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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Superfan Rankings Update: Marathon

The spring marathon season is not completely over, but the most competitive races have come and gone. Let's see how they stack up.

MEN
My "season" began in December, so Kebede's two major wins (Fukuoka and London) trump a single win by anyone else. Boston winner Cheruyiot is second and Paris winner Tola is third. Tadesse is sixth even with his London bomb; are you going to bet against him in a fall marathon?
1. Tsegaye Kebede
2. Robert Kiprono Cheruyiot
3. Tadese Tola
4. Emanuel Mutai
5. Alfred Kering
6. Zersenay Tadesse
7. Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
8. Patrick Makau
9. Jaouad Gharib
10. Tekeste Kebede
11. Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba
12. Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai
13. Benjamin Kiptoo
14. Abderrahime Bouramdane
15. Vincent Kipruto
16. Feyisa Lilesa
17. Daniel Kiprugut Too
18. Abel Kirui
19. Siraj Gena
20. Deribe Merga
25. Ryan Hall (USA)

WOMEN
You may be surprised to see the Paris Marathon winner at the top of the rankings, but she won a fairly tough race with a very good performance. London winner Shobukhova is second and Nagoya winner Kano is third. Boston winner Erkesso is all the way down in eighth, reflecting the fact that the women's side of the Patriot's Day classic wasn't very fast or deep.
1. Atsede Baysa
2. Liliya Shobukhova
3. Yuri Kano
4. Aselefech Mergia
5. Inga Abitova
6. Derartu Tulu
7. Mare Ibrahimova
8. Teyba Erkesso
9. Bizunesh Bekele
10 Hiromi Ominami
11. Christelle Daunay
12. Mai Ito
13. Tirfi Tsegaye
14. Kebebush Haile
15. Amane Gobena
16. Firehiwot Dado
17. Askale Tafa
18. Mayumi Fujita
19. Kim Smith
20. Azalech Masresha
44. Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (USA)

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