UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HH SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM CROWN PRINCE OF DUBAI, CHAIRMAN OF DUBAI SPORTS COUNCIL STANDARD CHARTERED

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1 UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HH SHEIKH HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM CROWN PRINCE OF DUBAI, CHAIRMAN OF DUBAI SPORTS COUNCIL STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAIMARATHON FRIDAY 23 RD JANUARY KM MARATHON 10KM ROAD RACE 4KM FUN RUN MEDIA GUIDE

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3 3 Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council

4 4 TITLE SPONSOR PRIZE MONEY SPONSORS OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

5 5 CONTENTS 2014 Race Review 6 MEDIA INFORMATION Introduction 13 The Media Team 13 The Media Centre 14 Press Conferences 14 THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE Start Details 17 Course Details 17 Times and Drinks Stations 17 Course Maps 18 THE 2015 RACES Start Times 25 ELITE RUNNERS Elite Men: Entries 26 Elite Men: Biographies 27 Elite Women: Entries 32 Elite Women: Biographies 33 Awards and Bonuses 38 DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS Champions and Course Records 41 Past Results 42 Margins of Victory 50 WORLD MARATHON STATISTICS World and Continental Records 51 World All-Time Top World s Best in World Record Pace Guide 60 Weather 62 THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE Event Officials 67 THE MASS EVENT Total number of participants year-by-year 71

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7 7 ETHIOPIAN CLEAN SWEEP AS MEKONNEN SETS WORLD JUNIOR RECORD For the third year in a row, a marathon new boy won the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon as teenager Tsegaye Mekonnen led an Ethiopian whitewash in the emirate in January The 18 year-old caused a major surprise, running 2h:04m:32s in his first marathon, to break the unofficial World Junior Record by 95 seconds and record the second fastest time ever seen in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. The second and third placed athletes also achieved world-class times of sub 2:06 with fellow Ethiopians Markos Geneti and Girmay Birhanu finishing in 2:05:13 and 2:05:49 respectively. As expected the women s race was also dominated by Ethiopians, who took the first nine places. Surprisingly Mula Seboka beat favourites Meselech Melkamu and Meseret Hailu to romp home in 2:25:01 and collect the US$200,000 first prize. Melkamu followed in second place with 2:25:23, Firehiwot Dado was third in 2:25:53 with Hailu fourth in 2:26:20. The pace was changing a lot during the first half and I think with an even pace I could have run faster, said Tsegaye Mekonnen. But of course I m very happy and proud of my performance. I had no idea about the World Junior Record so this is a bonus for me. The men s race began very fast with split times that were well inside the then world record of 2:03:23 established by Kenya s Wilson Kipsang in Berlin in A group of around 20 athletes passed 10km in 29:14 and then reached the half way mark in 61:37. However at that stage the pace had already dropped to around 2m:58s to 3m per kilometre. This was not fast enough for Kipsang s world record which was soon out of reach. However, with a new unofficial World Junior Record (the IAAF does not not officially list junior records for the marathon) and the second best time for the event in fifteen years, the men s race once again underlined the pace of what is one of the fastest courses in world marathon running.

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9 9 For Seboka, who finished 11th in Dubai two years earlier and subsequently outside of the money, the richest prize available in international marathon running will make a huge difference. I will partly use this to support my parents and some poor people back home, said the diminutive Ethiopian. I will have to speak to my husband about what we do with the other part of it. In the 10km Road Race, victory in the men s division went to John Ndugu of Kenya (28m:56s) with Feysa Dejene Amosha of Ethiopia in second (28m:58s) and Ihya Ben-Youssef of Morocco in third (29m:32s). The women s race saw victory go to Gladys Jemaiyo (33m:40s) of Kenya as her compatriot Sheila Jeptoo Rono (35m:03s) and Selam Wale Mihret of Ethiopia (35m:44s) claimed second and third respectively. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council and supported by the Dubai Sports Council, adidas, Dubai Eye 103.8FM, Masafi, Dubai Holding, Dubai Police, the RTA and Dubai Municipality, the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon saw the trophies presented by a host of dignitaries. Leading the presentation party was HH Sheikh Majed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman Dubai Culture & Art Authority with HE Mattar Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, Ahmed Al Kamali, President of the UAE Athletics Federation and IAAF Council Member, and Jonathan Morris, Standard Chartered Bank CEO UAE.

10 10 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2014 RESULTS RESULTS MEN S MARATHON 1 Mekonnen Asefa, Tsegaye (ETH) 2:04:32 2 Geneti Guteta, Markos (ETH) 2:05:13 3 Birhanu Gebru, Girmay (ETH) 2:05:49 4 Tola Adera, Tamirat (ETH) 2:06:17 5 Bekele Molaign, Azmeraw (ETH) 2:07:12 6 Shumi Dechase (ETH) 2:07:13 7 Abrha Milaw (ETH) 2:07:46 8 Abera Kassw (ETH) 2:08:18 9 Abdeimounaim Harroufi (USA) 2:09:11 10 Belachew Alemay (ETH) 2:09:50 RESULTS WOMEN S MARATHON 1 Seboka Seyfu, Mula (ETH) 2:25:01 2 Melkamu Haileyesus, Meselech (ETH) 2:25:23 3 Dado Tufa, Firehiwot (ETH) 2:25:53 4 Hailu Debele, Meseret (ETH) 2:26:20 5 Moges Cherenet, Betelhem (ETH) 2:26:42 6 Amane Gobena (ETH) 2:27:05 7 Fantu Eticha (ETH) 2: Goitetom Haftu (ETH) 2:27:44 9 Sechale Dalasa (ETH) 2:27:47 10 Sultan Haydar (TUR) 2:27:54 RESULTS MEN S 10KM 1 John Ndugu (KEN) Feysa Dejene (ETH) Ihya Ben-Youssef (MOR) RESULTS WOMEN S 10KM 1 Gladys Jimaiyo (KEN) Sheila Jeptoo (KEN) Wale Mihret (ETH) STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

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12 12 MEDIA INFORMATION 12 MEDIA INFORMATION Introduction The Press Team The Press Centre Press Conferences STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

13 MEDIA INFORMATION 13 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the 2015 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Media Guide. We hope you find everything you need to help you cover this year s event in these pages. Please do not hesitate to ask one of the media team if you require anything else. The following sections provide information (up to date at the time of printing) about the Dubai Marathon course, its history, this year s races and leading entrants, marathon statistics, the mass race and the organisation. THE MEDIA TEAM The 2015 media team is managed by Alan Ewens. The team will be based in the Official Media Centre on Umm Suqeim Road from Wednesday 21st January to Friday 23rd January inclusive. Alan Ewens Media Director alan2804@emirates.net.ae Andy Edwards International News Relations edwardstrackwise@aol.com Joerg Wenig International News Relations joergwenig@t-online.de Karen Rowlands Media Assistant krowlands@mailme.ae Samantha Lloyd International Radio & TV News sam@lloydbell.co.uk Jon Walley Official Event Photographer jwalley@emirates.net.ae Giancarlo Colombo Official Event Photographer infogiancarlocolombo@me.com

14 14 MEDIA INFORMATION THE MEDIA CENTRE The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon operates a temporary Media Centre during the days leading up to the event and on race day. ADDRESS Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Media Centre, Umm Suqeim Road, Dubai. OPENING HOURS Wednesday 21 January & Thursday 22 January am-6.00pm. RACE DAY Friday 23 January am onwards. CONTACTS Alan Ewens Karen Rowlands GENERAL FACILITIES Members of the media should come to the Media Centre during opening hours (listed above) to pick up their accreditation accreditation will also be available for collection at the pre-event press conference being held at the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers on January 21 at 11am. Latest race information will also be available from the Media Centre. Food & Beverage will be provided as well as full wireless access. RACE DAY FACILITIES On race day the main Media Centre will be open from 5.00am providing a comfortable indoor location so journalists can cover all aspects of the marathon opposite the start and finish line. Refreshments will be served throughout the day. Please note: Entry to the main race day Media Centre on Friday 23 January will be by accreditation only. This must be collected during race week from the Media Centre (see opening hours). No accreditation will be provided on race day. PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE January 21, 2015 Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers am January 23, 2013 The post-race medalists press conferences will be held in the event s Media Centre with a time to be confirmed on the day shortly after the race. More information can be found on the website Throughout race week, the website will carry the latest news, radio interviews and coverage of the press conference. Photographers, journalists and editors can view, download and publish free-to-use images of the marathons from STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

15 15 THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE

16 16 THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE Start Details Course Details Times and Drinks Stations Course Maps

17 THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE 17 START DETAILS MARATHON START The Marathon will start on the Umm Suqeim Road past the Police Academy near the Madinat Jumeirah Jumeirah overlooking the iconic Burj Al Arab. Elite Men Elite Women Wheelchair Race Men and Women Mass runners 10KM START The 10km will also start on the Umm Suqeim Road past the Police Academy near the Madinat Jumeirah Jumeirah overlooking the iconic Burj Al Arab. COURSE DETAILS The Marathon Route will start on the Umm Suqeim Road at the Madinat Jumeirah end turning right onto the Jumeirah Beach Road running past the Burj Al Arab and the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. The runners will head up the Jumeirah Beach Road running towards the Union Flag, running past it and turning at the next junction heading back along the Jumeirah Beach Road past the Union Flag again. The runners will then run back along the Jumeirah Beach Road running past the Grand Mosque, the Jumeirah Beach Park and head back towards the Burj Al Arab. After passing the Burj Al Arab again the runners will head past the Madinat Jumeirah along Al Sufouh Road running past the entrance to Palm Island and turning back at The One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel entrance at Dubai Media City heading back along Al Sufouh Road to the finish towards the Burj Al Arab. At the Madinat Jumeirah junction the runners will turn right along the Umm Suqueim Road for approx 500 metres to the finish just before the Dubai Police Academy. The course is fast and flat with excellent road surfaces. KILOMETRE MARKERS Kilometre markers will be placed prominently on the route every kilometre of the course. TIME KEEPING The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon uses advance MIKATAGS technology to time all runners in the race, including the wheelchair athletes. All runners will be issued with a number including a Tag - a transponder attached to their running number. This Tag is read each time the runner passes strategically placed mats and the finish line. These times are instantly relayed using an integrated communications system developed by Mika Timing, the marathon s information services provider, to TV for immediate on screen display. The same information is also delivered to the marathon s race day Media Centre to provide an instant resource for the world s media. All results will be posted on the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon website on race day. The address is DRINKS AND DRINKS STATIONS Dehydration is the biggest problem that marathon runners have to overcome. In a hard race on a hot and humid day, up to four litres of fluid can be lost through sweating and exhalation. It is important for runners to keep well hydrated. It should also be noted that overhydration can also be an issue. It is just as important for runners not to overhydrate reducing sodium levels. Isotonic drinks supplied by Isostar will be available at six stations. Drinks will be provided at the 10km, 15km, 20km, 25km, 30km and 35km stations. Water supplied by Masafi will be available at every 2.5km starting from 5km with the last drinks available at 40km and the finish. Around 100, ml and 500ml plastic bottles of water have been supplied to meet the needs of the Marathon. In addition to water, many of the elite runners prefer to drink their own special drinks during the race. These special bottles are collected on Thursday night, kept in secure and cool conditions and placed on the route at the drink stations before the race.

