• Elite Athletes: Dubai Marathon 2018
Men's Elite
| Name |
Country |
PB |
Comment |
| Tamirat Tola |
Ethiopia |
2:04:11 |
Defending champ/course record holder |
| Endeshaw Negesse |
Ethiopia |
2:04:52 |
Won ’15 Tokyo but has only finished 1 marathon since |
| Sisay Lemma |
Ethiopia |
2:05:16 |
Ran his PR here in ’16 when he was 4th; 3rd in ’17 |
| Girmay Birhanu |
Ethiopia |
2:05:49 |
Tested positive for meldonium in ’16 and faced potential jail time in Ethiopia but now back racing again |
| Mosinet Geremew |
Ethiopia |
2:06:12 |
3rd in Berlin in Sept. behind Kipchoge & Adola |
| Sisay Jisa |
Ethiopia |
2:06:27 |
Finished 4th last year, his first sub-2:10 in almost 5 years |
| Ronald Kipkoech Korir |
Kenya |
2:07:26 |
3rd in Madrid last year |
| Adugna Takele |
Ethiopia |
2:08:31 |
7th in Shanghai last year |
| Asefa Mengstu |
Ethiopia |
2:08:41 |
7th at ’17 London, then won Cape Town in Sept. |
| Mekuant Ayenew |
Ethiopia |
2:09:00 |
2016 Beijing champ lowered his PR to 2:09:00 in Prague in ’17 |
| Berhanu Teshome |
Ethiopia |
2:09:03 |
Has run 2:09 twice |
| Seifu Tura |
Ethiopia |
2:09:26 |
2nd in Seoul last year in his debut |
| Joseph Kiptum |
Kenya |
2:09:56 |
This is his first marathon since ’13 |
| Herpassa Negasa |
Ethiopia |
2:10:17 |
Has run 2:10:17 in his last 2 marathons (’15 Lyon, ’16 Mumbai) |
| Ken-Ichi Jiromaru |
Japan |
2:15:24 |
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| Yenew Alamirew |
Ethiopia |
debut |
Track stud (12:48/27:19, ’13 DL 5k champ) has never raced beyond 10 miles |
| Derara Desalegn |
Ethiopia |
debut |
61:45 half pb from Shanghai last year |
| Birhanu Legese |
Ethiopia |
debut |
59:20 HM man beat out Leonard Korir to win New Delhi Half in Nov. |
| Leul Gebresilase |
Ethiopia |
debut |
6th in Ethiopian Oly Trials 10k in ’16; 59:18 HM pb |
| Fikadu Haftu |
Ethiopia |
debut |
Ran big PR of 59:22 HM to finish 4 secs behind Gebresilase in Valencia in Oct. |
| Kuma Terecha |
Ethiopia |
debut |
62:40 HM pb |
| Armon Napuat |
Vanuatu |
??? |
Women's Elite
| Name |
Country |
PB |
Comment |
| Aselefech Mergia |
Ethiopia |
2:19:31 |
3-time champ/course record holder was most recently 12th at Worlds |
| Mare Dibaba |
Ethiopia |
2:19:52 |
2015 world champ/’16 Oly bronze medalist was 8th at Worlds |
| Feysa Tadese |
Ethiopia |
2:20:27 |
Ran 2:20 in ’14 but hasn’t cracked 2:25 since |
| Worknesh Degefa |
Ethiopia |
2:22:36 |
Her debut at ’17 Dubai was a huge success as she won the race |
| Roza Dereje |
Ethiopia |
2:22:43 |
Ran 4-min PR in Shanghai in Nov. in her 7th marathon in 22 months |
| Yebrgual Melese |
Ethiopia |
2:22:51 |
3rd last year, then finished 2nd in Paris (PR), & 2nd in Frankfurt |
| Sutume Asefa |
Ethiopia |
2:24:00 |
4th in ’16; runner-up in Toronto in October |
| Azmera Abreha |
Ethiopia |
2:25:23 |
Ran a solid 2:25 for 3rd in her debut in Amsterdam last year |
| Gelete Burka |
Ethiopia |
2:26:03 |
’08 World Indoor 1500 champ/ ’15 Worlds 10k runner-up runs 4th marathon here |
| Yinli He |
China |
2:27:35 |
Ran 5 marathons last year but only one under 2:40 |
| Netsanet Gudeta |
Ethiopia |
2:29:15 |
Only ran 2:29 in her debut last year but ran 67:26 HM last year; 3rd at ’15 World XC |
| Anne-Mari Hyrylainen |
Finland |
2:32:19 |
Ran her PR here last year; 25th at Worlds |
| Ababel Yeshaneh |
Ethiopia |
2:33:10 |
14th at ’16 Olympics in 5k; 67:21 HM pb |
| Tesfenesh Merga |
Ethiopia |
2:35:31 |
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| Waganesh Mekasha |
Ethiopia |
2:46:08 |
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| Senbere Teferi |
Ethiopia |
debut |
2nd, 5th, 4th at last 3 global champs in 5k; 14:29 pb. Just 22. |
| Genet Yalew |
Ethiopia |
debut |
66:26 HM pb; 5th at ’16 World Half champs |
| Dera Dida |
Ethiopia |
debut |
2nd in jr race at ’15 World XC; 14th in 10k at ’17 Worlds. Just 21. |
| Muliye Dekebo |
Ethiopia |
debut |
69:10 HM at age 18 last year |
| Haftamnesh Tesfay |
Ethiopia |
debut |
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| Desi Jisa |
Bahrain |
debut |
15th in 10k at Worlds last year; 69:07 HM pb |