World rankings- top 10 marathon runners

Have you seen the track and field news rankings? Thoughts? Are these the ‘official’ rankings you use in other threads when you make statements like: Kipchoge coming up to seven straight year end number ones?

London women’s shortlist is out. If Megertu can run worknesh into another sub 2.18 in Dubai and get within 20 sec; her and Azimeraw could wreak some havoc in London.

I don't know if Kitata should be in top 10. His last three marathons:

Xiamen DNF

NY 5th place 2:10:39

Doha DNF.

If next time he won't run sub2:05 or be on podium in a Major marathon, I will change my mind. But now he's definitely not in his 2018 shape.

Aussiestatman wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

Then just outside the 20 would come fifth, sixth, and seventh in Valencia because sub 2.21 was the marker I wanted to use as a cut-off.

Another just outside the 20: Helen Bekele Tola, two good major results in the year.

On Friday, when we get full elite fields for London; I wonder how many more of these top athletes will be in the mix?

Tokyo was announced Jan 23 last year.

Aussiestatman wrote:

John Wesley Harding wrote:

Fair point, I was overlooking his DNF in Xiamen on the 5th. It’s hard to say if he or Dejene Debela (defending Xiamen champ, 2nd in Chicago ‘19) were focused on that race at all or if they were just taking good appearance fees as “big name” former participants.

I don’t particularly disagree with you, but I don’t care to anoint anybody to the bottom of the list right now. Hopefully someone will grab themselves a ranking at Houston or Dubai.

Let me know if you guys see a press release for the Tokyo elite fields—should be in the next couple weeks I’d think.

Tokyo was announced Jan 23 last year.

And Boston was announced Jan 10 last year. Bit later this time, might be giving London some news space this week.

Aussiestatman wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

Then just outside the 20 would come fifth, sixth, and seventh in Valencia because sub 2.21 was the marker I wanted to use as a cut-off.

Another just outside the 20: Helen Bekele Tola, two good major results in the year.

So Gebru 21 on my list at years end, then Workenesh Edesa (it’s an anomaly that officially her ranking is only 37), Zeineba Yimer, Helen Bekele Tola, and Purity Rioniripo rounds out the 25. A quick run around the next 8 days sees Amane Beriso an outside chance of a sub 2.21 in Mumbai, no action in Houston, Alemu Megertu a real chance of 2.19.xx chasing Degefa next Friday and either Dera Dida, Hawi Feysa, or Bedatu Hirpa joining the 2.20 club on their coattails; then a top four in Osaka who could all dip under 2.21.

Aussiestatman wrote:

John Wesley Harding wrote:

Fair point, I was overlooking his DNF in Xiamen on the 5th. It’s hard to say if he or Dejene Debela (defending Xiamen champ, 2nd in Chicago ‘19) were focused on that race at all or if they were just taking good appearance fees as “big name” former participants.

I don’t particularly disagree with you, but I don’t care to anoint anybody to the bottom of the list right now. Hopefully someone will grab themselves a ranking at Houston or Dubai.

Let me know if you guys see a press release for the Tokyo elite fields—should be in the next couple weeks I’d think.

Tokyo was announced Jan 23 last year.

Hoping next day or two to see this and start a thread. Any guesses of top two men or women?

Aussiestatman wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

Tokyo was announced Jan 23 last year.

Hoping next day or two to see this and start a thread. Any guesses of top two men or women?

So excited! Wheelchair elites out just now. Able bodied must be tomorrow.

Aussiestatman wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

Tokyo was announced Jan 23 last year.

Hoping next day or two to see this and start a thread. Any guesses of top two men or women?

Ababel Yeshaneh was sixth last year then the big breakthrough in Chicago. Will she be back? Needs to update her Wikipedia page, too.

Do you think that Legese will be back in Tokio?

Alll wrote:

Do you think that Legese will be back in Tokio?

Yes, 95%. The year before last he tried to do 25k Kolkata then Dubai in 40 days. Much better schedule if he does Tokyo like 2019. Who else? Aga? She did it after Houston last year.

I wonder if shure demise and Florence kiplagat come back this year?

Aussiestatman wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

Hoping next day or two to see this and start a thread. Any guesses of top two men or women?

So excited! Wheelchair elites out just now. Able bodied must be tomorrow.

Even more excited! I realised the wheelchair elite last year was released on the same day. That means the others could be minutes away. It is currently 6.25pm there, flick the switch, boys.

Amos Kipruto (Bronze@Worlds2019 and 2nd Berlin 2018) to run Tokyo Marathon : https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2020-01-21-kipruto-set-to-use-tokyo-marathon-as-olympic-build-up/

deathinparadise wrote:

Amos Kipruto (Bronze@Worlds2019 and 2nd Berlin 2018) to run Tokyo Marathon :

https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2020-01-21-kipruto-set-to-use-tokyo-marathon-as-olympic-build-up/

Still no Tokyo but Boston is up. Women’s field is deep- five with sub 2.20 and another three sub 2.21. Then we should see improvement out of Besu Sado, Rose Chelimo, and Caroline Kipkirui.

Aussiestatman wrote:

Aussiestatman wrote:

Another just outside the 20: Helen Bekele Tola, two good major results in the year.

So Gebru 21 on my list at years end, then Workenesh Edesa (it’s an anomaly that officially her ranking is only 37), Zeineba Yimer, Helen Bekele Tola, and Purity Rioniripo rounds out the 25. A quick run around the next 8 days sees Amane Beriso an outside chance of a sub 2.21 in Mumbai, no action in Houston, Alemu Megertu a real chance of 2.19.xx chasing Degefa next Friday and either Dera Dida, Hawi Feysa, or Bedatu Hirpa joining the 2.20 club on their coattails; then a top four in Osaka who could all dip under 2.21.

Dubai in less than six hours now. Gutemi Shone in and Alemu Megertu out.