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 |
