Event class: marathon, championships, athletics, time, iaaf, race, finished, world championships, world, half

Events with high posterior probability

Bernard Kipyego	He entered the marathon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics but managed only twelfth place with a time of 2:14:01 hours.
Jason Hartmann	A fifth place finish at the USA Cross Country Championships led to an appearance at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, although he managed only 76th place in the long race.
Germ?n Silva	In 1997 he was fifth in New York and fourth in the Boston Marathon.
Blake Russell	She was 7th at the Chicago Marathon in 2005, setting her personal best of 2:29:10.
Yemane Tsegay	He won the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon with a personal best time of 2:04:48 hours.
Inga Abitova	The following year she ran at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and finished in ninth place -- the best performance by a European woman.
Gebregziabher Gebremariam	He won the 2010 New York City Marathon on his debut over the distance with a time of 2:08:14.
Abderrahim Goumri	He was seventh in the long race at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (helping Morocco to the team bronze) and narrowly missed out on a 10,000 m medal with a fourth place finish at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics.
Zersenay Tadese	Cáceres Half Marathon in 2007 The 2007 season brought Zersenay his greatest medal haul, as he succeeded on grass, track and road.
Pak Song-Chol (athlete)	He ran at the 2010 Asian Games and was eighth in the marathon.
In?s Melchor	Melchor moved up to the marathon distance in the 2012 season.
Wang Zhen (athlete)	He was seventh at the Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni in May, and managed 21st place over 20 km at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup (his first international championship).
Elfenesh Alemu	She formed part of an Ethiopian sweep of the 2011 Mumbai Marathon with Koren Yal and Merima Mohammed, placing third in a time of 2:29:04 hours.
Getu Feleke	A return to the Montferland Run, his last race of the year, saw no progress upon his 2008 performance, as he finished sixth for a second time.
Germ?n Silva	Silva changed his focus to the 10,000 metres for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the switch paid off as he ran a career best time of 27:46.
Abderrahim Goumri	He ran at the Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon 1997 and won in a time of 2:30:54 hours.
John Nzau Mwangangi	His 2010 season began with his first victory at the Kenya Prisons Cross Country, where he beat Silas Kiplagat.
Richard Mateelong	At the Doha 2012 Diamond League meeting, Mateelong was second to compatriot Paul Koech in the steeplechase, in a new personal best time of 7:56.
Hitomi Niiya	Her third marathon came in March 2009 at the Nagoya Marathon -- she was leading at 30 km and although she achieved a personal best time of 2:30:58, she slowed in the latter stages and finished eighth.
Kenneth Cheruiyot	He won the Monaco Marathon in 1999, making a new race record by running 2:11:26.
Paul Malakwen Kosgei	He improved to the silver medal position at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing behind Paul Tergat to help Kenya to a consecutive team win.
Mizuki Noguchi	Continuing through the Miyazaki Women's Road Race competition in January 2004, she competed in 24 half marathons, and won 14 of them.
Atelaw Yeshetela Bekele	Running as a senior, he was Belgium's only entrant at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and he was 94th overall.
L?szl? Szalma	At the 1982 European Indoor Championships, there was an eleven centimetre gap between first and seventh place ; Szalma finished in between at a fifth place.
Luke Kibet	He won the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in a time of 2:15:59 hours.
Margaret Wangari Muriuki	She was the runner-up at the 2012 African Cross Country Championships behind team mate Joyce Chepkirui, both of whom shared the team title.
Flomena Chepchirchir	She joined Volare Sports, a Dutch running club, in 2011 and opened the year with a third place finish at the Egmond Half Marathon.
Asbel Kiprop	He represented Africa at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but managed only sixth place.
Catherine Ndereba	Ndereba broke the women's marathon world record in 2001, running 2:18:47 at the Chicago Marathon.
Ryan Wilson (athlete)	He then claimed three successive second places behind his compatriot on the 2010 IAAF Diamond League that July, at the Prefontaine Classic, Meeting Areva and Herculis meets.
Laban Moiben	He finished both of his two races in 2009, finishing fourth at the Ottawa Marathon and taking the runner-up spot at the San Antonio Marathon.
Bazu Worku	Worku made his first appearances on the road running circuit in 2008 : he was third in the 15 km race at the Istanbul Eurasia Marathon in October, and registered a personal best at the Delhi Half Marathon.
Jafred Chirchir Kipchumba	He trains with Geoffrey Mutai, who won the 2011 Boston Marathon in a world's fastest time.
