logic it out wrote:
that's quite an eye-opening list
well I'm open-minded to being convinced Paula was doping/blood-transfusion but first I need to know what women marathoners under 2:20 that are "trusted" in comparison?
Quite a few, actually.
Note that rjm's list didn't include the 2:19 runners, and is a bit outdated now.
I give it a shot:
1 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe 2003 – 3x flagged blood values
2 2:17:01 Mary Keitany 2017 – likely doping
3 2:17:56 Tirunesh Dibaba 2017 (Aden/EPO?)
4 2:18:11 Gladys Cherono 2018
5 2:18:20 Liliya Shobukhova 2011 (banned for EPO)
6 2:18:31 Vivian Cheruiyot 2018
7 2:18:34 Ruti Aga 2018
8 2:18:35 Brigid Kosgei 2018
9 2:18:47 Catherine N'dereba 2001 – pre ABP
10 2:18:57a Rita Sitienei Jeptoo 2014 – banned for EPO
11 2:18:58 Tiki Gelana 2012
12 2:19:12 Mizuki Noguchi 2005 – pre ABP
13 2:19:17 Roza Dereje 2018
14 2:19:19 Irina Mikitenko 2008 – pre ABP
25 2:19:30 Feyse Tadese 2018
26 2:19:31 Aselefech Mergia 2012 - suspicious ABP
27 2:19:34 Lucy Kabuu 2012
28 2:19:36 Deena Kastor 2006 – pre ABP
29 2:19:36 Yebrqual Melese 2018
20 2:19:39 Sun Yingjie 2003 – pre ABP
21 2:19:41 Yoko Shibui 2004 – pre ABP
22 2:19:41 Beyenne Tsegaye Tirfi 2016
33 2:19:44 Florence Kiplagat 2011
34 2:19:46 Naoko Takahashi 2001 – pre ABP
35 2:19:47 Sarah Chepchirchir 2017
36 2:19:50 Edna Kiplagat 2012
37 2:19:51 Zhou Chunxiu 2006 – pre ABP
38 2:19:51 Birhane Dibaba 2018
39 2:19:52 Mare Dibaba 2012
30 2:19:53 Worknesh Degefa 2018
31 2:19:59a Bizunesh Deba 2014
One could add the Rosa connections though, but I gotta go now.