Top 20 Performances By VDOT

[Editor’s Note: List is based on 1500m-Marathon times.]

  1. Jacob Kiplimo, 57:31 Half, 2021 – (85.6)
  2. Kibiwott Kandie, 57:32 Half, 2020 – (85.5)
  3. Joshua Cheptegei, 26:11 10k, 2020 – (85.5)
  4. Joshua Cheptegei, 12:35 5k, 2020 – (85.3)
  5. Rhonex Kipruto, 57:49 Half, 2020 – (85.1)
  6. Kenenisa Bekele, 26:17 10k, 2005 – (85.1)
  7. Kenenisa Bekele, 12:37 5k, 2004 – (85.0)
  8. Kenenisa Bekele, 26:20 10k, 2004 – (84.9)
  9. Alexander Mutiso, 57:59 Half, 2020 – (84.8)
  10. Haile Gebrselassie, 26:22 10k, 1998 – (84.8)
  11. Haile Gebrselassie, 12:39 5k, 1998 – (84.8)
  12. Daniel Komen, 12:39 5k, 1997 – (84.8)
  13. Eliud Kipchoge, 2:01:39 Marathon, 2018 – (84.7)
  14. Geoffrey Kamworor, 58:01 Half, 2019 – (84.7)
  15. Kenenisa Bekele, 2:01:41 Marathon, 2019 – (84.6)
  16. Abel Kipchumba, 58:07 Half, 2021 – (84.6)
  17. Philemon Kiplimo, 58:11 Half, 2021 – (84.5)
  18. Haile Gebrselassie, 12:41 5k, 1997 – (84.5)
  19. Paul Tergat, 26:27 10k, 1997 – (84.5)
  20. Nicholas Kemboi, 26:30 10k, 2003 – (84.3)
  21. Abebe Dinkesa, 26:30 10k, 2005 – (84.3)

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