Fall season schedule: Road Races, Marathons, and Halfs

35. Yebrgual Melese: fifth in Xiamen this year after winning Shanghai last November. World Athletics rank her equal 8th. Following is my profile from the postponed Boston event:

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35. Yebrgual Melese: fifth in Xiamen this year after winning Shanghai last November. World Athletics rank her equal 8th. Following is my profile from the postponed Boston event:

Sixth lady may be Yebrgual Melese, turning 30 before the event and ranked 8. That ranking is skewed towards two of her last five marathons. If she runs like her 2018 self here, Melese could finish higher. Last month was fifth in Xiamen, more than seven minutes outside her PB. Was only 11th here last year in 2.31.40 but won Shanghai in November in 2.23.19. You can see the inconsistency. In 2018 was third in Dubai in her PB of 2.19.36 and ran the CR in Shanghai one minute slower.

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35. Yebrgual Melese: fifth in Xiamen this year after winning Shanghai last November. World Athletics rank her equal 8th. Following is my profile from the postponed Boston event:

Next is Hirut Tibebu. Not as quick as most above but consistent. Fourth in Nagoya in 2.23.17 after winning Istanbul in November. Her breakthrough came in 2017 at age 22.

36. Dera Dida, two results in 2018: both sub 2.22.40. Fifth in Dubai this year.

Thirty-two is Getaneh Molla. His finishing time of 2.08.12 and 19th placing in Tokyo is almost nothing on its own but add it to his winning time in Dubai last year and it confirms his place here. This is my bio from Tokyo:

Seventh to finish should be Getaneh Molla, 26yo and ranked 47. Won Dubai last year in 2.03.34. Just needs to finish a second event to confirm the first. Has to get the runs on the board, to use cricketing parlance, even a 2.07. Also, has yet to break an hour for a half in seven attempts.

33. Barnabas Kiptum, second in Seville this last Feb in 2.05.05 after fourth in Lisbon last October in 2.06.33. Has shaven his PB in each of his last 4 attempts at this classic distance.

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33. Barnabas Kiptum, second in Seville this last Feb in 2.05.05 after fourth in Lisbon last October in 2.06.33. Has shaven his PB in each of his last 4 attempts at this classic distance.

Next is Elisha Rotich: second in Seoul in 2.06.12 then third in Amsterdam in 2.05.18. Like the previous bio, has taken down his PB every time he runs. He, though, has done it the last seven times.

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Oct 25 Valencia half

Frankfurt

Ljubljana

Nov. 1. New York

29 Shanghai

Dec. 6 Valencia

Ljubljana should happen, Slovenia has announced the virus is OVER there

35. El Hassan El Abbassi. Was busy between last October and March 1st with 3 marathons. Seventh at the world champs then backed up with second in Shanghai six weeks later. Sixth in Tokyo in 2.06.22 without many fans lining the streets. I had him pegged then at 14th.

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36. Dera Dida, two results in 2018: both sub 2.22.40. Fifth in Dubai this year.

Should be listed as my number 37. Hirut Tibebu was 36.

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35. El Hassan El Abbassi. Was busy between last October and March 1st with 3 marathons. Seventh at the world champs then backed up with second in Shanghai six weeks later. Sixth in Tokyo in 2.06.22 without many fans lining the streets. I had him pegged then at 14th.

Once under 2.05 is enough for El Abbassi to be ahead of this next contender. 24yo Tsedat Ayana set a PB of 2.06.18 in finishing third in Dubai this year after winning Seville last year 18 seconds slower.

Last year’s Seville winner is followed at 37 by this year’s champion in a CR. Mekuant Ayenew Gebre took 4.14 off his PB then. Has also won Beijing in 2016.

Next for me is the man i wrote about on my birthday this year in my Boston thread:

Ninth to complete the course might be Benson Kipruto, turning 29 before the event and ranked 17. 17? No way, where do they get that from, not in the top 35. Tenth here last year in 2,09,53 then fourth in Toronto in 2.05.13. In 2018 was third in Seoul in 2.07.11 then won Toronto 13 seconds slower.

The battle for number 38 among the women comes down to the battle for seventh and eighth in Tokyo this last March. Senbere Teferi won over Shitaye Eshete that day. I chose them seventh and tenth in my thread then.

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After the Olympics:women 8 August, men 9 August, it goes:

Sept 13 Copenhagen half

14 Boston

20 Istanbul half

27 Berlin

Oct. 4. Cardiff half

London

11. Chicago

17 World half, Gdynia, Poland

More in a min

I wrote to Copenhagen to see how the planning is going.

i am guessing the planning for our NRL [professional footy code] restart here on May 28 could be helpful for them.

Received my reply: they are not running an elite only event. They said, "that doesn't make sense". They are waiting to see if the event can take place.

39th man is winner of Daegu last year. That event was what I wrote about in detail in another thread last month. He is Filex Kipchirchir Kiprotich. Won then in 2.05.33.

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The battle for number 38 among the women comes down to the battle for seventh and eighth in Tokyo this last March. Senbere Teferi won over Shitaye Eshete that day. I chose them seventh and tenth in my thread then.

So then, thirty-ninth woman becomes Eshete who was second in Ljubljana last October more than sin minutes quicker than she was able to complete Tokyo.

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The battle for number 38 among the women comes down to the battle for seventh and eighth in Tokyo this last March. Senbere Teferi won over Shitaye Eshete that day. I chose them seventh and tenth in my thread then.

So then, thirty-ninth woman becomes Eshete who was second in Ljubljana last October more than sin minutes quicker than she was able to complete Tokyo.

Should say ‘six minutes’

40. Kelkile Gezahegn. Started last year with sixth in Dubai in 2.06.09. Then won Ljubljana in 2.07.29. In 2018 was third in Rotterdam in his PB of 2.05.56. Won Houston this last January in 2.08.36. World Athletics rank him 10.