18 18 COURSE MAP STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON THE UNIVERSE CH RESIDENCE MIRATES HILLS DUBAI MEDIA CITY THE PALM JUMEIRAH One & Only Royal Mirage DUBAI INTERNET CITY Dubai College AL SUFOUH (1) AL SUFOUH (2) Madinat Jumeirah AL SUFOUH ROAD Dubai Police FINISH Academy Burj Al Arab UMM SUQEIM (3) START UMM AL SHEIF Jumeirah Beach Hotel JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD UMM SUQEIM (2) AL MANARA Du S UMM SUQ AL SAF DUBAI MEDIA CITY EXTENSION AL BARSHA (1) Mall of the Emirates THE LAKES AL BARSHA (3) AL QUOZ INDUSTRIAL (3) AL QUOZ INDUSTRIAL (1) AL BARSHA (2) AL QUOZ INDUSTRIAL (4) AL QUOZ INDUSTRIAL (2) STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

19 19 ubai Offshore Sailing Club Jumeirah Beach Park JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD Union House JUMEIRAH (1) AL HUDAIBA EIM (1) JUMEIRAH (3) JUMEIRAH (2) AL BADA A AL JAFILIYA FA (2) AL SAFA (1) AL WASL AL SATWA AL SATWA Burj Khalifa Emirates Towers AL KIFAF THE OLD TOWN AL QUOZ (3) AL QUOZ (1) BUSINESS BAY ZA ABEEL (2) ZA ABEEL (1) AL QUOZ (4)

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21 21 SITE MAP START & FINISH Burj Al Arab Jumeirah Beach Hotel Madinat Jumeirah ROAD CLOSED JUMEIRAH BEACH RD AL SUFOUH ROAD ROAD CLOSED ALL STARTS ROAD CLOSED FINISH 10K & 4K 10KM & 4KM MEDALS + WATER FINISH MARATHON Dubai Police Academy VIP PARKING GRANDSTAND GRANDSTAND WALK TO THE START UMM SUQEIM RD Al Jalila Foundation JUNCTION CLOSED U-TURN ONLY BAGGAGE MEETING POINT WALK TO THE START TOILETS Petrol Station AL WASL RD SHEIKH ZAYED RD Metro Mall of the Emirates SHEIKH ZAYED RD Mall of the Emirates Metro First Gulf Bank

22 THE UNIVERSE 22 COURSE MAP STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON - 10KM ROAD RACE Madinat Jumeirah Burj Al Arab Jumeirah Beach Hotel JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD UMM SUQEIM (3) (1) UMM SUQEIM (2) START Dubai Police cademy FINISH AL SAFA (2) AL MANARA UMM AL SHEIF Mall of Emirates THE UNIVERSE COURSE MAP STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON - 4KM FUN RUN AL QUOZ Madinat Jumeirah AL QUOZ INDUSTRIAL (1) AL QUOZ INDUSTRIAL (3) Burj Al Arab J UMM SUQEIM (1) AL QU Du S Jumeirah Beach Hotel JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD AL SUFOUH ROAD UMM SUQEIM (3) UFOUH (2) Dubai Police Academy AL BARSHA (1) START UMM SUQEIM (2) FINISH UMM AL SHEIF AL MANARA Mall of Emirates STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015 UMM SUQ AL SAF

23 23 THE 2015 RACES THE 2015 RACES

24 24 THE 2015 RACES Start Times Elite Men: Entries Elite Men: Biographies Elite Women: Entries Elite Women: Biographies Awards and Bonuses THE 2015 RACES

25 THE 2015 RACES 25 START TIMES 07:00am... Elite Men s/women s Race 07:00am... Dubai Marathon Mass Participants 07:15am... 10km Road Race Men & Women 11:00am... 4km Fun Run

26 26 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN: ENTRIES BIB Name Country Bib Name PB 1 Lelisa Desisa Benti Ethiopia DESISA 2:04:45 2 Berhanu Shiferu Tolcha Ethiopia SHIFERU 2:04:48 3 Feysa Lelisa Gemechu Ethiopia LELISA 2:04:52 4 Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha Ethiopia KENENISA 2:05:04 5 Bazu Worku Hayla Ethiopia WORKU 2:05:25 6 Girmay Birhanu Gebru Ethiopia BIRHANU 2:05:49 7 Chele Dechase Beyene Ethiopia DECHASE 2:06:33 8 Limenih Getachew Yizengaw Ethiopia GETACHEW 2:06:49 9 Tariku Jufar Robi Ethiopia JUFAR 2:06:50 10 Belay Asefa Bedada Ethiopia ASEFA 2:07:10 11 Deribe Robi Melka Ethiopia ROBI 2:07:16 12 Amanuel Mesel Tikue Eritrea MESEL 2:08:17 13 Dereje Tesfaye Gebrehiwot Ethiopia TESFAYE 2:08:17 14 Habtamu Assefa Wakeyo Ethiopia ASSEFA 2:08:28 15 Adugna Takele Bikila Ethiopia TAKELE 2:08:37 16 Abebe Negewo Degefa Ethiopia NEGEWO 2:08:46 17 Sisay Lemma Kasaye Ethiopia LEMMA 2:09:02 18 Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Embaye Eritrea GHEBRESLASSIE 2:09:08 19 Ezikiel Kiptoo Chebii Kenya CHEBII 2:09:15 20 Asmare Workneh Abate Ethiopia WORKNEH 2:09:20 21 Mutai Kipkemei Kenya KIPKEMEI 2:09:29 22 Vitaly Shafar Ukraine SHAFAR 2:09:37 23 Afework Mesfin Woldetensae Ethiopia MESFIN 2:09:47 24 Birhanu Addise Achamie Ethiopia ADDISE 2:10:20 25 Simon Cheprot Kenya CHEPROT 59:20 H 26 Andualem Belay Shiferaw Ethiopia BELAY 60:06 H 27 Mule Wasihun Lakew Ethiopia WASIHUN 60:08 H 28 Abdi Fufa Nigassa Ethiopia FUFA DEBUT 29 Boniface Kosgei Kirui Kenya KIRUI - 30 Lemi Berhanu Hayle Ethiopia HAYLE - 31 Chala Lelisa Debele Ethiopia DEBELE - 32 Kidane Tadessa Habtesilase Eritrea TADESSA - 33 Asefa Diro Hunde Ethiopia DIRO - 34 Eliud Kiprop Tarus Kenya TARUS - 35 Edwin Kibet Koech Kenya KOECH - 36 Bekana Seboka Dubaru Ethiopia SEBOKA - 37 Stanley Kessio Kibet Kenya KIBET - 38 Bikila Bayisa Garedew Ethiopia BAYISA - 39 Habib Dube Bariso Ethiopia DUBE - STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

27 27 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia) Born: 14 January, 1990 (25 years) Marathon Best: 2:04:45 (1st - Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, 2013) Berhanu Shiferaw (Ethiopia) Born: 31 May, 1993 (21 years) Marathon Best: 2:04:48 (2nd - Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, 2013) Feysa Lilesa (Ethiopia) Born: 1 February, 1990 (23 years) Marathon Best: 2:04:52 (2nd - Chicago, 2012) Lelisa Desisa made history when the Ethiopian won the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon title in Not only did he smash the sub-2:05 barrier on his marathon debut, he led five men across the finish line under that time, an unprecedented achievement in marathon history. He is yet another Ethiopian from the Oromia region, as are Kenenisa Bekele, the Dibaba sisters and the women s Olympic Marathon champions Fatuma Roba and Tiki Gelana. After such a glittering debut, he maintained a busy and successful schedule in the rest of 2013, winning Boston in April before taking a silver medal in the World Championship Marathon in Moscow in August. His rise was checked when he failed to finish Boston in 2014 but redeemed himself with second place in New York in November. Although he hasn t run close to his debut time, Dubai s course should offer the ideal chance to attack 2:05 and better. He is one of the numerous Ethiopians who have achieved tremendous break-throughs in Dubai in recent years. Two years ago, Shiferaw announced himself on the world stage with a personal best of 2:04:48 when he chased the winner and compatriot Lelisa Desisa all the way to the finish line, losing by two seconds. The 19-year-old had taken just over four minutes off his fastest time. Subsequently the former steeple chaser, who ran his marathon debut at the age of 18 with a fine 2:09:19 finish in Ljubljana, has not competed again internationally. Two years after his scintillating marathon debut, Berhanu returns to Dubai, ready to give his career another major boost. A highly experienced marathon runner who won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Feysa Lilesa should welcome the opportunity of showing he remains fast and competitive on his Dubai debut. His best time is 2:04:52 for second place in Chicago in 2012 and he was fourth in London a year later in 2:07:46. However, apart from the bronze in the World Championships over three years ago, most of his recent marathons have brought disappointment brought setbacks as he failed to finish the World Championship Marathon in Moscow and then Frankfurt, almost three months later. He returned to more solid form with 2:08:26 for ninth place in London in April,

28 28 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) Born: 13 June, 1982 (32 years) Marathon Best: 2:05:04 (1st - Paris, 2014) Bazu Worku (Ethiopia) Born: 15 September, 1990 (24 years) Marathon Best: 2:05:25 (3rd - Berlin, 2010) Girmay Birhanu (Ethiopia) Born: 22 November, 1986 (28 years) Marathon Best: 2:05:49 (3rd - Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, 2014) The range of Kenenisa s achievements, combined with the way the men s marathon has developed in the past couple of years, makes the Ethiopian s debut in Dubai a tantalising prospect. His marathon debut in Paris in April 2014 suggested that his talent for the classic distance on the road could match what he has already displayed over track and cross country; an ability which has won him three Olympic titles and a grand total of 16 world crowns, coupled with the kind of finishing speed at the end of a track race which ensures he remains the world record holder at 5,000m and 10,000m. Following his victorious Parisian debut, Kenenisa finished fourth in Chicago in 2:05:51. If he is to mount a creditable challenge for Olympic Marathon glory in Rio 2016, Dubai will be a crucial stage in his development. Bazu Worku turned to the marathon while still in his teens and produced two superb performances. At the age of 18 he ran 2:06:05 to finish second in Paris in At the time this was an unofficial world junior record (while the IAAF does not recognise junior records in the marathon, these times are widely listed). He then significantly improved in his third marathon in Berlin Despite atrocious weather conditions he finished third in 2:05:25 and the only men to beat him were the Kenyan superstars Patrick Makau and Geoffrey Mutai. Shortly after his 20th birthday he became the youngest marathon runner to break 2:06. Subsequently the Ethiopian hasn t quite lived up to those outstanding early performances but he did win both marathons he contested in 2014, winning Houston in 2:07:32 and then the Otsu title in Japan with 2:09:10 with just six weeks in between. Girmay returns for his third appearance in Dubai. Two years ago the Ethiopian ran his marathon debut on this super flat course, clocking a fine 2:09:48. He then went into marathon overdrive, completing three more within six months, completely against standard coaching advice. His stamina held up for most of the time, producing runner-up finishes in Rome and Prague and then fourth on Australia s Gold Coast. But this was hardly good long term planning and his approach changed in 2013 and paid off with an improvement of more than two minutes in Amsterdam with second place in 2:06:06. He was back in Dubai last year and finished third in 2:05:49. His most recent marathon brought victory in Beijing in 2:10:42 in December, despite the city s notorious air pollution. STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

