General view of runners in ING New York Marathon (© Getty Images)
Robert K. Cheruiyot and Jelena Prokopcuka are the midway leaders in the World Marathon Majors (WMM). This series was inaugurated with the Boston and Flora London Marathons – held one week apart – earlier this year. It is an alliance of Boston, Flora London, real,- Berlin, The LaSalle Bank Chicago, and ING New York City marathons.
Competitors accumulate points in a maximum of four races over a two-year period, the eventual male and female winners taking equal shares of a $1,000,000 prize purse. Each two-year WMM season overlaps; the cycle is, therefore, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, etc. After 2007, the prize money is awarded at the end of each year.
MEN
1. Robert K. Cheruiyot, KEN 50 points
1st Boston, 2:07:14
1st The LaSalle Bank Chicago, 2:07:35
2. Felix Limo, KEN 25 points
1st Flora London, 2:06:39
2. Haile Gebrselassie, ETH 25 points
1st real,-Berlin, 2:05:56
2. Marilson Gomes dos Santos, BRA 25 points
1st ING New York City, 2:09:58
5. Benjamin Maiyo, KEN 15 points
2nd Boston, 2:08:21
5. Martin Lel, KEN 15 points
2nd Flora London, 2:06:41
5. Gudisa Shentema, ETH 15 points
2nd real,-Berlin, 2:10:43
5. Daniel Njenga, KEN 15 points
2nd The LaSalle Bank Chicago, 2:07:40
5. Stephen Kiogora, KEN 15 points
2nd ING New York City, 2:10:06
10. Meb Keflezighi, USA 10 points
3rd Boston, 2:09:56
10. Hendrick Ramaala, RSA 10 points
3rd Flora London, 2:06:55
10. Kurao Umeki, JPN 10 points
3rd real,-Berlin, 2:13:43
10. Jimmy Muindi, KEN 10 points
3rd The LaSalle Bank Chicago, 2:07:51
10. Paul Tergat, KEN 10 points
3rd ING New York City, 2:10:10
WOMEN
1. Jelena Prokopcuka, LAT 40 points
2nd Boston, 2:23:48
1st ING New York City, 2:25:05
2. Berhane Adere, ETH 30 points
4th Flora London, 2:21:52
1st The LaSalle Bank Chicago, 2:20:42
2. Rita Jeptoo, KEN 30 points
1st Boston, 2:23:38
4th ING New York City, 2:26:59
4. Deena Kastor, USA 25 points
1st Flora London, 2:19:36
4. Gete Wami, ETH 25 points
1st real,-Berlin, 2:21:34
6. Galina Bogolomova, RUS 16 points
5th Flora London, 2:21:58
2nd The LaSalle Bank Chicago, 2:20:47
7. Ludmila Petrova, RUS 15 points
2nd Flora London, 2:21:29
7. Salina Kosgei, KEN 15 points
2nd real,-Berlin, 2:23:22
7. Tatiana Hladyr, UKR 15 points
2nd ING New York City, 2:26:05
10. Reiko Tosa, JPN 10 points
3rd Boston, 2:24:11
10. Susan Chepkemei, KEN 10 points
3rd Flora London, 2:21:4610
10. Monica Drybulska, POL 10 points
3rd real,-Berlin, 2:30:12
10. Benita Johnson, AUS 10 points
3rd The LaSalle Bank Chicago, 2:22:36
10. Catherine Ndereba, KEN 10 points
3rd ING New York City, 2:26:58