Tilahun Regassa	After a long period out, he returned in good form as a pacemaker at the 2011 Chicago Marathon and reached the 30 km mark in 1:29:25 hours.
Olga Glok	In 2005 she won the Bremerhaven Marathon and managed eighth at the Frankfurt Marathon.
Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba	He won the Lisbon Half Marathon in 2007 with a time of 1:00.
Katarzyna Kowalska	She was selected to run at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final and she finished in eighth.
Wang Hao (athlete)	In August 2008 he finished fourth in the 20 km race walk event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in a new personal best time of 1:19:47 hours.
Rodgers Rop	In 2002, Rop won both the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon.
Seltana A?t Hammou	Born in Kenitra, she made her first international appearance for Morocco at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she was sixtieth in the long race.
Evans Cheruiyot	He made his comeback at the 2011 Dubai Marathon and demonstrated a return to form by finishing as the runner-up behind David Barmasai with a time of 2:08:17.
Eliud Kiptanui	He won the 2010 Prague International Marathon and has a personal best of 2:05:39 hours.
Teyba Erkesso	She missed virtually all of the 2011 season, with her sole appearance coming at the 2011 Boston Marathon, where she failed to finish.
Stephen Mokoka	He gained his first senior international selections the following year, running at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Daniel Rono	He was back under that time at the 2012 Marrakesh Marathon, taking third in 2:09:50 hours, but he slowed in the final stages of the Ottawa Marathon and fell back to fifth place in two hours and twelve minutes.
Kenneth Kipkemoi	He was chosen for the Kenyan team at the 2011 All-Africa Games and was the silver medallist in the half marathon behind Lelisa Desisa, as well fourth in the 10,000 m.
Hunegnaw Mesfin	He competed as a senior at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, however, and his tenth place performance brought the Ethiopian men second place in the team rankings.
Vincenza Sicari	She knocked more than four minutes off her best at the 2007 Maratona di Sant' Antonio in Padua and won the women's race.
Taoufik Makhloufi	4 minutes) came at a national meeting in Algiers and he competed twice on the 2011 Diamond League circuit (in Doha and Stockholm).
Benjamin Maiyo	He was the runner-up twice in 2005, coming second at the Los Angeles Marathon and then at the Chicago Marathon.
Michael Shelley (athlete)	2013 Season On October 13 2013, Michael Shelley placed 12th in the Chicago marathon with a time of 2:13:09 which was just outside his personal best of 2:11:23.
Marisa Barros	In 2008 she ran a half marathon in Pombal, finishing behind Inês Monteiro and then went on to represent Portugal in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing in 32nd place.
Cornel Fredericks	Fredericks was beaten by van Zyl at the 2011 South African Championships, but left the competition with a significant improvement on his personal best (48.
Meseret Defar	At the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships she aimed for a fifth straight title and was leading until the last 100 m, at which point she fell behind Hellen Obiri and finished the race as runner-up.
Alevtina Ivanova	She was employed as the pacemaker for the 2005 Tokyo International Women's Marathon and led the race up to the 25 km point.
Mohammad Al-Azemi	13 min with a win on the 2006 IAAF Golden League circuit at the Bislett Games and had his best run of the year at the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria (1:44.
Neil Cusack	Cusack won the Boston Marathon in 1974.
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	Keitany began 2011 in record-breaking form as she won the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon with a world record time of 1:05:50.
Carmen Douma-Hussar	She improved upon this at the 2002 short race with a 53rd place finish.
Vincent Kipruto	An appearance at the 2010 Chicago Marathon resulted in a fifth place finish in a time of 2:09:08, a mark below his best form.
Justin Gatlin	On August 11, 2013, Gatlin won a silver medal behind Usain Bolt in the 100m at the IAAF World Championships in a time of 9.
Paul Kirui	Kirui reached the podium at the 2010 Seoul International Marathon, taking third in 2:07:35 -- his quickest time in three years.
Priscah Jeptoo	Jeptoo had a significant breakthrough at the 2011 Paris Marathon : although she did not expect to win, she successfully held off challenges from Agnes Kiprop and Koren Yal to be the first woman across the line, recording a time of 2:22:55 hours.
Daniele Meucci	He began 2012 with a third place finish at the Great Ireland Run.
Tiziana Alagia	A career best run of 1:11:29 for the half marathon brought her the women's title at the 2001 Rome-Ostia Half Marathon.