29 29 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES Chele Dechasa (Ethiopia) Born: 13 June, 1984 (30 years) Marathon Best: 2:06:33 (2nd - Dubai, 2010) Limenih Getachew (Ethiopia) Born: 1991 Marathon Best: 2:06:49 (2nd - Paris, 2014) Tebalu Zawude (Ethiopia) Born: 2 November, 1987 (27 years) Marathon Best: 2:07:10 (4th - Frankfurt, 2014) It s been five years since he produced a memorable run for runner-up in Dubai and a personal best which still stands. The second place behind Haile Gebrselassie at his peak proved that his fellow Ethiopian was a marathon man to watch for the future, especially as he had sliced almost two minutes from his debut for second place in Amsterdam in His return to Dubai in 2012 did not end so happily as Dechasa trailed in 17th in 2:09:22, though the time was certainly respectable by the standards of most international races. However, he has shown he can compete with the best and take podium places, finishing third in Amsterdam in 2010 and occupying the same position in Rotterdam the following year. He showed solid form to finish second in 2:11:26 in Chunchon, South Korea in Three consecutive runnersup positions mark Limenih Getachew as one to watch at this year s Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. The young Ethiopian made his debut at the classic distance in the German city of Cologne in 2012 when he claimed second place in an impressive debut time of 2:07:39. The following year he returned to German soil to compete in the Hamburg Marathon and again he claimed silver, bettering his own personal best by four seconds coming home in 2:07:35. His biggest marathon challenge came in April last year when he competed alongside Kenenisa Bekele on a day when his legendary compatriot made a winning debut and set a new course record in the Paris Marathon. Limenih also had reason to celebrate with yet another runners-up spot and a new personal best of 2:06:49. He also has a half marathon personal best of 1:02:22, set in Addis Ababa in February He made a solid improvement in only his second marathon in running 2:07:10 for fourth place in Frankfurt last October. That was barely nine months after his marathon debut in January 2014 when Tebalu finished second in Marrakech in 2:08:20. In a busy year, he was third in the traditionally high quality Berlin BIG 25 in May, clocking 1:13:09 for the rarely run distance. His best for a half marathon may not initially catch the eye, but the 61:34 was set at altitude in winning the Ethiopian national title in February

30 30 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES Belay Asefa (Ethiopia) Born: 17 June, 1992 (22 years) Marathon Best: 2:07:11 (4th - Hamburg, 2014) Deribe Roba (Ethiopia) Born: 26 September, 1988 Marathon Best: 2:07:16 (5th - Frankfurt, 2014) Ezekiel Chebii (Kenya) Born: 3 January, 1991 (24 years) Marathon Best: 2:09:15 (1st - Madrid, 2014) Belay made an impressive improvement on his marathon best in Hamburg last May. His fourth place in 2:07:11 was over two and a half minutes faster than his previous fastest time, set in finishing third at the Eindhoven race in the Netherlands in October This is a rate of improvement which the fast Dubai course has the potential to accelerate still further. His half marathon best is 60:59, set in winning the Lake Maggiore event at Verbania in Italy in 2012, the same year in which he finished eleventh in the World Half Marathon Championships. The year of 2014 began in fine style for Deribe Roba, almost a year to the day before he runs in Dubai. He won the Marrakech Marathon in Morocco in 2:08:04, finishing 16 seconds clear of compatriot and Dubai rival Tebalu Zawude. He continued a consistent marathon programme in 2014, running his fastest ever for 2:07:16 and fifth place in Frankfurt last October. Deribe Roba has shown he can cope with adverse conditions, finishing third in a windy and typically humid Hong Kong Marathon in 2013 with 2:14:37. Ezekiel Chebii is likely to be the Kenyan standard bearer in his country s attempt to break the Ethiopian domination in Dubai. The 24 year-old has some way to go before establishing himself among the Kenyan elite but he has shown signs of early promise. First came fine results over 10km and especially the half marathon. In 2012 he ran 59:22 in Berlin to break the hour for the first time, improving to 59:05 a course record in Lille the same year. When he finally ran his marathon debut in Madrid last spring he started his career at the classic distance in style. Chebii won the race, clocked a course record of 2:09:15 and became the first athlete in this traditional race to run a sub 2:10 time. Dubai will now be his second marathon. STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

31 31 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES Mule Wasihum (Ethiopia) Born: 1993 Marathon Debutant Mule Wasihum is another Ethiopian debutant who looks as if he could produce a strong performance in Dubai. The young runner has collected a couple of fine victories on French roads in the past two years. In 2013 Wasihum went to Europe for the first time - in September he won the Paris to Versailles race and four weeks later took the classic 20k from Marseille to Cassis. With 400 metres to go he was back in third position, but Wasihum sprinted hard and crossed the line winning in 60:09. His most prestigious victory also came in France, winning the Paris Half Marathon with a personal best of 60:08 in March Among those he left trailing were Kenya s Mike Kigen and Olympic Marathon Champion Stephen Kiprotich from Uganda.

32 32 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN: ENTRIES BIB Name Country Bib Name PB W1 Aselefech Mergia Medessa Ethiopia MERGIA 2:19:31 W2 Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya KABUU 2:19:34 W3 Meselech Melkamu Hayleyesus Ethiopia MELKAMU 2:21:01 W4 Aliaksandra Duliba Belarus DULIBA 2:21:29 W5 Askale Tafa Magarsa Ethiopia TAFA 2:21:31 W6 Mamitu Daska Moilsa Ethiopia DASKA 2:21:59 W7 Atsede Baysa Tesema Ethiopia BAYSA 2:22:02 W8 Aberu Kebede Shewaye Ethiopia KEBEDE 2:22:21 W9 Tadelech Bekele Alemu Ethiopia BEKELE 2:23:02 W10 Mulu Seboka Seyfu Ethiopia SEBOKA 2:23:12 W11 Firehiwot Dado Tufa Ethiopia DADO 2:23:15 W12 Abebech Afework Bekele Ethiopia AFEWORK 2:23:59 W13 Haydar Sultan Turkey SULTAN 2:25:07 W14 Azalech Masresha Woldeselases Ethiopia MASRESHA 2:25:34 W15 Ashete Bekere Dido Ethiopia BEKERE 2:26:00 W16 Aberu Mekuria Zennebe Ethiopia MEKURIA 2:26:07 W17 Mestawet Tufa Demissie Ethiopia TUFA 2:26:20 W18 Betelhem Moges Cherenet Ethiopia MOGES 2:26:42 W19 Rebecca Kangogo Chesir Kenya CHESIR 2:27:16 W20 Meseret Kitata Tolwak Ethiopia KITATA 2:27:26 W21 Fantu Eticha Jimma Ethiopia ETICHA 2:27:31 W22 Beata Nandjala Naigambo Namibia NAIGAMBO 2:27:54 W23 Megertu Ifa Geletu Ethiopia IFA 2:32:31 W24 Gladys Cherono Kiprono Kenya KIPRONO 66:48 H W25 Shure Demissie Ware Ethiopia DEMISSIE 68:53 H STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

33 33 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Aselefech Mergia (Ethiopia) Born: 23 January, 1985 (30 years) Marathon Best: 2:19:31 (1st - Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, 2012) Lucy Kabuu (Kenya) Born: 24 March, 1984 (30 years) Marathon Best: 2:19:34 (2nd - Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, 2012) Meselech Melkamu (Ethiopia) Born: 27 April, 1985 (29 years) Marathon Best: 2:21:01 (1st - Frankfurt, 2012) Aselefech Mergia is the course record holder of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. In 2012 she won Dubai for the second time in a row, taking a highly competitive race by just three seconds in 2:19:31. Two other women ran sub 2:20 in what was the best women s race in the event s history. Mergia s winning time was an Ethiopian record and ensured the bronze medallist from the 2009 World Championships Marathon won a place in the national team for the Olympic Marathon in However, London brought disappointment with 42nd place in her last marathon before taking maternity leave. Mergia returned to racing in 2014, but, not surprisingly, was short of her usual high standards at both 10k and half marathon. She set last October s Frankfurt Marathon as a target to resume her marathon career but withdrew feeling she hadn t been able to regain her best in training. Three months later, Dubai could be perfect timing to display talents to the full and on the day she celebrates her 30th birthday. After an early career marked by impressive progression, Lucy Kabuu announced herself as a marathon contender when she finished runner-up at her debut in Dubai in To break the 2:20 set her among an elite group of women to have achieved that landmark. While she has been highly placed in subsequent races, including third in Tokyo in February 2014 with 2:24:16, Kabuu has still to equal her debut in Dubai. Fifth place in London and third in Chicago in 2012 showed she can compete with the best and she returns to Dubai in pursuit of a first major marathon victory. Earlier she proved her talent on the track, finishing seventh in the Olympic 10,000m in 2008 and she credits her teenage years, studying and running at the Yamada High School in Aomori, northern Japan, as a major factor in her development. Meselech Melkamu ran a superb marathon debut in Frankfurt 2012, clocking 2:21:01 despite almost freezing conditions - at the time, the third fastest debut ever. She is the African 10,000m record holder with 29:53.80 and this speed on the track suggests potential for running yet faster in the marathon. In future I want to run marathon times that are as good as at 10,000m, she says. Meselech was second in Dubai in 2014 with a time of 2:25:23 and then fifth in Boston in 2:21:28. Meselech has five siblings, and her father was a marathon runner in the 1960s. She left school after 10th grade and moved to Addis Ababa where she was offered a place in a youth team by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation Club.

