Rotterdam Marathon The Fastest? Rotterdam has the Top 10 Fastest Average Times

by: Ken Nakamura
April 10, 2011

1) With 2:05:27 and 2:05:33 today, Rotterdam now has the fastest
average of top 10 performance (see below).

2) Wilson Chebet became the 24th runner to crack 2:06 for the
marathon in Rotterdam (see attachment)

3) In Paris Benjamin Kiptoo became the 75th runner to crack 2:07 for
the marathon (see below).

Average of Top 10 Performances in Major Marathons
Average of top 10 Performances Marathon
1 2:05:07 Rotterdam
2 2:05:10 Berlin
3 2:05:31 London
4 2:06:02 Chicago
5 2:06:25 Amsterdam
6 2:06:30 Paris
7 2:06:47 Fukuoka
8 2:06:53 Frankfurt
9 2:07:04 Dubai
10 2:07:22 Boston

Rotterdam Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:04:27 1 Duncan Kibet KEN 1 5 Apr 2009
2 2:04:27 2 James Kwambai KEN 2 5 Apr 2009
3 2:04:48 3 Patrick Makau KEN 1 11 Apr 2010
4 2:04:55 4 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2 11 Apr 2010
5 2:05:04 5 Abel Kirui KEN 3 5 Apr 2009
6 2:05:13 6 Vincent Kipruto KEN 3 11 Apr 2010
7 2:05:23 7 Feyisa Lelisa ETH 4 11 Apr 2010
8 2:05:27 8 Wilson Chebet KEN 1 10 Apr 2011
9 2:05:33 Vincent Kipruto 2 10 Apr 2011
10 2:05:49 9 William Kipsang KEN 1 13 Apr 2008
Average 2:05:07

Berlin Marathon
Performance Time Performer Name Nat Place Date
1 2:03:59 1 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 28 Sept 2008
2 2:04:26 Haile Gebrselassie 1 30 Sept 2007
3 2:04:55 2 Paul Tergat KEN 1 29 Sept 2003
4 2:04:56 3 Sammy Korir KEN 2 29 Sept 2003
5 2:05:08 4 Patrick Makau KEN 1 26 Sept 2010
6 2:05:10 5 Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2 26 Sept 2010
7 2:05:25 6 Bazu Worku ETH 3 26 Sept 2010
8 2:05:36 7 James Kwambai KEN 2 28 Sept 2008
9 2:05:56 Haile Gebrselassie 1 24 Sept 2006
10 2:06:05 8 Ronaldo da Costa BRA 1 20 Sept 1998
Average 2:05:10

Attachments:

Chronological order of sub-2:07 Marathons

(The list of the runner’s first sub-2:07 marathon in chronological order)

