56 Hellen Cherono KEN 2 Melbourne 19 MAR2:31:03 Mika Hikichi JPN 10 Nagoya 12 MAR2:31:43 Y a-nan Wei CHN 6 Xiamen 25 MAR2:31:44 Shitaye Gemechu ETH 1 Tempe 15 JAN2:31:46 Assale Tafa ETH 2 Tempe 15 JAN2:32:19 Liz Yelling GBR 3 Melbourne 19 MAROTHER PERFORMANCES2:28:31 Deborah Toniolo ITA 1 Treviso 12 MAR2:28:59 Giovanna Volpato ITA 2 Treviso 12 MAR2:30:48 Soumiya Labani MAR 3 Treviso 12 MAR30:50 Lornah Kiplagat NED 1 San Juan 26 FEB31:49 Asmae Leghzaoui MAR 1 Lahore 29 JAN31:51 Kiplagat 1 Schoorl 12 FEB32:08 Susan Chepkemei KEN 2 San Juan 26 FEB32:11 Hilda Kibet KEN 2 Schoorl 12 FEB32:13 Fatiha Baouf BEL 3 Schoorl 12 FEB32:19 Zhor El Kamch MAR 3 San Juan 26 FEB32:41 Johanna Lehtinen FIN 1 Roma 26 FEB32:48 Susanne Ritter GER 4 Schoorl 12 FEB32:55 Berhane Adere ETH 4 San Juan 26 FEBHalf MarathonMenPresent World Record:Paul Tergat (KEN) 59:17, Milano, 04 APR 1998[splits: 13:42/27:52/42:02/56:37]Point-to-point aided (downhill – 69 m) course record:Paul Tergat (KEN) 59:06, Lisboa, 26 MAR 2000Time Athlete Nation Rank Venue Date58:55 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Tempe (WR pending)15 JAN60:08 Gebrselassie 1 Granollers 05 FEB60:45 Deriba Mergia ETH 1 Paris 05 MAR60:50 Francis Kiprop KEN 2 Granollers 05 FEB60:50 Paul Pimaiyo Kimugul KEN 2 Paris 05 MAR61:18 Moses Kigen KEN 1 Den Haag 25 MAR61:21 Solomon Bushendich KEN 1 Den Haag 25 MAR61:27 Aissa Dghoughi MAR 3 Paris 05 MAR61:34 Kimwole Kimattai KEN 3 Den Haag 25 MAR61:35 Joshua Chelanga KEN 4 Paris 05 MAR61:39 Evans Cheruiyot KEN 1 Eldoret 05 FEB61:39 Eliap Kurgat KEN 5 Paris 05 MAR61:43 Mourad Maaroufit MAR 1 Marrakech 29 JANOTHER PERFORMANCES59:30 Martin Lel KEN 1 Lisbon* 26 MAR59:35 Robert Cheruiyot KEN 2 Lisbon* 26 MAR59:37 Samuel Wanjiru KEN 3 Lisbon* 26 MAR59:42 Paul Tergat KEN 4 Lisbon* 26 MAR60:12 William Rotich KEN 1 Ostia 05 MAR60:14 Evans Cheruiyot KEN 2 Ostia 05 MARWomenPresent World Record:Elana Meyer (RSA) 66:44, Tokyo, 15 JAN 1999[splits 16:02/31:38/47:31/63:23]Point-to-Point aided (downhill 30.5m) World Best:Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 65:40,21 SEPT 2003, South ShieldsTime Athlete Nation Rank Venue Date67:26 Kayoko Fukushi JPN 1 Marugame 05 FEB67:43 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 2 Marugame 05 FEB68:49 Noguchi 1 Yamaguchi 12 MAR69:24 Mara Yamauchi GBR 3 Marugame 05 FEB69:57 Mika Okunaga JPN 1 Miyazaki 06 JAN70:01 Carolyne Kiptoo KEN 1 Marrakech 29 JAN70:03 Jane Wanjiku KEN 2 Miyazaki 06 JAN70:03 Yurika Nakamura JPN 2 Yamaguchi 12 MAR70:04 Ruth Wanjiru KEN 3 Miyazaki 06 JAN70:04 Yoko Miyauchi JPN 4 Miyazaki 06 JAN70:06 Yoko Yagi JPN 5 Miyazaki 06 JAN70:07 Mayumi Yoshida JPN 3 Yamaguchi 12 MAR70:10 Tomoko Ishii JPN 4 Yamaguchi 12 MAR70:11 Madoka Ogi JPN 6 Miyazaki 06 JAN70:16 Kiyoko Shimahara JPN 7 Miyazaki 06 JANOTHER COURSES:67:51 Salina Kosgei KEN 1 Lisbon* 26 MAR68:00 Susan Chepkemei KEN 2 Lisbon* 26 MAR69:34 Rose Cheruyot KEN 3 Lisbon* 26 MAR69:37 Fenanda Ribeiro POR 4 Lisbon* 26 MAR* = Lisbon 69m drop (3.3 m/km)DISTANCE RUNNING April - June 200667