Top 20 Performances By VDOT

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

  1. Letensebet Gidey, 1:02:52 Half, 2021 – (77.2)
  2. Letesenbet Gidey, 44:20 15k, 2019 – (76)
  3. Yalemzerf Yehualaw, 1:03:51 Half, 2021 – (75.8)
  4. Letesenbet Gidey, 29:01 10k, 2021 – (75.7)
  5. Brigid Kosgei, 2:14:04 Marathon, 2019 – (75.6)
  6. Ruth Chepng’etich, 1:04:02 Half, 2021 – (75.5)
  7. Sifan Hassan, 29:06 10k, 2021 – (75.5)
  8. Girmawit Gebrzihair, 1:04:12 Half, 2022 – (75.2)
  9. Hellen Obiri, 1:04:22 Half, 2022 – (75.1)
  10. Yalemzerf Yehualaw, 29:14 10k, 2022 – (75.1)
  11. Brigid Kosgei, 1:04:28 Half, 2019 – (74.9)
  12. Ababel Yeshaneh, 1:04:31 Half, 2020 – (74.9)
  13. Almaz Ayana, 29:17 10k, 2016 – (74.9)
  14. Sheila Chepkirui, 1:04:36 Half, 2022 – (74.8)
  15. Letensebet Gidey, 14:06 5k, 2020 – (74.8)
  16. Paula Radcliffe, 2:15:45 Marathon, 2003 – (74.7)
  17. Wang Junxia, 8:06 3k, 1993 – (74.7)
  18. Brigid Kosgei, 1:04:49 Half, 2022 – (74.5)
  19. Joyciline Jepkosgei, 1:04:51 Half, 2017 – (74.4)
  20. Fancy Chemutai, 1:04:52 Half, 2018 – (74.4)

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