Coolsaet and Gillis at 2011 Virgin London Marathon
Thursday, December 16, 2010
OTTAWA – The 2011 Virgin London Marathon released today the list of elite athletes who will take part in the event on April 17, 2011. Touted as the best ever, the field includes reigning champions Tsegaye Kebede and Liliya Shobukhova. Two Canadians will be on the start line come April 17, Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, ON and Eric Gillis of Antigonish, NS, both members of the Guelph Speed River club.
Reid Coolsaet was the top Canadian (10th overall) at this year’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:11:23, just sneaking under the Olympic standard of 2:11:29. Reid is the 2009 Canadian Champion in the marathon. Eric Gillis finished just behind Coolsaet in 2:12:06, good for 11th overall.
Coolsaet and Gillis are attending the Virgin London Marathon as a continuation of the Endurance/Marathon project between the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Ottawa Race Weekend and Athletics Canada. The project saw a men’s Canadian team entry in the World Cup held as part of the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. The program will culminate with the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The men’s and women’s line-ups are a who’s who of marathon running, featuring the top five in from the 2010 event, both Olympic and world champions, World Marathon Majors champions, and recent winners in Berlin, Chicago and New York.
Elite athletes and their best marathon times
Men
| Tsegaye Kebede |
ETH |
2:05:18 |
| Patrick Makau |
KEN |
2:04:48 |
| Samuel Wanjiru |
KEN |
2:05:10 |
| Abel Kirui |
KEN |
2:05:04 |
| Bazu Worku |
ETH |
2:05:25 |
| Jaouad Gharib |
MAR |
2:05:27 |
| Emmanuel Mutai |
KEN |
2:06:15 |
| Viktor Rothlin |
SUI |
2:07:23 |
| Abderrahime Bouramdane |
MAR |
2:07:33 |
| Yonas Kifle |
ERI |
2:07:34 |
| José Manuel Martinez |
ESP |
2:08:09 |
| Marilson Gomes dos Santos |
BRA |
2:08:37 |
| Dmitry Safronov |
RUS |
2:10:12 |
| Reid Coolsaet |
CAN |
2:11:23 |
| Eric Gillis |
CAN |
2:12:08 |
| Cuthbert Nyasango |
ZIM |
2:12:40 |
| Mike Shelley |
AUS |
2:13:05 |
| Michael Aish |
USA |
2:13:21 |
| Andrew Lemoncello |
GBR |
2:13:40 |
| Collis Birmingham |
AUS |
Debut |
| Mohammed Trafeh |
USA |
Debut |
Women
| Lilya Shobukhova |
RUS |
2:20:25 |
| Zhou Chunxiu |
CHN |
2:19:51 |
| Irina Mikitenko |
GER |
2:19:19 |
| Constantina Dita |
ROU |
2:21:30 |
| Askale Tafa |
ETH |
2:21:31 |
| Inga Abitova |
RUS |
2:22:19 |
| Lornah Kiplagat |
NED |
2:22:22 |
| Aselefech Mergia |
ETH |
2:22:38 |
| Bezunesh Bekele |
ETH |
2:23:09 |
| Mara Yamauchi |
GBR |
2:23:12 |
| Bai Xue |
CHN |
2:23:27 |
| Mariya Konovalova |
RUS |
2:23:50 |
| Xiaolin Zhu |
CHN |
2:23:57 |
| Aberu Kebede |
ETH |
2:23:58 |
| Yukiko Akaba |
JPN |
2:24:55 |
| Edna Kiplagat |
KEN |
2:25:38 |
| Magdalena Lewy Boulet |
USA |
2:26:22 |
| Liz Yelling |
GBR |
2:28:33 |
| Lisa Weightman |
AUS |
2:28:48 |
| Mary Keitany |
KEN |
2:29:01 |
| Fiona Docherty |
NZL |
2:32:17 |
| Tanith Maxwell |
RSA |
2:32:33 |
| Jo Pavey |
GBR |
Debut |
| Jessica Augusto |
POR |
Debut |
| Nikki Chapple |
AUS |
Debut |
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