34 34 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Aliaksandra Duliba (Belarus) Born: 9 January, 1986 (29 years) Marathon Best: 2:21:29 (National Record) (6th - Boston, 2014) Askale Tafa (Ethiopia) Born: 27 September, 1984 (30 years) Marathon Best: 2:21:31 (2nd - Berlin, 2008) Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia) Born: 16 October, 1983 (31 years) Marathon Best: 2:21:59 (1st - Frankfurt, 2011) The fastest Belarussian woman ever in the marathon is one of the leading female challengers to East African domination. Duliba made the headlines with victory on her marathon debut, winning the Los Angeles title in 2:26:08 in March, The Californian race is unique in offering women runners a head start over the men and Duliba finished more than the designated 18 minutes, 35 seconds ahead of the first man home, carrying off the bonus money for The Gender Challenge. She broke her own national record with 2:23:44 for fourth place in a high quality Chicago Marathon seven months later and the runner from Minsk continued her improvement in 2014, taking more than two minutes off her time in running 2:21:29 to finish sixth in Boston in April, although the Boston course is not valid for official records. She again performed well to finish second in Toronto in 2:24:43 last October. Askale return to the scene of her 2007 Dubai triumph (2:27:19) albeit running over a different course. As well as the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, the experienced Ethiopian who has won marathon titles in Paris (2007) and Milan (2006). In Berlin, she achieved her best time so far with second place in 2:21:31 in She had already tasted success there in 2005 when Askale was third in 2:28:27. Her most notable achievement elsewhere was third in London in 2010, clocking 2:24:39 in what is consistently one of the most high quality marathons on the circuit. In 2014 she had a relatively quiet year in the marathon, contesting one event in which she finished sixth in 2:39:09 in Warsaw in April. Winning Dubai in 2010 is far from the only marathon title on her CV. On that occasion she showed what a tenacious competitor she is, beating compatriot Aberu Shewaye in the home straight. Mamitu won both Houston in January of 2011 and then Frankfurt in October of the same year. The triumph in Frankfurt remains her fastest time of 2:21:59. She is noted for her consistency was well as victories, finishing in the top five in all but one of her ten marathons. She should feel at home in Dubai since apart from the 2010 victory in 2:24:18, she finished ninth in a time only six seconds slower two years later. Her only marathon of 2014 was three months prior to Dubai when she took fourth place in 2:29:35 in Shanghai. STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

35 35 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Atsede Bayse (Ethiopia) Born: 16 April, 1987 (27 years) Marathon Best: 2:22:03 (1st, Chicago, 2012) Aberu Kebede (Ethiopia) Born: 12 September 1986 (28 years) Marathon Best: 2:20:30 (1st - Berlin, 2012) Tadelech Bekele (Ethiopia) Born: 11 April, 1991 (23 years) Marathon Best: 2:23:02 (4th - Berlin, 2014) She will be making her fourth appearance in Dubai following ninth place in 2009, fifth two years later and eighth in But her performances in the marathon in general point to potential for a much more impressive showing. Atsede set her fastest time in winning Chicago with 2:22:03 in 2012 and victories on that flat and fast course are hard earned against strong opposition. That was the second of her Chicago wins, having triumphed there in She can match that North American double with successive victories in Paris, beginning in 2009 with 2:24:42 and improving by 38 seconds the following year. A picture emerges of a consistent performer with a strong list of titles to her credit but seeking the fast time to complement these achievements. Dubai should be the perfect setting for such an attempt marked a breakthrough when she won the Stramilano Half Marathon in Italy and earned a bronze medal at the World Half Marathon Championships, setting her current personal best of 67:39. She focused on the full marathon afterwards and produced a startling debut with a second place in Dubai 2010 and victories in Rotterdam and Berlin the same year. The summer heat of the World Championships in Daegu 2011 and Moscow 2013 didn t suit her and she finished 12th and 13th respectively. Her biggest success so far came in 2012 when she won the Berlin Marathon for the second time and set her personal best of 2:20:30 and last autumn she beat a strong field in the Frankfurt Marathon to win in 2:22:21. Her training group in Addis Ababa includes Tirfi Tsegaye, who won the Berlin Marathon last September, and Feyse Tadese, who came second in Berlin. Tadelech Bekele could well be among the next wave of great Ethiopian runners. She achieved a remarkable result when on her debut at the distance in Berlin last September, she ran 2:23:02 for fourth place. Yet there could be more in store since her personal best at 10k is especially impressive - she clocked 30:38 for second place at the Berlin Grand 10 in 2013, the seventh fastest performance of all time. Winner of the Berlin Half Marathon last year, this rate of improvement could be accelerated in Dubai.

36 36 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Mulu Seboka (Ethiopia) Born: 25 September, 1984 (30 years) Marathon Best: 2:23:15 (1st - Toronto, 2014) Firehiwot Dado (Ethiopia) Born: 9 January, 1984 (31 years) Marathon Best: 2:23:15 (1st - New York, 2011) Isabellah Andersson (Ethiopia) Born: 12 November, 1980 (34 years) Marathon Best: 2:23:41 (National Record) (3rd - Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, 2011) Last year s women s champion returns to defend her title. Her win in 2014 was, to some extent, a surprise as while Mulu was an established marathoner others had higher profiles and were regarded as likely favourites. She emerged triumphant with 2:25:01 in what proved to be an unbeaten year for the Ethiopian, also winning in Daegu and Toronto. In South Korea she ran 2:25:23 and then a personal best of 2:23:15 in Canada in October. It s been a long road since her marathon debut in 2003 and a hardly headlinegrabbing 2:43:30 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Five years later, she broke 2:30. After winning the Mumbai title in 2:30:04, she made the breakthrough in Toronto with 2:29:06 in Last year s third place finisher in Dubai makes a prompt return to the Emirates in pursuit of her seventh marathon title. Her chief success so far has been victory in New York in 2011 and the time of 2:23:15 remains her personal best. Firehiwot has made a habit of winning in Rome, completing a consecutive hat-trick of victories in She completed a busy marathon schedule last year with seventh place in New York in November; this was after her run in Dubai and then victory in Prague in May. The latter performance was 2:23:34, only 19 seconds outside her personal best. The bronze medallist in the European Championship Marathon in 2010 knows Dubai well: she broke her own Swedish record here in 2011 and will be racing in Dubai for the fifth time - her last appearance was 2013 when the Kenyan-born runner finished seventh in 2:26:05. Although she hasn t threatened to improve on her own national record since the breakthrough in Dubai, Andersson has maintained her reputation as a solid championship performer in particular: in addition to her European bronze medal, she was seventh in the 2011 World Championship Marathon and 18th in the London Olympics. As to how a Kenyan comes to have a Swedish surname, the sport of orienteering holds the answer. Isabellah became interested at home in Kenya, travelled to Sweden to learn more and met Lars Andersson, who is now her husband and coach. The couple have a baby daughter, Beyonce, named after the singer, and born in STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

37 37 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Abebech Afework Bekele (Ethiopia) Born: 11 December, 1990 (24 years) Marathon Best: 2:23:59 (2nd - Rotterdam, 2013) Sultan Haydar (Turkey) Born: 23 May, 1987 (27 years) Marathon Best: 2:25:09 (2nd, Paris, 2012) Gladys Cherono (Kenya) Born: 12 May 1983 (31 years) Marathon Debutant After a fine year in 2014, the omens are good for success in The 24 year-old won the Houston Marathon a year ago with 2:25:52 and then added another marathon victory in Rotterdam in April. On the last Sunday in September she attacked the 2:20 barrier in Berlin and after going through halfway in 69:57 her fastest for the distance she faded after 25k and finished fifth. At least she had the consolation that her 2:25:02 was the second fastest of her career, just over a minute slower than her runnerup spot in Rotterdam in She made her debut in Dubai in 2013, clocking 2:27:08 and her recent form suggests a big improvement can be expected. Sultan Haydar returns to the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon where she placed tenth with 2:27:54 a year ago. The Ethiopian-born athlete had every hope for a higher finishing position, given her pedigree as the Turkish record holder. Haydar switched from track to the roads in 2011 and after a half marathon time of 70:02, she ran her marathon debut in Istanbul in November While this ended unspectacular with a seventh place finish in 2:35:06, she made a huge improvement half a year later. In April 2012 Haydar finished second in Paris with a Turkish record of 2:25:09 that still stands today. She earned selection for the Olympics in London 2012, but finished a disappointing 71st. There were mixed fortunes for her in Taking third places in Rome and Istanbul, Haydar dropped out of the World Championship Marathon in Moscow in sweltering temperatures. Haydar has not competed since Dubai a year ago. Gladys Cherono s marathon debut has been eagerly awaited, especially since she won the World Half Marathon title in The anticipation has also been heightened by her performances on track and road, in particular over the past three years where the Kenyan s performances have been world-class. She became the first woman to take gold medals at both 5,000 and 10,000m in the African Championships in 2012 and in 2013 Cherono won the Prague Half Marathon with a personal best of 66:48, which currently makes her the tenth fastest half marathon runner of all time (discounting times run on non-record eligible courses). In the same year she won the silver medal in the 10,000m World Championships in Moscow. Cherono, who holds a fine 10,000m PB of 30:29.23, planned to make her marathon debut in Berlin but an injury in the build-up forced her to withdraw and the German city s loss is certainly Dubai s gain as she prepares for January 23.