Chronological Order	Time	Name	Nat	Place	Venue	Date
1	2:06:50	Belayneh Dinsamo	ETH	1	Rotterdam	17 Apr 1988
2	2:06:05	Ronaldo da Costa	BRA	1	Berlin	20 Sept 1998
3	2:06:54	Ondoro Osoro	KEN	1	Chicago	11 Oct 1998
4	2:06:33	Gert Thys	RSA	1	Tokyo	14 Feb 1999
5	2:06:44	Josephat Kiprono	KEN	1	Berlin	26 Sept 1999
6	2:06:57	Takayuki Inubushi	JPN	2	Berlin	26 Sept 1999
7	2:06:47	Fred Kiprop	KEN	1	Amsterdam	17 Oct 1999
8	2:06:49	Tesfaye Jifar	ETH	2	Amsterdam	17 Oct 1999
9	2:06:50	William Kiplagat	KEN	3	Amsterdam	17 Oct 1999
10	2:06:57	Tesfaye Tola	ETH	4	Amsterdam	17 Oct 1999
11	2:05:42	Khalid Khannouchi	MAR	1	Chicago	24 Oct 1999
12	2:06:16	Moses Tanui	KEN	2	Chicago	24 Oct 1999
13	2:06:36	Antonio Pinto	POR	1	London	16 Apr 2000
14	2:06:51	Atsushi Fujita	JPN	1	Fukuoka	3 Dec 2000
15	2:05:48	Paul Tergat	KEN	2	London	14 Apr 2002
16	2:06:35	Haile Gebrselassie	ETH	3	London	14 Apr 2002
17	2:06:52	Abdelkader El Mouaziz	MAR	4	London	14 Apr 2002
18	2:06:47	Raymond Kipkoech	KEN	1	Berlin	29 Sept 2002
19	2:06:49	Simon Biwott	KEN	2	Berlin	29 Sept 2002
20	2:06:52	Vincent Kipsos	KEN	3	Berlin	29 Sept 2002
21	2:06:16	Daniel Njenga	KEN	2	Chicago	13 Oct 2002
22	2:06:16	Toshinari Takaoka	JPN	3	Chicago	13 Oct 2002
23	2:06:33	Mike Rotich	KEN	1	Paris	6 Apr 2003
24	2:06:36	Benoit Zwierzchiewski	FRA	2	Paris	6 Apr 2003
25	2:06:47	Wilson Onsare	KEN	3	Paris	6 Apr 2003
26	2:06:48	Driss El Himer	FRA	4	Paris	6 Apr 2003
27	2:04:56	Sammy Korir	KEN	2	Berlin	28 Sept 2003
28	2:06:15	Titus Munji	KEN	3	Berlin	28 Sept 2003
29	2:05:50	Evans Rutto	KEN	1	Chicago	12 Oct 2003
30	2:06:39	William Kipsang	KEN	1	Amsterdam	19 Oct 2003
31	2:06:42	Felix Limo	KEN	2	Amsterdam	19 Oct 2003
32	2:06:49	Joseph Riri	KEN	2	Berlin	26 Sept 2004
33	2:06:23	Robert Cheboror	KEN	1	Amsterdam	17 Oct 2004
34	2:06:44	Paul Kirui	KEN	2	Rotterdam	9 Apr 2006
35	2:06:52	Charles Kibiwott	KEN	3	Rotterdam	9 Apr 2006
36	2:06:41	Martin Lel	KEN	2	London	23 Apr 2006
37	2:06:55	Hendrick Ramaala	RSA	3	London	23 Apr 2006
38	2:06:52	Julio Rey	ESP	1	Hamburg	23 Apr 2006
39	2:06:51	Abel Kirui	KEN	2	Berlin	30 Sept 2007
40	2:06:29	Emmanuel Mutai	KEN	1	Amsterdam	21 Oct 2007
41	2:06:45	Richard Limo	KEN	2	Amsterdam	21 Oct 2007
42	2:06:39	Smauel Wanjiru	KEN	1	Fukuoka	2 Dec 2007
43	2:06:50	Deriba Merga	ETH	2	Fukuoka	2 Dec 2007
44	2:06:40	Tsegaye Kebede	ETH	1	Paris	6 Apr 2008
45	2:06:50	Moses Kimeli Arusei	KEN	2	Paris	6 Apr 2008
46	2:06:58	Daniel Rono	KEN	2	Rotterdam	13 Apr 2008
47	2:05:30	Abderrahim Goumri	MAR	3	London	13 Apr 2008
48	2:06:17	Ryan Hall	USA	5	London	13 Apr 2008
49	2:05:36	James Kwambai	KEN	2	Berlin	28 Sept 2008
50	2:06:25	Evans Cheruiyot	KEN	1	Chicago	12 Oct 2008
51	2:04:27	Duncan Kibet	KEN	1	Rotterdam	5 Apr 2009
52	2:06:14	Patrick Makau	KEN	4	Rotterdam	5 Apr 2009
53	2:05:47	Vincent Kipruto	KEN	1	Paris	5 Apr 2009
54	2:06:15	Bazu Worku Hayla	ETH	2	Paris	5 Apr 2009
55	2:06:26	David Kiyeng	KEN	3	Paris	5 Apr 2009
56	2:06:30	Adhane Yemana Tsegay	ETH	4	Paris	5 Apr 2009
57	2:06:48	Rachid Kisri	MAR	5	Paris	5 Apr 2009
58	2:06:53	David Kipkorir Mandago	KEN	6	Paris	5 Apr 2009
59	2:05:27	Jaouad Gharib	MAR	3	London	26 Apr 2009
60	2:06:18	Gilbert Yegon Koech	KEN	1	Amsterdam	18 Oct 2009
61	2:06:41	Elijah Keitany	KEN	2	Amsterdam	18 Oct 2009
62	2:06:14	Gilbert Kirwa	KEN	1	Frankfurt	25 Oct 2009
63	2:06:23	Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot	KEN	2	Frankfurt	25 Oct 2009
64	2:06:33	Chala Dechase Beyene	ETH	2	Dubai	22 Jan 2010
65	2:06:46	Eshetu Wendimu	ETH	3	Dubai	22 Jan 2010
66	2:06:49	Sylvester Teimet	KEN	1	Seoul	21 Mar 2010
67	2:04:55	Geoffrey Mutai	KEN	2	Rotterdam	11 Apr 2010
68	2:05:23	Feyisa Lelisa	ETH	4	Rotterdam	11 Apr 2010
69	2:06:41	Tadesse Tola	ETH	1	Paris	11 Apr 2010
70	2:05:39	Eliud Kiptanui	KEN	1	Praha	9 May 2010
71	2:05:44	Getu Feleke	ETH	1	Amsterdam	17 Oct 2010
72	2:06:12	Wilson Chebet	KEN	2	Amsterdam	17 Oct 2010
73	2:04:57	Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang	KEN	1	Frankfurt	31 Oct 2010
74	2:06:35	Markos Geneti	ETH	1	Los Angeles	20 Mar 2011
75	2:06:28	Benjamin Kiptoo	KEN	1	Paris	10 Apr 2011

