Name Country Gender DOB Age on event Info PB Marathon Prior ZM appearances

Yuki Kawauchi Japan M 3/4/1987 28 Probably Japans most famous marathoner 2:08:14 (Seoul, 2013)

Nicola Spirig Switzerland F 2/7/1982 33 Olympic Champion (Triathlon, London 2012) and Double Olympian triathlete 2:37:12 (Zurich Euro Champs 201 1

Yoshiko Sakamoto Japan F In her last three marathons over the last year she has run 2:44 - 2:40 - 2:36 2:36:29 (Osaka, 2015)

Edwin Kiprop Korir Kenya M 10/28/1988 26 Two times 2nd place in Zurich (2013 and 2014). 27:44 10k in Nairobi 2014 2:10:26 (Zürich 2013) 2

Boaz Kipyego Kenya M 11/7/1991 23 PACE 2:13:37 (Bucarest 2014)

Abiyot Guta Duguma Ethiopia M 10/10/1985 29 12th place in Zurich 2014 2:09:03 (Dubai 2010) 1

Emmanuel Sikuku Kenya M 5/12/1993 21 Last years favourite amongst the fellow Kenyan athletes in Zurich 2014, only came 4 2:11:20 (Zürich 2014) 1

Robert Ndiwa Kenya M 4/27/1989 25 1:02:08 HM in Verona in February 2015 2:11:02 (Torino 2011)

Solomon Kiptoo Kenya M 8/27/1987 27 Ran 2:08:34 in Vienna 2013 for 2nd place 2:08:30 (Eindhoven 2012)

Shumet Akalnew Mengistu Ethiopia M 1/29/1988 27 Marathon debut. Ran 1:02:43 HM in København in fall 2014

Fikru Abera Dadi Ethiopia M 4/23/1990 25 1:02:15 at the Pepsi Addis Abeba HM 2014 for 3rd place 2:20:29 (Reims 2010)

Edwin Kemboi Kiyeng Kenya M 4/27/1993 21 2.10.38 at the 2014 Alpes Maritime Marathon for 3rd place 2.10.38 (Nice-Cannes 2014)

Richard Kiprono Bett Kenya M 12/12/1990 24 6th place in Zurich last year 2:12:04 (Zürich 2014) 1

Oleg Kulkov Russian Federatio M 3/6/1978 37 Three times top 4 in Zurich! Winner 2008 (2:11:16), 2nd 2009, 4th 20013 2:10:12 (Zürich 2009) 3

Aleksey A. Sokolov Russian Federatio M 4/15/1983 32 Ran Zurich in 2011, 5th place in 2:11:53 2:10:59 (Nagano 2012) 1

Olena Biloshchuk-Popova Ukraine F 4/24/1987 28 Will run her 6th marathon 2:39:43 (Utrecht 2010)

Andrei Safronov Russian Federatio M 12/16/1985 29 Andrei runs everything from 1500m (3:43.20) up to the marathon 2:17:29 (Zürich 2014) 1

Sergey Petrov Russian Federatio M 6/5/1990 24 Marathon debut. 2014: 10'000m in 29:07.57 and HM in 1:05:53

Benson Olenakeri Oloisung Kenya M 1/1/1982 33 Ran 1:01:16 HM in Krems, Austria (2013) and 1:03:22 in Bouccarest (2014) 2:11:26 (Warszawa 2014)

Martin Fagan Ireland M 6/26/1983 31 Runs for an olympic qualifier. Ran 1:03:58 HM in Charleville (IRL) in fall 2014 2:14:06 (Dubai 2008)

Ketama Tadesse Ethiopia M 4/17/1984 31 Set his HM PB in 2014 (1:05:02 at Adana, Turkey)

Tesfamariam Salomom Eritrea M 9/12/1976 38 Tesfamariam lives and trains in Switzerland 2:21:14 (Zürich 2014) 3

Stephen Kiplagat Busienei Kenya M 11/2/1978 36 2:17 (Kenya)

Catrin Jones Canada F Trail- and ultra marathon runner for team Arc'teryx 2:43:03 (Victoria, CAN, 2013)

Mwangi Wandangi Kenya M 6/11/1989 25 Swiss based runner. Marathon debut. 1:05:22 HM (Arezzo, ITA, 2013 )

Thomas Summer Austria M 5/25/1987 27 Looks to further improve his marathon PB from last year 2:29:12 (Hamburg 2014)

Michael Ott Switzerland M 3/22/1982 33 Former Swiss Champion at Marathon (2013), HM (2012) and 10k (2013), participant 2:16:53 (Zürich 2013) 8

Adrian Lehmann Switzerland M 12/6/1989 25 HM PB 1:05:17 Berlin (2015), participant of the Euro Championships Zurich 2014 2:18:53 (Berlin 2013)