Where Are The 10 Fastest Men and Women’s Marathoners Of 2016 Racing This Spring? Their Spring Marathon Selections Are Listed Here

by LetsRun.com
January 25, 2017

In our Week That Was weekly recap for this week, we listed the spring marathon selections of our top 10 ranked marathoners from 2016. Below we list the spring marathon selections of the 10 fastest men and women of 2016 as we didn’t want to have too many charts in our article.

The Spring Marathon Selections oF The Fastest 10 Men Of 2016 

Name Country 2016 SB 2017 marathon(s)
Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2:03:03 Dubai (DNF), London
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2:03:05 Nike exhibition
Wilson Kipsang Kenya 2:03:13 Tokyo
Stanley Biwott Kenya 2:03:51 London
Tesfaye Abera Ethiopia 2:04:24 London
Hayle Lemi Ethiopia 2:04:33 Boston
Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 2:04:46 Dubai (10th)
Wilson Erupe Kenya 2:05:13 ???
Sisay Lemma Ethiopia 2:05:16 Dubai (3rd)
Daniel Wanjiru Kenya 2:05:21 London


The Spring Marathon Selections of The Fastest 10 Women Of 2016 

Name Country 2016 SB 2017 marathon
Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:19:41 ???
Aberu Kebede Ethiopia 2:20:45 London
Amane Beriso Ethiopia 2:20:48 Tokyo
Helah Kiprop Kenya 2:21:27 London
Florence Kiplagat Kenya 2:21:32 London
Amane Gobena Kenya 2:21:51 Tokyo
Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia 2:21:54 ???*
Kayoko Fukushi Japan 2:22:17 ???
Edna Kiplagat Kenya 2:22:36 Boston
Eunice Kirwa Bahrain 2:22:40 ???

*Melkamu was on the start list in Dubai but we believe she did not start

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