Chronological order of sub-2:06 Marathons

(The list of the runner’s first sub-2:06 marathon in chronological order)

Chronological order	Time	Name	Nat	Place	Venue	Date	No of sub-2:06
1	2:05:42	Khalid Khannouchi	MAR	1	Chicago	24 Oct 1999	3
2	2:05:48	Paul Tergat	KEN	2	London	14 Apr 2002	2
3	2:04:56	Sammy Korir	KEN	2	Berlin	28 Sept 2003	1
4	2:05:50	Evans Rutto	KEN	1	Chicago	12 Oct 2003	1
5	2:05:56	Haile Gebrselassie	ETH	1	Berlin	24 Sept 2006	5
6	2:05:49	William Kipsang	KEN	1	Rotterdam	13 Apr 2008	1
7	2:05:15	Martin Lel	KEN	1	London	13 Apr 2008	1
8	2:05:24	Samuel Wanjiru	KEN	2	London	13 Apr 2008	3
9	2:05:30	Abderrahim Goumri	MAR	3	London	13 Apr 2008	1
10	2:05:36	James Kwambai	KEN	2	Berlin	28 Sept 2008	2
11	2:05:47	Vincent Kipruto	KEN	1	Paris	5 Apr 2009	2
12	2:04:27	Duncan Kibet	KEN	1	Rotterdam	5 Apr 2009	1
13	2:05:04	Abel Kirui	KEN	3	Rotterdam	5 Apr 2009	1
14	2:05:20	Tsegaye Kebede	ETH	2	London	26 Apr 2009	3
15	2:05:27	Jaouad Gharib	MAR	3	London	26 Apr 2009	1
16	2:04:48	Patrick Makau	KEN	1	Rotterdam	11 Apr 2010	2
17	2:04:55	Geoffrey Mutai	KEN	2	Rotterdam	11 Apr 2010	2
18	2:05:23	Feyisa Lelisa	ETH	4	Rotterdam	11 Apr 2010	1
19	2:05:52	Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot	KEN	1	Boston	19 Apr 2010	1
20	2:05:39	Eliud Kiptanui	KEN	1	Praha	9 May 2010	1
21	2:05:25	Bazu Worku	ETH	3	Berlin	26 Sept 2010	1
22	2:05:44	Getu Feleke	ETH	1	Amsterdam	17 Oct 2010	1
23	2:04:57	Wilson Kiprotich Kipsang	KEN	1	Frankfurt	31 Oct 2010	1
24	2:05:27	Wilson Chebet	KEN	1	Rotterdam	10 Apr 2011	1

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