OUR TOP 4 CHOICES all had brilliant seasons. Fortunately, they were relatively easy to sort out as the event’s incredible depth found it taking 2:05:46 to make the yearly top 50…
FOR No. 1 ALLOW US to present Sabastian Sawe, who cranked out a pair of wins (both of WMM caliber) in the 2:02s, topped by a year-leading 2:02:16…
No. 2 BRINGS US to Jacob Kiplimo. The runner-up behind Sawe in London, his second 26-miler of the year was a notable 2:02:23 to score a WMM win at Chicago…
MOVING ON TO No. 3, we come to John Kipkosgei, who got the Boston WMM honor and finished off with a 2:02:24 to win at Valencia…
OUR No. 4 CHOICE, Alphonce Felix, didn’t have fast times, but his pair of honors was a runner-up finish to Kipkosgei at Boston, then the WC gold.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. SABASTIAN SAWE (Kenya) (3/16/95, 5-5¼/110) (1.66/50) | |||||
| 2:02:27 | … | 1)London | 4/27 | ||
| 2:02:16 | … | 1)Berlin | 9/21 | ||
| 2. JACOB KIPLIMO (Uganda) (11/14/00, 5-7/121) (1.70/55) | |||||
| 2:03:37 | … | 2)London | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Sawe |
| 2:02:23 | … | 1)Chicago | 10/12 | ||
| 3. JOHN KIPKOSGEI (Kenya) (12/2/96, 5-7/110) (1.70/50) | |||||
| 2:04:45a | … | 1)Boston | 4/21 | ||
| 2:02:24 | … | 1)Valencia | 12/07 | ||
| 4. ALPHONCE SIMBU (Tanzania) (2/14/92, 5-7¾/121) (1.72/55) | |||||
| 2:05:04a | … | 2)Boston | 4/21 | ▷ | 1. Kipkosgei |
| 2:09:48 | … | 1)World Ch | 9/15 | ||
| 5. AMANAL PETROS (Germany) (5/17/95, 5-11¼/137) (1.81/62) | |||||
| 2:06:30 | … | 8)London | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Sawe; 2. Kiplimo; 3. Mutiso; 4. Nageeye; 5. Tola; 6. Kipchoge; 7. Kipkoech |
| 2:09:48 | … | 2)World Ch | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. Felix |
| 2:04:03 | … | 2)Valencia | 12/07 | ▷ | 1. Kipkosgei |
| 6. AMOS KIPRUTO (Kenya) (9/16/92, 5-5/110) (1.65/50) | |||||
| 2:03:46 | … | 1)Hamburg | 4/27 | ||
| 2:03:54 | … | 2)Chicago | 10/12 | ▷ | 1. J. Kiplimo |
| 7. ALEXANDER MUTISO (Kenya) (9/10/96, 5-7¼/115) (1.71/52) | |||||
| 2:04:20 | … | 3)London | 4/27 | ▷ | 1. Sawe; 2. Kiplimo |
| 2:08:09 | … | 2)New York | 11/02 | ▷ | 1. Kipruto |
| 8. ILIASS AOUANI (Italy) (9/29/95, 5-9¾/130) (1.77/59) | |||||
| 2:09:05 | … | 1)Euro Running Ch | 4/13 | ||
| 2:09:53 | … | 3)World Ch | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. Felix; 2. Petros |
| 9. TADESE TAKELE (Ethiopia) (8/3/02) | |||||
| 2:03:23 | … | 1)Tokyo | 3/02 | ||
| dnf | … | )World Ch | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. Felix; 2. Petros; 3. Aouani; 4. Alame; 5. Chelangat; 6. Chiappinelli; 7. Ayale; 8. Amare; 9. Young; 10. Mpofu… |
| 10. DERESA GELETA (Ethiopia) (1/14/96, 5-7/121) (1.70/55) | |||||
| 2:03:51 | … | 2)Tokyo | 3/02 | ▷ | 1. Takele |
| dnf | … | )World Ch | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. Felix; 2. Petros; 3. Aouani; 4. Alame; 5. Chelangat; 6. Chiappinelli; 7. Ayale; 8. Amare; 9. Young; 10. Mpofu… |
| 2:06:36 | … | 3)Shanghai | 11/30 | ▷ | 1. Mengesha; 2. Wolde |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Conner Mantz (Nike) | 6. | Alex Maier (Puma) | |
| 4)Boston, 4)Chicago 2:04.43 AR | 1)Düsseldorf 2:08:33 | |||
| 2. | Clayton Young (Asics) | 7. | Futsum Zienasellassie (unat) | |
| 7)Boston, 9)World Champs | 1)USATF Ch | |||
| 3. | Ryan Ford (Zap) | 8. | Joe Klecker (On AC) | |
| 10)Boston, 15)Chicago | 10)New York | |||
| 4. | Joel Reichow (Minn Distance Elite) | 9. | Hillary Bor (Hoka) | |
| 1)Grandma’s, 6)New York | 12)New York | |||
| 5. | Matthew Richtman (Asics) | 10. | Biya Simbassa (Asics) | |
| 1)Los Angeles 2:07:57a | 13)New York | |||
