Felix Limo (KEN) wins the 2004 Fortis Rotterdam Marathon (© Getty Images)
Kenyan Felix Limo who sped to a course record at last year’s Fortis Rotterdam Marathon clocking 2:06:14 to better the 2:06:50 jointly held by Ethiopian Belayneh Dinsamo (1988, former world best) and Josephat Kiproni (2001), will return to Rotterdam on Sunday 10 April 2005 for the 25th edition of the race.
Limo who also won last autumn's Berlin Marathon (2:06:44) currently leads the Road Running Event in the IAAF World Rankings. The 24 year-old has only run once this year on the roads posting a superb 58:34 clocking for 20km at the Alphen aan den Rijn on 6 March which is the fastest time in the world this year for that distance.
Limo heads an all-star line-up in Rotterdam which includes fellow countrymen Titius Munji (PB 2:06:10) and William Kiplagat (PB 2:06:50). Munji’s best was set finishing third behind Tergat when the current World record was established in Berlin in 2003, while Kiplagat set his PB when coming third in Amsterdam in 1999. Kiplagat is also a former winner of the Rotterdam race, taking a 2:07:42 victory in 2003.
The women’s race will be without last year’s champion Zhor El Kamch.of Morocco, but the fans will keep their interest thanks to the presence of ‘local’ star Lornah Kiplagat, the former Kenyan who is now a Dutch citizen and holds a best of 2:22:22 (2003). Her Dutch record is 2:23:43 which was set in the autumn of 2003 after she gained citizenship.
Chris Turner for the IAAF
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FORTIS MARATHON ROTTERDAM 2005
Start List
MEN
Felix Limo (Kenya)
D.o.B: 22-08-1980
PB: 2.06.14 Rotterdam 04-04-2004 (course record)
The splittimes of his personal best:
15.16-29.56-44.52-59.49-1.03.12 (half)-1.15.13-1.29.59-1.44.21-1.59.47-2.06.14
Titus Munji (Kenya)
D.o.B: 1980
PB: 2.06.15 Berlin 28-09-2003
The splittimes of his personal best:
14.59-29.56-44.44-59.43-1.03.01(half)-1.14.41-1.29.23-1.43.58-1.59.13-2.06.15
William Kiplagat (Kenya)
D.o.B: 21-06-1974
PB: 2.06.50 Amsterdam 17-10-1999
José Manuel -Chema- Martinez (Spain)
D.o.B: 22-10-1971
PR : 2.08.09 Rotterdam 13-04-2003
Christopher Cheboiboch (Kenya)
D.o.B: 03-03-1977
PB: 2.08.17 New York 03-11-2002
Tadeyuki Ojima (Japan)
D.o.B: 22-11-1976
PB: 2.08.18 Otsu 07-03-2004
Jimmy Muindi (Kenya)
D.o.B: 14-08-1973
PB: 2.08.25 Berlin 29-09-2002
Kamiel Maase (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 21-10-1971
PB: 2.08.31 (NR) Amsterdam 19-10-2003
Splittimes of his Dutch record:
15.05-30.30-45-22-1.00.35-1.03.57(half)-1.15.43-1.30.30-1.46.07-2.01.53-2.08.31
Marilson dos Santos (Brazil)
D.o.B 06-08-1977
PB : 2.08.48 Chicago 10-10-2004
Luis Novo (Portugal)
D.o.B : 29-05-1970
PB : 2.09.41 Berlin 26-09-2004
Greg van Hest (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 04-06-1973
PB: 2.10.05 Rotterdam 18-04-1999
Luc Krotwaar (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 25-01-1968
PB: 2.10.13 Fukuoka 07-12-2003
Kamel Ziani (Spain)
D.o.B: 20-02-1972
PB: 2.10.18 Amsterdam 02-11-1997
James Rotich (Kenya)
D.o.B: 1980
PB: 2.10.22 Cologne 12-09-2004
Elijah Chemwolo Mutai (Kenya)
D.o.B: 01-04-1978
PB: 2.10.41 Berlin 29-09-2002
Degene Guta (Ethiopia)
D.o.B: n.a
PB: 2.10.49 Dubai 07-01-2005
Godwin Jomo Kororia (Kenya)
D.o.B : 1981
PB: 2.11.07 Tempe 11-04-2004
Ismaïl Sghyr (France)
D.o.B: 16-03-1972
