• Marathon WR Under Attack in Dubai?

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Thursday, 23 January 2014

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