Conseslus Kipruto failed to medal at Worlds but the rest of his season was so good he earns the #1 ranking.
*LRC Evan Jager Is "Extremely" Disappointed He Didn't Break 8:00 Or Medal This Year But Realizes He Made Big Strides Jager: "I feel like I made a huge jump in fitness from years prior. I took myself to a new level of athlete and really proved to myself that I was one of the best steeplechasers in the world and not just hoping I was one of the best."
Unlike LetsRun.com, they named Habiba Ghribi #1 in the women's steeple.
Different from LetsRun.com in the men's 800, steeple and marathon.
For the distance events, they are exactly the same as LetsRun's except for the women's marathon.
Who deserved the #1 US ranking took some thought as Ritz beat Meb in Boston and Luke Puskedra had the highest WMM finish of any American (5th) and fastest time of the year as well (2:10:24).
Mare Dibaba broke 2:20 and won Worlds this year so she deserves to be #1, particularly when you factor in she was also 2nd in Boston. Speaking of Boston, there, Desi Linden ran the fastest time on the year for the US and placed the highest of any American in a major this year.
After a year hiatus, the 10,000 rankings are back. Does Cam Levins make the list? Who is the US #2 - Hassan Mead or Ben True?
Emily Infeld won the bronze but is she or Molly Huddle our world #3?
When it came to Worlds, Mo Farah was once again dominant as Genzebe Dibaba vs Almaz Ayana was a highlight on the women's side.
The Ben True-Galen Rupp-Ryan Hill debate was the toughest we had for any spot in any of our rankings this year. How did we pick between the 3?
Without a doubt, 2015 was the greatest year ever in the women's 5,000 thanks to Almaz Ayana and Genzebe Dibaba, who ran 6Â of the 10 fastest times in history.
Eliud Kipchoge was the obvious dominant name at the marathon in 2015.
Justin Gatlin gets the #1 ranking in the 100.