Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebeda is World’s Best Marathoner

Tsegaye Kebeda win Fukuoka International Marathon in course record time of 2:06:10

Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia, the fifth of thirteen children, won the 2010 Virgin London Marathon in grand style. Hitting the halfway in 1:03:06, Tsegaye took off with Abel Kirui of Kenya,then broke him with a series of miles 4:38, 4:37, 4:33, and finally ran 2:05:19! There was noting ambivalent about Kebede’s race tactics: they were straightforward-run fast, then run faster.  In is wake, Sammy Wanjiru, Duncan Kibet dropped out, and Emmanuel Mutai took second in 2:06:23 with Jaouad Gharib took third in 2:06:55! More details to come later this evening!

After winning both the Fukuoka International Marathon and the London Marathon Kebeda is now considered to be the worlds best marathon runner.

Top 20 Male Performances at World Track & Field Championships

Long jump champion, Dwight Phillips

All-athletics.com has ranked the top 20 male performaces at the IAAF World Championship Track & Field Meet from Berlin.

Usain Bolt	100m
Usain Bolt	200m
Jamaica	4x100m
Tyson Gay	100m
Ezekiel Kemboi	3000mSC
Kenenisa Bekele	10000m
Abel Kirui	Marathon
Christian Cantwell	Shot Put
Lashawn Merritt	400m
Dwight Phillips	Long Jump
Phillips Idowu	Triple Jump
Sergey Kirdyapkin	50km Walk
Trey Hardee	Decathlon
Robert Harting	Discus
Kerron Clement	400m Hurdles
Steven Hooker	Pole Vault
Ryan Braithwaite	110m Hurdles
Valeriy Borchin	20km Walk
Trinidad and Tobago	4x100m
Alonso Edwards	200m
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong	3000mSC
USA	4x400m