Yearly World Fastest Performances

2011 World Fastest Performances

As of April 11

Men
# Name Time Date Location
1. Wilson Chebet (KEN).........................2:05:27........ Apr 10....... Rotterdam
2. Vincent Kipruto (KEN).......................2:05:33........ Apr 10....... Rotterdam
3. WIlson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN)........2:06:13.........Mar 6..........Otsu
4. Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN) .....................2:06:31.........Apr 10.........Paris
5. Markos Geneti (ETH) ....................... 2:06:36.........Mar 20.........Los Angeles
6. Bekane Daba (ETH) ..........................2:07:04........Jan 30 ........Houston
7. Richard Kipyego (KEN) ....................2:07:16.........Apr 10 ........Paris
8. David Barmasai (KEN) .....................2:07:18..........Jan 21.........Dubai
9. Levi Matebo (KEN)............................2:07:31..........Mar 6..........Barcelona
10. Eshetu Wendimu (ETH)...................2:07:33..........Apr 10........Paris

Women
# Name Time Date Location
1. Aselfech Mergia (ETH)......................2:22:45.........Jan 21........Dubai
2. Priscah Jeptoo (KEN)........................2:22:55..........Apr 10.......Paris
3. Lydia Cheromei (KEN).......................2:23:01.........Jan 21........Dubai
4. Isabellah Andersson (SWE)..............2:23:41.........Jan 21........Dubai
5. Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN)..........................2:23:56.........Feb 20........Yokohama
6. Firehiwot Dado Tufa (ETH)................2:24:13.........Mar 20........Rome
7. Philes Ongori (KEN)...........................2:24:20.........Apr 10........Rotterdam
8. Atsede Habtamu (ETH)......................2:24:26.........Jan 21........Dubai
9. Hilda Kibet (NED)...............................2:24:27..........Apr 10.......Rotterdam
10.Remi Nakazato (JPN)........................2:24:29..........Feb 20.......Yokohama

2010 World Fastest Performances

Men
# Name Time Date Location
1. Patrick Makau (KEN)..........................2:04:48........ Apr 11....... Rotterdam
2. Geoffrey Mutai (KEN)........................2:04:55........ Apr 11....... Rotterdam
3. WIlson Kipsang (KEN).......................2:04:57.........Oct 31.........Frankfurt
4. Makau – 2........................................2:05:08.........Sep 26.......Berlin
5. Mutai – 2..........................................2:05:10.........Sep 26.......Berlin
6. Vincent Kipruto (KEN).......................2:05:13........ Apr 11....... Rotterdam
7. Worku Bazu (ETH)..........................2:05:25.........Sep 26.......Berlin
8. Tsegaye Kebede (ETH).................205:19..........Apr 25.......London
9. Feyisa Lelisa (ETH)...........................2:05:23........ Apr 11....... Rotterdam
10. Eliud Kiptanui (KEN).........................205:39..........May 9.........Prague

Women
# Name Time Date Location
1. Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)...............2:20:25.........Oct 10.......Chicago
2. Shobukhova -2 ...............................2:22:00.........Apr 25......London
3. Atsede Bayisa (ETH)..........................2:22:04.........Apr 11.......Paris
4. Inga Abitova (RUS)...........................2:22:19.........Apr 25......London
5. Aselefech Mergia (ETH).................2:22:38.........Apr 25......London
6. Sharon Cherop (KEN).........................2:22:42.........Sep 26......Toronto
7. Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)............................ 2:22:44.........Sep 26......Toronto
8. Merima Mohammed (ETH) ..................2:23:06..........Sep 26...[..Toronto
9. Bezunesh Bekele (ETH).................2:23:17.........Apr 25.......London
10. Caroline Cheptonui Kilal (KEN)..........2:23:25.........Oct 31........Frankfurt

2009 World Fastest Performances

Men
# Name Time Date Location
1. Duncan Kibet (KEN).....................2:04:27........ Apr 5......... Rotterdam
2. James Kwalia (KEN)....................2:04:27........ Apr 5......... Rotterdam
3. Abel Kirui (KEN)...........................2:05:04........ Apr 5......... Rotterdam
4. Sammy Wanjiru (KEN)..............2:05:10....... Apr 26....... London
5. Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)................2:05:18........ Dec 6......... Fukuoka
6. Kebede - 2..................................2:05:20....... Apr 26....... London
7. Jaouad Gharib (MAR)...............2:05:27....... Apr 26....... London
8. Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)............ 2:05:29........ Jan 16....... Dubai
9. Wanjiru – 2..................................2:05:41....... Oct 11....... Chicago
10. Vincent Kipruto (KEN).................2:05:47........ Apr 5......... Paris

Women
# Name Time Date Location
1. Irina Mikitenko (GER)............... 2:22:11....... Apr 26....... London
2. Mara Yamauchi (GBR).................2:23:12....... Apr 26....... London
3. Yoko Shibui (JPN)...........................2:23:42........ Jan 25....... Osaka
4. Bezunesh Bekele (ETH)..................2:24:02........ Jan 16....... Dubai
5. Teyba Erkesso (ETH)......................2:24:18........ Jan 18....... Houston
6. Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)............2:24:24....... Apr 26....... London
7. Atsede Habtamu (ETH)...............2:24:27....... Sep 20....... Berlin
8. Atsede Bayisa (ETH).......................2:24:42........ Apr 5......... Paris
9. Aselefech Mergia (ETH)..................2:25:02........ Apr 5......... Paris
10. Svetlana Zakharova (RUS).........2:25:06....... Apr 26....... London

