Marathon WR Under Attack in Dubai?
On Friday (Jan 24) worlds one of the fastest marathon races will take place in Dubai gathering planets one of the best runners in the 42.2km race.
In the men's race a pair of of sub 2:05, three runners who have posted sub 2:06 and 9 that have run the race under 2:10 just tells of what a tremendous race will be on Friday.
“This could be a world record race if we all work well together. I know that I can run faster than two years ago,” the 2012 Dubai marathon 4th place finisher Jonathan Maiyo (KEN) says that a world record is possible.
The women's race also is expecting to produce very fast times as a class of seven Ethiopians with PR's of sub 2:25 are going to battle for the 200,000USD winners prize money.
“I came to Dubai because I know about the fast course,” said Meselech Melkamu, the 2012 Frankfurt marathon winner and who holds the best personal best of 2:21:01 among women racers.
Last year Dubai marathon saw a total of 19,837 runners of 145 different nationalities participated in Dubai Marathon – and this year the organizers expect that number to be broken.
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Elite Men Athletes 2014
Course Record:
| 2012 | Ayele Abshero Biza | Ethiopia | 02:04:23 CR |
| 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 Harroufi | 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 |
Elite Women Athletes 2014
Course Record:
| 2012 | Aselefech Mergia Medessa | Ethiopia | 02:19:31 CR |
| 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 |