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39 39 STATISTICS & RECORDS STATISTICS & RECORDS

40 40 STATISTICS & RECORDS DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS Champions and Course Records Past Results Margins of Victory WORLD MARATHON STATISTICS World and Continental Records World All-Time Top 50 World s Best in 2012 World Record Pace Guide Weather STATISTICS & RECORDS STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

41 STATISTICS & RECORDS 41 DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS : CHAMPIONS RECORDS Year Male Athlete Country Time Female Athlete Country Time 2000 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:12:21 Ramilja Burangulowa Russia 2:40: Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:36 Ramilja Burangulowa Russia 2:37: Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:04 Albina Iwanowa Russia 2:33: Joseph Kahugu Kenya 2:09:33 Irina Permitina Russia 2:36: Gashaw Asfaw Ethiopia 2:12:49 Leila Aman Ethiopia 2:42: Dejene Guta Ethiopia 2:10:49 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 2:39: Joseph Ngeny Kiprotich Kenya 2:13:02 Delilah Asiago Kenya 2:43: William Todoo Rotich Kenya 2:09:53 Magarsa Askale Tafa Ethiopia 2:27: Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:04:53 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 2:22: Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:05:29 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:24: Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:06:09 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 2:24: David Barmasai Tumo Kenya 2:07:18 Aselefech Mergia Kenya 2:22: Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 2:04:23 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 2:19: Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:04:45 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:23: Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 2:04:32 Mula Seboka Ethiopia 2:25:01 DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS : COURSE RECORDS MEN 2012 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 2:04:23 WOMEN 2012 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 2:19:31

42 42 PAST RESULTS JANUARY 24, 2014 JANUARY 25, 2013 Men Name Country Time 1 Mekonnen Asefa, Tsegaye 2 Geneti Guteta, Markos 3 Birhanu Gebru, Girmay 4 Tola Adera, Tamirat 5 Bekele Molaign, Azmeraw 6 Dechase Leche, Shumi 7 Milaw Asefa, Abrha 8 Kassw Belay, Abera 9 Alemayehu Ameta, Belachew Ethiopia 2:04:32 Ethiopia 2:05:13 Ethiopia 2:05:49 Ethiopia 2:06:17 Ethiopia 2:07:12 Bahrain 2:07:13 Ethiopia 2:07:46 Ethiopia 2:08:18 Ethiopia 2:09:50 10 Kuma Lema, Abera Ethiopia 2:09:53 Men Name Country Time 1 Desisa Benti, Lelisa 2 Shiferaw Tolcha, Berhanu 3 Tola Woldegeberel, Tadese 4 Negesse Shumi, Endeshaw 5 Kiprop Koech, Bernard 6 Kipkemboi, Nicholas 7 Yami Gemeda, Dadi 8 Kipruto Kigen, Mike 9 Assefa Wakeyo, Habtamu 10 Worku Biru, Gemechu Ethiopia 02:04:45 Ethiopia 02:04:48 Ethiopia 02:04:49 Ethiopia 02:04:52 Kenya 02:04:53 Kenya 02:06:33 Ethiopia 02:07:55 Kenya 02:08:24 Ethiopia 02:08:28 Ethiopia 02:08:53 Women Name Country Time 1 Seboka Seyfu, Mula 2 Melkamu Haileyesus, Meselech 3 Dado Tufa, Firehiwot 4 Hailu Debele, Meseret 5 Moges Cherenet, Betelhem 6 Gobena Gemeda, Amane 7 Eticha Jimma, Fantu 8 Haftu Tessema, Goitetom 9 Dalasa Adugna, Sechale Ethiopia 2:25:01 Ethiopia 2:25:23 Ethiopia 2:25:53 Ethiopia 2:26:20 Ethiopia 2:26:42 Ethiopia 2:27:05 Ethiopia 2:27:36 Ethiopia 2:27:44 Ethiopia 2:27:47 10 Haydar, Sultan Turkey 2:27:54 Women Name Country Time 1 Tsegaye Beyene, Tirfi 2 Kiros Reda, Ehitu 3 Gobena Gemeda, Amane 4 Kiros Abeye, Aheza 5 Oljira Jemama, Belaynesh 6 Bedasa Ordofa, Shitaye 7 Andersson, Issabellah 8 Afework Bekele, Abebech 9 Naigambo, Beata 10 Katsumata, Misaki Ethiopia 02:23:23 Ethiopia 02:23:39 Ethiopia 02:23:50 Ethiopia 02:24:30 Ethiopia 02:25:01 Ethiopia 02:25:47 Sweden 02:26:05 Ethiopia 02:27:08 Namibia 02:27:54 Japan 02:30:42 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

43 43 PAST RESULTS JANUARY 27, 2012 JANUARY 21, 2011 Men Name Country Time 1 Biza, Ayele Abshero 2 Kemal, Dino Sefir Kemal 3 Guteta, Markos Geneti 4 Maiyo, Jonathan Kiplimo 5 Woldegeberal, Tadesa Tola Ethiopia 02:04:23 Ethiopia 02:04:50 Ethiopia 02:04:54 Kenya 02:04:56 Ethiopia 02:05:10 6 Dadi, Yami Ethiopia 02:05:41 7 Dawit, Shami Abdullah 8 Edae, Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia 02:05:42 Ethiopia 02:05:42 9 Tola, Seboka Ethiopia 02:06:17 10 Adhane, Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia 02:06:29 Men Name Country Time 1 David Barmasai Tumo 2 Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot 3 Eshetu Wendimu Tsige 4 Deressa Chimsa Edae 5 Stephen Kosgei Kibet 6 Berhanu Bekele Berga 7 Emanuel Plilan Samal Kenya 02:07:18 Kenya 02:08:17 Ethiopia 02:08:54 Ethiopia 02:09:08 Kenya 02:09:27 Ethiopia 02:09:54 Kenya 02:10:27 8 Adil Annani Morrocco 02:11:15 9 Dereje Tesfaye Gebrehiwot 10 Alebachew Debas Wale Ethiopia 02:13:26 Ethiopia 02:13:39 Women Name Country Time 1 Medessa, Asselefech Mergia 2 Kabuu, Lucy Wangui 3 Hurssa, Mare Dibaba 4 Sertsu, Bezunesh Bekele 5 Shewaye, Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 02:19:31 Kenya 02:19:34 Ethiopia 02:19:52 Ethiopia 02:20:30 Ethiopia 02:20:33 6 Cheromei, Lydia Kenya 02:21:30 7 Jemutai, Sharon Cherop 8 Tesema, Atsede Baysa 9 Molisa, Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 02:22:39 Ethiopia 02:23:13 Kenya 02:24:24 10 Andersson, Isabella Sweden 02:25:41 Women Name Country Time 1 Asselefech Mergia Medessa Ethiopia 02:22:45 2 Lydia Cheromei Kenya 02:23:01 3 Isabella Andersson Sweden 02:23:41 4 Atsede Habtamu Besuye 5 Atseda Baysa Tesema 6 Diana Chepkemoi Sigei 7 Genet Getaneh Wendimagegnehu Ethiopia 02:24:26 Ethiopia 02:25:08 Kenya 02:26:53 Ethiopia 02:27:13 8 Werknesh Kidane Ethiopia 02:27:15 9 Helena Loshanyang Kirop 10 Feysa Tadesse Boru Kenya 02:27:41 Ethiopia 02:30:23

44 44 PAST RESULTS JANUARY 22, 2010 JANUARY 16, 2009 Men Name Country Time 1 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 02:06:09 Men Name Country Time 1 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:05:29 2 Chala Dechase Beyene 3 Eshetu Wendimu Tsige 4 Abiyote Guta Duguma Kenya 02:06:33 Ethiopia 02:06:46 Ethiopia 02:09:03 2 Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia 2:07:54 3 Eshetu Wendimu Ethiopia 2:08:41 4 Gashaw Melese Kenya 2:10:59 5 Dereja Debele Tulu Ethiopia 02:09:43 5 Dereje Tesfaye Ethiopia 2:11:42 6 Abraham Kipkosgei Chelanga 7 Dejene Juhar Yirdaw 8 Leonard Mucheru Maina Kenya 02:10:28 Egypt 02:10:50 Kenya 02:11:08 6 David Kemboi Kenya 2:12:14 7 Mesfin Admasu Ethiopia 2:12:23 8 Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia 2:12:56 9 Japhet Kosgei Kenya 02:11:20 9 Asnake Fikadu Ethiopia 2:15:01 10 Mekonnen Yimane Emiru Ethiopia 02:12:39 10 Nephat Kinyanjui Kenya 2:15:23 Women Name Country Time 1 Mamitu Daska Molisa 2 Aberu Kebede Shewaye 3 Helena Loshanyang Kirop 4 Bezunesh Bekele Sertsu Ethiopia 02:24:19 Ethiopia 02:24:26 Kenya 02:24:54 Ethiopia 02:26:05 5 Isabella Andersson Sweden 02:26:52 Women Name Country Time 1 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:24:02 2 Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia 2:25:17 3 Helena Kirop Kenya 2:25:35 4 Tatyana Petrova Russia 2:25:53 5 Genet Getaneh Ethiopia 2:26:37 6 Askale Tafa Magarsa 7 Yeshimebet Taddesse Bifa 8 Genet Getaneh Wendimagegnehu 9 Woynishet Girma Tafa 10 Shuru Diriba Dulume Ethiopia 02:27:29 Ethiopia 02:27:45 Ethiopia 02:30:24 Ethiopia 02:32:07 Ethiopia 02:32:36 6 Eyerusalem Kuma Ethiopia 2:26:51 7 Birhane Adere Ethiopia 2:27:47 8 Shuru Diribe Ethiopia 2:28:26 9 Atsede Baysa Ethiopia 2:29:13 10 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 2:30:10 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

45 45 PAST RESULTS JANUARY 18, 2008 JANUARY 12, 2007 Men Name Country Time 1 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:04:53 Men Name Country Time 1 William Rotich Kenya 2:09:53 2 Isaac Macharia Kenya 2:07:16 2 Joseph Wambua Kenya 2:10:34 3 Sammy Korir Kenya 2:08:01 3 Musa Kanda Kenya 2:10:40 4 Gudisa Shentema Ethiopia 2:09:27 4 Alfonce Yatich Kenya 2:10:58 5 Tesfaye Tola Ethiopia 2:09:38 5 Joseph Ngeny Kenya 2:11:03 6 Raymond Kipkoech Kenya 2:09:39 6 Khalid Boumlili Morocco 2:11:40 7 Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia 2:10:16 7 William Biama Kenya 2:12:25 8 Asnake Fikadu Ethiopia 2:11:04 8 Halefon Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:13:38 9 Gashaw Melese Ethiopia 2:12:03 9 James Kosgei Kenya 2:14:02 10 William Rotich Kenya 2:12:20 10 Augustus Kavutu Kenya 2:14:25 Women Name Country Time 1 Birhane Adere Ethiopia 2:22:42 Women Name Country Time 1 Askale Magarsa Ethiopia 2:27:19 2 Bezenush Bekele Ethiopia 2:23:09 2 Abebe Tola Ethiopia 2:35:39 3 Askale Magarsa Ethiopia 2:23:23 3 Adanech Jemilu Ethiopia 2:39:28 4 Rose Cheruyiot Kenya 2:25:48 4 Lemma Gurmu Ethiopia 2:39:35 5 Alice Chelengat Kenya 2:27:29 5 Ashebir Gebreezgi Ethiopia 2:40:11 6 Asha Gigi Ethiopia 2:28:24 6 Hirut Legesse Ethiopia 2:45:33 7 Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia 2:30:20 8 Roba Guta Ethiopia 2:33:44 7 Renata Paradowska Poland 2:46:23 8 Anne Kibor Kenya 3:08:45 9 Kidst Teka Ethiopia 2:35:58 9 Francois Decoray France 3:08:49 10 Lucia Kimani Kenya 2:37:37 10 Karin Meuser 3:21:45

