1, Hailey Gebrassier, current world record holder (2 hours 03 minutes 59 seconds), third place in the London Marathon in 2002, winner of the Berlin Marathon in 2006-2009, and winner of the Dubai Marathon in 2007-2010.
2, Samuel Kamau Wanjiru, the current Olympic record holder (2 hours 06 minutes 32 seconds), Beijing Olympic Games men's marathon champion, 2008 London Marathon runner-up, 2009 London Marathon champion, Chicago Marathon champion.
3. Javad Gharib, men's marathon champion in 2001 and 2005 World Championships, men's marathon runner-up in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
4, Robert Cheruiyot, winner of 4 consecutive Boston Marathon titles in 2005-2008, 6 consecutive Chicago Marathon titles in 2003-2008, and winner of Eindhoven Marathon in 2000 and 2002-2004.
5, Paul Teggart, former world record holder, best time 2 hours 4 minutes 53 seconds.
6, Abebe Bikila, the famous "Barefoot Fairy" who won two consecutive Olympic marathons in 1960 and 1964.
Women:
1. Paula Radcliffe, the current world record holder (2 hours 15 minutes 25 seconds).
2, Catherine Ndereba, 2-time World Champion.
3. Zhou Chunxiu, China's first runner to win a laurel in the world's top 5 marathons.
4. Bai Xue, the first Chinese runner to win marathon titles in the Olympics and World Championships.