Saif Saaeed Shaheen	He won the Cinque Mulini race and set his sights upon the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Dathan Ritzenhein	In January 2005 he won the prestigious Belfast International cross country race, and seemed to be in great form.
Erik De Beck	His team mate Léon Schots won the gold at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and De Beck's 18th place finish saw him share in the team title for a third time in his career.
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany	In September that year, she finished the 2009 Lille Half Marathon with 1:07:00, which was a winning mark and the seventh fastest run of all-time over the distance.
Robert Cheboror	In April 2004, he finished second at the 108th Boston Marathon, finishing a minute behind the race winner Timothy Cherigat.
Tariku Jufar	His personal best for the distance is 2:06:51 hours (set in 2012).
Mai Ito	A run at the 2013 London Marathon later that month saw her take seventh place in the high profile race.
Atsede Habtamu	A fast finish at the 2012 Tokyo Marathon saw her break the course record with a winning time of 2:25:28 hours.
Takayuki Matsumiya	Matsumiya competed at the 2007 Rotterdam Marathon and was pleased despite being defeated by Joshua Chelanga as the Japanese set a personal best of 2:10:04 to finish in the runner-up spot.
Tadese Tola	He was the favourite at the 2013 Paris Marathon, but finished as runner-up as he was unable to respond to Peter Some's late surge.
Asafa Powell	On 11 July, Powell suffered his third injury of 2008 while leading in Heat 1 of the Golden Gala Roma, eventually finishing fifth.
Nicholas Chelimo	He came within a fraction of a second win of 2010 at the Eindhoven Marathon : a sprint finish between Chelimo, Charles Kamathi and Paul Biwott left him as runner-up to Kamathi.
Charlotte Purdue	In 2008 Purdue did not improve her position at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ending the junior race in 16th place, but remained the top European performer.
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich	Kipsang started 2009 strongly, winning the Egmond Half Marathon in chilly conditions.
Ornella Ferrara	A third place at the Berlin Marathon highlighted her 2003.
Souad A?t Salem	At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, she finished 16th in the marathon race.
Dan Robinson (athlete)	Robinson finished 16th in the marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
James Kwambai	At the 2010 New York City Marathon he completed the race in 2:11:31, which brought him fifth place.
Darvis Patton	The following year Patton came second to Michael Rodgers in a close 100 m race at the 2009 US championships in June, running a windy 9.
Chen Rong (athlete)	Chen took her first win at the Dalian Marathon in 2010, completing the distance in 2:30:09.
Tilahun Regassa	Towards the end of 2011 he had run of 60:59 minutes in Delhi and ran a 10K best at the São Silvestre De Luanda taking third with 27:50 minutes.
Stephen Mokoka	A half marathon best of 60:57 minutes came two weeks after in Cape Town and he went on to place eighth at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Chakir Boujattaoui	The following year he had much improved and finished in eighth place at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, leading the Moroccan men's team to sixth place in the rankings.
Vanessa Veiga	Veiga returned to action in 2010, running in cross country races and at the Spanish Athletics Championships, where she came third in the 10,000 m.
Jaouad Gharib	Gharib improved his personal best to 2:05:27 at the 2009 London Marathon, finishing in third place.
Mekubo Mogusu	He had his first major circuit win in July 2005 when he won the Sapporo Half Marathon, recording a personal best time of 1:01:28 and beating Olympic medallist Erick Wainaina among others.
Ayele Abshero	After a top five finish at the Cross Internacional de Itálica, he returned to lead the Ethiopian junior team at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Kayoko Fukushi	She made her marathon debut at the 2008 Osaka Ladies Marathon and led the race up to the 30 km mark.
Atsushi Sato	The following month he came third at the Tokyo Marathon in February 2010 in very cold conditions.
Gamal Belal Salem	He entered the marathon race at the 2010 Asian Games, but did not manage finish the race.
Wilson Kirwa	The Kenyan-born Wilson Kirwa moved to Finland in 1997, and in the same year, he started his career as a runner, with his main distance being 800 metres.
Dan Robinson (athlete)	He ran at the 2009 Great North Run and was the first British man to finish, taking twelfth place.
Caroline Kilel	She focused on the 10,000 metres after that, but did not gain selection for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.
Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od	The 2011 London Marathon was his first major race of the year and he again had a top ten placing, taking ninth place in 2:11:35 hours to improve his best time a minute further.
Moges Taye	Making his second international road appearance, he ran at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in the marathon but failed to finish the race.