46 46 PAST RESULTS FEBRUARY 17, 2006 JANUARY 07, 2005 Men Name Country Time 1 Joseph Ngeny Kenya 2:13:02 Men Name Country Time 1 Dejene Guta Ethiopia 2:10:49 2 Giday Amah Ethiopia 2:14:25 2 Willie Cheryuiot Kenya 2:11:24 3 Elius Kemboi Kenya 2:15:01 3 Giday Amah Ethiopia 2:11:26 4 Dawit Tefereo Ethiopia 2:15:07 4 Johnstone Kipkorir Kenya 2:11:28 5 Julius Kipkemboi Kenya 2:15:34 5 Augustus Kavutu Kenya 2:11:39 6 Ahmed Jaber Qatar 2:16:36 6 Joseph Mbithi Kenya 2:11:53 7 Henry Cherono Kenya 2:16:50 7 G. Gebremarian Ethiopia 2:12:01 8 Wilson Kiprono Kenya 2:16:54 8 Joseph Kadon Kenya 2:12:07 9 Fased Asmerom Eritrea 2:17:41 9 Getuli Bayo Tanzania 2:12:53 10 David Kirui Kenya 2:19:55 10 Shimless Molah Kenya 2:13:23 Women Name Country Time 1 Delia Asiago Kenya 2:43:09 Women Name Country Time 1 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 2:39:08 2 Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia 2:45:34 2 Delia Asiago Kenya 2:39:13 3 Kenza Wahbi Morrocco 2:48:47 3 Irena Malikova Russia 2:40:27 4 Luminita Talpos Romania 3:00:55 4 Yihunelesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:43:10 5 Hirut Abera Ethiopia 3:04:45 5 Selomie Getnet Ethiopia 2:43:37 6 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 3:12:40 7 Anna Berril UK 3:18:44 8 Hannah Webb USA 3:26:31 9 Cindy Plowman Australia 3:34:42 10 Annie Crooks UK 3:36:17 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

47 47 PAST RESULTS JANUARY 09, 2004 JANUARY 10, 2003 Men Name Country Time 1 Gashaw Melese Ethiopia 2:12:49 Men Name Country Time 1 Joseph Kahugu Kenya 2:09:33 2 David Kuino Kenya 2:14:11 2 Gashaw Melese Ethiopia 2:10:40 3 Malefon Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:14:34 3 Habtamu Bekele Ethiopia 2:11:02 4 Eric Kimaiyo Kenya 2:14:53 4 Hosea Kimutai Kenya 2:13:30 5 Nicholas Muindi Kenya 2:15:59 5 Abraham Assefa Ethiopia 2:14:57 6 Meshak Maweu Kenya 2:17:16 6 Fekadu Degefaw Ethiopia 2:15:00 7 Bedfasso Turbe Ethiopia 2:18:06 7 Patrick Chumba Kenya 2:15:01 8 Giday Amah Ethiopia 2:18:52 8 Eliud Kerring Kenya 2:15:34 9 David Koech Kenya 2:20:33 9 Bedasso Turbe Ethiopia 2:18:02 10 Tamrat Ayalew Ethiopia 2:21:36 10 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:18:26 Women Name Country Time 1 Leila Amman Ethiopia 2:42:36 Women Name Country Time 1 Irina Permitina Russia 2:36:26 2 Sissay Measso Ethiopia 2:42:46 2 Leila Amman Ethiopia 2:36:36 3 Alena Makalova Belarus 2:43:20 3 Alla Zhilyayeva Russia 2:37:00 4 Jiringo Getchew Ethiopia 2:43:41 4 Sissay Miasso Ethiopia 2:41:20 5 Hirut Abera Ethiopia 2:45:45 5 Jiringo Getachew Ethioipia 2:42:32 6 Assege Gizaw Ethiopia 2:48:01 6 Pauline Mulroy UK 3:15:22 7 Petra Jerejian Czech 3:14:28 7 Solveg Gysland Norway 3:18:49 8 Nicole Green UK 3:30:35 8 Nicole Morgan UK 3:28:12 9 Leanne Male Australia 3:32:07 9 Jet Jon Shepherd Singapore 3:29:15 10 Hazel Owen UK 3:32:27 10 Nikky Harridine UK 3:30:26

48 48 PAST RESULTS JANUARY 11, 2002 JANUARY 12, 2001 Men Name Country Time 1 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:04 Men Name Country Time 1 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:36 2 David Mutua Kenya 2:13:16 2 Eticha Tesfaye Ethiopia 2:13:37 3 William Musyoki Kenya 2:13:28 3 David Mutua Kenya 2:13:59 4 Samuael Kimaiyo Kenya 2:13:38 4 Daniel Cheribo Kenya 2:14:10 5 John Mutai Kenya 2:13:56 5 John Mutai Kenya 2:14:49 6 David Kariuki Kenya 2:14:50 6 Oleg Srijakov Russia 2:15:03 7 Thobiso Moqhali Lethoso 2:18:27 7 Mikhail Romanov Russia 2:15:42 8 Kennedy Momyani Kenya 2:18:29 8 Steven Langat Kenya 2:16:34 9 Simon Mrashani Tanzania 2:20:00 9 Kennedy Momyani Kenya 2:16:41 10 Biwott Kiptarus Kenya 2:21:23 10 Wilson Cheruyiot Kenya 2:18:57 Women Name Country Time 1 Albina Ivanova Russia 2:33:31 2 Abebe Tola Ethiopia 2:37:38 Women Name Country Time 1 Ramilya Burangulova Russia 2:37:07 2 Banwella Mrashani Tanzania 2:42:23 3 Irena Bogacheva Kazakstan 2:39:25 3 Gitte Karlshog Denmark 2:42:28 4 Gitte Karlshog Denmark 2:40:45 4 Inna Kasakova France 2:43:04 5 Violetta Uryga Poland 2:42:01 5 Anne Van Schupen Holland 2:44:19 6 Jane Kariuki Kenya 2:46:43 6 Trudi Thompson UK 2:46:32 7 Asnakech Eticha Ethiopia 3:06:30 7 Irene Kipkorir Kenya 2:47:13 8 Marian Selvaratnam Ireland 3:15:45 8 Janet Ongera Kenya 2:52:55 9 Nicole Morgan UK 3:17:45 9 Assege Gizaw Ethiopia 2:58:07 10 Sue Evans UK 3:30:28 10 Marion Buehrmann Germany 3:19:38 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

49 49 PAST RESULTS JANUARY 14, 2000 Men Name Country Time 1 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:12:21 2 John Mutai Kenya 2:13:20 3 Joshua Petersen S. Africa 2:14:38 4 Lezan Kimutai Kenya 2:20:16 5 Wilson Cheruyiot Kenya 2:20:23 6 Julius Mitibani Tanzania 2:20:31 7 Philip Nada Tanzania 2:20:37 8 Alex Gurin 2:21:14 9 Konstantin Permitan 2:21:47 10 Ula Zimir Kotau Belarus 2:22:50 Women Name Country Time 1 Ramilya Burangulova Russia 2:40:22 2 Adrianu Barbu Romania 2:40:58 3 Svetlana Chepeleva Moldova 2:42:25 4 Tatyana Maslova Russia 2:44:37 5 Irina Permitina Russia 2:47:38

50 50 MARGINS OF VICTORY MEN Year Winner Winning Margin Runner-up 2000 Wilson Kibet Kenya 59 secs John Mutai Kenya 2001 Wilson Kibet Kenya 1 sec Eticha Tesfaye Ethiopia 2002 Wilson Kibet Kenya 12 secs David Mutua Kenya 2003 Joseph Kahugu Kenya 1 min 7 secs Gashaw Melese Ethiopia 2004 Gashaw Melese Ethiopia 1 min 22 secs David Kuino Kenya 2005 Dejene Guta Ethiopia 35 secs Willie Cheryuiot Kenya 2006 Joseph Ngeny Kenya 1 min 23 secs Giday Amah Ethiopia 2007 William Rotich Kenya 41 secs Joseph Wambua Kenya 2008 Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia 2 mins 23 secs Isaac Macharia Kenya 2009 Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia 1 min 15 secs Deressa Chimsa Ethiopia 2010 Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia 24 secs Chala Dechase Beyene Kenya 2011 David Barmasai Tumo Kenya 59 secs Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot Kenya 2012 Ayele Abshero Biza Ethiopia 27 secs Dino Sefir Kemal Kemal Ethiopia 2013 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 3 secs Berhanu Shiferaw Ethiopia 2014 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 41 secs Markos Gineti Ethiopia MARGINS OF VICTORY WOMEN Year Winner Winning Margin Runner-up 2000 Ramilya Burangulova Russia 36 secs Adrianu Barbu Romania 2001 Ramilya Burangulova Russia 5 mins 18 secs Banwella Mrashani Tanzania 2002 Albina Ivanova Russia 4 mins 7secs Abebe Tola Ethiopia 2003 Irina Permitina Russia 10 secs Leila Amman Ethiopia 2004 Leila Amman Ethiopia 10 secs Sissay Measso Ethiopia 2005 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 5 secs Delia Asiago Kenya 2006 Delia Asiago Kenya 2 mins 25 secs Shitaye Gemechu Ethiopia 2007 Askale Magarsa Ethiopia 8 mins 20 secs Abebe Tola Ethiopia 2008 Birhane Adere Ethiopia 27 secs Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2009 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 1 min 15 secs Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia 2010 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 7 secs Shewaye Aberu Ethiopia 2011 Asselefech Mergia Ethiopia 16 secs Lydia Cheromei Kenya 2012 Asselefech Mergia Ethiopia 3 secs Lucy Kabuu Kenya 2013 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 16 secs Ehitu Kiros Ethiopia 2014 Mula Suboka Ethiopia 22 secs Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

51 51 WORLD AND CONTINENTAL RECORDS MEN WORLD RECORDS Time Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date 2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto 22/01/1984 Kenya Berlin 28/9/2014 WORLD LEADING 2014 Time Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date 2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto 22/01/1984 Kenya Berlin 28/9/2014 AREA RECORDS Area Perf Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date Oceana 2:07:51 Robert De Castella 27/02/1957 Australia Boston, MA 21/4/1986 Europe 2:06:36 António Pinto 22/03/1966 Portugal London 16/4/2000 Asia 2:06:16 Toshinari Takaoka 24/09/1970 Japan Chicago, IL 13/10/2002 S. America 2:06:05 Ronaldo Da Costa 07/06/1970 Brazil Berlin 20/9/1998 Europe 2:06:36 Benoit Zwierzchiewski 19/08/1976 France Paris 6/4/2003 North & C. America & C. 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi 22/12/1971 USA London 14/4/2002 Africa 2:02:57 Dennis Kimetto 22/01/1984 Kenya Berlin 28/9/2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Time Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date 2:06:54 Abel Kirui 06/04/1982 Kenya Berlin 8/22/2009 OLYMPIC GAMES RECORD Time Athlete DOB Nationality Venue Date 2:06:32 Samuel Wanjiru 11/10/1986 Kenya Beijing 8/24/2008