PB: 2.11.27 Amsterdam 19-10-2003
Guy Fays (Belgium)
D.o.B: 15-09-1969
PB: 2.13.47 Eindhoven 08-10-2000
Wilson Kigen (Kenya)
D.o.B: 15-09-1975
PB: 2.13.49 Eindhoven 13-10-2002
Scott Larson (United States)
D.o.B: 24-12-1969
PB: 2.14.11 St. Paul 03-10-2004
Shane Nankervis (Australia)
D.o.B: 06-05-1974
PB: 2.14.39 Otsu 02-03-2003
Gudisa Shentema (Ethiopia)
D.o.B: 19-06-1980
PB: 2.15.16 Tempe 11-01-2004
Asier Cuevas (Spain)
Geb : 16-01-1973
PB: 2.15.41 Berlin 26-09-2004
Jeroen van Damme (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 29-09-1972
PB: 2.17.20 Rotterdam 18-04-1999
Lambros Zaragos (Greece)
D.o.B: n.a
PB: 2.19.21
Dick van de Broek (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 25-03-1971
PB: 2.19.38 Berlin 28-09-1997
Gerasimos Kokkotos (Greece)
D.o.B: n.a
PB: 2.21.19
Kostas Gougousis (Greece)
D.o.B: n.a
PB: 2.22.47
Mohammed Mourhit (Belgiun)
D.o.B: 10-10-1970
Debute
Ridouane Harroufi (Belgium)
D.o.B: 30-07-1981
Debute
Jackson Koech (Kenya)
D.o.B: 28-12-1978
Debute
Fernando Rey (Spain)
D.o.B: 16-04-1980
Debute
Ricardo Fernandez (Spain)
D.o.B: 05-07-1974
Debute
Manuel Magelhaes (Portugal)
D.o.B : 15-09-1975
Debute
Yusuf Songoka (Kenya)
D.o.B : 05-02-1979
Debute
Wim Borms (Belgium)
D.o.B: 15-01-1973
Debute
Eric van der Linden (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 17-04-1974
Debute
Peter Res (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 16-08-1978
Debute
Rens Dekkers (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 29-11-1981
Debute
Stefaan VandenBroek (Belgium)
D.o.B: n.a
Debute
WOMEN
Lornah Kiplagat (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 01-05-1974
PB: 2.22.22 Osaka 26-01-2003
Lornah Kiplagat has a national record marathon with 2.23.43(Nov 2nd 2003, New York.) At that moment she did not have Dutch citizenship.
Splittimes of her Dutch record:
17.54-34.10-51.15-1.08.18-1.12.04(half)-1.26.07-1.42.20-1.58.46-2.15.53-2.23.43
Ana Dias (Portugal)
D.o.B: 15-01-1974
PB: 2.28.49 Berlin 28-09-2003
Nadja Wijenberg (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 02-04-1964
PB: 2.28.45 Eindhoven 10-10-1999
Fumi Murata (Japan)
D.o.B : 13-03-1975
PB: 2.30.11 Nagoya 14-03-2004
Marta Fernandez de Castro (Spain)
D.o.B : 19-08-1971
PB: 2.32.53 Rotterdam 22-04-2001
Tina Maria Ramos (Spain)
D.o.B 28-04-1971
PB: 2.34.05 Rotterdam 21-04-2002
Catherine Lallemand (Belgium)
D.o.B: 16-08-1979
PB:2.36.06 Reims 26-10-2003
Anne van Schuppen (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 11-10-1960
PB: 2.31.26 Rotterdam 28-04-1996
Kristyna Loonen (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 26-07-1970
PB: 2.36.14 Rotterdam 20-04-1997
Annelieke van der Sluijs (The Netherlands)
D.o.B: 10-02-1966
PB: 2.36.24 Almere 04-05-2003
Yeoryia Abatzidou (Greece)
D.o.B: 19-04-1969
PB: 2.36.57 Berlin 28-09-2003
Fatiha Baouf (Belgium)
D.o.B :15-07-1970
PB : 2.39.41 Eindhoven 10-10-04
Anna Thompson (Australia)
D.o.B: 11-12-1976
PB: 2.40.53 Gold Coast 04-07-2004
Yesenia Centeno (Spain)
D.o.B: 27-06-1971
PB: 2.41.13 Madrid 30-04-2000
Charné Rademeyer (South-Africa)
D.o.B: 06-11-1975
PB: 2.42.56 Cape Town 14-09-2003
Paraskevi Gratsani (Greece)
D.o.B: 1980
PB: 2.44.35 London 18-04-2004
Remedios Alonso (Spain)
D.o.B: 27-05-1975
PB: 2.44.59 Berlin 26-09-2004
Magdalini Gatzea (Greece)
D.o.B: n.a
PB: 2.46.30
Isabel Eizmendi (Spain)
D.o.B: 15-06-1970
Debute
