I just recieved the Track and Field News World Rankings for 2005.
The average height & Weight for the top 10 ranked marathoners is as follows:
For men:
5'7.75" and 129.5 lbs.
The tallest is Tergat at 6'0" and the shortest is Geb at 5"4.5"
The heaviest is Gharib at 146 lbs (even at 5'9.25" its hard to believe he weighs that much) and the lightest is Geb at 117 lbs.
Most are between 5'7" and 5'9" and weight in the upper 120's
For women:
5'3.92" and 104.2 lbs.
The tallest is Radcliffe at 5'8" and the shortest is Noguchi at 4'11"
The heaviest is Radcliffe (hard to call her heavy) at 119 lbs. and the lightest is Noguchi at 90 lbs.
Most are between 5'3" and 5'5" and weigh between 100 and 110 lbs.
Top 10 Men For 2005
1) Jaoud Gharib (MOROCCO) 5'9.25"/146 lbs.
2) Martin Lel (Kenya) 5'7.25" /119 lbs.
3) Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 5'4.5" / 117 lbs.
4) Jimmy Muindi (Kenya) 5'7.25" / 137 lbs
5) Felix Limo (Kenya) 5'8.5" / 128 lbs
6) Philip Manyim (Kenya) 5'8.75" / 141 lbs.
7) Jackson Koech (Kenya) 5'8" / 121 lbs
8) Hendrick Ramaala (South Africa) 5'6" / 132 lbs
9) Paul Tergat (Kenya) 6'0" / 134 lbs
10) Christopher Isegwe (Tanzania) 5'6" / 123 lbs
(Note: Kenya has 6 of the top 10 including 5 of the top 7)
Top 10 Women for 2005
1) Paula Radcliffe (Great Britian) 5'8" / 119 lbs
2) Catherine Ndereba (Kenya) 5'3" / 99 lbs
3) Jelena Prokopcuka (Latvia) 5'6" / 112 lbs
4) Constantina Tomescu (Romania) 5'5" / 106 lbs
5) Deena Kastor (United States) 5'4.25" / 106 lbs
6) Mizuki Noguchi (Japan) 4'11" / 90 lbs
7) Susan Chepkemei (Kenya) 5'4.5" / 106 lbs
8) Derartu Tulu (Ethiopia) 5'1" / 99 lbs
9) Chunxiu Zhou (China) 5'4.25" / 97 lbs
10) Yumiko Hara (Japan) 5'4.5" / 108 lbs.
(Note: much more even distribution wih 8 countries represented)