LIKE THE MEN, the women had no European Circuit meets to run in, leaving the African Championships as the year’s biggest race, followed by the Commonwealth Games. Stacy Ndiwa was edged by Stella Chesang at the Commonwealth, but came back in fine fashion to win the African title and claim No. 1… Chesang, just 4th in the Africans, ends up at No. 3, as undefeated Pauline Korikwiang slips into the No. 2 position…
THERE WAS ONLY a single sub-31:00 runner on the year, Kenyan Pauline Kamulu, who actually did it twice, winning Japanese corporate races at 30:41.85 and 30:56.94. Despite not meeting any of the other Rankers, that was enough to give her No. 7… WR holder Almaz Ayana, No. 1 the last 2 years, was troubled by a knee injury and didn’t race all year.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. STACY NDIWA (Kenya) (12/06/92) | |||||
| 32:41.68(A) | … | 2)Nairobi | 2/17 | ▷ | 1. Tuei |
| 31:46.36 | … | 2)Comm G | 4/09 | ▷ | 1. Chesang |
| 31:31.17 | … | 1)Afr Ch | 8/04 | ||
| 2. PAULINE KORIKWIANG (Kenya) (3/01/88, 5-4¼/86) (1.63/39) | |||||
| 32:06.0(A) | … | 1)Nairobi | 6/06 | ||
| 31:51.1(A) | … | 1)Ken Ch | 6/22 | ||
| 3. STELLA CHESANG (Uganda) (12/01/96, 5-3¼/104) (1.61/47) | |||||
| 31:39.0(A) | … | 2)Kampala | 3/03 | ▷ | 1. Chelangat |
| 31:45.30 | … | 1)Comm G | 4/09 | ||
| 32:29.54 | … | 4)Afr Ch | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Ndiwa; 2. Nawowuna; 3. Alemayehu |
| 4. ALICE NAWOWUNA (Kenya) (1/02/94, 5-8½/121) (1.74/55) | |||||
| dnf | … | –)Nairobi | 2/17 | ▷ | 1. Tuei; 2. Ndiwa; 3. Mutai |
| 31:59.1(A) | … | 2)Ken Ch | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Korikwiang |
| 31:36.12 | … | 2)Afr Ch | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Ndiwa |
| 5. GETE ALEMAYEHU (Ethiopia) (/90/) | |||||
| 33:31.3(A) | … | 3)Eth Ch | 4/17 | ▷ | 1. Tesfay; 2. Awoke |
| 31:45.32 | … | 2)Maia | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Kite |
| 32:10.68 | … | 3)Afr Ch | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Ndiwa; 2. Nawowuna |
| 6. PAULINE KAMULU (Kenya) (4/16/95, 5-½/121) (1.54/55) | |||||
| 32:32.55 | … | 3)Kumagaya | 5/20 | ▷ | 1. Wanjiru; 2. Kimanzi |
| 30:41.85 | … | 1)Fukagawa | 7/11 | ||
| 30:56.94 | … | 1)Osaka | 9/21 | ||
| 7. MERCYLINE CHELANGAT (Uganda) (12/17/97, 5-3/99) (1.60/45) | |||||
| 31:38.4(A) | … | 1)Kampala | 3/03 | ||
| 31:48.41 | … | 3)Comm G | 4/09 | ▷ | 1. Chesang; 2. Ndiwa |
| 32:36.39 | … | 5)Afr Ch | 8/04 | ▷ | 1. Ndiwa; 2. Nawowuna; 3. Alemayehu; 4. Chesang |
| 8. LONAH CHEMTAI SALPETER (Israel) (12/12/88) | |||||
| 31:39.63 | … | 1)Tel Aviv | 4/26 | ||
| 31:33.03 | … | 1)Euro Cup | 5/19 | ||
| 31:43.29 | … | 1)European Ch | 8/08 | ||
| 9. SANDRA TUEI (Kenya) (1/20/98, 5-3/99) (1.60/45) | |||||
| 32:41.47(A) | … | 1)Nairobi | 2/17 | ||
| 32:11.92 | … | 10)Comm G | 4/09 | ▷ | 1. Chesang; 2. Ndiwa; 3. Chelangat; 4. Mutai; 5. Wodak; 6. Sullohern; 7. Chekwei; 8. Hills; 9. Cliff |
| 32:16.5(A) | … | 3)Ken Ch | 6/23 | ▷ | 1. Korikwiang; 2. Nawowuna |
| 10. GLORIA KITE (Kenya) (12/29/98) | |||||
| 31:41.47 | … | 1)Maia | 6/02 | ||