52 52 WORLD ALL TIME TOP 50 MEN MARATHON ALL TIME Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya 1 Berlin 28/09/14 2:03:13 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 2 Berlin 28/09/14 2:03:23 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 Berlin 29/09/13 2:03:38 Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya 1 Berlin 25/09/11 2:03:42 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 Frankfurt 30/10/11 2:03:45 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya 1 Chicago 13/10/13 2:03:52 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 2 Chicago 13/10/13 2:03:59 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1 Berlin 28/09/08 2:04:05 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2 Berlin 29/09/13 2:04:11 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Chicago 12/10/14 2:04:15 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 1 Berlin 30/09/12 2:04:16 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya 2 Berlin 30/09/12 2:04:23 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 1 Dubai 27/01/12 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1 Berlin 30/09/07 2:04:27 Duncan Kibet Kirong Kenya 1 Rotterdam 5/04/09 2:04:27 James Kipsang Kwambai Kenya 2 Rotterdam 5/04/09 2:04:28 Sammy Kirop Kitwara Kenya 2 Chicago 12/10/14 2:04:29 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 London 13/04/14 2:04:32 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 1 Dubai 24/01/14 2:04:32 Dickson Kiptolo Chumba Kenya 3 Chicago 12/10/14 2:04:38 Tsegay Kebede Ethiopia 1 Chicago 7/10/12 2:04:40 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 1 London 17/04/11 2:04:44 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 London 22/04/12 2:04:45 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 1 Dubai 25/01/13 2:04:48 Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya 1 Rotterdam 11/04/10 2:04:48 Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia 1 Rotterdam 15/04/12 2:04:48 Berhanu Shiferaw Ethiopia 2 Dubai 25/01/13 2:04:49 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 3 Dubai 25/01/13 2:04:50 Dino Sefir Ethiopia 2 Dubai 27/01/12 2:04:50 Getu Feleke Ethiopia 2 Rotterdam 15/04/12 2:04:52 Feyisa Lilesa Ethiopia 2 Chicago 7/10/12 2:04:52 Endeshaw Negesse Ethiopia 4 Dubai 25/01/13 2:04:53 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1 Dubai 18/01/08 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

53 53 Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:04:53 Bernard Kiprop Koech Kenya 5 Dubai 25/01/13 2:04:54 Markos Geneti Ethiopia 3 Dubai 27/01/12 2:04:55 Paul Tergat Kenya 1 Berlin 28/09/03 2:04:55 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 2 Rotterdam 11/04/10 2:04:55 Stanley Kipleting Biwott Kenya 2 London 13/04/14 2:04:56 Sammy Kipchoge Korir Kenya 2 Berlin 28/09/03 2:04:56 Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo Kenya 4 Dubai 27/01/12 2:04:57 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 Frankfurt 31/10/10 2:05:00 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Rotterdam 13/04/14 2:05:03 Moses Cheruiyot Mosop Kenya 3 Rotterdam 15/04/12 2:05:04 Abel Kirui Kenya 3 Rotterdam 5/04/09 2:05:04 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1 Paris 6/04/14 2:05:06 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 1 New York City 6/11/11 2:05:08 Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya 1 Berlin 26/09/10 2:05:10 Samuel Kamau Wanjiru Kenya 1 London 26/04/09 2:05:10 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Kenya 2 Berlin 26/09/10 2:05:10 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 5 Dubai 27/01/12

54 54 WORLD ALL TIME TOP 50 WOMEN MARATHON ALL TIME Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 London 13/04/03 2:17:18 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 Chicago 13/10/02 2:17:42 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 London 17/04/05 2:18:20 Liliya Shobukhova Russia 1 Chicago 9/10/11 2:18:37 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1 London 22/04/12 2:18:47 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 1 Chicago 7/10/01 2:18:56 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 London 14/04/02 2:18:58 Tiki Gelana Ethiopia 1 Rotterdam 15/04/12 2:19:12 Mizuki Noguchi Japan 1 Berlin 25/09/05 2:19:19 Irina Mikitenko Germany 1 Berlin 28/09/08 2:19:19 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1 London 17/04/11 2:19:26 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2 Chicago 13/10/02 2:19:31 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 1 Dubai 27/01/12 2:19:34 Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya 2 Dubai 27/01/12 2:19:36 Deena Kastor USA 1 London 23/04/06 2:19:39 Yingjie Sun China 1 Beijing 19/10/03 2:19:41 Yoko Shibui Japan 1 Berlin 26/09/04 2:19:44 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 1 Berlin 25/09/11 2:19:46 Naoko Takahashi Japan 1 Berlin 30/09/01 2:19:50 Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Kenya 2 London 22/04/12 2:19:51 Chunxiu Zhou China 1 Seoul 12/03/06 2:19:52 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 3 Dubai 27/01/12 2:19:55 Catherine Ndereba Kenya 2 London 13/04/03 2:19:57 Rita Jeptoo Sitienei Kenya 1 Chicago 13/10/13 2:20:14 Priscah Jeptoo Kenya 3 London 22/04/12 2:20:15 Liliya Shobukhova Russia 2 London 17/04/11 2:20:15 Priscah Jeptoo Kenya 1 London 21/04/13 2:20:18 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 1 Berlin 28/09/14 2:20:21 Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Kenya 1 London 13/04/14 2:20:24 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 2 London 13/04/14 2:20:25 Liliya Shobukhova Russia 1 Chicago 10/10/10 2:20:27 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 2 Berlin 28/09/14 2:20:30 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 4 Dubai 27/01/12 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

55 55 Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:20:30 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 1 Berlin 30/09/12 2:20:33 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 5 Dubai 27/01/12 2:20:35 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 3 London 13/04/14 2:20:38 Chunxiu Zhou China 1 London 22/04/07 2:20:42 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 1 Chicago 22/10/06 2:20:43 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 1 Berlin 26/09/99 2:20:43 Margaret Okayo Kenya 1 Boston 15/04/02 2:20:46 Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Kenya 3 London 17/04/11 2:20:47 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 1 Rotterdam 19/04/98 2:20:47 Galina Bogomolova Russia 2 Chicago 22/10/06 2:20:48 Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Kenya 2 Chicago 13/10/13 2:20:57 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 1 Helsinki 14/08/05 2:20:57 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 4 London 22/04/12 2:21:01 Yingjie Sun China 1 Beijing 16/10/05 2:21:01 Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia 1 Frankfurt 28/10/12 2:21:06 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 1 London 21/04/85 2:21:06 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 1 Paris 7/04/13

56 56 WORLD BEST 50 IN 2014 MEN MARATHON 2014 Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:02:57 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Kenya 1 Berlin 28/09/14 2:03:13 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai Kenya 2 Berlin 28/09/14 2:04:11 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Chicago 12/10/14 2:04:28 Sammy Kirop Kitwara Kenya 2 Chicago 12/10/14 2:04:29 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya 1 London 13/04/14 2:04:32 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 1 Dubai 24/01/14 2:04:32 Dickson Kiptolo Chumba Kenya 3 Chicago 12/10/14 2:04:55 Stanley Kipleting Biwott Kenya 2 London 13/04/14 2:05:00 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 1 Rotterdam 13/04/14 2:05:04 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 1 Paris 6/04/14 2:05:13 Markos Geneti Ethiopia 2 Dubai 24/01/14 2:05:41 Getu Feleke Ethiopia 1 Wien 13/04/14 2:05:42 Dickson Kiptolo Chumba Kenya 1 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:05:49 Girmay Birhanu Ethiopia 3 Dubai 24/01/14 2:05:51 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 4 Chicago 12/10/14 2:05:56 Abera Kuma Ethiopia 3 Berlin 28/09/14 2:05:57 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 2 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:06:08 Bernard Kiprop Koech Kenya 2 Rotterdam 13/04/14 2:06:17 Tamirat Tola Ethiopia 4 Dubai 24/01/14 2:06:17 Yacob Jarso Ethiopia 1 Seoul 16/03/14 2:06:21 Tilahun Regassa Ethiopia 1 Eindhoven 12/10/14 2:06:22 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego Kenya 1 Amsterdam 19/10/14 2:06:24 Stephen Kwelio Chemlany Kenya 2 Seoul 16/03/14 2:06:30 Sammy Kirop Kitwara Kenya 3 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:06:30 Tsegay Kebede Ethiopia 3 London 13/04/14 2:06:31 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 4 London 13/04/14 2:06:39 Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Kenya 4 Berlin 28/09/14 2:06:44 Gilbert Kipruto Kirwa Kenya 3 Seoul 16/03/14 2:06:44 Shumi Dechasa Bahrain 1 Hamburg 4/05/14 2:06:47 Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo Kenya 2 Eindhoven 12/10/14 2:06:49 Limenih Getachew Ethiopia 2 Paris 6/04/14 2:06:49 Mark Kosgei Kiptoo Kenya 1 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:06:51 Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia 1 Daegu 6/04/14 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

57 57 Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:06:54 Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia 1 Ottawa 25/05/14 2:06:55 Tadese Tola Ethiopia 1 Warszawa 13/04/14 2:06:58 Michael Kipkorir Kipyego Kenya 4 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:06:59 Mike Kipruto Kigen Kenya 2 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:07:01 Eric Ndiema Kenya 2 Hamburg 4/05/14 2:07:02 Tariku Jufar Ethiopia 4 Seoul 16/03/14 2:07:05 Peter Kimeli Some Kenya 5 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:07:06 Gebretsadik Abraha Ethiopia 2 Daegu 6/04/14 2:07:08 Abreham Cherkos Ethiopia 5 Seoul 16/03/14 2:07:08 Philemon Rono Cherop Kenya 3 Hamburg 4/05/14 2:07:08 Gilbert Kollum Yegon Kenya 3 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:07:10 Tebalu Zawude Ethiopia 4 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:07:11 Belay Assefa Ethiopia 4 Hamburg 4/05/14 2:07:11 Alfers Lagat Kenya 3 Eindhoven 12/10/14 2:07:11 Nickson Kurgat Kenya 1 Chuncheon 26/10/14 2:07:12 Azmeraw Bekele Ethiopia 5 Dubai 24/01/14 2:07:13 Shumi Dechasa Bahrain 6 Dubai 24/01/14