2008 World Fastest Performances

Men
# Name Time Date Location
1 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)...............2:03:59....... Sep 28....... Berlin
2 Gebrselassie – 2................................2:04:53........ Jan 18....... Dubai
3 Martin Lel (KEN)...............................2:05:15....... Apr 13....... London
4 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)......................2:05:24....... Apr 13....... London
5 Abderrahim Goumri (MAR)............2:05:30....... Apr 13....... London
6 James Kwambai (KEN)....................2:05:36....... Sep 28....... Berlin
7 William Kipsang (KEN).........................2:05:49........ Apr 13....... Rotterdam
8 Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)....................... 2:06:10........ Dec 7......... Fukuoka
9 Emmanuel Mutai (KEN)....................2:06:15....... Apr 13....... London
10 Ryan Hall (USA)................................2:06:17....... Apr 13....... London

Women
# Name Time Date Location
1 Irina Mikitenko (GER).......................2:19:19....... Sep 28....... Berlin
2 Askale Tafa Magarsa (ETH).............2:21:31....... Sep 28....... Berlin
3 Zhang Yingying (CHN).........................2:22:38........ Jan 5......... Xiamen
4 Berhane Adere (ETH).......................... 2:22:42........ Jan 18....... Dubai
5 Galina Bogomolova (RUS)....................2:22:53........ Mar 16....... Rome
6 Bezunesh Bekele (ETH)........................2:23:09........ Jan 18....... Dubai
7 Tafa Magarsa – 2..................................2:23:23........ Jan 18....... Dubai
8 Bai Xue (CHN).......................................2:23:27........ Jan 5......... Xiamen
9 Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN).............................. 2:23:30........ Nov 16...... Tokyo
10 Paula Radcliffe (GBR)........................2:23:56....... Nov 2........ New York City

2007 World Fastest Performances

Men
# Name Time Date Location
1. Haile Gebrselassie (ETH).................2:04:26....... Sep 30....... Berlin
2. Emmanuel Mutai (KEN)..........................2:06:29........ Oct 21....... Amsterdam
3. Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)..........................2:06:39........ Dec 2......... Fukuoka
4. Richard Limo (KEN)..............................2:06:45........ Oct 21....... Amsterdam
5. Deriba Merga (ETH)..............................2:06:50........ Dec 2......... Fukuoka
6. Abel Kirui (KEN)..................................2:06:51....... Sep 30....... Berlin
7. James Rotich (KEN)...............................2:07:12........ Oct 21....... Amsterdam
8. Paul Kirui (KEN).....................................2:07:12........ Oct 21....... Amsterdam
9. Atsushi Sato (JPN)................................2:07:13........ Dec 2......... Fukuoka
10. Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)............2:07:19........ Apr 15....... Paris

Women
# Name Time Date Location
1. Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)........................2:20:38....... Apr 22....... London
2. Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)...........................2:21:37........ Nov 18...... Tokyo
3. Gete Wami (ETH)..............................2:21:45....... Apr 22....... London
4. Paula Radcliffe (GBR).......................2:23:09....... Nov 4........ New York City
5. Wei Yanan (CHN)................................2:23:12........ Mar 18....... Seoul
6. Wami-2..............................................2:23:17....... Sep 30....... Berlin
7. Salina Kosgei (KEN)............................2:23:31........ Nov 18...... Tokyo
8. Wami-3...............................................2:23:32....... Nov 4........ New York City
9. Yumiko Hara (JPN)...............................2:23:48........ Jan 28....... Osaka
10. Constantina Dita (ROM).................2:23:55....... Apr 22....... London

2006 World Fastest Performances

Men
# Name Time Date Location
1. Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)...............2:05:56....... Sep 24....... Berlin
2. Sammy Korir (KEN).............................2:06:38........ Apr 9......... Rotterdam
3. Felix Limo (KEN)..............................2:06:39....... Apr 23....... London
4. Martin Lel (KEN)...............................2:06:41....... Apr 23....... London
5. Paul Kirui (KEN)..................................2:06:44........ Apr 9......... Rotterdam
6. Charles Kibiwott (KEN).......................2:06:52........ Apr 9......... Rotterdam
7. Julio Rey (ESP)...................................2:06:52........ Apr 23....... Hamburg
8. Gebrselassie – 2................................2:06:52........ Dec 3......... Fukuoka
9. Hendrick Ramaala (RSA)................2:06:56....... Apr 23....... London
10. Khalid Khannouchi (USA).............2:07:04....... Apr 23....... London

Women
# Name Time Date Location
1. Deena Kastor (USA).........................2:19:36....... Apr 23....... London
2. Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)...........................2:19:51........ Mar 12....... Seoul
3. Berhane Adere (ETH)......................2:20:42....... Oct 22....... Chicago
4. Galina Bogomolova (RUS)...............2:20:47....... Oct 22....... Chicago
5. Lyudmila Petrova (RUS)..................2:21:29....... Apr 23....... London
6. Gete Wami (ETH).............................. 2:21:34....... Sep 24....... Berlin
7. Susan Chepkemei (KEN).................2:21:46....... Apr 23....... London
8. Adere – 2...........................................2:21:52....... Apr 23....... London
9. Bogomolova – 2................................2:21:58....... Apr 23....... London
10. Benita Johnson (AUS)...................2:22:36....... Oct 22....... Chicago