58 58 WORLD BEST 50 IN 2014 WOMEN MARATHON 2014 Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:20:18 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 1 Berlin 28/09/14 2:20:21 Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat Kenya 1 London 13/04/14 2:20:24 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 2 London 13/04/14 2:20:27 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 2 Berlin 28/09/14 2:20:35 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 3 London 13/04/14 2:21:14 Shalane Flanagan USA 3 Berlin 28/09/14 2:21:36 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 1 Xiamen 2/01/14 2:21:42 Feyse Tadese Ethiopia 4 London 13/04/14 2:21:52 Tigist Tufa Ethiopia 1 Shanghai 2/11/14 2:22:21 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 1 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:22:23 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 1 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:22:30 Berhane Dibaba Ethiopia 2 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:22:44 Flomena Cheyech Daniel Kenya 1 Paris 6/04/14 2:23:02 Tadelech Bekele Ethiopia 4 Berlin 28/09/14 2:23:15 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 1 Toronto 19/10/14 2:23:21 Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 5 London 13/04/14 2:23:34 Firehiwot Dado Ethiopia 1 Praha 11/05/14 2:23:43 Mariya Konovalova Russia 1 Nagoya 9/03/14 2:23:44 Sharon Jemutai Cherop Kenya 2 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:24:07 Jelena Prokopcuka Latvia 2 Nagoya 9/03/14 2:24:16 Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya 3 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:24:25 Jessica Augusto Portugal 6 London 13/04/14 2:24:31 Tigist Tufa Ethiopia 1 Ottawa 25/05/14 2:24:35 Caroline Rotich Kenya 4 Tokyo 23/02/14 2:24:35 Rita Jeptoo Sitienei Kenya 1 Chicago 12/10/14 2:24:37 Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko Ukraine 1 Osaka 26/01/14 2:24:43 Aliaksandra Duliba Belarus 2 Toronto 19/10/14 2:24:59 Ashete Bekele Ethiopia 3 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:25:01 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 1 Dubai 24/01/14 2:25:02 Abebech Afework Ethiopia 5 Berlin 28/09/14 2:25:07 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany Kenya 1 New York City 2/11/14 2:25:10 Jemima Jelagat Sumgong Kenya 2 New York City 2/11/14 2:25:14 Christelle Daunay France 1 Zürich 16/08/14 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

59 59 Mark Athlete Nation Pos Venue Date 2:25:14 Emily Chemutai Ngetich Kenya 4 Frankfurt 26/10/14 2:25:22 Caroline Cheptanui Kilel Kenya 2 Shanghai 2/11/14 2:25:23 Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia 2 Dubai 24/01/14 2:25:23 Mulu Seboka Ethiopia 1 Daegu 6/04/14 2:25:26 Ryoko Kizaki Japan 3 Nagoya 9/03/14 2:25:27 Valeria Straneo Italy 2 Zürich 16/08/14 2:25:30 Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko Ukraine 7 London 13/04/14 2:25:31 Eri Hayakawa Japan 4 Nagoya 9/03/14 2:25:37 Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa Bahrain 1 Incheon 2/10/14 2:25:37 Mare Dibaba Ethiopia 2 Chicago 12/10/14 2:25:41 Jessica Augusto Portugal 3 Zürich 16/08/14 2:25:50 Ryoko Kizaki Japan 2 Incheon 2/10/14 2:25:52 Abebech Afework Ethiopia 1 Houston 19/01/14 2:25:53 Firehiwot Dado Ethiopia 3 Dubai 24/01/14 2:25:57 Florence Jebet Kiplagat Kenya 3 Chicago 12/10/14 2:25:59 Meskerem Assefa Ethiopia 2 Houston 19/01/14 2:26:00 Yukiko Akaba Japan 2 Osaka 26/01/14

60 60 WORLD RECORD PACE GUIDE - MEN - DENNIS KIMETTO (BERLIN 2014) WORLD RECORD KILOMETRE PACE KILOMETRE PACE 1km 5km 10km 15km 20km half 25km 30km 35km 40km Mar 0:02:57 0:14:41 0:29:23 0:44:09 0:58:35 1:01:45 1:13:08 1:27:37 1:41:47 1:56:29 2:02:57 WORLD RECORD PACE GUIDE - WOMEN - PAULA RADCLIFFE (LONDON 2005) WORLD RECORD KILOMETRE PACE KILOMETRE PACE 1km 5km 10km 15km 20km half 25km 30km 35km 40km Mar 0:05:03 0:15:47 0:32:17 0:48:34 1:04:55 1:08:27 1:21:03 1:37:27 1:54:07 2:10:26 2:17:42 DUBAI MARATHON RECORD PACE GUIDE - AYELE ABSHERO BIZA (2012) WORLD RECORD KILOMETRE PACE KILOMETRE PACE 1km 5km 10km 15km 20km half 25km 30km 35km 40km Mar 0:02:58 0:14:56 0:29:37 0:44:12 0:59:05 1:02:22 1:14:02 1:28:45 1:43:22 1:58:07 2:04:23 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

61 61 WEATHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F /15.0 C 2.6 miles / 4.2 kms South 5.6 km/h / 3.4m/s Haze F /16.0 C 2.1 miles / 3.5 kms SSW 5.6 km/h / 3.4 m/s Haze F /17.0 C 3.1 miles / 5.0 kms South 5.6 km/h / 3.4 m/s Haze F /20.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms SE 5.6 km/h / 3.4 m/s Haze F /21.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms SSE 11.1 km/h / 6.8 m/s Clear F /22.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms South 11.1 km/h / 6.8 m/s Clear FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F /15.0 C 0.7 miles / 1.2 kms ESE 5.6 km/h / 3.4m/s Patches of Fog F /15.0 C 0.7 miles / 1.2 kms Variable 3.7 km/h / 2.2 m/s Fog F /15.0 C 0.9 miles / 1.5 kms ESE 7.4 km/h / 4.5 m/s Fog F /18.0 C 3.1 miles / 5.0 kms East 7.4 km/h / 4.5 m/s Haze F /22.0 C 4.9 miles / 8.0 kms ENE 11.1 km/h / 6.8 m/s Haze F /24.0 C 4.9 miles / 8.0 kms NE 7.4 km/h / 4.5 m/s Clear

62 62 WEATHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 13.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 7.4 km/h / Partly Cloudy F / 13.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear F / 15.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear F / 17.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear F / 20.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSE 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear F / 22.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 21.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms NNW 11.1 km/h / 3.1 m/s Overcast F / 21.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms WNW 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Scattered Clouds F / 21.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms West 13.0 km/h / 3.6 m/s Scattered Clouds F / 21.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms WNW 14.8 km/h / 4.1 m/s Scattered Clouds F / 21.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms West 11.1 km/h / 3.1 m/s Scattered Clouds F / 22.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms West 11.1 km/h / 3.1 m/s Scattered Clouds FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 18.0 C 3.1 miles / 5 kms Variable 3.7 km/h / 1.0 m/s Haze F / 18.0 C 3.1 miles / 5 kms SSW 1.9 km/h / 0.5 m/s Haze F / 21.0 C 4.3 miles / 7 kms Variable 1.9 km/h / 0.5 m/s Haze F / 23.0 C 4.3 miles / 7 kms Variable 1.9 km/h / 0.5 m/s Haze F / 26.0 C 4.9 miles / 8 kms Variable 3.7 km/h / 1.0 m/s F / 27.0 C km/h / 1.5 m/s Clear FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2009 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 11.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Calm Calm Rain F / 11.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Calm Calm Rain F / 13.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Calm Calm Rain F / 16.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSW 3.5 mph / 5.6 km/h Scattered Clouds F / 20.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSW 3.5 mph / 5.6 km/h / 1.5 m/s Partly Cloudy F / 21.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Partly Cloudy STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

63 63 WEATHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 11.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms East 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Partly Cloudy F / 12.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms East 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Partly Cloudy F / 14.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Partly Cloudy F / 16.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms NNE 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Partly Cloudy F / 18.0 C - North 11.5 mph / 18.5 km/h / 5.1 m/s Clear F / 18.0 C - North mph / 22.2 km/h / 6.2 m/s Clear FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 14.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms East 8.1 mph / 13.0 km/h / 3.6 m/s Clear F / 15.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms ENE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s F / 17.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms NE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s

64 64 WEATHER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 22.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms SSE 4.6 mph / 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s F / 24.0 C 4.3 miles / 7.0 kms South 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s F / 26.0 C 5.0 miles / 8.0 kms South 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s F / 28.0 C 5.0 miles / 8.0 kms WSW 3.5 mph / 5.6 km/h / 1.5 m/s F / 27.0 C 5.0 miles / 8.0 kms West 13.8 mph / 22.2 km/h / 6.2 m/s F / 22.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 7.4 km/h / 2.1 m/s Clear FRIDAY, JANUARY 07, 2005 Time Temperature Visibility Wind Wind Speed Conditions F / 19.0 C - SSW 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Clear F / 20.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Scattered Clouds F / 22.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms South 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Partly Cloudy F / 23.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms SSW 10.4 mph / 16.7 km/h / 4.6 m/s Partly Cloudy F / 24.0 C 6.2 miles / 10.0 kms Variable 5.8 mph / 9.3 km/h / 2.6 m/s Scattered Clouds STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

65 65 THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE

66 66 THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE Event Officials THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

67 THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE 67 THE DUBAI MARATHON EVENT OFFICIALS Event Director Peter Connerton General Co-ordinator Ahmed Al Kamali Media Director Alan Ewens International Press Andy Edwards Joerg Wenig International Radio & TV News Samantha Lloyd Operations Manager Barry Westbrook Event Co-ordinator Paddy Corcoran Bob Gallagher IAAF Course Official Maurice Winterman Athlete Co-ordinator Michel Van Sluijs Traffic Management Co-ordinator Andy Ross Traffic Management Geoff Burfoot Ian Lee

68 68 Start & Finish Co-ordinator Mick Laidler Start & Finish Official Andrew Laidler Physiotherapist Jason Halliday Course Marshal Co-ordinator Fergus Mutch Course Marshal & Signage Official Simon Crabtree Event Control & Signage Official Gary Whittle Drink Station Co-ordinator Neil Landry Paddy Corcoran Drink Stations & Signage Official Frank Graham John Gray Time Keeper Recorder 1 Michael Frazer Time Keeper Recorder 2 Keith Wiltshire Time Keeper Recorder 3 Ronald Hartridge Time Keeper Recorder 4 Michael Brown Race Referee Nicholson Hodgson Mika Timing Co-ordinator Frank Ratajczak Mika Timing Official Hendrik Praedicow Registration Co-ordinator Monique Willemse STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

69 69 THE MASS EVENT THE MASS EVENT

70 70 THE MASS EVENT Total number of participants year-by-year THE MASS EVENT STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2015

71 THE MASS EVENT 71 THE DUBAI MARATHON TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Marathon 10km 3km Total Runners Total Nationalities , , , , , , , , ,284 1,038 2, ,967 1,230 3, ,236 1,432 4, ,129 2,224 4, ,290 2,306 6, ,091 4,453 2,673 8, ,700 6,215 3,239 11, ,690 8,264 3,911 13, ,983 9,984 5,174 17, ,411 11,424 6,002 19, ,718 13,965 6,465 23, TOTAL 15,437 69,799 38, ,071